G C
The flower said “I wish I was a tree”
C D
The tree said “I wish I could be
D
A different kind of tree
G
The cat wished that it was a bee
G
The turtle wished that it could fly
C
Really high into the sky.
D
Over rooftops and then dive
G
Deep into the sea
G
And in the sea there is a fish
C
A fish that has a secret wish
D
A wish to be a big cactus
G
With a pink flower on it
G
And in the sea there is a fish
C
A fish that has a secret wish
D
A wish to be a big cactus
G
With a pink flower on it
G
And the flower
C
Would be its offering
D
Of love
G
To the desert
G
And the desert
C
So dry and lonely
D G
That the creatures all appreciate the effort
G C
And the rattlesnake said “I wish I had hands
C D
So I could hug you like a man”
D
And then the cactus said
G
“Don’t you understand?
G
My skin is covered with sharp spikes
C
That’ll stab you like a thousand knives
D G
A hug would be nice but hug my flower with your eyes
G C
The flower said “I wish I was a tree”
C D
The tree said “I wish I could be
D
A different kind of tree”
G
The cat wished that it was a bee
G
The turtle wished that it could fly
C
Really high into the sky
D
Over rooftops and then dive
G
Deep into the sea
G
And in the sea there is a fish
C
A fish that has a secret wish
D
A wish to be a big cactus
G
With a pink flower on it
G
And in the sea there is a fish
C
A fish that has a secret wish
D
A wish to be a big cactus
G
With a pink flower on it
G
And the flower
C
Would be its offering
D
Of love
G
To the desert
G
And the desert
C
So dry and lonely
D G
That the creatures all appreciate the effort