Steamroller looks like an elephant...
The paper was yellow
like the old man's nails.
Can you read this word?
Yes, I say.
But I could've told you
that's a steamroller.
How the dream people got a picture,
and why the paper was so, so old,
I don't know.
But they've been praying to
the steamroller
for longer than anyone remembers.
They call it Mimba.
Round Foot.
Mimba comes from the south,
leaving large, round imprints
in its wide, wide tracks.
The Tan Man of Mreekma
says Steamroller!
Peels of joy from
close, then from far,
until many voices ring.
Mimba is a Steamroller!
Louder shouts.
...now, he bends near,
tell me about a steamroller
what it does
what it is...
like the old man's nails.
Can you read this word?
Yes, I say.
But I could've told you
that's a steamroller.
How the dream people got a picture,
and why the paper was so, so old,
I don't know.
But they've been praying to
the steamroller
for longer than anyone remembers.
They call it Mimba.
Round Foot.
Mimba comes from the south,
leaving large, round imprints
in its wide, wide tracks.
The Tan Man of Mreekma
says Steamroller!
Peels of joy from
close, then from far,
until many voices ring.
Mimba is a Steamroller!
Louder shouts.
...now, he bends near,
tell me about a steamroller
what it does
what it is...