I think I saw a snail, but I really couldn't tell, It might've been a slug But I'm sure it had a shell, It was crawling oh so slowly Up a periwinkle plant, A caterpillar passed it by Followed by an ant, They were headed for a flower But they stopped to eat a leaf, 'Cause the flower was surrounded by a couple bumblebees, But a beetle beat 'em to the leaf, And so they moved along, 'Cause there's plenty leaves on periwinkles, none of which are wrong So they crawled a little longer, But, right before they stopped, A fast, grass, hopper, hopped onto that leafy top, And the next one had a ladybug, The next, a butterfly! No matter any leaf they tried That leaf was occupied! So the ant and caterpillar sat and they devised a plan, [double up vocals for next line only] "There's one leaf at the very top let's reach it if we can!" But the snail was comin’ for that leafy summit all along, By the time the ant and caterpillar got there, It was gone!
