Henry Kelly

Henry Kelly climbed to the top of the tree
he was only four or five
he took his big wheel to the top of the tree
and tried to take a ride
henry kelly fell
and he screamed like hell
as his body bounced off the branches
he fell from the top of the tree to the ground
and there wasn't a tooth in his mouth when he landed
and the grown ups said "Oh! Henry Henry Kelly don't you see
you could have died!"
but the kids said, "Henry Kelly you're our hero, you can't tell
if something's possible if you don't try."

Henry Kelly waited for his big teeth to grow in
and he grew up and he is fine
and unless you've heard the story told
you might not even notice that he has a crooked smile
so all you kids with over protective parents
now listen here to me
go out and try stuff
get dirty, get hurt, don't be so scared of everything.
and the grown ups said "Oh! Henry Henry Kelly don't you see
you could have died!"
but the kids said, "Henry Kelly you're our hero, you can't tell
if something's possible if you don't try."

kids need to see that kids can be kids
and maybe get hurt sometimes
they might break some bones
or lose some teeth
but they hardly ever die
i hope that legend still get passed from kid to kid these days
about the crazy stunts tried by other kids
but long ago and far away

like the one about the girl who made a plastic parachute
jumped off the roof and broke her knees
or how Gerald McGuire lost one of his balls when he
flipped his ATV
or how Henry Kelly climbed to the top of the tree
he was only four or five
he took his big wheel to the top of the tree
and tried to take a ride
he took his big wheel to the top of the tree
and tried to take a ride