No.492 Shake It Off and Take It Easy

[Verse 1]
After days of continuous sunshine,
The carrot seedlings I had carefully planted
Lay withered on the garden ridges.
They were a total loss.

[Pre-Chorus 1]
The taro and green soybean seedlings, too, had slumped over and looked lifeless.

[Chorus 1]
Well, you never know until you try.
If it doesn’t work out, we can start over.
We’re sure we’ll find a good solution eventually.
Let’s shake it off and take it easy.

[Verse 2]
We cleared away the weeds with a hoe,
Then, tilled and mounded the soil.
Without straining ourselves
We swung the tool lightly, like a golf swing.

[Pre-Chorus 2]
We picked out the weed roots and leaves from the soil of the ridges.

[Chorus 2]
Well, you never know until you try.
If it doesn’t work out, we can start over.
We’re sure we’ll find a good solution eventually.
Let’s shake it off and take it easy.

[Instrumental Solo]

[Verse 3]
We took red perilla seedlings gathered from another plot and tucked them into the small gaps.
I’d make with a hand trowel.

[Pre-Chorus 3]
I also wished for the healthy growth of the tiny brassica seedlings.

[Chorus 3]
Well, you never know until you try.
If it doesn’t work out, we can start over.
We’re sure we’ll find a good solution eventually.
Let’s shake it off and take it easy.

[Bridge]
In a water-filled tray by the entrance,
Green rice shoots had grown a centimeter tall.

[Final Chorus]
Well, you never know until you try.
If it doesn’t work out, we can start over.
We’re sure we’ll find a good solution eventually.
Let’s shake it off and take it easy.

[Outro]

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