I was sitting here a pondering just a thinking don't you see,
If I was a squirrel I could live up in a tree.

I could play in the branches and run round and round the trunk,
I could find a nice deserted bird’s nest and use it for my bunk.

I was sitting here a pondering just a thinking don't you know,
That if I was a squirrel I could play out in the snow!

I could run across the ground leaving tiny foot prints behind,
As I race to my feeder, on some pine nuts I would dine.

I was sitting here a pondering just a wondering you see,
If I was a squirrel a sittin in a tree,

Would I be afraid to jump from limb to limb,
And would I be afraid my stash of nuts to defend?

I was sitting here a pondering as it started getting dark,
If I was a squirrel would a dog frighten me with its bark?

Would I scamper up the tree and jump from limb to limb,
Or sit there on my limb and bark right back at him!

Now that I have pondered, just a thinking don't you see,
I could never live like a squirrel away up in that tree.

I will stay inside my house where it is always nice and warm,
And keep my dogs in their yard so the squirrels will not be harmed.

I will buy them lots of nuts and put feeders in their trees,
And watch them run around the trunks as happy as can be!

By
Martha Sue Carr