Wonder Boy - Arthur Russell

I’m a wonder boy

I can do nothing

The river was free of all ice

Except where the water froze

The dogs went down and drank once or twice

Water still drips from their nose

I’m a wonder boy

I can do nothing

The poster was nailed to a tree

But somebody tore it down

Bits of paper nailed to a tree

That’s all I found

I’m a wonder boy

I can do nothing

My toes getting cold as they dip

Into the snow by my boot

The sky disappearing behind a twig

All the way down to the root

I’m a wonder boy

I can do nothing

The forest was planted in rows

At least I think they are

But rows are straight as everyone knows

These rows don’t extend too far

I’m a wonder boy

I can do nothing