Would you prefer to jump like a porpoise
Or move slow and sedate, like a tortoise?
You must admit the latter looks stronger
And knows how to live a whole lot longer
The oldest's a hundred and eighty-eight
The oldest creature in the world, we're told
If only he could talk, I would ask him
"How ever did you get to be so old?
"You outlive a cat, don't play cat and mouse,
You don't have the known stress of moving house!"
"I do walk a lot, but it's slow walking
Don't waste time on pointless, endless talking."
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The second line was originally
Or move very slowly, like a tortoise
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(tortoise)#cite_note-15
Jonathan the St Helena tortoise on the reverse of a five cent St Helena coin.
