The Turtle Song

Lonesome Miner Trail

April/May 2009

Dedicated to the Turtle Clan:

Jo, John, Maura, and our Queen, Jessica

There once was a turtle named Myrtle,

And Myrtle wanted to hurtle.

Everyone said, “Oh Myrtle, turtles don’t hurtle!”

But Myrtle just smiled and said…

A turtle hurtle may be low,

A turtle hurtle may be slow,

But if I’ve got the wrytle,

This turtles gonna hurtle!

In spite of all they said,

Myrtle went right ahead.

Even when she felt like lead,

And really wanted to stay in bed.

Every day a little higher,

Every day a little faster,

Till one day someone asked her,

Myrtle, could I hurtle too?

Sure! She said,

You know what I say,

A turtle hurtle may be low,

A turtle hurtle may be slow,

But if you’ve got the wrytle,

You can hurtle too!

One by one they came,

And Myrtle told them all the same.

It’s great you want to hurtle,

But don’t forget that you’re a turtle.

Stop to smell the flowers,

Spend some lazy hours,

Sip up the dew, enjoy the view,

Then if you’ve still got the wrytle,

Come on back and hurtle!

So now you’ve heard this fable

About doing what you’re able

Maybe a little lower,

Maybe a little slower.

But if you’ve got the wyrtle

You might be like Myrtle,

who looked around one day

to see a band of hurtling turtles!