Lyrics | What is a Tree?
1. What is a Tree?
Now, what is a tree? Does anybody know
just what they are and just how they grow?
What do they need? And what do they do?
And what are they used for? And by whom?
Who, oh, oh, I tried to find out. I went down to the forest and took a look about.
I saw that trees are alive. They sprout, and they live, and they die.
Trees are big plants that bend when the wind makes them them dance.
Who, oh, oh, I tried to find out. I went down to the library and took a book out.
I read that trees start as seeds. They grow in the soil if they get what they need.
Yes, with minerals, water and sun, Trees grow year after year before they’re done
Who, oh, oh, I tried to find out. I went down to the building site. and heard the carpenter shout,
I use trees that have been cut down, but the lumber I use can’t be round
so the sawmill makes the edges square so I can build houses or schools anywhere.
Who, oh, oh, I tried to find out. I went to the forest and heard the birdies sing out.
I use trees for my home, from one to another I roam.
And in the trees I build my nest because that’s where my babies are protected the best.