I was with my mom in the woods.
She said, “Look here, son, for your own good.
That’s poison ivy, make you itch everywhere.
It’s got three shiny leaves, better leave it there.”
Leave it, leave it, leave it there.
Don’t you touch or take it anywhere.
Leave it, leave it, leave it there.
It’s not safe, so leave it there.
Since that day, I’ve learned so much.
There’s lot of stuff, I shouldn’t touch.
Like gasoline, or a red hot stove
or someone’s pills. Now I know.
Leave it, leave it, leave it there.
Don’t you touch or take it anywhere.
Leave it, leave it, leave it there.
It’s not safe, so leave it there.
I was with my friend, right next door.
We found a gun, inside a drawer.
He reached for it, but I felt scared.
I said, “Stop right now, leave it there.”
Leave it, leave it, leave it there.
Don’t you touch or take it anywhere.
Leave it, leave it, leave it there.
It’s not safe, so leave it there.
© Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease, 1999-2000
special thanks to Bruce O’Brien
On recording: Celebrate