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