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He wished that he could join the fun |
He sat up on the highest branch Where he could see it all The squirrel watched the little boy Out playing with a ball The squirrel saw the boy a lot He liked to watch him play He wished that he could join the fun If only for a day The boy was there all by himself With no one else around He threw the ball up in the air And bounced it on the ground He had no one to play catch with He didn’t have a friend So he would just play by himself His own game of pretend The squirrel got an acorn nut And threw it from the tree It landed right beside the boy Who squinted up to see The squirrel hurled another nut And chattered at the lad Who smiled as he looked up above He was no longer sad The squirrel climbed down from the tree And scampered ‘cross the grass The boy just stood and watched him move The squirrel was so fast The squirrel took another nut And tossed it in the air He caught it with a slight of hand You won’t see anywhere The boy just watched without a word He smiled with delight He grinned at his new furry friend His eyes were shining bright The boy picked up another nut From there beneath the trees He pitched it to his newfound friend Who handled it with ease He caught it in his little paws As it was passing by He could play for the New York Mets The way he snagged that fly Those summer days just flew on by And most days were the same The squirrel and the boy would meet Each day they played their game Too soon the weather changed for worse The days were getting short Those nuts they had tossed back and forth Were more than just for sport The squirrel had to bury them Those games of catch were done They’d have to wait for six long months ‘Til they could have their fun The squirrel burrowed in his nest To pass the winter days The little boy went off to school And back to his old ways But both of them could hardly wait ‘Til warm days came again And they would have a catch once more The squirrel and his friend |