The Worm

Written by Ralph Bergengren

When the earth is turned to Spring
the worms are as fat as anything

And birds come flying all around
to eat the worms right off the ground

They like worms just as much as I
like bread and milk and apple pie

And once when I was very young
I put a worm right on my tongue

I didn't like the taste a bit
so I didn't swallow it

But oh it makes my mother squirm
because she thinks I swallowed that worm