1. |
Get Up
03:55
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Get up get out set off to the blue sky
Grab onto the tail of someone’s kite
Floating above the town after sunrise
There goes the poodle of Mr Dunbright
It’s yapping at the Henley’s cat that’s napping in their store
Then it spots a squirrel and it charges out the door
Barking there beneath the tree
Floating on again you see
Annie’s café with breakfast served all day
Famous for her cherry rhubarb pie
Order a fancy coffee or just plain
While kids hang out to watch the ducks stroll by
They’re on their way to Bailey’s pond another block away
Cars are used to stopping when they see the flock parade
Children singing songs while they wave
And march along with them
Fly on a little farther a new scene
Farmers at their market on a Sunday
Lulu has apples, berries or string beans
And Mrs Toon with daffodils and daisies
There’s a man on stilts whose making shapes by twisting long balloons
Kids in line get restless, parents feed them macaroons
Lunch on the creek side lawn if you
Blink once another scene is gone
Floating in the sky and looking down
Everything is beautiful, the sights, the sounds
The people and the places in your little town
You see it all from here above
The things you love
Back in your kitchen drinking your sweet tea
Having toast and jelly in your PJs
Soon you will hear the rest of your family
Coming down to join you for the day
Just outside the window Mr Dunbright saunters by
On his way to Annie’s for her famous rhubarb pie
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2. |
Rhinoceros Under The Bed
03:40
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There’s a rhinoceros under the bed
Can you believe what I’ve just said
I can see it’s horn sticking through my pillow
Won’t get my forty winks, oh no
Oh I’d better go to another room in this house
There’s a hippopatumus in the bath
If it wasn’t so big I’d have to laugh
Used up my soap and my shampoo
What’s going on, is this a coup
So I’d better move to another room in this house
I’m a little bit hungry
I’m a little bit thirsty
Oh no there’s a crocodile in my kitchen
Oh no its tail is breaking all the dishes
Is there any safer place
Maybe down the stairs
But there’s an elephant in the basement
This is a serious misplacement
I’m in for a number of very large repairs
There’s a rhinoceros under the bed
A crocodile in the kitchen
A hippopatumus in the bath
And you know what I’ve been wishing
If there has to be a zoo inside my house
I’d much prefer to have a mouse
Or a long necked grouse
Or a beetle or a gerbil
Or a rainbow trout
Or a lizard or squirrel
Or our long lost turtle
Or a pot bellied piggy with a snout
Instead I’ve got
These big bad boys
Now how do I get them out
Don’t think anyone would listen now
If I said my pantry has a cow
What I wouldn’t give to hear a simple bow wow wow
Or a chirp or a tweet or a little meow
There’s a rhinoceros under the bed
You might think you’ve been mislead
But if you come over here right now
You’ll see his backside sticking out
Hey on second thought
Can I come over to your house?
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Raspberry Pickleberry Wormnut Pie
Fresh from the oven, don’t pass by
Take your pick of all three treats
Buy the lot and a fourth’s on me
Raspberry Pickleberry Wormnut Pie
Worked all morning with flour in my eye
With a little bit of this, a little bit of that
Rolled out the dough to make it flat
With your discerning taste buds in my mind
I came up with my own technique
That’s why my pies are so unique
With flavors that will stick with you from day to night
Raspberry Pickleberry Wormnut Pie
Straight from the garden, don’t pass by
Perfect crust and the filling’s sweet
One, two, three and the fourth’s on me
Raspberry Pickleberry Wormnut Pie
All organic, made with pride
A little bit of this, a little bit of that
Rolled out the dough to make it flat
With your discerning taste buds in my mind
I came up with my own technique
That’s why my pies are so unique
Flavors that will stick with you from day to night
Raspberry Pickleberry Wormnut Pie
Samples here if you’d like to try
Raspberry Pickleberry Wormnut Pie
Won’t find better and that ain’t no lie
Take your pick of all three treats
Buy the lot and the fourth’s on me
Raspberry Pickleberry Wormnut Pies
Hurry now before I advertise
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4. |
Stand Together
01:46
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You know you got to stand together
Look out for each other
You know you got to stand together
Take care of one another
You know you got to stand together
You got to stand together
You know you got to sing together
Raise your voices higher
You know you got to sing together
Your love is a choir
You know you got to sing together
You got to raise your hands together
Hold on tighter
You got to raise your hands together
Make the world brighter
You know you got to stand together
Look out for each other
You know you got to stand together
Be kind to one another
You know you got to dance together
Come on everybody
You know you got to dance together
Gonna have a party
You know you got to sing together
Raise your voices higher
You know you got to sing together
Your love is a choir
You know you got to sing
You got to dance dance dance
You know you got to stand
You got to love each other
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Bounce
03:50
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Get up on the floor
Move around like you’re wanting to
Make this party
Shake your body and your mind up too
Bounce, bounce
Let your freak-song roar
Wear your sparkle like you’re wanting to
Make this party
Shake the ceiling and the floorboards too
Bounce, bounce
No matter how feel
No matter where you are
No matter who you’ve been
Right now you are a star
When you’re dancing
Bounce
Put the bounce in the house
Bounce
Put the bounce in the house
Get up on the floor
Twist it crazy like you’re wanting too
