Within the forest behind our village There lives a talking tree She creaks and groans and sings and moans A language just for me I took my grandchild there today The daughter of my daughter We circled arms around in play And dance with joy and laughter Come talking tree And rub your twisted boughs As wind brings forth your voices You hold the world within your leaves And your song my inner child rejoices The talking tree then sang her song And told us of her secret Of years ago and decades gone When people were infrequent She rubbed her trunk Her words come from sleep Of days gone by And shadows deep when she stood as young and growing She watched in silence the years go by quietly and unknowing Come talking tree And rub your broken boughs As wind brings forth your voices You hold the world within your leaves And your song my inner child rejoices The talking Pine now stands alone The bush reserve in crisis Yet still she sings her plaintiff song far from her lands in Cypress Come talking tree And rub your aging limbs As wind brings forth your voices You hold the world within your seed And in your song my inner child rejoices So talking tree my grandchild asks Where can we plant your babies Grand daughter Blue she loves your song In fields that grow just yellow daisies Come talking tree And rub your shattered limbs As wind brings forth your voices You hold the world within your Soul And your song my inner child rejoices Sing talking tree, sing talking tree Your song can make our hearts sing We hope the children of our town Will see your future seedlings Come talking tree And rub your limbs As wind brings forth your voices You hold the world within your Soul And your song my inner child rejoices My inner child rejoices Sing talking tree, sing talking tree Your song can make our hearts sing Thank you talking tree Our inner child rejoices
