SPRING SONGS :
Updated end of March 2022 If there are any songs missing that you need let me know.
At the bottom are the lyrics for the recital songs: Themes: Solar System and Canada
I will be likely adding a few more theme songs for recitals, but don’t worry you will
get all the lyrics you will need for the recitals! Mr. I
Songs in ALPHABETICAL ORDER
CLASSROOM SONGS FOR THE SPRING:
2 4 6 8
2 4 6 8 Meet me at the garden gate.
If I’m late, do not wait.
2 4 6 8
BIG-EYED OWL
(From Tavie’s Mom, a poem she remembered from childhood)
THERE’S A BIG-EYED OWL (thumb & pointer finger make owl eyes)
WITH A LONG POINTY NOSE (pointer fingers point down in triangle shape)
TWO POINTY EARS (hold up fingers like ears)
AND CLAWS FOR HIS TOES (hold all fingers down like claws)
HE SITS ON THE TREE (fold arms and look straight ahead)
AND LOOKS AT YOU (thumb and pointer finger, owl eyes again)
HE FLAPS HIS WINGS (arms out wide, flap slowly)
AND SAYS ‘TWOO….TWOO..’
(make the sound softly, can stand up and fly around as well)
BLUEBELLS
Bluebells, cockle shells,
Eesy Isy over.
BRUSH YOUR TEETH
Brush your teeth, brush your teeth,
Brush your teeth after you eat.
BUTTERFLY
Butterfly, butterfly
Where do you roam
Who’s lucky garden,
Do you call your home?
Butter fly, butterfly,
Why won’t you stay?
Why are you always,
Fluttering away.
CANADA, THIS GREAT LAND
There’s a Rainbow of colours in our faces.
Our ancestors came from many places.
And now we all live together in this great land called, Canada
Canada (clap clap clap), Canada (clap clap clap)
This great land called Canada (clap clap clap).
CANADA RAP
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec
New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labradour
Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territories. CANADA!
DO A DEER
DO a deer, a female deer,
RE a drop of golden sun
MI a name I call myself
FA a long, long way to run.
SOL – a needle and a thread
LA – a note to follow sol
TI – I drink with jam and bread
. that will bring us back to
DO RE MI FA SOL LA TI DOH ..DOH
DOGGIE DOGGIE
Doggie doggie where’s your bone? Someone took it from my home.
Who took your bone? I took your bone.
ENGINE #9
Engine Engine #9, Going down the CN line.
If the train goes off the track.
Will I get my money back.
FIVE LITTLE MONKEES
Five little monkees jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkees jumping on the bed!”
(continue down to ‘no little monkees’)
At the end sing,
“PUT THOSE MONKEES STRAIGHT TO BED”
GOOSEY GANDER
Goosey goosey gander
Where do you wander?
Up stairs and down stairs
In my lady’s chamber.
GROW GROW GROW
I dig a hole and plant a seed.
Cover it with dirt and pull a weed.
Down comes the rain. Out comes the sun.
I watch my plant grow, oh what fun!
HAPPY DAY DAY & YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
Hey Hey, It’s a Happy Day Day,
Hey Hey, It’s a Happy Day Day Day
Hey Hey, It’s a Happy Day Day
Hey, It’s a Happy Day.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey.
You’ll never know MOM/DAD how much I love you.
I will always love you this way.
HARUGA KITA
Traditiional Japanese Folk Song
Chorus: HARUGA KITA, HARUGA KITA,
DO KO NI, KITA
YA MA NI KITA, SA TO NI KITA
NO IN MO, KITA.
Verse 1 SPRING TIME HAS COME NOW,
SPRING TIME HAS COME NOW,
WHERE HAS SPRINGTIME COME?
UP ON THE MOUNTAIN, DOWN IN THE VALLEY,
AND HERE IN OUR HOME.
Chorus
Verse 2 FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING,
FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING,
WHERE DO FLOWERS BLOOM?
UP ON THE MOUNTAIN, DOWN IN THE VALLEY,
AND HERE IS OUR HOME.
Chorus
Verse 3 SPRING BIRDS ARE SINGING,
SPRING BIRDS ARE SINGING,
WHERE DO SPRING BIRDS SING?
UP ON THE MOUNTAIN, DOWN IN THE VALLEY,
AND HERE IN OUR HOME.
