
Oh, he would spend his days wandering
By the banks of the river
Searching for stones
He, wore many pockets
For the treasures he found
He brought them all home
His papa said, his papa said
“Why do you do these things?”
His papa said, his papa said
“We have to throw the rocks out every day”
His papa said, his papa said
“Why are you wasting so much time”
His papa said, his papa said
“Why can’t you just go out and play”
Oh, when he woke with the sunrise
He would walk to the river
Searching for stones
When he returned with the sunset
Totally ecstatic
He brought them all home
His papa said, his papa said
“Bring me workers from town”
His papa said, his papa said
“Now fetch me all the stones that you need”
His papa said, his papa said
“Now you have all the rocks that you need, ay”
His papa said, his papa said “Why can’t you just go out and play”
Oh, he spoke to his father
See what you have done now
You have taken the pleasure away
See, the joy is in searching, not in the finding
And you have destroyed that
Now I cannot go out and play
Now I cannot go out and play
Now I cannot go out and play