Kerf

Kerf, a song

From Dictionary.com:

A cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood

 I got myself a tree

I got myself some real nice birch

I got a saw, I got me a sander

I got all the tools I might need

Cause I'm gonna hew myself a friend

Gonna carve one right out of wood

I've been waiting a long time for a friend

I'll make one--that's just as good

First comes my buddy's body

Next come two pairs of limbs

Last comes my buddy's big ol' head

And his lovable rough-cut grin

Cause I'm gonna hew myself a friend

Gonna carve one right out of wood

I've been waiting a long time for a friend

I'm making one that's plenty good

My buddy is everything he ought to be

He's a man's man and real fit

But a great big heart and a brain to match

I made sure not to forget

Cause I'm gonna hew myself a friend

Gonna carve one right out of wood

I've been waiting a long time for a friend

I've made the best pal anyone could

My buddy and me go everywhere

We're known as an inseparable pair

We go to the movies, we go the beach

We ride the rides at the local fair

Cause I'm gonna hew myself a friend

Gonna carve one right out of wood

I've been waiting a long time for a friend

Now I've got one that'll last like he should

My buddy and me go camping

We got the tents and the smores and the lot

We got songs and stories and lots of laughs

But kindling we haven't got

I'm gonna hew myself a friend

Gotta find something better than wood

I'll be waiting a long time for a friend

One that doesn't burn so good