Chorus
HEAD & SHOULDERS
Head and shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes, knees and toes
Head and shoulders, knees and toes
Eyes ears mouth and nose
HOP OLD SQUIRREL
Hop Old Squirrel, Eideldum, Eideldum
Hop Old Squirrel, Eideldum dee.
Hop Old Squirrel, Eideldum, Eideldum
Hop Old Squirrel, Eideldum dee.
HOT CROSS BUNS
Hot cross buns, Hot cross buns
One a-penny, two a-penny
Hot Cross Buns.
ICKA BACKA
Icka back soda cracker,
Icka back boo!
Icka backa soda cracker,
Out goes you!
I LIKE MY MOM (Judy Lea)
I like my mom, I like my Mom
If I had to pick a mom she’d be the one.
I like my Mom, I like my mom
She hugs me and she helps me and we have a lot of fun.
My Mom is great. She’s really smart.
She answers my questions and takes me to the park.
She tucks me in bed and kisses me goodnight.
And helps me feel better when I get in a fright.
I like my mom, I like my Mom
If I had to pick a mom she’d be the one.
I like my Mom, I like my mom
She hugs me and she helps me and we have a lot of fun.
And I’m so lucky cause I like my Mom.
IRANIAN SPRING SONG
La la la, lala la la la, la la lalala la la la la la
La la la, lala la la la, lala la la la lala la la la.
One flower, two flowers, three thousand flowers
Dancing in the sun I could watch them for hours.
(La la la……..)
Grass is green, sky is blue, Spring’s in bloom,
And I love you! (la la la……)
JOHNNY WORKS WITH ONE HAMMER
Johnny works with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer,
Then he works with two…
(Keep going till FIVE HAMMERS, ”then he has a rest!”
KINDNESS SONG
I am kind to the earth. I am kind to the animals.
All of creation deserves to be treated with kindness. (2x)
I look for ways to help others. I show kindess to all that I see.
When I reach out to another I become sensitive to the world around me.
Chorus
I care about the earth. The air, the land and the deep blue sea.
Reduce, recycle and re-use. I’m connected to the world around me.
Chorus (2x)
KNIVES & FORKS
These are Mother’s Knives and forks.
This is Father’s table.
This is sister’s looking glass
This is baby’s cradle.
LAVENDERS BLUE
(English Folk Song)
LAVENDERS BLUE, DILLY DILLY , LAVENDERS GREEN
WHEN I AM KING, DILLY DILLY, YOU SHALL BE QUEEN
LITTLE ROBIN RED-BREAST
Little Robin Red Breast sat upon a tree.
Up went the pussycat, down came he.
LONDON BRIDGES
London Bridges Falling down, falling down, falling down
London Bridges Falling down,
My Fair Lady O (or for a boy sing ‘GENTLEMAN’)
LUCY LOCKET
Lucy Locket lost her pocket
Kitty Fisher found it.
Not a penny was there in it,
Only ribbons round it.
MAGIC PENNY
Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away,
Love is something if you give it away. You’ll end up having more.
It’s just like a magic penny. Hold it tight and you won’t have any.
But lend it spend it and you’ll have so many. They’ll roll all over the floor, for,
Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away,
Love is something if you give it away, You’ll end up having more.
OLD MR. RABBIT
Old Mr. Rabbit You’ve got a nasty habit
Of Jumping in my garden and eating all my vegetables.
(can insert many types of vegetables)
PEASE PORRIDGE HOT
Pease porridge hot, Pease porridge cold,
Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old
Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot, nine days old.
PHOEBE
Phoebe in her petticoat,
Phoebe in her gown.
Phoebe in her petticoat
Going down to town.
PUSSY WILLOW SONG
I know a little pussy. Her coat is silver grey
She lives out in the meadow, Not very far away.
She’ll always be a pussy. She’ll never be a cat.
She’s a pussy willow. Now, what do you think of that?
Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow – SCAT (clap hands)
RAIN RAIN
Rain Rain, go away, come again another day.
Rain Rain go away, Little Johnny wants to play.
It’s raining it’s pouring the old man is snoring.
Bumped his head when he went to bed and he couldn’t get up in the morning.
RING A ROSY
Ring around the rosie. A pocket full of posie
hush a, hush -a, we all fall down.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Rocky mountain, rocky mountain, rocky mountain high
When you’re on that rocky mountain hang your head and cry
Do, do do do, do remember me
Do do do do, do remember me
Sunny Valley, sunny valley, sunny valley low
When you’re in that sunny valley sing it soft and slow
Do do do do, do remember me
Do do do do, do remember me
ROW ROW YOUR BOAT
Row row row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily Merrily, Merrily , Merrily
Life is but a dream.
