We Don't Have To Share - Barry Louis Polisar

Debbie got the radio.

I got the airplane

She got the bicycle.

I got the electric train

I got the doll house.

She got the cowboy hat

I got the baseball glove.

She got the baseball bat

We don’t have to share at all, to our delight

We always get our own stuff, so we don’t start a fight

Debbie got the roller skates.

I got the go-cart

And even though she can’t skate and I can’t get the cart to start

We always get out own things and they are ours to keep

And even though I want her things too, I have my own at least

But when Grandma went shopping, she bought us both a bear

And since it cost so very much, she told us both to share

So Deb and I both grabbed it and before we both knew

She was pulling and I was tugging and it tore in two

Debbie got the leg and nose, also the bottom jaw

I got the stuffing, one glass eye and a paw

I also got the other leg, and Debbie an ear

The foot and the other eye.

What will Grandma bring next year?

We don’t have to share at all, to our delight

We always get our own stuff, so we don’t start a fight