C,4 Turtle Song C Dm C Dm I have a turtle. It is brown and yellow. C Cmaj7 F G No one's ever told me if it's a girl or a fellow. C Dm C Dm But I love my turtle more than you might think C Cmaj7 F G We play together in the kitchen sink-- F G F G And that makes Mommy mad, and my Daddy begins to fuss F G But we're having such fun together, C Am C that it really doesn't bother us. (much) C Dm C Dm Next year I start to school. Mom starts working-she won't be home. C Cmaj7 F G Mom and Dad have set a rule--I've got to let my little turtle roam. F G F G And I love you, turtle as I set you outside the door. F G I guess when you're older and married C Am C Dm you can't understand that kind of love anymore. (Like Mom and Dad) The same song from the turtle's point of view. G/D Dmaj7 Em7/D D I live in a house on the far side of the town. B7 E E7 A D I'm kind of yellow, well... kind of brown. G/D Dmaj7 Em7/D D I have a master--he's just a little boy. B7 E E7 A D He treats me special-- I'm his favorite toy. G/D D G/D D And he loves me, and I feel secure G/D D Though I'm only a turtle, E E7 E6 E A A7 D He couldn't love me more. G/D Dmaj7 Em7/D D Each day he feeds me and then we have a time to play. B7 E E7 A D He's really happy and laughing all day. G/D D G/D D And he loves me, and I feel secure G/D D Though I'm only a turtle, E E7 E6 E A A7 D He couldn't love me more. G/D Dmaj7 Em7/D D What's that, he's crying and acting up so sad. B7 E E7 A D He comes to talk with me and says things are bad. G/D Dmaj7 Em7/D D He says I gotta go--not to take it too hard B7 E E7 A D He takes me out the door and into the yard. G/D Dmaj7 Em7/D D And there he left me alone in the tall green grass B7 E E7 A D And as I wondered off, I knew our time had passed. G/D D G/D D And I've loved him through all the years. G/D D When I walk through his garden, E E7 E6 E A A7 D My mind just fills with tears. G/D Dmaj7 Em7/D D Dee da da dee, dee da da duh B7 E E7 A D Dee da da duv Could this be love?