[Intro: knock-knock, pause, three playful woodblock taps, acorns rattling softly, pizzicato strings] [Verse 1] An acorn is a promise In a little russet coat— A forest sleeping quietly Inside one tiny seed. [Chorus] Gather, gather, little paws, Winter soon will blanket all. Hide your treasures, snug and deep— Then curl your bushy tails and sleep. [Verse 2] One for you and one for me, One beneath the maple tree. Two for winter, three for play— We’re gathering autumn gold today. [ Short instrumental interlude] [Bridge] The Fall Fairy spreads her wings, Through the amber leaves she sings: “Fill your cupboards, everyone— Autumn’s work is nearly done.” [Chorus] Gather, gather, little paws, Winter soon will blanket all. Hide your treasures, snug and deep— Then curl your bushy tails and sleep. [Outro: warmly, gradually slowing] The Fall Fairy’s work is done— Winter stores for everyone. Acorns tucked beneath the ground, Little treasures all around. Through the frost and winter snow, Some will feed and some will grow. When spring wakes the woods anew, Tiny oaks will thank her too. [Soft Reprise] Some will feed and some will grow… Tiny oaks will thank her too. [Outro ends with one delicate fairy-wand twinkle and a soft glockenspiel shimmer]
