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This song was created during a Monty Harper songwriting residency at Washington Elementary School in Norman, Oklahoma, May 2014.

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I wanna be as tall as a tree
Not as tiny as a bumble bee
But Mamma says don't grow at all
She wants me forever small

I want to grow but my mom says no
She put a brick upon my head
She noticed I get bigger every time I sleep
So now she never lets me go to bed

I wanna be as tall as a tree
Not as tiny as a bumble bee
But Mamma says don't grow at all
She wants me forever small

My mom misses my baby clothes
And my beddy-bye routine
So now she's looking on the internet
To find out how to build a time machine

I wanna be as tall as a tree
Not as tiny as a bumble bee
But Mamma says don't grow at all
She wants me forever small

My mom cleans my room for me
And gives me my blankie when I'm cold
She babies me so, you know - I don't think she knows
I have a wife and 2 kids and I'm thirty years old!

I wanna be as tall as a tree
Not as tiny as a bumble bee
But Mamma says don't grow at all
She wants me forever small

But I wanna be as tall as a tree!

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from Growing Up and Moving On, released May 14, 2014
Writing by Monty Harper with 3rd graders at Washington Elementary in Norman, OK. This project was made possible with support from the Oklahoma Arts Council and the Norman Public Schools' Visiting Artist Program. Artwork by Brooks Carmen, 5th grade.

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Student Songs Stillwater, Oklahoma

Monty Harper helps 3rd-5th grade students create and perform original songs that make meaningful connections.

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