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Jim Gill performs this song on Jim Gill Sings Do Re Mi on his Toe Leg Knee.

A poem you can play!
Stretch up high and sink down low to the accompaniment of the bass and drums.

As I ascend
my arms extend
and I intend
to stretch my body straight -- as I elevate.

The music falls
I'm getting small
I finally sprawl
'til I can move no more -- on the floor.

My body grows and grows
until I pose
on tiptoes
I am way up high -- near the sky.

Soon I sink
my size will shrink
I'm on the brink
of bruising my kneecaps -- as I collapse.

One last time
I think I'll climb
this pantomime
has surely been fantastic -- like elastic.

My knees bend
as I descend
this song must end
while I am sitting down -- on the ground.

Jim Gill performs this song on Jim Gill Sings Do Re Mi on his Toe Leg Knee.

Many thanks to Jim Gill for permission to publish these lyrics.
© Jim Gill. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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