One day walkin' round up in the hills,
A ram heard a little sound.
Rollin' round some rocks he found,
A turtle turned upside down.
He said, "Mister please, it's not like me!
I swear I was attacked!
And if you turn me right side up,
I'll surely pay you back."

And no matter how hard he tries,
The ram will never break the turtle's shell.
And what goes on in the ram's hard head,
The turtle can never tell.
Yet somehow in the middle
They learn to co-exist.
Even when for no apparent reason,
The ram gets really pissed.

Betcha never thought a turtle
Would let a ram win the race.
He says he doesn't care he's beat some hares
Now he goes at his own pace.
And in return the ram has learned
From the turtle 'bout this and that.
The good thing about a turtle,
Is there's never no lookin' back.

And no matter how hard he tries,
The ram will never break the turtle's shell.
And what goes on in the ram's hard head,
The turtle can never tell.
Yet somehow in the middle
They learn to co-exist.
Even when for no apparent reason,
The ram gets really pissed.

From time to time our shelled friend finds
Trouble snappin' at his door.
Alligation alligators
Comin' up through the floor.
But he's never been caught in their jaws
As the little tortoise found:
Sometime's it's nice to have a hard-head friend around.

And no matter how hard he tries,
The ram will never break the turtle's shell.
And what goes on in the ram's hard head,
The turtle can never tell.
Yet somehow in the middle
They learn to co-exist.
Even when for no apparent reason,
The ram gets really pissed.
...Off.