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thomas, Stephen Cohen c. 2000


There was a little boy named Thomas
He was a little bit shy
He would not play with the other kids
He would not look you in the eye
He just recited numbers, just as far as he could go

Thomas liked to stage his secret shows

The first time I saw Thomas, it was in a special school
I took him to the music room, he sat down on a stool
He yelled “danger” at the piano, I yelled “monster” at the drums

Thomas liked to sing his secret songs

There was a little boy named Thomas, he was a little bit strange
He liked to spin in circles, and he smiled when he sang
He really was intelligent, people called him slow

Thomas liked to stage his secret shows

The last time I saw Thomas, he was crying in a yard
A friend of his was leaving, and he always took things hard
He yelled “monster” at the piano, I yell “danger” at the drums

Thomas liked to sing his secret songs

And if the world’s not right with Thomas, then something must be wrong
And if the world’s not right with Thomas, then something must be wrong










[This message has been edited by blakeh (edited 09-02-2002).]