DEEP SEA DIVER (2013)
TAMBOURINE SUBMARINE
I just got a license to drive, and I'm only five
It's not for a car a bus a truck a plane or train
It's for something that can dive
Down, down, down we'll go
To move and shake and make some waves on the ocean floor below

In our tambourine submarine
It's a mean green rhythm machine
A tambourine submarine
It's powered by rhythm,
Hear the jingle jangle beat that gets the big propeller spinning around
The periscope's up, we're looking for a crew, could it be you
To dance around to the sound
Down, down, down we'll go
To move and shake and make some waves on the ocean floor below

In our tambourine submarine
It's a mean green rhythm machine
A tambourine submarine
Its powered by rhythm,
Hear the jingle jangle beat that gets the big propeller spinning around
FISH STICKS
Way down at the bottom of the ocean
There's a musician stirring up quite a commotion
They call him Fish Sticks!
The Blue-Striped Snapper Fish Sticks!
Oh there's no sea creature that can feature drumming chops like his!
Save yourself some clams
And you can swim on down to the Coral Club
We'd love to have ya
And you can catch a show
He's hooked half the sea
Come one come all for the one they call

Fish Sticks! X4

Take it away! (Drum Solo)

Seven nights a week the drums are ringing out at the Coral Club (We'd love to have ya)
And you can catch a show
He's hooked half the sea
With every hit from behind the kit, it's:

Fish Sticks! X4

Monday's Jazz, hear his razz-ma-tazz
Tuesday's really sweet with a funky beat
Wednesday's make a stop for some smooth hip-hop
Thursday's a lock with some vintage rock
On Friday's everybody's there to hear beats with a Latin flair
For the weekend take a chance, put on some disco pants

And you can catch a show, he's hooked half the sea
With every hit from behind the kit it's

Fish Sticks! X4

THE DEEP END
We pull up in the parking lot
Mom says I'm ready but I tell her "No I'm not!"
My heart's a pounding
My mind's a racing
I want to get away
I hope my swimming lesson
Has been canceled for the day

CHORUS: Do you want to jump in the deep end
Do you want to go underwater
Come take a dip inside the pool

I am on the water's edge
I'm mighty nervous standing on the ledge
My heart's a pounding
My mind's a racing
I don't know what to do
Will today be the day
That I dive straight into the blue

CHORUS The water's too cold
My hair will get wet
My feet can't reach
I'll get water up my nose

They tell me I'm three quarters water
They tell me I swam in the womb
I know that I should, that I oughta
But it's hard to shake this gloom and doom

CHORUS
BEACH BALL
Starts like a pancake all flattened out
Will make your cheeks ache when you blow it out
And when it's blown up there's no doubt
That this beach ball is what we're all about

Get that beach ball's bouncin' and isn't it a beautiful sight?
I said that beach ball's bouncin' Hits you on the head gives you a fright

Do a header, no pain at all
Just don't let it ever ever fall
Hit it hard but extra carefully
Or that beach ball is floating out to sea

Get that beach ball's bouncin', sailing overhead to and fro
I said that beach ball's bouncin' overhead like you were at a Phish show
Here we go!

The beach ball's bouncin', cruisin' through the stratosphere
But with a built in soft landing, it hits the ground without fear

But every beach ball has its day
When one seam rips and the air gives way
And that beach ball will go astray
Where lost socks live and balloons fly away
But don't you worry any more
Pick that flattened beach ball off of the floor
And head to the dollar store to get one more

You're back in business for the rest of the day
And your new beach ball is ready to play
Beach is bumpin' with your friends all around
Don't let your beach ball hit the ground

The beach ball's bouncin', hit it with your hand make a smack
No matter where it hits you never gonna need an ice pack
I said the beach ball's bouncin', rolls along in a light airy way
But you better keep your eye on it before the wind carries it away...

