1. The delicate statuette , fine and serene
Placed in a box protected by bubble-wrap
And shouldered and moulded with polystyrene
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As it can smash and can break and can crack and can tear
And so needs the sign Fragile Handle with Care
2. The newly-born baby drawn straight from the womb
Breaks into a shiny bright people filled room
And needs to be comforted , nurtured and soothed
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3. The 1st Graders fearful first day at school
Their mothers so tearful that its come so soon
As they face all lifes pressures that before them loom
Chorus: As they can..
4. The coming of agers 21st party
Has relished so long for the chance to be free
And yet still so sweet , innocent and nave
Chorus: As she can.
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And flowers and plants and all lifes species
Delicately crafted their fragile beauty
And insects and animals , bird-life and trees
As they can crush and can wither and hurt and can bleed
And travail and suffer like you and like me
5. And walking through life with its traps and its snares
Traversing its hurdles and oft challenges
And then we get older and frailer and then when we die
No need to put there
The sign on our casket:
Fragile Handle with Care