Wednesday Words - If You Think You've Arrived...

Turtle on a Fence Pole

I saw a curious sight as I walked last week
Down the Old Mill road along Poplar Creek.
On a fence post top at least four feet high,
Sat a big old turtle watching me pass by.
Front legs, back legs swimming in air;
I said, "Hey big fella, how'd you get up there?"

"What a fine view! Well bless my soul!"
Said the big box turtle on the old fence pole.
How he got to the top, I couldn't tell,
But I think it's safe to say he had a little help.

Once upon a time I heard someone say,
"I'm a self-made man, done it all my way."
I guess he forgot or he didn't care
About all the folks who helped him get up there.
The smarter you get, the more there is to know;
If you think you've arrived, you've got a ways to go.

"What a fine view! Well bless my soul!"
Said the big box turtle on the old fence pole.
How he got to the top, I couldn't tell,
But I think it's safe to say he had a little help.
Just a little help.

Front legs, back legs swimming in air;
I said, "Hey big fella, how'd you get up there?"

"What a fine view! Well bless my soul!"
Said the big box turtle on the old fence pole.
How he got to the top, I couldn't tell,
But I think it's safe to say he had a little help.

Words and Music by Dave Burkum. © Copyright 1995 by Dave Burkum.