Poetry Porch: Poetry
Just Like a Penguin by Joyce Wilson —to the tune of “Lonesome Valley” (audio) Recitative: One day the snow began to fall, Sidewalks and streets turned to ice, And then we heard the voice of Mayor Menino Imparting this advice: Refrain: You’ve got to walk just like a penguin, You’ve got to take those tiny steps, Don’t let your feet slide out before you, You’ve got to take those tiny steps. Recitative: We worry for our precious children, Who have no reason to hope, Until we watch the Warner Brothers movie And see a way to cope: Refrain: You’ve got to walk just like a penguin, You’ve got to take those tiny steps, Don’t let your feet slide out before you, You’ve got to take those tiny steps. Recitative: News stories fill us with despair; Too often love turns to hate. Remembering the penguins on their ice berg, We say it’s not too late: Refrain: You’ve got to walk just like a penguin, You’ve got to take those tiny steps, Don’t let your feet slide out before you, You’ve got to take those tiny steps. Copyright © 2009 by Joyce Wilson.
Recitative: One day the snow began to fall, Sidewalks and streets turned to ice, And then we heard the voice of Mayor Menino Imparting this advice: Refrain: You’ve got to walk just like a penguin, You’ve got to take those tiny steps, Don’t let your feet slide out before you, You’ve got to take those tiny steps. Recitative: We worry for our precious children, Who have no reason to hope, Until we watch the Warner Brothers movie And see a way to cope: Refrain: You’ve got to walk just like a penguin, You’ve got to take those tiny steps, Don’t let your feet slide out before you, You’ve got to take those tiny steps. Recitative: News stories fill us with despair; Too often love turns to hate. Remembering the penguins on their ice berg, We say it’s not too late: Refrain: You’ve got to walk just like a penguin, You’ve got to take those tiny steps, Don’t let your feet slide out before you, You’ve got to take those tiny steps.