1/23/01

 

 

 

THE WILD BLUEBERRY SONG

 

CHORUS

 

I’M BEN THE WILD BLUEBERRY PLEASE SING ALONG

JOIN ME IN SINGING THE WILD BLUEBERRY SONG

WE ALL KNOW THE LION IS THE KING OF BEASTS

BUT WILD BLUEBERRIES ARE THE KING OF TREATS

 

BEFORE SETTLERS CROSSED THE SEA BY WIND AND SAIL

BLUEBERRIES WERE HUNTED WITHOUT RAKE OR PAIL

NATIVE NORTH AMERICANS IN CANADA AND MAINE

STALKED US ON THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN

 

THE BLACK BEARS STILL COME TO HUNT US TOO

THE WISE BEAR KNOWS A THING OR TWO

MUNCHING ON BLUEBERRIES ALL THE TIME

MAY HELP YOU SLOW DOWN THE MARCH OF TIME

 

REPEAT CHORUS

 

THE AIR, SEA, AND SOIL, THE NORTHERN NIGHTS AND DAYS

TURN WILD BLUEBERRIES INTO NATURE’S HEALTH CRAZE

WE’RE BLUE, WE’RE SWEET, WE’RE A SUCCULENT TREAT

WE’RE THE NUMBER ONE HEALTH FOOD. WE CAN’T BE BEAT

 

WHEN HONEYBEES DO WHAT THEY DO IN THE SPRING

THEY HELP GIVE US OUR SPECIAL ZING

SO TRY A TASTE THAT’S OUT OF SIGHT

EAT WILD BLUE BERRIES MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT

 

REPEAT CHORUS

 

CAPTURED WILD BLUEBERRIES CAN BE FOUND

IN YOUR SUPERMARKET ALL YEAR ROUND

BUT IF YOU’RE REAL SMART YOU DON’T NEED TO GO FAR

FIND US AT HOME IN THE FRIDGE OR JAR

 

 

Written by Joe Pickering, Jr.                                         C 2001 All rights reserved

 

 

JOSEPH PICKERING JR, PRESIDENT

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