Charlotte's Web - "A Terriffic Pig"

folk-country, acoustic, singer-songwriter

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(Verse 2)
Now up in the rafters, spinning thread
Was a quiet little spider with a thoughtful head
She didn’t talk much, but she knew her part
Wove big ol’ words from a tiny heart
“Some Pig” shining in the morning light
Stopped all the farmers dead in their sight
Folks came running from miles around
Just to see that miracle in a dusty town
(Chorus)
And I seen strange things in a farmer’s day
Words in a web that just wouldn’t fray
When the whole world doubts what you can be
Sometimes a friend is all you need
And if you ask me how it came to be
I’ll just shrug and say it happened to me
Yeah, life’s a web you don’t always see
When you’re just a little terrific pig

(Bridge)
Well seasons turn and the fair rolls in
Blue ribbons hang where the doubt had been
But nothing gold ever sticks around
Not even miracles in a county town
She left her words in the morning dew
And a barn full of hearts that finally knew
That kindness grows where it’s freely given
And a simple life can feel like heaven

(Verse 3)
Now the straw still rustles in the afternoon
And the crickets hum a quieter tune
But every now and then when the light hits right
You can almost read those words in white
And that pig walks slow with a knowing grin
Like he’s carrying something deep within
Not just fame or a farmer’s pride
But the love that kept him alive inside

(Final Chorus)
Yeah, I seen strange things in a farmer’s day
Heard a soft voice find its way
When the whole world says you won’t go far
Sometimes you end up right where you are
And if you ask me how it came to be
I’ll just laugh and say it happened to me
Yeah, life’s a web you don’t always see
When you’re just a little terrific pig

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(Verse 1) Well I knew a little runt down in the straw Barely big enough to stand at all Farmer said he wasn’t worth the feed But a little girl said, “He’s all I need” She carried him home like a Sunday hymn Sang soft words and believed in him While the barn cats laughed and the old cow sighed Said, “That pig won’t last ‘til the Fourth of July” (Chorus) But I seen strange things in a farmer’s day Heard a quiet voice in a different way When the whole world says you won’t go far Sometimes you end up right where you are And if you ask me how it came to be I’ll just smile and say it happened to me Yeah, life’s a web you don’t always see When you’re just a little terrific pig (Verse 2) Now up in the rafters, spinning thread Was a quiet little spider with a thoughtful head She didn’t talk much, but she knew her part Wove big ol’ words from a tiny heart “Some Pig” shining in the morning light Stopped all the farmers dead in their sight Folks came running from miles around Just to see that miracle in a dusty town (Chorus) And I seen strange things in a farmer’s day Words in a web that just wouldn’t fray When the whole world doubts what you can be Sometimes a friend is all you need And if you ask me how it came to be I’ll just shrug and say it happened to me Yeah, life’s a web you don’t always see When you’re just a little terrific pig (Bridge) Well seasons turn and the fair rolls in Blue ribbons hang where the doubt had been But nothing gold ever sticks around Not even miracles in a county town She left her words in the morning dew And a barn full of hearts that finally knew That kindness grows where it’s freely given And a simple life can feel like heaven (Verse 3) Now the straw still rustles in the afternoon And the crickets hum a quieter tune But every now and then when the light hits right You can almost read those words in white And that pig walks slow with a knowing grin Like he’s carrying something deep within Not just fame or a farmer’s pride But the love that kept him alive inside (Final Chorus) Yeah, I seen strange things in a farmer’s day Heard a soft voice find its way When the whole world says you won’t go far Sometimes you end up right where you are And if you ask me how it came to be I’ll just laugh and say it happened to me Yeah, life’s a web you don’t always see When you’re just a little terrific pig

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