So I took the little package out into the yard
the moon had slipped behind the clouds
when I gave that cord a pull the world turned inside-out
and the trees and the sky laughed out loud
and out came a little lizard with a matching coat and tail
and his eyes as shiny as new dimes
he said, "I came all the way to tell about the way things are
you better make me plenty of time"

So we sat ourselves right down around the big warm stove
we pass the glass of water around
He told me of infinity, America, divinity
and all the good books he'd found
then I showed him my kaleidoscope
we sang some songs and talked of hope
we watched the colored rings in the sky
and we waited on the poch until the sun came up
without even the sound of a sigh

Well it wasn't long before that lizard had to go
but he left me with a tiny blue seed
he said, "Plant this and take care of this and watch it grow
and you'll soon have more than you need"
So I put it in a planter and I waited 'til the blossoms
opened up in front of my eyes
and from every single flower grew a package that read
"Pull This String For An Amazing Surprise"

Well that could have been the end but there was one thing more
as soon as the word of those seeds spread around
now there's gardens full of packages with strings to pull
and lizards lounging allover town
and a man came up to tell me how I could have made a million
with the greatest invention since time
and I laughed and said, "My number has been disconnected
and I gladly refunded his dime"

© 1986 Brian Cutean