1. KID: HEY LITTLE ANT DOWN IN THE CRACK
CAN YOU HEAR ME, CAN YOU TALK BACK
SEE MY SHOE, CAN YOU SEE THAT?
WELL NOW IT'S GONNA SQUISH YOU FLAT
2. ANT: PLEASE OH PLEASE DO NOT SQUISH ME
CHANGE YOUR MIND AND LET ME BE
I'M ON MY WAY HOME WITH A CRUMB OF PIE
PLAESE OH PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME DIE
3. KID: ANYONE KNOWS THAT ANTS CAN'T FEEL
YOU'RE SO TINY YOU DON'T LOOK REAL
I'M SO BIG AND YOU'RE SO SMALL
I DON'T THINK IT WILL HURT AT ALL
4. ANT: BUT YOU ARE A GIANT AND GIANTS CAN'T
KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE AN ANT
COME DOWN CLOSE, I THINK YOU'LL SEE
THAT YOU ARE VERY MUCH LIKE ME
5. KID: ARE YOU CRAZY? ME LIKE YOU?
I HAVE A HOME AND A FAMILY, TOO
YOU'RE JUST A SPECK THAT RUNS AROUND
NO ONE WILL CARE IF MY FOOT COMES DOWN
6. ANT: OH BIG FRIEND YOU ARE SO WRONG
MY NEST MATES NEED ME CAUSE I AM STRONG
I DIG OUR NEST AND I FEED BABY ANTS TOO
I MUST NOT DIE BENEATH YOUR SHOE
7. KID: BUT MY MOM SAYS THAT ANTS ARE RUDE
THEY CARRY OFF OUR PICNIC FOOD
THEY STEAL OUR CHIPS, OUR BREAD CRUMBS TOO
IT'S GOOD IF I SQUISH A CROOK LIKE YOU
8. ANT: HEY I'M NOT A CROOK, KID, READ MY LIPS
SOMETIMES ANTS NEED CRUMBS AND CHIPS
ONE SINGLE CHIP CAN FEED MY TOWN
SO PLEASE DON'T MAKE YOUR SHOE COME DOWN
9. KID: BUT ALL MY FRIENDS SQUISH ANTS EACH DAY
SQISHING ANTS IS A GAME WE PLAY
THEY'RE LOOKING AT ME, THEY'RE LISTENING TOO
THEY ALL SAY I SHOULD SQUISH YOU
10. ANT: I CAN SEE YOU'RE BIG AND STRONG
YOU CAN DECIDE WHATS RIGHT AND WRONG
IF YOU WERE ME AND I WERE YOU
WHAT WOULD YOU WANT ME TO DO?
11. NARRATOR: SHOULD THE ANT GET SQUISHED, SHOULD THE ANT GO FREE?
IT'S UP TO THE KID, NOT UP TO ME
WE'LL LEAVE THE KID WITH THE RAISED UP SHOE
WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT KID SHOULD DO?
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