ROUND THE GARDEN
Round and round the garden.
Like a teddy bear.
One step, two step
Tickle under there.
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL
(French version of ‘IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT’)
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL TAPE DES MAINS (clap clap)
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL TAPE DES MAINS
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL SI TU AIME LE SOLEIL
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL TAPE DES MAINS
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL FRAPPE DU PIED (stomp stomp)
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL FRAPPE DU PIED
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL FRAPPE DU PIED
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL CRIE HOURRA ! (Hur-rah!)
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL CRIE HOURRA !
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL CRIE HOURRA!
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL FAIS LES TROIS
(clap clap, stomp stomp, Hur-rah)
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL FAIS LES TROIS
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL
SI TU AIME LE SOLEIL FAIS LES TROIS
Translation:
IF YOU LIKE THE SUN CLAP YOUR HANDS (clap clap)
……………………. STAMP YOUR FEET (stomp stomp)
…………………… SAY ‘HURRAH!’ (Hur-rah!, Arm uphigh)
FAIT LES TROIS – DO ALL THREE.
SNAKES IN THE GRASS
Snakes in the grass,
Snakes in the grass
Wiggle Waggle Wiggle Waggle
Snake in the grass.
(ask children what they would like to have in the grass?)
SNAIL SNAIL
Snail snail, snail snail
Round and round and round and round.
SONG OF JOY (All sing)
(Beethoven )
Come and sing a song of joy for peace will come to everyone.
Come and sing a song of joy for peace will come to everyone.
When we sing we open our heart and fill the world with love and joy.
Come and sing a song of joy for peace will come to everyone.
TEETER TOTTER
Teeter Totter, milk and water,
Brush your teeth with peanut butter (or ‘with dirty water)
THERE IS MUSIC (RAffi)
There is music in my Mother’s House.
There is music all around
There is music in my Mother’s House.
And my heart is still full of the sound.
There is laughter in my Mother’s House.
There is loving in my Mother’s house.
There is Music in my Mother’s house.
THREE BLIND JELLYFISH
Three blind jellyfish, Three blind jellyfish
Three blind jellyfish sitting on a rock.
(Jelly fish keep falling off rock, at end they jump back on)
THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
TINKER TAILOR
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor
Rich man, Poor man, Beggar man, Thief!
WHALE WHALE WHALE
Whale whale whale
Swimming in the sea
Whale whale whale
Teach me to be true
Whale whale whale
In the ocean blue
Whale whale whale
Teach me to be true.
WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THIS LAND/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
Oscar Brand – TRO – Ludlow Music
D G D
WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THIS LAND,
G D A D
NOT MUCH MONEY IN MY HAND,
D G D G A D
SO I GOT MYSELF A FARM, AND I DID WHAT I COULD
G D
AND I CALLED MY FARM………….MUSCLE IN MY ARM
D G D G A D
BUT THE LAND WAS SWEET AND GOOD AND I DID WHAT I COULD.
WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THIS LAND, NOT MUCH MONEY IN MY HAND
SO I GOT MY SELF A ……….
SHACK………..BREAK MY BACK
HORSE. ………. TROUBLE OF COURSE
COW…………..NO MILK NOW
PIG…………….NOT VERY BIG
HEN…………..NO EGGS AGAIN
SHEEP…………NOT MUCH SLEEP
(All together at the end:SO I GOT MYSELF A SONG, And I Called My Song:
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
Woody Guthrie
D G
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND,
D
THIS LAND IS MY LAND,
A D
FROM BONAVISTA, TO VANCOUVER ISLAND,
G
FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
D Bm
TO THE GREAT LAKE WATERS,
G A D
THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME.
AS I WAS WALKING, THAT RIBBON OF HIGHWAY,
I SAW ABOVE ME, THAT ENDLESS SKYWAY,
I SAW BELOW ME, THE GOLDEN VALLEY,
THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME.
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
THIS LAND IS MY LAND,
FROM BONAVISTA, TO VANCOUVER ISLAND
FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE,
TO THE GREAT LAKE WATERS,
THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME.
THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME
WONDERFUL TREES
TREES, TREES, WONDERFUL TREES,
REACHING TO THE SKY
TREES, TREES, WONDERFUL TREES
WHAT KIND OF TREE AM I?
