He was just a lonely tortoise
Looking for a home
His little feet were blistered
With the miles he’d had to roam
I found him in a pet shop
On his cheek there was a tear
Painted on his little back
Was “5 new pence to clear.”
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He’s a faithful friend the tortoise
And he’ll love you to the end
You wont need a person
With a tortoise for a friend
I took him from that pet shop
Tied to a piece of string
He was happy in his freedom
I think I heard him sing
I took him to my sports car
We’d twenty miles to go
I tied him to the bumper
He was grateful for the tow.
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In the winter we would hibernate
We would both retire
If he ever got too cold
I’d stick him on the fire
In summer at the swimming pool
I was so proud of him
I threw him in - -he often sank
I don’t think he could swim
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Then came that day as come it may
To creatures great and small
A drunken driver hit my friend
He smashed against the wall
All I found here and there
Was little bits of shell
I made them into plectrums
I knew this plectrum well.
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