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Phil's Shoe

 

Phil was a monster who knew what to do

He had but one foot, and only one shoe

He knew his one foot would fill up his one shoe,

So Phil put his one foot right in his one shoe

And fill Phil’s shoe it did do

 

And Phil loved his shoe

 

But Phil’s shoe would fit Phil if he just never grew

But grow he did do

And he grew, and he grew

And soon, Phil’s foot grew right out of Phil’s shoe

It grew out of the front and the bottom and top

It grew out of the back and he wished it would stop

Soon Phil knew something else that was new

That his foot was now much, much too big for his shoe

 

But Phil loved his shoe

 

Phil was a monster who didn’t know what to do

He had but one bare foot, with no shoe

Phil didn’t know, but Phil’s daddy knew

That there was a way to find Phil a new shoe

For there was a place, a store daddy knew

And this place was always chock full of one shoes

 

 

They had shoes that would fit on a hoof or a claw

They had shoes that would fit on a wing or a paw

They even had shoes that would fit on a fin

And Phil found a shoe he could fit his foot in

 

So …

 

Phil was a monster who knew what to do

He had but one foot, and one brand new shoe

Phil knew his one foot would fill up his one shoe

So Phil put his one foot right in his one shoe

And fill Phil’s shoe it did do

And Phil loved his new shoe.

 

And his old shoe, too.

 

 
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