[HANASHIR:8016] Re: Great song for Tu Bishvat

[NBudin <NBudin...>]

OK. If we're stretching...I love this song by John Gorka called "Branching 
Out." Here are the lyrics:

Branching Out
Words and music by John Gorka
 
 
When I grow up I'm gonna be a tree
Want to make my home with the birds and the bees
And the squirrels they can count on me
When I grow up to be a tree
 
Chorus:
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach
I'm gonna reach, reach for the sky
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach
I'm gonna reach, ‘till I know why
 
I'll let my joints get stiff, put my feet in the ground
take the winters off and settle down
Keep my clothes ‘till they turn brown
When I grow up I'm gonna settle down
 
(Chorus)
 
When the spring comes by I'm gonna get real green
When the dogs come by I'm gonna get real mean
On windy days I’ll bend and lean
When I grow up I'm gonna get real green
 
Bridge:
If I should fall in storm or slumber
Please don't turn me into lumber
I’d rather be a Louisville Slugger
Swinging for the seats
 
(Chorus)
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He's recorded it, but I don't know the name of the album. There's a version I 
like better on a children's recording by Wisconsinite Tom Pease. In fact, I 
think his album is called "I'm Gonna Reach."
Noah Budin
Singer/songwriter
Cleveland, OH
NBudin (at) aol(dot)com