Every time I climb a tree

Christian's "fort" under a tree in the backyard.

Every time I climb a tree
Every time I climb a tree
I scrape a leg Or skin a knee
And every time I climb a tree I find some ants Or dodge a bee

And get the ants All over me
And every time I climb a tree
Where have you been? They say to me
But don’t they know that I am free
Every time I climb a tree?

I like it best To spot a nest
That has an egg Or maybe three
And then I skin The other leg
But every time I climb a tree
I see a lot of things to see
Swallows rooftops and TV
And all the fields and farms there be
Every time I climb a tree

Though climbing may be good for ants
It isn’t awfully good for pants
But still it’s pretty good for me
Every time I climb a tree

"Every Time I Climb a Tree" by David McCord