Make this party
Shake the walls and the windows too
No matter how you feel
No matter where you are
Drop glide spin jump in
No matter who you’ve been
Right now you are a star
When you’re dancing
Bounce
Put the bounce in the house
Bounce
Put the bounce in the house
Bounce
Put the bounce in the house
The bounce back in the house
Bounce
Put the bounce in the house
The bounce back in the house
Like a shiny rubberball
You go dancing off the wall
Like a stretchy rubberband
Winding up you never end
Bounce
Put the bounce in the house
Bounce
Put the bounce in the house
Bounce
Put the bounce in the house
The bounce back in the house
Bounce
Put the bounce in the house
The bounce is in the house
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6. |
Pie In The Sky
03:11
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Pie in the sky
There’s a moon floating by
With a girl on it waving hello
She waits for a ride
To come down through the night
And she catches your eye
Can you throw her a rope
Time really flies
With a girl from the sky
And you stroll for a time
While the stars light your way
How many times
Can you journey like this
In search of a spell-breaking kiss
Or a treasure you missed
Then you tumble and sail
On the back of a whale
As he dives down to reaches below
While under the waves
You see crystalline caves
And an old ship’s remains
With a chest full of gold
How many times
Can you journey like this
In search of a spell-breaking kiss
Or a treasure you missed
When you’re finally back home
Not the least bit alone
And they say “tell us how was your day”
And the moon she winks down
At your place on the ground
And the love that you’ve found
And you’re happy to stay
You’ve been tied to the moon
You’ve gone under the ocean
And still you will always belong
To the people who love you
Surround you and hug you
And gratefully welcome you home
Pie in the sky
There’s a moon floating by
With a girl on it waving hello
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7. |
The Dark Side Of My Room
03:02
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It’s the dark side of my room
I can see it over there
When the moon hides behind my door
And there’s but nothing but black spreading
Over my floor
What do I do
To make it through
What path can I devise
It’s the dark side of my room
And I’m afraid to close my eyes
It’s the dark side of my room
Am I the only one
In the shadows I can’t tell if there’s anything
There that I’d have to outrun
What would I say
How could I sway
The whims of those unseen
It’s the dark side of my room
There’s not much distance in between
Oh I know
I can be
A hero in my dreams
Oh I know
I will see
The light in every scene
It’s the dark side of my room
I envision many things
But I won’t utter them aloud just in case
They appear along with their friends
I’ve tried to sleep
I’ve counted sheep
And still I’ve come undone
It’s the dark side of my room
I fear the night has just begun
Oh I know
I can be
A hero in my dreams
Oh I know
I will see
The light in every scene
I’ve tried to sleep
I’ve counted sheep
It must be very late
It’s the dark side of my room
Alas, I cannot stay awake
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All the grownups get to stay up late
And it doesn’t matter what I say
When I finally fall asleep they can read or watch TV
Or have another piece of cake
All the grownups get to do what they want
And it’s never any other way
No one reprimands or makes demands
They’re free to choose their fate
Life is so unfair
I don’t get my fair share
In the spring and summer
It’s still light at bedtime and
No one seems to care
All the grownups get the final say
And it’s always going to be that way
In my bed I keep them talking, want ‘em to be near
Still they say goodnight and walk away
All the grownups get to stay up late
When I’m a grownup
I’ll have my cake and eat it too
I’ll be the one who makes the rules around here
And my kid will sing the same sad song
That I sing now
All the grownups get to stay up late
I do not fully accept my fate
When I shout or stomp my feet and say “that’s not fair”
Grownups take the bait
That’s the way I get to stay up late
I get to stay up late
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What color is the sunshine
What sound does the snow make
Can you see the shape of thunder
Can you feel the turn of daybreak
What color is the sunshine
What color is the sunshine
What color is a moonbeam
What songs do the rocks sing
Can you feel the edge of nightfall
In the shadow of a bird’s wing
What color is a moonbeam
What color is a moonbeam
All around, when I’m still
The breath of trees, the rolling hills
What color is the sunshine
What color is a rainstorm
What sound does the earth make
How smooth is a blue sky
How jagged is a cloud break
What color is a rainstorm
When I’m still and make no sound
A humming world is all around
What color is the sunshine
What color is the sunshine
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Where you hiding all day long
Where you hiding all day long
Where you hiding all day long
Said the sun to the moon she loved
I’m shining over on the other side
Shining over on the other side
Shining over on the other side
Come and find me when you set at night
Hey there water, where you gone
Hey there water, where you gone
Hey there water, where you gone
Said the bullfrog to the pond
The ice is holding me within
Ice is holding me within
The ice is holding me within
When it warms back up you can jump right in
Where your leaves all winter long
Where they gone all winter long
Where your leaves all winter long
Said the snowbird to the trees above
They’re deep deep down in the underground
Deep deep down in the underground
They’re deep deep down in the underground
‘Til the spring has sprung and they sprout back out
Why you going round and round
Why you going round and round
Why you going round and round
Said the earth to the sky above
You’re the one that’s spinning friend
You’re the one that’s spinning friend
