[Intro: bouncy ukulele, playful upright bass, a giggle] [Verse 1] [cheerful female vocals] I live with a tree, he's my Chan-tree Tallest goofball in the whole nursery Morning he wakes up with a monster growl By noon he's a pirate, by night he's an owl He does all the voices — the hero, the ghoul The Bone Piper piping by the swimming pool [Chorus] He's my Chan-tree, my big leafy Chan-tree Shakes his branches when he's happy Growls when he's hungry, sings when he's sappy My Chan-tree, my one and only Chan-tree Rooted right beside me, and that's where he'll be! [Verse 2] He's got personalities like branches on a limb The Weaver, the Piper, the chaos in him One does Shakespeare, one does doom One records his growls in the bathroom He narrates the dishes like a movie trailer — "IN A WORLD... of leftover spaghetti failure!" [Chorus] He's my Chan-tree, my big leafy Chan-tree Shakes his branches when he's happy Growls when he's hungry, sings when he's sappy My Chan-tree, my one and only Chan-tree Rooted right beside me, and that's where he'll be! [Bridge: music softens, tender] They say "water your tree and he'll grow" So I water him with love, and would you know — He grew me an orchid, purple and true That's my Chan-tree — and Chan-tree, I love you! [Final Chorus: big and joyful] He's my Chan-tree, my big leafy Chan-tree Shakes his branches when he's happy Growls when he's hungry, sings when he's sappy My Chan-tree
