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Rock Things

JOHN WORSLEY SIMPSON
Jun 1, 2019
2 min read

Don’t look under a rock, that’s my advice That’s where they live, and they’re not very nice.

There are things that hide in the under-rock spaces; They’re slimy and crawly, with butt-ugly faces

They’re always real hungry for something good to eat And a fat, juicy kid, for them, is an extra-special treat

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It’s no fun to live like that, ’cause rocks aren’t very light, So when the Rock Things get a chance, they crawl outside at night.

But only when it’s very late and when there is no moon And you know when there’s one around ’cause he’ll sing a little tune.

It’s a pretty little ditty, but one you shouldn’t hear ’Cause if you ever hear it, it means a rock thing’s near.

It’s a pretty little ditty, but one you ought to miss Just so you recognize it, it goes something close to this:

Kid, kid, I smell me a kid, I smell kid with my nose, And if the kid comes close, I’ll grab kid by the toes

A nice fat, juicy one is nice, but even one that’s thinner Will do me very well, indeed; I’ll have kid for my dinner.

Of course it means the end for both — kid and rock thing, too ’Cause when a Rock Thing eats a kid, his rock-thing days are through.

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And after it consumes a kid, a Rock Thing To live beneath a rock like that, you’ve got to be quite flat,getsreal fat,

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Like a sort of giant sausage, and a sausage cannot run And that’s it for the Rock Thing, which can’t live in the sun.

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That knowledge may reassure a few with a vengeful inclination That being a Rock Thing’s snack will mean the Rock Thing’s termination.

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As for me, I would prefer a different type of tactic Stuffing a ravenous Rock Thing with yourself is slightly sort of drastic.

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I think if you follow my recommendation you’re not likely to go wrong If you run real fast the other way if you hear the rock thing’s song.

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And my other tip’s a sound one: it’s leave those rocks alone But if you must, at the very least flip nothing but a stone.

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Let sleeping Rock Things lie is the best of my advice ’Cause as I told you earlier, those Rock Things are not nice.

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Of course if there’s a kid you do not like, one with a name like Grover, Tell him there are diamonds beneath the rock and let him flip it over.

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