I AM A PINE TREE, I AM A SPRUCE TREE
MY LEAVES STAY GREEN ALL YEAR ROUND
I AM A CEDAR TREE, I AM A FIR TREE
CONIFEROUS, IS WHAT YOU CALL ME.
Chorus:
TREES, TREES, WONDERFUL TREES,
REACHING TO THE SKY
TREES, TREES, WONDERFUL TREES
WHAT KIND OF TREE AM I?
I AM A MAPLE TREE, I AM A BIRCH TREE
IN THE AUTUMN MY LEAVES FALL TO THE GROUND
I AM A POPLAR TREE, I AM A WILLOW TREE
DECIDUOUS IS WHAT YOU CALL ME.
Chorus:
TREES, TREES, WONDERFUL TREES,
REACHING TO THE SKY
TREES, TREES, WONDERFUL TREES
WHAT KIND OF TREE AM I?
WORMS ARE WONDERFUL
(Mr. I)
Chorus:WORMS ARE WONDERFUL (Wiggly, wiggly wiggly wiggly)
WORMS ARE WONDERFUL (Wiggly, wiggly wiggly)
WORMS IN THE GARDEN, WORMS IN THE GRASS
WORMS IN THE COMPOST , WORKING VERY FAST
TO MAKE NEW EARTH SO THAT PLANTS CAN GROW
I’M LEARNING ‘BOUT WORMS, THERE’S A LOT TO KNOW.
Chorus
SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM THE START
EVERY WORM, HAS FIVE HEARTS
WORMS BREATHE AIR IN THROUGH THEIR SKIN
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE FUN THEN JOIN RIGHT IN.
Chorus
WHAT DO WORMS EAT – WORMS EAT FRUIT
WHAT DO WORMS EAT – VEGGIES TOO
IF THEY GET A NEWSPAPER, TELL ME DO THEY READ IT?
NO NO NO, THEY EAT IT!
(Repeat first verse and chorus)
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
You make me happy when skies are grey.
You’ll never know (MOM/DAD how much I love you.
I will always love you this way.
(blow a kiss)
CANADA SONGS:
CANADA IN MY POCKET
Michael Mitchell
Chorus: I’ve got Canada in my pocket. A little bit of history.
A penny and a nickel and a quarter and a dime
mean a lot to you and me.
It’s more than pocket money. They’re the symbols of our land.
they’re pictures of important things for which this country stands.
The maple leaf, the maple leaf, It’s a beautiful sight to see.
It waves, ‘Hello’ to us below from the top of a maple tree.
and with every year that passes. It grows like you and me.
So, should we all grow straight and tall like the lovely maple tree.
The beaver, oh the beaver, It’s a beautiful sight to see.
He’s a happy, furry animal like a teddy bear with teeth.
He’s never ever lazy. He works all night and day.
Building houses for his family. He’s got no time to play.
Chorus
The schooner, oh the schooner. It’s a beautiful sight to see.
It’s a great big wooden sailing ship that can sail across the sea.
And it brings to other countries, the things that people need
And it brings back things like chocolate bars and books for us to read.
The caribou the caribou, it’s a beautiful sight to see
He’s a really big strong animal I’m sure you’ll all agree.
He looks like Santa’s reindeer. And he loves it when the wind blows cold.
So he lives up north with the polar bears, cause he likes the ice and snow.
Chorus.
CANADA RAP
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
ALBERTA
SASKATCHEWAN
MANITOBA
ONTARIO
QUEBEC
NEW BRUNSWICK
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
NOVA SCOTIA
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOUR
NUNAVUT
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
YUKON TERRITORY
CANADA!
THIS GREAT LAND
Judy Lea
THERE’S A RAINBOW OF COLOURS IN OUR FACES.
OUR ANCESTORS COME FROM MANY PLACES.
AND NOW WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER IN THIS GREAT LAND CALLED CANADA.
Chorus: CANADA (clap 3X), CANADA (clap 3X)
THIS GREAT LAND CALLED, CANADA (clap 3X)
CANADA (clap 3X), CANADA (clap 3X)
THIS GREAT LAND CALLED, CANADA (clap 3X)
C-A-N (echo- c-a-n) A-D-A (echo- a-d-a)
C-A-N (echo-c-a-n) A-D-A (echo – a-d-a)
CE SONT LES COLEURS D’UN ARC EN CIEL SUR NOS VISAGES
NOS ANCETRES SONT VENUS DE BEAUCOUP D’ENDROITS.
