HAVE PATIENCE

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There (C)was a snail named Herbert, he (G)went so very slow,
He caused a lot of traffic jams wherever he would (C)go.
The ants were always getting mad, the beetles, they would (F)fume,
But (C)Herbert, he just poked along, and (G)sang this little (C)tune:

Chorus:
"Have (C)patience, have patience, don't be in such a (G)hurry.
When you get impatient, you only start to (C)worry.
Remember, remember that God is patient, (F)too,
And (C)think of all the times when others (G)had to wait on you."

When (C)Herbert was much younger, he often got in (G)trouble.
Forgetting that he was a snail, he did things on the (C)double.
He crashed through every spider's web, with crickets he'd (F)collide,
'Til (C)one day Herbert's father took his (G)speedy son (C)aside:

[Repeat Chorus]

As (C)you can well imagine, there's a moral to this (G)tale,
As sometimes you may find yourself behind a creeping (C)snail.
If you get impatient or easily (F)disturbed,
Just (C)think about this little song and (G)take a tip from Herb.

[Repeat Chorus twice]

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