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 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 When I want to say hello to one of my good friends I peek my head out, say wassup, then go back in 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 What did you say? I couldn't hear you very well Call me Barack Obama, I enjoy being inside Michelle Yeah When I want to say hello to one of my good friends I peek my head out, say wassup, then go back in 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 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, ye-eh-ay 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