I FOUND A TURTLE -- HE SAW A TURTLE
THE TRUCK DRIVER FOUND ONE, TOO
AND SHE SAW ONE WHEN GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE:
WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO?
TURTLES ARE TAKING THEIR ANCIENT PATHS,
SOMETIMES HAVING TO CROSS THE ROADS --
TAKING A RISKY PILGRIMAGE,
EVEN THOUGH DANGER FORBODES…
(REFRAIN) BOX TURTLES ON THE MOVE -- ALL OVER THE LAND
BOX TURTLES ON THE MOVE! CAN WE LEND THEM A HAND?
MAKING THEIR DELIBERATE, STEADY WAY—
WILL YOU ALSO SEE ONE TODAY?
BOX TURTLES ON THE MOVE: TURTLES ON THEIR WAY…
PEOPLE ALSO MIGRATE LIKE TURTLES DO,
AND PEOPLE) TRAVEL ON A HOLIDAY
AND JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE, TURTLES NEED TO MOVE:
THE TURTLES CANNOT STAY...
THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE BOX TURTLES,
NOW THEY MUST CROSS THE ROAD, GOING TO MATE OR HIBERNATE:
DOING WHAT NATURE FORETOLD! (REFRAIN)
BOX TURTLES SEARCHING, SEARCHING FOR FOOD,
THEY NEED TO BE A CERTAIN WEIGHT
BEFORE THEY CAN DIG INTO THE DIRT AND LEAVES,
BEFORE THEY CAN HIBERNATE
YOU MAY SAY WHY DON’T THEY STAY IN THE WOODS,
WHY DO THEY RISK GETTING HIT BY A CAR?
BUT THEY MAY SAY, “WHY DID YOU PUT THE ROADS
RIGHT WHERE THE TURTLE HOMES ARE?
BOX TURTLES ON THE MOVE! ALL OVER THE LAND!
BOX TURTLES ON THE MOVE: CAN WE LEND THEM A HAND?
MAKING THEIR DELIBERATE, STEADY WAY—
WILL YOU ALSO SEE ONE TODAY?
BOX TURTLES ON THE MOVE: TURTLES ON THEIR WAY…
THEY’RE JUST BOX TURTLES ON THE MOVE: TURTLES ON THEIR WAY