"Thornberry Child"
lyrics by Benjamin Newman
ttto: "Thornberry Wine" by Virginia Taylor

/: Am Em Am E / Am Em Am - :/

Thornberry, Berrythorn, Thornberry child
Far does her family roam
Producing their films of the beasts of the wild
Out of their movable home

	/ Am - Dm - / C - E - / 1st / " /

	Hear now the tale of the Thornberry child
	Friend to all beasts of the field
	Strange is the tale of the Thornberry child
	If ever its truth be revealed

Thornberry, Berrythorn, Thornberry child
Lost in the jungle was she
Trapped by a flood in the heart of the wild
Who, then, should find her but me?

	Strong was the will of the Thornberry child
	Strong is the spell that was cast
	Moved by her love for the beasts of the wild
	I made my offer at last:

Thornberry, Berrythorn, Thornberry child
Though you be ever so young
Hear now the speech of the beasts of the wild
And answer them in their own tongue
	
	What is the price of the speech of the wild?
	These are the terms of the spell:
	Promise me truthfully, Thornberry child
	Never your secret to tell

Thornberry, Berrythorn, Thornberry child
Fair was the bargain she made
Hearing the need of the beasts of the wild
Always to come to their aid

	Kind is the heart of the Thornberry child --
	Doubt not that her promise was real!
	But greater by far are the hurts of the wild
	Than ever a child can heal

Thornberry, Berrythorn, Thornberry child
Where'er your adventures may lead
How shall your loyalties be reconciled
When need is set against need?

	Between your own kin and the beasts of the wild
	Your heart you must ever divide --
	Tell me, is the heart of a Thornberry child
	Big enough to fit two worlds inside?