[Verse 1]
I wish I was a turtle
I would live life so slow
A Galápagos turtle, I mean tortoise
And I've sworn this since long ago

[Pre-Chorus]
What did you say? I couldn't hear your screams and shouts
Most of the time I've got my head inside my house, yeah

[Chorus]
When I want to say hello to one of my good friends
I peek my head out, say what's up, then go back in

[Verse 2]
I wish I was a turtle
I'd never be in no rush
A Galápagos tortoise, I mean turtle
Just lurkin' around in the Galápagos

[Pre-Chorus]
What did you say? I couldn't hear you very well
Call me Barack Obama, I enjoy being inside Michelle, yeah

[Chorus]
When I want to say hello to one of my good friends
I peek my head out, say what's up, then go back in
[Verse 3]
I wish I was a turtle, yeah
Just doing things that turtles do
Just walkin' slow and eatin' grass
And living for a really long time
It'd be like a dream come true

[Pre-Chorus]
What did you say? My shell is eighty percent sound proof
I wish I was a turtle and that's the God's honest truth

[Chorus]
When I want to say hello to one of my good friends
I peek my head out, say what's up, then go back in