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Hey old tortoise, old tortoise
I have written the Japanese lyrics in a way which I hope helps English speakers pronounce the words.

How come in all the world, in all of the world
No-one else is as slow, as slow as you
Hey old tortoise, why are you so slow

Moshi moshi kameyo kameh sanyo
Sekayee no uchee day omayeh hodo
Ayumee no norahee mono wa nehee
Dosheeta sonanni norohee nokah

Silly young rabbit what is that you say?
I will run a race with you to show of what I’m made
We will race all the way to the mountain over there
I wonder who will get there first, the tortoise or the hare?

Nanto ossharo usagee sahn
Sorenara omahee toe kahkeh kurabe
Mukoo no oyamah no whomoto mahdeh
Dochira ga saki ni kake tsuku ka?

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from Molly Whuppie and other wonder tales, released September 11, 2013
Japan, Words by Ishihara, tune by Benjiro
Banjo: musical arrangement written and performed by Ian Blake.

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Jenni Cargill is an Australian storyteller

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