SHRIMP
CHORUS: So what's all this I hear about a shrimp? (A SHRIMP)
People always callin' me a small fry (SMALL FRY)
Seems to me that people always think (THEY THINK)
There's something wrong with being a short guy (SHORT GUY)
So what's all this I hear about a shrimp? (A SHRIMP)
People always mentioning my small size (SMALL SIZE)
If I were as big as a blimp (A BLIMP)
It wouldn't seem like I was so bite size (BITE SIZE)

Being small makes you feel the hurt inside
When they say you're not tall enough to ride that ride
And it can't help but bruise up your tiny pride
When you can't make it all the way on down the slip and slide

But did you ever think about the things a shrimp can do?
Like sneak under the rail when you're at the zoo?
Playin' hide and seek they won't see you
Cause your body's even shorter than Pikachu

CHORUS

Don't look in the mirror and wish you grew
Gotta love everything you see about you
Instead of staying home and crying boo hoo
Start thinking bout the things only you can do

Like: Walkin in the woods you don't hit your head
And you feel a freefall jumpin' out of bed
Doesn't take a lot of food to make you well-fed
Skip the seconds and move on to dessert instead

You can crawl under the sofa to find loose dimes
And button up your shirt in record time
Touch your toes without hurting your spine
And going up the stairs is like a mountain climb

No problem grabbin things that are way down low
And it feels like a blizzard with a bit of snow
Feels like you're racing when you're going slow
So who cares if it takes a while for you to grow?

CHORUS

Now I gotta speak up for the taller ones
Cuz being crazy tall isn't always fun
So let me share a story not to be undone
Of how a big person finds his life to run

Feelin' dizzy all the time cause the air is thin
And birds hit your teeth whenever you grin
You climb up a ladder, feel the whole world spin
Then helicopters land right on your chin

Another thing that's hard about being tall
Is people askin' if I play Basketball
I'm no good at sports at all
I just have farther to go when I fall

Try to go real fast but my legs move slow
And people all complain when I'm in the front row
Can't find any shoes to fit my big toe
So you better hope you never grow... Now you know

CHORUS

I can't help but feel a little selfish
When people compare me to a tiny little shellfish
COMPASS ROSE
CHORUS: My sister's all about maps
And when she's got one in her lap
Or in her pack, it's a fact, that she'll get us there and back
My sister's all about maps

Yeah everybody stands at attention
For big sis' sense of direction
Everyone in our family knows
Why we call our Compass Rose

CHORUS

We were mixed up in New York City
Lost underground, it wasn't pretty
But Rose analyzed each subway line
And got us to the Broadway show on time

We headed out on a mountain trail
Over hill and dale with much travail
Down an improvised path of vines
Til Rose read the map with contour lines

CHORUS

Up, Down, Right, Left
Rose will lead us on our quest
North, South, East, West
She's the one who'll lead us best

For her birthday I knew just what to get her
A deluxe atlas bound in gold faux leather
And when she wins the Geography Bee
I bet she'll give a little thanks to me

CHORUS

CHORAL REEF
Choral Reef ,n the sand beneath the sea
Singing Songs In a major key
(It's made of coral)
Choral reef, groovin along happily
And it's singing in the key of Sea
So sing right along with this Choral song

Sing it coral!

Hard to believe in a thing called a Choral Reef
That sings way down beneath the sea
(So you dive down)
Dive real deep into the reef
And you listen to the music of the sea

So sing right along with this Choral song
Sing along joyfully with the Choral Reef
Hard to believe in a Choral Reef
Beneath the sea
Singing Songs in a major key
And we'll listen to the music of the sea
TATTOO ME
I am the toughest, roughest kid around
Just like three year old pirate running all over town
Keeping up with the older kids all day long
Trying my best to seem really strong
Well I'm just the slightest bit contrary
And on my arms, well, it's kind of temporary

CHORUS: Hey-Hey-Tattoo-me
With dragons and skulls that stick right to me
Hey-Hey-Tattoo-me

You know that I'm anything but meek
I've got what you call an independent streak
Keeping up with us older kids playin' ball
Jumping up quick after every fall
Well I'm just the slightest bit contrary
And on my arms, well, it's kind of temporary

CHORUS

THE SEVEN CS
CHORUS: Meet the Seven C's
Seven best friends
Great adventures
The fun it never ends
Everyone aboard
This crazy crew
Has a lot of moxie
And a job to do

Carlos, carefully cleans the corners of the clubhouse
Camille, cuts up capes of many colored cloths
Christopher, calibrates the clubhouse cuckoo clock
And it's that time once again
To meet with all our friends!

Charlie, checks the chess and checker pieces
Carissa is creative with cuisine
Charlotte, shoots the photos she's shutterbug
Gather round you seven C's
Give a smile and all say “cheese!”

