My First Song/Poam

The Growth of a Tree

(tune: I'm a Little Tea Pot)

I'm a little maple, oh so small,

In years ahead, I'll grow so tall!

With a lot of water, sun, and air,

I will soon be way up there!

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Deep inside the soil my roots are found,

Drinking the water underground.

Water from the roots my trunk receives,

Then my trunk starts making leaves.

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As I start to climb in altitude,

Leaves on my branches will make food.

Soon my trunk and branches will grow wides,

And I'll grow more bark outside!

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I will be a maple very tall,

Losing my leaves when it is fall.

But when it is spring, new leaves will show.

How do trees grow? Now you know!