Ian Carrick - Ponderosa Hermosa Lyrics

I grow where the bright suns shines
Slow and steady yet I'm alive
I smell like vanilla sweet
I'm your ponderosa tree

My cones hold 75 seeds
I feed the finches and the chickadees
They have to peck through my spikey cones
I am generous, I share my home

Ponder-o
Ponder-o
Ponderosa
How you grow
How you grow
Hermosa

Underground my roots reach far
Growing as long as I am tall
In my woods find the mother tree
The oldest one gives us food to eat

Ponder-o
Ponder-o
Ponderosa
How you grow
How you grow
Hermosa

Gentle giant watching over us
Gentle giant watching over us

My sap is a glowing gold
I live to be 500 or more
I can survive small wildfires
My life story will make you smile

I'm your shade from the desert day
I'm home for the squirrels and jays
I find water in the dry dry ground
And I wear a green majestic crown

Ponder-o
Ponder-o
Ponderosa
How you grow
How you grow
Hermosa

Gentle giant watching over us
Gentle giant watching over us
Us