Key: C Major
Time: 3/4
[Verse 1]
/sɒftli aɪ trɛd θruː ðə ˈwɪspərɪŋ gleɪd/,
/kjʊəriəs aɪz gliːm æz ðə ˈdeɪlaɪt feɪdz/.
/ˈpiːpl drɔː nɪər wɪð ˈwʌndər ðeɪ steər/,
/aɪm ˈdʒʌst ə dɪr wɪð ˈwɪzdəm tə ʃeər/.
[Chorus]
/”dɪd juː noʊ,” ðeɪ ɪkskleɪm wɪð gliː/,
/”dɪr kən ʤʌmp haɪ, æz haɪ æz ə triː?”/,
/”ænd ðeər ˈæntlərz, ðeɪ ʃɛd ˈɛvri jɪr,”/,
/ə fækt əˈbaʊt ʌs, ðə ˈpiːpl rɪˈvɪr/.
[Verse 2]
/θruː ðə ˈmɛdoʊ, aɪ ˈɡreɪsfəli baʊnd/,
/maɪ huːvz meɪk sɒft θʌdz ɒn ðə ˈfɜːrtaɪl graʊnd/.
/ˈʧɪldrən pɔɪnt aʊt, “ðeər ˈaɪsaɪts nɒt kiːn,”/,
/bət ɪn ðə dʌsk, wiː muːv ʌnˈsiːn/.
[Chorus]
/”lʊk æt ðeər koʊts,” ə jʌŋ wʌn kraɪz/,
/”frəm ˈrʌsɪt tə ɡreɪ, ðeər ˈkæməflɑːʒ laɪz.”/,
/”ænd ɪn ɡruːps, ðeər kəlzd ə hɜːrd,”/,
/iʧ vɔɪs ʃɛrz fæks ðeɪv hɜːrd/.
[Bridge]
/ˈkwaɪətli, aɪ ˈlɪsn̩ tə ðə teɪlz ðeɪ wiːv/,
/əv maɪ kaɪnd, ɪn ðə ˈfɔrɪst wiː bɪˈliːv/.
/ɪn ðə ˈhɑːrməni əv ˈneɪʧər, wiː faɪnd aʊr sɔŋ/,
/wɪð ðə ˈpiːpl, ɪz wɛr wiː bɪˈlɔŋ/.
[Outro]
/soʊ nɛkst taɪm juː siː ə dɪr kʌm nɪər/,
/rɪˈmɛmbər ðə fæks ðæt juː hoʊld dɪr/.
/wiːr ˈkritʃərz əv ˈbjuːti, ɡreɪs, ənd maɪt/,
/ɪn ðə ˈfɔrɪsts hɑːrt, wiː dæns ɪn ðə naɪt/.
Key: C Major
Time: 3/4
[Verse 1]
C G Am Em
Softly I tread through the whispering glade,
F C Dm G
Curious eyes gleam as the daylight fades.
C G Am Em
People draw near, with wonder they stare,
F C G C
I’m just a deer, with wisdom to share.
[Chorus]
F G Em Am
“Did you know,” they exclaim with glee,
Dm G C E
“Deer can jump high, as high as a tree?”
F G Em Am
“And their antlers, they shed every year,”
Dm G C G
A fact about us, the people revere.
[Verse 2]
C G Am Em
Through the meadow, I gracefully bound,
F C Dm G
My hooves make soft thuds on the fertile ground.
C G Am Em
Children point out, “Their eyesight’s not keen,”
F C G C
But in the dusk, we move unseen.
[Chorus]
F G Em Am
“Look at their coats,” a young one cries,
Dm G C E
“From russet to gray, their camouflage lies.”
F G Em Am
“And in groups, they’re called a herd,”
Dm G C G
Each voice shares facts they’ve heard.
[Bridge]
Am Em F C
Quietly, I listen to the tales they weave,
Dm G C E
Of my kind, in the forest we believe.
Am Em F C
In the harmony of nature, we find our song,
Dm G C G
With the people, is where we belong.
[Outro]
C G Am Em
So next time you see a deer come near,
F C Dm G
Remember the facts that you hold dear.
C G Am Em
We’re creatures of beauty, grace, and might,
F C G C
In the forest’s heart, we dance in the night.