Jeffrey Lewis - The Singing Tree (cover) lyrics

There are a million roots Of the singing tree It has a million branches And it each branch a million leaves Rain falls in the river River falls into the sea The sea falls upside down, now Into the singing tree The singing tree is hidden The singing tree is dark The singing tree has castles Hidden in its bark The castles have no kings The castles have no queens The people are all words there Sung by the singing tree Today I got a phone call On my ansering machine It said "Hello is Peej there? This is the Singing Tree You might be surprised I'm calling You might be surprised I have a phone But no one wants to be a quiet tree in the woods falling Like a lonely telephone pole" I'm lonely tree now And I don't want to fall in the woods I want to find a honey bee now To take me all around the world I want to stop barking up the wrong tree I want to turn over a new leaf I want to go back to the country I want to find the singing tree