Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse 1

The flower said, "I wish I was a tree,"

The tree said, "I wish I could be

A different kind of tree,

The cat wished that it was a bee,

The turtle wished that it could fly

Really high into the sky,

Over rooftops and then dive

Deep into the sea.

Verse 2

And in the sea there is a fish,

A fish that has a secret wish,

A wish to be a big cactus

With a pink flower on it.

(Verse 2 again)

Chorus

And the flower

Would be its offering

Of love to the desert.

And the desert,

So dry and lonely,

That the creatures all

Appreciate the effort.

Verse 3

And the rattlesnake said

I wish I had hands so

I could hug you like a man

And then the cactus said

Don't you understand

My skin is covered with sharp spikes

That'll stab you

Like a thousand knives

A hug would be nice

But hug my flower with your eyes

(Repeat Verse 1, verce 2 twice and then chorus)