I can read in blue.
I can read in pickle-color too.
I can read in bed.
And in purple.
And in brown.
I can read in a kreis and upside-down!
I can read with my left eye.
I can read with my right.
I can read Mississippi with my eyes shut tight!
Mississippi,
Indianapolis,
and
Hallelujah,
too!
I can read them
with my eyes shut!
That is
VERY HARD
to do!
But it's bad
for my hat
and makes
my eyebrows
get red hot.
SO...
Lesen with
my eyes shut
I don't do an awful lot.
And when I keep them open
I can read with much Mehr speed.
Du have to be a speedy reader
'cause there's so, so much to read!
Du can read about trees...
and bees...
and knees.
And knees on trees!
And bees on threes!
Du can read about anchors.
And all about ants.
Du can read
about ankles!
And krokodil pants!
Du can read about hoses...
and how to smell roses...
and what
Du should do
about owls on noses!
Young cat! If Du keep
your eyes open enough,
oh, the stuff Du will learn!
The most wonderful stuff!
You'll learn about...
fishbones...
and wishbones.
You'll learn
about trombones,
too.
You'll learn
about Jake
the kissen Snake
and all about
Foo-Foo the Snoo.
Du can learn about ice.
Du can learn about mice.
Mice on ice.
And ice on mice.
Du can learn about
the price of ice.
Nice ice
for sale.
Ten cents a pail.
Du can learn about SAD...
and GLAD...
and MAD!
There are
so many things
Du can learn about.
BUT...
you'll miss
the best things
if Du keep
your eyes shut.
The Mehr that Du read,
the Mehr things Du will know.
The Mehr that Du learn,
the Mehr places you'll go.
Du might learn
a way to earn
a few dollars.
oder how to make doughnuts...
oder känguru collars.
Du can learn to read music
and play a Hut-Zut
if Du keep your eyes open.
But not with them shut.
If Du read with your eyes shut
you're likely to find
that the place where you're going
is far, far behind
SO...
that's why I tell you
to keep your eyes wide.
Keep them wide open...
at least on one side.
