The Corries

Testo delle canzoni: The Tortoise

The Corries

Inglese

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Album:

Barrett’s Privateers (1987)

The Tortoise

He was just a lonely tortoise looking for a home

His tiny feet were blistered with the miles he’d had to roam

I found him in a pet shop, on his cheek there was a tear

And painted on his little back was “20 pence to clear”

He's a faithful friend, the tortoise

He'll love you till the end

And you won't need a person with a tortoise for a friend

I took him from the petshop, tied to a piece of string

I'm sure that he was happy for I thought I heard him sing

I took him to my sports car, we had many’s the mile to go

I tied him to the bumper, he was grateful for the tow

He's a faithful friend, the tortoise

He'll love you till the end

And you won't need a person with a tortoise for a friend

In winter he would hibernate

Yes, we'd both retire

And when his little feet, his tiny feet, got cold

I'd place him on the fire

In summer by the swimming pool

I was so proud of him

I'd throw him in, and then he'd sink

I don't think that he could swim

He's a faithful friend, the tortoise

He'll love you till the end

And you won't need a person with a tortoise for a friend

Then came the day that's coming to all creatures great and small

A drunken driver hit my friend, he smashed him against a wall

When I arrived all I could find were little bits of shell

I made them into plectrums, I know my plectrums well

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a song for all the animal lovers

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Writer(s): Edward Leslie Pickford
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