Carla, coordinates the clubhouse crew
She's the captain of this ship it's true
Her friend Lucy reported a missing kitty
So the C's will pack up and search the city

CHORUS
SEAGULL
Seagull, seagull above the pier
Squawking loud and clear
You're making my ears ring
Everytime you sing above the pier

Seagull, seagull
The gall you've got
Took the sandwich I just bought
Then you up and flew away
I'll get back at you someday
The gall you've got

I'll make you a deal
I'll pack extra
And save a chip or two
For you to eat
You do your part
Quiet down now
Or I'll be eating
All of your said treat

Seagull, seagull above my head
I've got a sense of dread
You're looking for relief
Which could mean of load of grief
Upon my head

UP PERISCOPE
I'm the quietest kid in room 217
It's like I'm going undercover
I really know how to hide
And look in from the outside
That's where it's easier to discover
All the while I'm watching and I'm scanning and I'm spying around
I'm seeking and I'm looking and think that I have finally found
My search is at its' end, I've located a friend

CHORUS: Periscope up, Periscope up
And down
(I take a look)

Sometimes I sit in the back
Avoid eye contact
I'm no center of attention
On the playground's edge
I'm blending in with the hedge
The camouflage is great protection
All the while I'm watching and I'm scanning and I'm spying around
I'm seeking and I'm looking and think that I have finally found
My search is at its' end, I've located a friend

CHORUS

Do you see me too
Across this sea of blue
If it's sink or swim
It's time to dive on in

CHORUS
WALKIE TALKIES
I've got a friend who lives just down the way
We get together just ‘bout every day
Coordinating is so easy to do
Cause he's got a walkie talkie
And you know I've got one too

CHORUS: We call each other
And we always have a good time
Walkie Talkies

We take our walkie talkies everywhere
Two super spies, you know we're quite a pair
We're on the lookout for an adventure
And if one of us sees something that's cool
It's easy to confer

CHORUS

Funky Cheetah. Come in. Over.
Dr. Robot. This is Funky Cheetah. Go ahead
Funky Cheetah please be advised that I'm having a dance party at my house
Dr. Robot. I roger that. I'll be right over. Over.
Come on and dance!

Right after dinner when it's time for bed
I give a quick call to my “bestest” friend
“I'll see you tomorrow when the school bell rings,”
“Yeah! We'll have another day filled with some crazy things!”

CHORUS

SEAHORSE
Now in the shallow water out east
Where the seagrass grows
There's tons of little people like me
Right beneath your toes

We work the rolling the coral reefs
And partrol the mangroves too
And there's a workshorse like no other
That makes things easy to do

CHORUS: It's good to be in the saddle again
Swimming around with my favorite friend
From shore to shore the fun never ends
Ridin' with my seahorse

Now don't you give me no fishy looks
When I'm opining ‘bout my horse
It's not your typical equestrian
I get all that, of course

But there's shrimp to lasso and beds to plant
And loads of jobs to do
And this horse can outrun any speedboat
On the ocean blue

CHORUS
MAKING WAVES
There's a line, a little line in the sand
It's at the edge of the land
Where the water expands
So let's go to a place that I know
It's where the water flows
Right under your nose

The weather is warmin'
And we're swarmin' to the ocean
To feel the wavey motion
And the sand between our toes

The water is contagious
And the crashing is outrageous in the blue sea
Get caught up in it with me
In the undertow!

We'll go IN
Crash on the beach and then it's
OUT
Go out of reach and then you're IN
With crazy speed and then it's
OUT
Into the Sea, it's where I'll be
We're making waves

And you're flung
Back onto the shore
And the waves made you sore
But you want some more

I, I could do this all day
No lunch will get in the way
Of the ocean spray

The summer sun's fadin
And we're wadin' in sea
Just wave if you can see me
The farther out I go

The tide is risin' slowly
And our cheeks are gettin' rosy in the sunshine
As we cross the coastline
Into the undertow
We're in the undertow

We'll go OUT
You drift away and then it's IN
Come back to play and then you're
OUT
Without delay and then it's
IN

Into the Sea, It's where I'll be
Follow me into the sea

We're making waves

STRANDED
I won't lie, I feel like I'm going to cry
I just waved, I just waved goodbye
My best friend is moving away
I told him I'll be missing you

Now I'm feeling like I'm stranded, all alone, on my own

The days we had, looking back it just makes me sad
Will I find ever find, a new friend to make me feel glad
I walk around the playground, my head hung low
Because I am missing you

And I'm feeling like I'm stranded, all alone, on my own

Maybe you feel the same way
Feel just the way I do
Like there's something missing
Inside of you
Please won't you write a letter
Please won't you give a call
It's so very hard
Not to see you at all

I am missing you...

