Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Worm and the Tree, Pt. 1: Introduction / Menace / Occupation , by - Procol Harum. Release date: 31.12.1976
Song language: English
The Worm and the Tree, Pt. 1: Introduction / Menace / Occupation |
| Into a great tree, a small worm did go |
| It wormed its way inwards, and soon it did grow |
| The tree was unhappy, but what could it do? |
| It stood there in silence: the worm grew and grew |
| The tree was unhappy, but what could it say |
| The worm kept on growing, the tree shrank away |
| The worm was so greedy, it ate more each day |
| And each day it ate more, the tree shrank away |
| The worm was so loathsome, it felt no disgrace |
| The birds had been silenced, the sun shunned that place |
| And all of the forest grew fearful to see |
| What terrible fate lay in store for the tree |
| The worm grew so monstrous, its greed knew no bounds |
| The smell was so awful, if poisoned the ground |
| And all of the creatures that lived in the wood |
| Were sickened and starving: the worm spoiled their food |
| The birds could not sing, and the sun could not shine |
| The forest lay dirty and blackened with grime |