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Grandfather Said
The Ethnographers

Asked this leaf, as she fell from a tree
I said �what do you think of dying?�
And she said nothing back to me.
So I picked her up
(I picked her up)
Out of the dirt.

She said
�no no no no this is all wrong.�
She said
�I belong in the forest not as a line
In one of your songs.�
So I let go
(I let her go)
She fell to the earth.

I belong in the forest. (x3)

This old man said
�do you fear death son?�
I said
�no no no, its just as natural as the setting sun.�
And then he walked away
(He walked away.)
The sunset did die.

I belong in the forest. (x3)
In the forest. (x2)


All these true and false
Fill in the blanks
Have been Making
my eyes heavy
Have been making
My voice faint
Despite my tired eyes
Im staying up all night.

Sing sing sing, sing me a lullaby. (x2)
Sing sing sing, sing me a lullaby to sleep.

A lullaby.

Sing sing sing, sing me a lullaby.
(repeat)
I belong in the forest.
(repeat)

Sing sing sing sing me a lullaby to sleep.


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