ET MAINTENANT NOUS HABITONS TOUS ENSEMBLE
DANS CE BEAU PAYS QUI S’APPELLE CANADA.
Repeat Chorus
LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH
Land of the Silver Birch, Home of the beaver.
Where still the mighty moose, wanders at will
Blue lake and rocky shore, I will return once more.
Boom de de boom boom, Boom de de boom boom
Boom de de boom boom, boom!
THEME SONGS:
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Facts & Fun CD by Mr. I, Gary Q & the Rainbow Singers
Copyright Hummingbird Music
SPIRAL GALAXY
Spiral, Spiral, Galaxy
Spinning, Spinning,
Endlessly.
TWINKLE
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR,
HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU ARE?
UP ABOVE THE WORLD SO HIGH,
LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE SKY.
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR,
HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU ARE?
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)
MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH AND MARS, THESE ARE PLANETS, THEY’RE NOT STARS
JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS TOO, PLANETS OUT BEYOND THE BLUE
ONE MORE PLANET COMING UP SOON. THE VERY LAST ONE IS OLD NEPTUNE
EACH IN ORBIT, ONE BY ONE, REVOLVING ALL AROUND THE SUN
Chorus:
IT’S THE SOLAR SYSTEM, IT’S WHERE WE LIVE,
IT’S THE SOLAR SYSTEM, SO SMALL, AND YET SO BIG
GRAVITY AND CENTRIFUGAL FORCE, KEEP THESE PLANETS ON THEIR COURSE
SOME OF THEM HAVE AN ATMOSPHERE, SOME ARE CLOUDY SOME ARE CLEAR
IN THE MIDDLE IS THE SUN, SENDING LIGHT TO EVERY ONE
EACH IN ORBIT, ONE BY ONE, REVOLVING ALL AROUND THE SUN
Chorus: IT’S THE SOLAR SYSTEM…..
MERCURY, VENUS, THE EARTH SO BLUE
MARS AND JUPITER, SATURN AND URANUS,
NEPTUNE COMING IN TO VIEW
EIGHT ROUND PLANETS HERE FOR YOU.
CONSTELLATIONS
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr.I)
CONSTELLATIONS IN THE SKY, I CAN SEE THEM WAY UP HIGH
STARS TO WISH UPON, YOU AND I, FINDING PATTERNS IN THE SKY
ORION IS A HUNTER BOLD, HE WEARS A BELT OF STARS I’M TOLD
CASSIOPEIA, QUEEN ON HER THRONE, CORONA BOREALIS IS HER CROWN
I CAN RIDE ON PEGASUS, THE WINGED HORSE
WE CAN SOAR ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, ON A CELESTIAL COURSE
SEE THE ANIMALS IN THE SKY, SOME CAN SWIM AND SOME CAN FLY
AQUILA THE EAGLE, CYGNUS THE SWAN
DELPHINUS THE DOLPHIN AND DRACO DRAGON
I CAN RIDE ON PEGASUS, THE WINGED HORSE
WE CAN SOAR ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, ON A CELESTIAL COURSE
URSA MAJOR , MINOR TOO, THE GREAT BEAR & THE LITTLE BEAR TOO
LEPUS THE RABBIT, LYRA THE HARP,
PLAYING MUSIC TO THE STARS.
CONSTELLATIONS IN THE SKY, I CAN SEE THEM WAY UP HIGH
STARS TO WISH UPON, YOU AND I
FINDING PATTERNS IN THE SKY,
CONSTELLATIONS IN THE SKY.
THE PLANET RAP
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)
THE SUN’S IN THE MIDDLE
(echo each phrase: THE SUN’S IN THE MIDDLE)
MERCURY IS ONE, VENUS IS TWO, THE EARTH IS THREE, MARS IS FOUR
JUPITER FIVE, SATURN SIX, URANUS SEVEN, NEPTUNE EIGHT
THE SUN’S IN THE MIDDLE, AND I FEEL GREAT!,
THE SUN’S IN THE MIDDLE, AND I FEEL GREAT!
(Thumbs up: YAH!)
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
Judy McAlpine
THE MOON IS OUT,
THE STARS ARE BRIGHT,
IT’S QUIET ON THIS WINTER NIGHT
AND IN THE SKY SO COLD AND CLEAR,
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS START TO APPEAR
RED LIGHTS SPARKLE
ORANGE LIGHTS SPARKLE, YELLOW LIGHTS SPARKLE, PINK LIGHTS SPARKLE
GREEN LIGHTS SPARKLE, BLUE LIGHTS SPARKLE, PURPLE LIGHTS SPARKLE
ALL THE LIGHTS SPARKLE
BUT WHEN THE SUN POKES OUT HIS/HER HEAD
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS ALL GO TO BED.
