Carole King - Pierre

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there once was a boy named pierre
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who only would say , “i don’t care!”
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read his story by friend , for you’ll find
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at the end that a suitable moral lies there

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one day his mother said
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when pierre climbed out of bed ,
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“good morning , darling boy ,
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you are my only joy . ”
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pierre said , “i don’t care!”

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“what would you like to eat?”
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“i don’t care!”
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“some lovely cream of wheat?”
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“i don’t care!”
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“don’t sit backwards on your chair . ”

“i don’t care!”
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“or pour syrup on your hair . ”
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“i don’t care!”
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“you are acting like a clown . ”

“i don’t care!”
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and we have to go to town . ”

“i don’t care!”
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“don’t you want to come , my dear?”

“i don’t care!”
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“would you rather stay right here?”

“i don’t care!”

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so his mother
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left him there .

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his father said , “get off your head
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or i will march you up to bed!”
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pierre said , “i don’t care!”
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“i would think that you could see . . . ”

( “i don’t care!” )
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“your head is where your feet should be!”
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( “i don’t care!” )
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“if you keep standing upside down . . . ”

( “i don’t care!” )
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“we’ll never ever get to town . ”
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( “i don’t care!” )
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“if only you would say i care . . . ”

( “i don’t care!” )
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“i’d let you fold the folding chair . ”

( “i don’t care!” )

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so his parents
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left him there .
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they didn’t take him anywhere .
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now , as the night began to fall
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a hungry lion paid a call .
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he looked pierre right in the eye
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and asked him – if he’d like to die .

and pierre said ,
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“i don’t care!”

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“i can eat you , don’t you see?”

( “i don’t care!” )
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“and you will be inside of me . ”
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( “i don’t care!” )
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“then you’ll never have to bother . . . ”

( “i don’t care!” )
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“with a mother and a father . ”
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( “i don’t care!” )
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“is that all you have to say?”

( “i don’t care!” )
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“then i’ll eat you if i may . ”

( “i son’t care!” )

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so the li – on
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ate pierre .

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arriving home at six o’clock
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his parents had a dreadful shock!
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they found the lion sick in bed
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and cried “pierre is surely dead!”
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they pulled the lion by the hair .
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they hit him with the folding chair .
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his mother asked , “where is pierre?”
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and the lion answered ,
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“i don’t care!”
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his father said ,
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“pierre’s in there!”

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they rushed the lion into town .
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the doctor shook him up and down .
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and when the lion gave a roar
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pierre fell out upon the floor .

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he rubbed his eyes and scratched his head
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and laughed because he wasn’t dead .
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his mother cried and held him tight .
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his father asked , “are you all right?”

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pierre said “i amd feeling fine ,
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please take me home , it’s half past nine . ”
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the lion said , “if you would care
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to climb on me i’ll take you there . ”

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then everyone looked at pierre who shouted ,
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“yes indeed i care!”
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the lion took them home to rest
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and stayed on as a weekend guest .
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the moral of pierre is care!

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