You’re the one that’s spinning friend
I stand still ‘til the very end
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11. |
I Want It Now
02:54
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I want it, I want it
I want it now
I try to prolong it
But I don’t know how
They say the delay
Is good for my brain
But I want it I want it
Before I go insane
Give it to me, give it to me
Give it to me, give it to me
I want it, I want it
I want it now
I got it, I got it
Gonna act real sly
When they’re not looking
I’m gonna squeeze right by
Gonna find the stash
From last Halloween
Oh I’ll get it, I’ll get it
Without being seen
Give it to me, give it to me
Give it to me, give it to me
I want it, I want it
I want it now
I’m an instigator, negotiator, a gladiator, a “not now” hater
Give it to me, give it to me
Give it to me, give it to me
You don’t want to mess with me
I want it, I want it
I want it now
They say delayed gratification
Is a mark of high intellect
But presently this temptation
Seems like a thing I shouldn’t neglect
I want it, I want it
I want it now
I’m an instigator, negotiator, a gladiator, a “not now” hater
An agitator, interrogator, manipulator, a not-so-tolerator
I want it, I want it
I want it now
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12. |
How To Love Yourself
03:32
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How to love yourself
When you’re feeling down
How to love yourself
When you can’t get pick your feet up off the ground
Take a look around
You gotta find a different view
Turn it upside down
Make it into something new
How to love yourself
When you’re feeling oh so bad
How to love yourself
On the worst day you ever had
You gotta take a walk
Gotta move around
Sing a song
And sing it loud
Stop that falling
Oh you’re falling
Keep from falling
Down down down down down
How to love yourself
When you feel like freaking out
How to love yourself
When you really want to scream and shout
You’ve gotta take a breath
Try a smile
Put your glitter on
Show your style
Then you take your sad self by the hand
You know you’ll make it through thick and thin
How to love yourself
Love love love love yourself
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13. |
The Problem Song
03:23
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When you don’t know what to do
When you can’t see your way through
You’re in a bind
When you try to work it out
And your head is filled with doubt
You’re driving blind
You’ve got a problem
And you’ve got to solve it
Do you remember when you
Had another problem in the past
The answer was not what you thought
In what ways did you proceed
To get the data at last
And you solved it, did you not
When the fog clouds up your mind
The solution’s hard to find
You’re in a rut
You’ve got a problem
And you’ve got to solve it
Don’t give up on it
Stay on top of it
Take a look at it from all directions
Then take a walk around
Think of your favorite song
When you come back to it
Your problem you will solve
Your problem you will solve
When the goal seems so far away
And you think you don’t have what it takes
Keep on and you will figure it out
You’ve got a problem
And you’ve got to solve it
Who do you know who
Takes a go at a problem with zest,
And a fire in their eyes
Oh can you ask them
To explain all the theories they’d test
The many formulas revised
When you don’t know what to do
When you can’t see your way through
You’ve got a problem
Don’t give up on it
Stay on top of it
Take a look at it from all directions
Then take a walk around
Think of your favorite song
When you come back to it
Your problem you will solve
Your problem you will solve
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14. |
Wild Is Everywhere
05:11
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You might be out in the middle of the woods
You might feel the moss beneath your feet
No roads or buildings visible for miles
But maybe you’re just outside your door
With city sounds and concrete stairs
So far away from everything that’s wild
Look closer now
Look closer now
There might be a flower sprouting up in the street
Then you look closer and there’s a bee
Closer still, there’s gold dust on its knees
With wings of lace
Now give it space
Then you watch it fly to spread the news
More flowers blooming soon
In different hues
Up in your room looking out at the street
People and cars keep passing by
Sometimes the wild seems so far away
But maybe there’s a beetle on your windowsill
Look close and you see many shades of blue
Closer still and it shimmers like a jewel
With wings of lace
You give it space
Now watch it fly lifting through the air
No matter where you are
Wild is everywhere
Oh when you’re looking at the stars
And everything else disappears
Oh it may make you feel small
But you know
You’re connected to it all
You might be running in the wind and sun
You might feel the sand beneath your feet
With colored shells and driftwood all around
But maybe you’re just outside your door
With city sounds and concrete stairs
So far away from everything that’s wild
Up in your room looking out at the street
People and cars keep passing by
Sometimes the wild seems so far away
There might be a flower sprouting up in the street
Then you look closer and there’s a bee
Closer still, there’s gold dust on its knees
Or maybe there’s a beetle on your windowsill
Look close and you see many shades of blue
Closer still and it shimmers like a jewel
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Sara Lovell Berkeley, California
Sara Lovell's third children’s music album in less than four years, Night Life, celebrates the hours leading to bedtime and the magical worlds we enter when we finally fall sleep. As with her last two award winning albums, the new release moves beautifully between diverse musical genres – at moments riotous and full of unrestrained joy, at other moments tender, introspective and melodic. ... more
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