The Rotting Log

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The Rotting Log and the Pond
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One day a tree in a wood said,
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One day a tree in a wood said,
That is not any good.
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One day a tree in a wood said,
That is not any good.
There is an old and rotting tree trunk
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One day a tree in a wood said,
That is not any good.
There is an old and rotting tree trunk
Lying on the floor of our wood.
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But another tree said,
It would not be good
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But another tree said,
It would not be good
To have it cleared away.
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But another tree said,
It would not be good
To have it cleared away.
It provides food and a home to many creatures.
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But another tree said,
It would not be good
To have it cleared away.
It provides food and a home to many creatures.
It is lying exactly where it should stay.
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Well, I have never seen anything
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Well, I have never seen anything
Eating it,
said the first tree.
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Well, I have never seen anything
Eating it,
said the first tree.
And nothing could live in it.
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Well, I have never seen anything
Eating it,
said the first tree.
And nothing could live in it.
It is made of solid wood like me.
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There are many living things in there,
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There are many living things in there,
But you need to look very closely indeed.
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There are many living things in there,
But you need to look very closely indeed.
I can see a spider and two ants,
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There are many living things in there,
But you need to look very closely indeed.
I can see a spider and two ants,
A woodlouse, a lady bird and a centipede.
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Oh! Yes! said the first tree,
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Oh! Yes! said the first tree,
Now I can see creatures everywhere.
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Oh! Yes! said the first tree,
Now I can see creatures everywhere.
Theres a worm, an earwig, a beetle and a slug.
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Oh! Yes! said the first tree,
Now I can see creatures everywhere.
Theres a worm, an earwig, a beetle and a slug.
But why do they stay in there?
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I can answer that, said the pond,
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I can answer that, said the pond,
Because that rotting log is a little like me.
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I can answer that, said the pond,
Because that rotting log is a little like me.
It is a habitat that gives dampness and dark
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I can answer that, said the pond,
Because that rotting log is a little like me.
It is a habitat that gives dampness and dark
To those creatures that you see.
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I am also a habitat, said the pond.
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I am also a habitat, said the pond.
I have many living things in me. A pike,
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I am also a habitat, said the pond.
I have many living things in me. A pike,
Watersnails, water plants and frogs.
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I am also a habitat, said the pond.
I have many living things in me. A pike,
Watersnails, water plants and frogs.
And that heron is about to strike.
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I am a habitat,
said the tree.
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I am a habitat,
said the tree.
Do you see a caterpillar, and a shield bug too?
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I am a habitat,
said the tree.
Do you see a caterpillar, and a shield bug too?
This whole wood is also a habitat,
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I am a habitat,
said the tree.
Do you see a caterpillar, and a shield bug too?
This whole wood is also a habitat,
Can you spot a woodpecker and a deer on view?
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The Rotting Log and the Pond