They’re moving all around, Seeds, seeds!
They’re cruising all through town, Seeds, seeds, seeds!
They’re moving all around, Seeds, seeds,
They gotta’ get away from their plants and trees!
When an acorn from an oak tree, Drops right down to the ground,
It really wants to travel, but can never move around,
Seeds can’t ride on scooters
and they sure can’t pedal bikes!
It’s stuck right near its oak tree, It can’t walk or run, or hike…
But a jumpy, hoppy squirrel, Picks it up and grins a grin,
I’m gonna’ store this acorn, Before the winter snows me in…
He takes it far away, To a secret hiding place,
Then forgets about that acorn, Acorn’s gone without a trace!
Amazing things then happen, How can this ever be?
That secret, hidden acorn, Grows a new oak tree!
They’re moving all around, seeds, seeds!
They’re cruising all through town
Seeds, seeds, seeds!
They’re moving all around, Seeds, seeds!
They gotta’ get away by air, land, and sea!
A coconut fell so quickly, from a palm tree by the sea
Hit a big crab in the claw, That crab, it screamed, why me?
The crab, it lost its temper
and so did that crab’s daughter
They pushed and pushed that coconut, Splish-splash into the water!
That coconut spent time traveling
just like a big blue boat
Rolling in the rough sea water, coconuts can float!
It floated days and nights
It floated many weeks
That coconut was super strong
Never springing any leaks!
It landed far away
On a sunny, sandy beach
It landed far away
In a place that crabs can’t reach...
The nut was so so happy, As happy as can be
Sprouted in the shining sun
And grew into a tree!
They’re moving all around,
Seeds! Seeds!
They’re cruising all through town
Seed! Seeds! Seeds!
They’re moving all around
Seeds! Seeds!
They gotta’ get away from their plants and trees!
Seeds you find on maple trees
Can make amazing flights
See them flying through the air
When the wind is blowing right
They’re like little helicopters
Twirly birdy, spinny, spin!
Spinning, spinning, spinning,
Maple seeds just make me grin!
Maple seeds can cause a stir, When they’re soaring through the air,
When they’re flying high like birds do
Right past hats and people’s hair!
Those flying seeds can come down
In places where they’ll stay
To grow a brand new maple tree
In places far away!
They’re moving all around,
Seeds! Seeds!
They’re cruising all through town
Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!
They’re moving all around
Seeds! Seeds!
They gotta’ get away by air, land, or sea!
After walking through the forest
With a friend, or three or two
You might find something grabbing, To your socks, or to your shoe,
You might discover something, On your pants or on your shirt,
Or maybe in your hair
Sometimes those things can hurt!
These seeds that hitch their rides
These seeds, they’re known as burs
Attach themselves to clothing
Or animals with furs!
Yes, hitching rides is special
It's what those seeds can do
Hitching on my left sock, And on your right sock too!
And when we pull those burs off, Our pants, or off a skirt,
We may throw them far away, Or drop them in some dirt!
There the burs can sprout, Far from their mother plant,
We helped those bur seeds travel, By themselves burs really can’t!
There’s so many different plants and trees on Earth
and lots of different ways seeds can be dispersed.
Do some research to discover more ways seeds can travel away from their plant or tree!