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Shel Silverstein: Crocodile’s Toothache Shel Silverstein: Crocodile’s Toothache Oh the Crocodile Went to the dentist And sat down in the chair, And the dentist said, ‘Now tell me, sir, Why does it hurt and where?’ And the Crocodile said, ‘I’ll tell you the truth. I have a terrible ache in …

Shel Silverstein: Sarah Cynthia Slyvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out Shel Silverstein: Sarah Cynthia Slyvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would not take the garbage out! She’d scour the pots and scrape the pans, Candy the yams and spice the hams, And …

Shel Silverstein: Better Not Ask Me Shel Silverstein: Better Not Ask Me (Hey the truth might hurt so I’m tellin’ you now that you better not ask me) Hey you better not ask me where I been all night Why my eyes are shinin’ and my spirit is flyin’ You …

Shel Silverstein: A Couple More Years Shel Silverstein: A Couple More Years I’ve got a couple more years on you, baby…that’s all. I’ve had more chances to fly and more places to fall. And it ain’t that I’m wiser… It’s only that I’ve spent more time with my back to …

Shel Silverstein: No Difference Shel Silverstein: No Difference Small as a peanut, Big as a giant, We’re all the same size When we turn off the light Rich as a sultan, Poor as a mite, We’re all worth the same When we turn off the light. Red, black or orange, …

Shel Silverstein: Jimmy Jet And His Tv Set Shel Silverstein: Jimmy Jet And His Tv Set I’ll tell you the story of Jimmy Jet– And you know what I tell you is true. He loved to watch his TV set Almost as much as you. He watched all day, he …

Shel Silverstein: For Sale Shel Silverstein: For Sale One sister for sale! One sister for sale! One crying and spying young sister for sale! I’m really not kidding, So who’ll start the bidding? Do I hear the dollar? A nickel? A penny? Oh, isn’t there, isn’t there, isn’t there any …

Shel Silverstein: Eight Balloons Shel Silverstein: Eight Balloons Eight balloons no one was buyin’ All broke loose one afternoon. Eight balloons with strings a-flyin’, Free to do what they wanted to. One flew up to touch the sun – POP! One thought highways might be fun – POP! One took …

Shel Silverstein: Colors Shel Silverstein: Colors My skin is kind of sort of brownish Pinkish yellowish white. My eyes are greyish blueish green, But I’m told they look orange in the night. My hair is reddish blondish brown, But it’s silver when it’s wet. And all the colors I am …