What-if by Shel Silverstein (1981): Poems ESL Listening

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What-if by Shel Silverstein (1981): poems

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Last night, while I lay thinking here,

some What-ifs crawled inside my ear

and pranced and partied all night long

and sang their same old What-if song:

What if I'm dumb in school?

What if they've closed the swimming pool?

What if I get beat up?

What if there's poison in my cup?

What if I start to cry?

What if I get sick and die?

What if I flunk that test?

What if green hair grows on my chest?

What if nobody likes me?

What if a bolt of lightning strikes me?

What if I don't grow taller?

What if my head starts getting smaller?

What if the fish won't bite?

What if the wind tears up my kite?

What if they start a war?

What if my parents get divorced?

What if the bus is late?

What if my teeth don't grow in straight?

What if I tear my pants?

What if I never learn to dance?

Everything seems well, and then

the night time What-ifs strike again!