Literature
I Wish I Were a Wetta
"I Wish I were a Wetta"
There's a special bug in New Zealand that you could make a pet 'a.
It's big, long-legged, and smart, even! In fact, if you let a
Real bright one be in charge of a whole set 'a
Others. If people were more like them, I bet a
Million dollars, that we'd all be better off.
No, really! Don't roll your eyes and scoff.
I wish I were a wetta.
I could get through winter perfectly fine.
I wish I were a wetta.
I could stop my heart and start living again when I saw the first Spring sign.
If I were a wetta,
I think I'd be happy as a lark.
'Cause if I were a wetta,
I could live off of grubs and bark.
I wish, I wish, I