SSSS………
GRAVITY SONG
Folksong: Clementine: Original author of new words unknown
FOUND AN APPLE, FOUND AN APPLE, FOUND AN APPLE IN A TREE
I WAS NAPPING, JUST CAT NAPPING, UNDERNEATH THE APPLE TREE
THEN IT HIT ME, THEN IT HIT ME
AS THE APPLE FELL ON ME
AND I DISCOVERED, YES, DISCOVERED,
NEWTON’S LAW OF GRAVITY.
THREE ASTRONOMERS
Folksong: ‘FRERE JACQUES’ new words by Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)
THREE ASTRONOMERS, THREE ASTRONOMERS, ISAAC NEWTON, ISAAC NEWTON
NICHOLAS COPERNICUS, NICHOLAS COPERNICUS, GALILEO, GALILEO
SOMETIMES, I WONDER WHY
Anise Abdula and Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)
SOMETIMES I WONDER WHY, THERE ARE STARS UP IN THE SKY
AND SOMETIME I HEAR THEM CALLING, CALLING ME HOME
LITTLE SPECKS OF LIGHT, DANCING IN THE NIGHT,
AND I CAN HEAR THEM CALLING, CALLING ME HOME.
THE SUN GOES DOWN, WITHOUT A SOUND
THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING ROUND AND ROUND
THE PLANETS SPIN, THE STARS SHOOT BY,
I THINK IT’S SO, BUT I DON’T KNOW WHY?
THE CLOUDS BRING RAIN AND SNOW AND SLEET
THE WIND BRINGS STORMS WITH COLD AND HEAT
THE SEED MAKES TREES, THAT GROW UP HIGH
I THINK IT’S SO, BUT I DON’T KNOW WHY
THE LIZARD CRAWLS, THE CAMEL WALKS
THE NIGHT OWL HOOTS, THE PARROT TALKS
THE MOLE DIGS DEEP, AND EAGLES FLY,
I THINK IT’S SO, BUT I DON’T KNOW WHY.
SOMETIMES, I WONDER WHY, THERE ARE STARS UP IN THE SKY
AND SOMETIMES I HEAR THEM CALLING, CALLING ME HOME
LITTLE SPECKS OF LIGHT, DANCING IN THE NIGHT
I CAN HEAR THEM CALLING, CALLING ME HOME
I CAN HEAR THEM CALLING, CALLING ME HOME.
PLACE DES ARTS
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I) & Gary Huntbatch
THERE’S A PLACE FOR THE ARTS, IN EVERY BODY’S HEART
IT’S A FEELING THAT REVEALS THE INNER SOUL
AND LIKE A DREAM IN THE NIGHT, OF SOARING INTO FLIGHT
WE ALL NEED TO FEEL THIS FREEDOM TO BE WHOLE.
Chorus:
PLACE DES ARTS, PLACE DES ARTS,
THANK YOU FOR HELPING DREAMS TO LIVE,
PLACE DES ARTS, PLACE DES ARTS
THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION THAT YOU GIVE.
EACH OF YOU HAS A GIFT, LOCKED INSIDE SINCE YOU WERE BORN.
JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO OPEN UP THE DOOR.
ARE YOU A PAINTER, OR A SCULPTOR, OR DO YOU HAVE SONGS TO SING?
FOR ALL YOU KNOW THERE COULD BE THAT AND SO MUCH MORE.
Chorus and talking part.
YES, THERE’S A PLACE FOR THE ARTS, IN EACH AND EVERY HEART.
AND IT’S HERE, ALL AROUND US WHERE WE ARE.
SO MANY DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE, AND IT’S HERE FOR ME AND YOU.
LET’S REAP THE HARVEST, LET’S SAY THANK YOU, PLACE DES ARTS.
Chorus;
PLACE DES ARTS, PLACE DES ARTS,
THANK YOU FOR HELPING DREAMS TO LIVE,
PLACE DES ARTS, PLACE DES ARTS,
THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION THAT YOU GIVE
THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION, IT’S NOW TIME FOR CELEBRATION
THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION THAT YOU GIVE.
