The Singing Tree

there are a million roots
of the singing tree
& it has a million branches
& each branch a million leaves
rain falls into the river
river falls into the sea
the sea falls upside down
into the singing tree
the singing tree is hidden
the singing tree is dark
the singing tree has castles
hidden in its bark
the castle has no kings
the castle has no queens
the people are all words there
sung by the singing tree
today i got a phone call
on my answering machine
it said hello is jeff there?
this is the singing tree
you might be surprised i'm calling
you might be surprised i have a phone
but no one wants to be a quiet tree
in the woods falling
like a lonely telephone pole
& i'm lonely like a tree now
& i don't wanna fall in the woods
i wanna find a honey bee now
take me all around the world
i wanna stop barking up the wrong tree
i wanna turn over a new leaf
i wanna go back to the country
i wanna find the singing tree