Once there was a turtle
That lived near the sea
She didn’t like swimming
And I’ll tell you how that came to be
So why didn’t she live where turtles belong?
A turtle not living in the sea, sounds kinda wrong
There have been tales written about it and maybe a song
But we won’t go into that,
cause otherwise it would take way too long
The reason was a friend that will not be named here
He continued to weep
So the turtle, being nice and sincere
Was trying to keep
Her friend from waking other turtles from their sleep
Why are you crying and whining she said
If you are tired, then just go to bed
Try explaining me now, why are you sad?
I’m asking out of kindness, so try not to be mad
This is what he answered and for a turtle it’s steep
He said, the water is just plainly too deep
Since her friend can’t handle water
They now live on the beach
And when they play and friends gather
They get one ice cone each
