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John Arthur Lithgow ( /ˈlɪθɡoʊ/ LITH-goh; born October 19, 1945) is an American actor, musician, and author. Presently, he is involved with a wide range of media projects, including stage, television, film, and radio. He also has written and published several books of poetry and children's literature.
He appeared in the films The World According to Garp (1982) and Terms of Endearment (1983), receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for each. Lithgow is known for his roles as the Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose, Dick Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, the voice of Lord Farquaad in Shrek, and Arthur Mitchell on Showtime's Dexter, for which he won Golden Globe and Emmy awards.
On the stage, he appeared in the musical adaptation of Sweet Smell of Success, winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He again appeared in a musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, again receiving a Tony nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.
He has also recorded music, such as the 1999 album of children's music, Singin' in the Bathtub, and has written poetry and short stories for children, such as Marsupial Sue.
Some people talk to each other
While others talk to their cats
Some people talk to their mothers
While others talk through their hats
I communicate with nature
With a plant, a leaf, a tree
And I'm always nice to a flower
For they're absolutely perfect to me
I always say, 'Hello', to a flower
'Hello, hello, hello'
I totally ignore the crashing bore
Who lives next door
For his conversation's silly
Yet I never snub a lily
I always say, 'Bonjour', to a lilac
'Bonjour, bonjour, bonjour'
I'm absolutely mute
With a bully in a suit
And I never talk to fruit
Heaven knows
But I always say hello to a rose
Yes, I always wave at the window box
If the box is filled with hollyhocks
And I speak to the daisies
I think they are swell
Tell your secrets to a daisy
She'll never tell
I always say, 'Hello', to a snow ball
'Hello, hello there, hello'
Look sideways at a stranger
And you put your life in danger
But one can kiss a sweet bouquet
A blushing bride has tossed away
Flowers are the sweetest things I know
So when I see a flower I say, 'Hello'
Hiya, Cynth
I never shrink away from a violet, oh, no
No, I say hello
I may be off my rocker
But I never pet a cocker
Yet the dogwood in the park
Will never ever bark
I'm always glad to see a gladiola
I'm just mad about the glad
You can stand next to a bush
And never feel one push
Flowers are refined and polite
You know I have never seen a Pansy fight
Yes, I talk to bees
And I talk to birds
But they leave me quite
At a loss for words
And I never touch a cat
While it sleeps on a pillow
But I positively trust
A pussy willow
I always say, 'Hello', to a flower
'Hello, hello, hello'
Get friendly with a mouse
And he'll hang around your house
But flowers never overstay
They stay a day, then fade away
Flowers are the sweetest things I know
So when I see a flower I say, 'Hello'