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You were tall as a tree, yes you were.
And you looked right at me. I was so tall too.
We were tall as big as big as a California redwood tree.
Tall and straight standinâ upright in the forest reaching for the sky and the sun.
And everything below us was sheltered in the arms of the trees, like us.
You were big and sure of yourself. And that was just the beginning.
That was the day you were born. That was the day you came right into this world. It was not the first time, apparently.
âCause you came out singinâ. You came out holding yourself up tall.
Your parents were amazed. They were just amazed.
What are we gonnaâ do with this baby?
What are we gonnaâ know that this baby doesnât already know?
We better learn how to sing too.
I just saw a video of a little baby who was less than a year old who was singing in the back seat of the car, riding in a car seat.
It wasnât just a little dooby doo.
This baby sang for two minutes. Singing all the scat things she knew.
She was dressed in pink, so I assume it was a girl, but how can you tell? When theyâre really little you donât really care if theyâre a boy or a girl.
Youâre just so glad theyâre alive.
So anyway, this baby was sittinâ in the car seat, singinâ to some unknown band that only she can hear.
And her parents are trying to say things like âYes that was nice when you played with Johnnyâs toys.â
âScatâ said the baby.
Iâm not kiddinâ you.
âScatâ
Dressed in pink was the baby in the back seat, riding in the car, singing scat, forever she will remember that she was a redwood tree.
Stand tall, little baby. Stand tall, little girl or boy whatever you are. Stand tall.
Youâve been here before.
You donât have to pretend that you donât know.
Go ahead and know. Just go ahead and know.
Know everything you wannaâ know. Donât wait âtil you can walk, just donât wait at all.
Just get out there and sing your song. Protect the other ones that donât know yet.
And her daddy was saying, âShooby dooby do honey. Shooby dooby do.â
And the baby said âScatâ
Polyrhythm was the name of this babyâs game.
In the back seat, of the car, playing in her car seat.
Workinâ hard to help her parents understand.
âScatâ
Dressed in pink.
Pretty little baby. Just like a tree.
Pretty little baby, just like you and me the day we were born and then little by little we kindaâ forget, we just kindaâ forget our way.
So just picture yourself, sittinâ in a car seat.
In the back of the car, and youâre feelinâ real safe.
And so you just sing along. You might wannaâ try it right now before you forget any further.
This is the moment. Here we are together here we go.
âScatâ
I can only do my version. You each have your own kind of version.
We are all different kinds of trees.
Donât forget your song. Donât forget your song.
Donât forget the words to your song. Donât forget the gestures that go with the words.
Donât forget how tall you are.
Donât forget you are not helpless in these matters.
Oh, forgive us for all our forgetting.
Why do I look up? Why do I look up?
Spirits everywhere. Spirits everywhere. Spirits here and there. Spirits right there. Spirits right there.