Henry Kelly climbed to the top of the tree He was only four or five He took his big wheel to the top of the tree and tried to take a ride Henry Kelly fell and screamed like hell as his body bounced off the branches He fell from the top of the tree to the ground and there wasn't a tooth left in his mouth when he landed
And the grown ups said "Oh Henry, Henry Kelly don't you see you could have died?" But the kids said "Henry Kelly you're our hero You can't tell if somethings possible if you don't try"
Henry Kelly waited for his big teethe to grow in Then he grew up and he is fine And unless you've heard the story told you might not even notice that he has a crooked smile So all you kids with over protective parents now listen here to me Go out and try stuff, get dirty, get hurt, don't be so scared of everything
And the grown ups said "Oh Henry Henry Kelly don't you see you could have died?" But the kids said "Henry Kelly you're our hero Can't tell if somethings possible if you don't try"
Kids need to see that kids can be kids and maybe get hurt sometimes They might break some bones or lose some teeth but they hardly ever die I hope that legends still get passed from kid to kid these days About the crazy stunts tried by other kids both long ago and far away
Like the one about girl that made a plastic parachute Jumped off the roof and broke her knees Or how Gerald McGuire lost one of his balls when he flipped his A TV
Or how Henry Kelly climbed to the top of the tree He was only four or five He took his big wheel to the top of the tree and tired to take a ride He took his big wheel to the top of the tree and tried to take a ride