I saw seventeen pink sugar elephants   Sitting under a chestnut tree   I said good morning pink sugar elephants   But they wouldn’t speak to me      Each had two eyes but they couldn’t see me there   Each had four legs but they couldn’t go anywhere   And so we just sat   That early autumn morning   Sun not yet risen and magic everywhere      I walked up to one pink sugar elephant   Asked why wouldn’t he speak to me   But he was a factory-made pink sugar elephant   Given to children for treats after tea      He had two eyes but he couldn’t see me there   He had four legs but he couldn’t go anywhere   And so we just sat   That early autumn morning   Sun not yet risen and magic everywhere