IN TENTS (2012)
IN TENTS
Our troupe is a spectacle of sight and sound
And we're headed straight for your town
This caravan holds a marvelous menagerie
A circus everyone must see!

CHORUS: When we are in tents

It's a juggling act, it's a walk upon a high wire
And sometimes it's like we play with fire
It's a show that's guaranteed to make you laugh and squeal
With a bear that takes the stage riding on just one wheel
Climb aboard this carousel of dreams
We'll show you things, the likes of which you've never seen

CHORUS

Through flips and spins and flights of fancy we'll go
Until the last act of the show
When the spotlight shines bright on the center of the ring
And a girl takes the stage and bravely begins to sing

CHORUS

A spectacle of sight and sound
Under the big top at your town
A marvelous menagerie
A circus everyone must see
POPCORN
CHORUS: Pop pop pop
Pop pop pop pop Corn
Pop pop pop
Pop pop pop pop

We can smell it cooking from a mile away
We could eat hundred million pounds a day
Piled high in a bucket
Or red striped sack
Everybody give it up for our favorite snack

CHORUS

So bring out the pans, bring out the pots
Mama turns on the stove and gets the oil hot
Throw some in, to begin
We give a hop
We don't stop until the last pop in the tin

CHORUS

And if you're desperate we've saved a bag that has to be microwaved

To say we've buttered up, well there's a kernel of truth
My sis loves kettle corn, she has a sweet tooth
So catch you all in September at the county fair
Wherever there's popping you know you'll find us there

CHORUS

SIT AND SPIN
Look at this scene
The tilt a whirl it towers over me
And as I watch this crazy spinning machine
I'm turning green
Not today
And I can see
Why all these kids in line are older than me
And everytime I hear the riders scream
They're screaming at me
There is no way

But the line is getting shorter
And my feet are stuck in mortar
Going down down down down down down
I'm getting even sadder as
They climb up the ladder
I'll stick a round round round round round round (x3)

CHORUS: Well first we sit and then we spin

That was insane
The tilt a whirl it spun me to my frame
I told the voices that are in my brain
It wasn't lame and I'm okay
I'm feeling fine
So I decide to run back into the line
And this time I see a boy who's nine
Looking at the incline who says "no way"

So I grab him by the shoulder
And suggest that he be bolder
Don't frown frown frown frown frown frown
And maybe to appease me
Or because he just believes me
He turn it upside down down down down

CHORUS

Ladies and Gentelmen, stand on up and sit right down: It's time for the ride of your life!!! Tilt-a-Whirl Sit Annnnd Spin!
HUMAN CANNONBALL
CHORUS: Human Cannonball
Shot from a cannon, like she's shot from a cannon
She's the human cannonball

She took off from the bedroom
Launched from the mattress to the hall
At a million miles an hour
She's the human cannonball

She's racing through the kitchen
Too fast to hear me call
She's a red and purple blur
We call the human cannonball

CHORUS: Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, human cannonball

At speeds that make us dizzy
Lego towers crash and fall
As do the pictures on the fridge
Cause she's the human cannonball

Somebody get this kid a helmet
And super-glue it to her head
She just can't stop her racing
Even when it's time for bed...

