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Jimmy Jet And His Tv Set
I'll tell you the story of Jimmy Jet--And you know what I tell you is true.He loved to watch his TV setAlmost as much as you.He watched all day, he..
© Shel Silverstein
100,000 Pennies
I broke into the bank on Sunday,You should see the money I got.I couldn't drag it home 'til Monday,'Cause it sure weighed an awful lot.Then I sat..
© Shel Silverstein
Crowded Tub
There are too many kids in this tubThere are too many elbows to scrubI just washed a behind that I'm sure wasn't mineThere are too many kids in this..
© Shel Silverstein
Ations
If we meet and I say, 'Hi,'That's a salutation.If you ask me how I feel,That's a consideration.If we stop and talk a while,That's a conversation.If..
© Shel Silverstein
All The Time In The World
Lay downLet's explore this tenderness between usThere ain't no one around at all to see usAnd baby would you mindIf maybe you and ITook a little time..
© Shel Silverstein
25 Minutes To Go
They're buildin' the gallows outside my cell.I got 25 minutes to go.And in 25 minutes I'll be in Hell.I got 24 minutes to go.Well, they give me some..
© Shel Silverstein
A Light In The Attic
There's a light on in the attic.Thought the house is dark and shuttered,I can see a flickerin' flutter,And I know what it's about.There's a light on..
© Shel Silverstein
Smart
My dad gave me one dollar bill'Cause I'm his smartest son,And I swapped it for two shiny quarters'Cause two is more than one!And then I took the..
© Shel Silverstein
A Boy Named Sue
Well, my daddy left home when I was three,and he didn't leave much to Ma and me,just this old guitar and a bottle of booze.Now I don't blame him..
© Shel Silverstein
The Giving Tree
Once there was a tree....and she loved a little boy.And everyday the boy would comeand he would gather her leavesand make them into crownsand play..
© Shel Silverstein
Where The Sidewalk Ends
There is a place where the sidewalk endsand before the street begins,and there the grass grows soft and white,and there the sun burns crimson..
© Shel Silverstein