I Am a Nurse Log
“I am a young seed − Air, water, soil and light are
What I need − If I’m going to grow up right, oh
Yes indeed − All of this is within sight
But all the competition down on the forest floor
Really has me wishin’ for something to give me more
I need a NURSE LOG, I need a NURSE LOG
I need a NURSE LOG, I need a NURSE LOG
Nurse Log lifts me up − And never lets me down.
I am an old tree − Gettin’ on in years, I know now its
Up to me − To look for a place below to
Drop my seed − Somewhere a new tree can grow
I am a NURSE LOG, I am a NURSE LOG
I am a NURSE LOG, I am a NURSE LOG
Nurse Log lifts me up − And never lets me down.
I am a nurse log − Lyin’ here I hear the sound come
Through the fog − I lift each one up off the ground
Seeds Slugs and Frogs − I’m the higher place they’ve found from
All the Competition down on the forest floor
That has plants and creatures wishin’ for something to give them more
I am a NURSE LOG, I am a NURSE LOG
I am a NURSE LOG, I am a NURSE LOG
Nurse Log lifts me up − And never lets me down.”
~Dan Lieberman and Friends
This song is from a collection called Mountain Music, an educational CD and songbook created by Dan Lieberman and friends, a great group of singers and science educators from my home ground, the beautiful Olympic Mountains in Washington State: http://www.olympicmountainmusic.com/. Here you can listen to the songs, download a free educator’s songbook with chords, and read about some of the environmentally sustainable projects going on around the Olympic Peninsula.
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