June Christy - The Little Star

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Once upon a time
There was a little star,
Who couldn't grow no matter how he tried.
He was just a tiny spark,
Sitting in his share of dark-
A less determined star might have cried.

Other stars were posing for astronomers;
Or playing Ring-A-Star around the moon.
While they squandered all their light,
The little star sat tight,
And hoped, and wished that he'd grow bigger soon.

One dark night, the word came through -
of a special job for a star to do.
All the rest were out, or tired, or dim;
And suddenly he knew it was up to him!

Then all the hopes and wishes of a thousand years
Came bursting from the little star and shone.
And he traveled through the night,
In a magic stream of light,
The brightest star the world has ever known!

Somewhere in the sky,
There IS a little star,
Who can't been seen - no matter how we try.
Getting ready to break through
When there's a job to do;
The biggest little star in the sky.


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