After Yertle the Turtle King fell from the sky
I must admit I figured it was certain he would die
But old Yertle he survived the fall, it seemed his shell was strong
What happened next to Yertle is the story of this song
He had mud piled on his head
A frown upon his face
The tumble to the pond had surely put him in his place
He sulked non-stop a week or two or maybe even four
Then it is true that Yertle sulked another three weeks more
He was as grumpy as a turtle/turtle king could be
He was a grouchy as an Oscar in a can times three
After all his pouting, Yertle turned and looked around
He found no one was listening to his moaning, groaning sound
He slowly wiped away the mud that covered up his eyes
And with his brand new vision couldn’t help but realize
The world kept up its spinning even while he sat and frowned…
The turtles swam up and the turtles swam down.
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Then Yertle picked himself up with a sheepish turtle grin
He slid into the water and he began to swim
He swam to the left and he swam to the right
And just like a turtle should, he swam all through the night
And even to this day in that far away pond
He and his friends go swimming in Sala-ma-sond
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