Elmer Flew
Elmer, the elm told a secret to me
I happen to know is true
He is the most amazing tree
Anybody ever knew
What nobody knows is late last night,
The weather changed, the wind was right,
And Elmer flew
The storm was blowing very hard
And Elmer sitting in our yard
Worried he’d fall down
So packing up his roots all tight
Elmer readied for a flight
Seeing no one was around
His leaves caught up the gusty breeze
And Elmer lifted off with ease
To fly all over town
Into the sky did Elmer fly
And all the world went whizzing by
As the howling wind did blow
He flew close to a bumblebee
Who had never seen a flying tree
But how much do bumblebees know?
Elmer gave the bee a shout
“Will you join me now and fly about?”
And the bee replied, “Sure thing”
So the bumblebee, whose name was Claire
With Elmer flew up in the air
And the two began to sing
“Oh the world is such a lovely sight”
“When viewed from way up here in flight”
“Things look so miniscule”
“From flower gardens to odds and ends”
“Like Mrs. Garner’s picket fence”
“And where the children go to school”
They flew up high and then down low
Sometimes fast and sometimes slow
With lightning in the air
From north to south, then east to west
The view they had, the very best
As they went everywhere
And when the wind stopped swirling round
Elmer from the sky swooped down
Landing where he’d started
He put his roots completely back
Into the ground so deep and black
From the place that he'd departed
And Elmer said to Claire the bee
“Thanks for flying around with me”
“Oh what great fun that was!”
Claire replied and quickly grinned
“If another night we have some wind”
“I’ll be sure to give you a buzz”
Elmer smiled a smile great big
He patted Claire gently with a twig
Then Claire flew out of sight
And so, it looked to folks in town
That Elmer the elm had stood his ground
Against the blowy might
But Elmer’s secret I will keep
And I’ll wonder when I go to sleep
Will Elmer fly tonight?
