| You can’t make a turtle come out
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| You can’t make a turtle come out
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| You can call him or coax him or shake him or shout
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| But you can’t make a turtle come out, come out
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| You can’t make a turtle come out
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| If he wants to stay in his shell
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| If he wants to stay in his shell
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| You can knock on the door but you can’t ring the bell
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| And you can’t make a turtle come out, come out
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| You can’t make a turtle come out
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| Be kind to your four-footed friends
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| Be kind to your four-footed friends
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| A poke makes a turtle retreat at both ends
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| And you can’t make a turtle come out, come out
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| You can’t make a turtle come out
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| So you’ll have to patiently wait
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| So you’ll have to patiently wait
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| And when he gets ready, he’ll open the gate
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| But you can’t make a turtle come out, come out
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| You can’t make a turtle come out
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| And when you forget that he’s there
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| And when you forget that he’s there
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| He’ll be walking around with his head in the air
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| But you can’t make a turtle come out, come out
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| You can’t make a turtle come out |