CHORUS

ODDITORIUM
Our... house... is...
CHORUS: An Odditorium
Where the strange things grow
An unusual show
An Odditorium
Weirdly we go
Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa

Big sister's working on a lint pillow
And when she hears the dryer buzz
She races to collect the fuzz
To make a grey and matted nest
On which her unique head will rest

And little brother's got his bug museum
A dozen specimens lie still
He found them on the windowsill
Two bees, three spiders, and four house flies
Three centipedes, you won't believe your eyes
Step inside

CHORUS

And both of our pets
Are quite peculiar too
The cat can play tunes
On little sister's kazoo
The dog joins the fun
By howling along
Our two furry friends
Make the silliest song

And when we're sitting at the breakfast table
Well it's the oddest we've seen yet
Mom mustards everything she gets
Mustard on eggs and toast and pancakes too
It's on her yogurt and fruit and French toast too
Mustard, ew

CHORUS
BOUNCY HOUSE
I get so jumpy bouncin off the walls
Sometimes I just can't calm down
Cabin fever, my Mama tells me that
I Gotta keep my feet on the ground and slow down
I wish the whole world were bouncy

CHORUS: Bouncy House
I want to go to the Bouncy House

When it's rainy I'm goin crazy cuz
I'm gonna have to stay inside
No one to play with
The park's so muddy and
I'm gettin all googly eyed, Bona fide
I wish the whole world were bouncy

CHORUS

I couldn't believe my eyes: Mamma had a surprise
She took me to castles and trampolines
A giant slide in a jungle scene
People wonder how these bouncy houses
Are so inflated
But you won't catch me ever saying that
they're overrated

So here I am now, I'm in the bouncy house
And all my dreams have come true
I'm bouncing high now in zero gravity
I think you should join in too, with no shoes

CHORUS

CAROUSEL
Race cross the pier to the carousel
Those lights draw me near to the carousel
Dad lifts me up on a perfect horse
I'm setting off on a dreamy course

CHORUS: And it's up and down
Spinning round and round
You zoom past
It's so fast
And it feels like I'm floating away

Look down at my horse, as real as can be
I feel its heartbeat, it gives a whinny
Giddy up from the pier, high above the sea
Back over the hills, past the city

CHORUS

We slow to a trot
The ride is at its' end
But when I close my eyes
I can see again

CHORUS
TWINS
When we're walking down the street everybody
Does a double take
You in your red stripes and me in my red stripes
Oh what a pair we make

You can finish any sentence I start to mutter
I do the same for you
We can speak in our very own secret language
Joined at the hip we two

CHORUS: Oh yeah we're just like twins

And we sing oh-whoa-oh

Open up your lunch, look we both have bananas
We both have cheese sticks too
I'll eat the frosting from the middle of my cookie
Just like you

Riding round for all to see on a trike
That's built just for two
We drive around and around and around and around
The way best friends do

CHORUS

Sometimes we don't agree
And things get rocky
But my mama says as we both grow
There will always be a little something special
Between you and me

CHORUS

I COULD SEE (MAGICALLY)
I was sitting in the classroom holding a book
I really wanted to read but I was afraid to take a look
Cause every word was bumping into the next one
It was blurry as could be
I felt like something was wrong
Something was wrong with me
What it was… I just couldn't see

I knew all of the letters, I knew all of their sounds
I knew some words but they never looked right when reading time came round'
So last Tuesday after school after I wrote my spelling list
Dad took me to a doctor
She's called the Optometrist

There was a puff of air in each eye
A bright light moving side to side
A big metal contraption swung in front of me
She said option A or option B
Or was C, D, E, F or G?

And magically…

CHORUS: I could see everything in front of me
I could see far away so clearly

So i got fitted with some glasses
I was a spectacle for sure
I didn't just have two eyes
I had the power of four
Yeah was it was just like a bit of magic
When I picked up the book again
I saw what I was missing
And read all the way to the very end

What it was, quite visibly was...

CHORUS, In high fidelity!
HOUSE OF CARDS
We're living in a house of cards
And we're all in this together
We're living in a house of cards
And we always wish for rainy weather

Momma is a card shark
When she plays Go Fish
You know you better stay out of the deep end
And Sister's kinda crazy
When it comes to Crazy Eights
We know she'll keep on playing until night's end

Cause we're living in a house of cards
We don't walk around, we shuffle
We're living in a house of cards
And if we lose the deck there's a kerfuffle

Grandma never plays old maid
Says it's not a nice name
But she plays nearly every other card game
And I'll stake my Uno claim
And my dad, he's the same
We think that Pinochle should be our last name

And we're living in a house of cards
No one here is afraid of some luck
And we're living in a house of cards
But we never play that 52 card pickup

Now some say a smart phone is really what I need
That a console will make me all agog
But this pack of cards in font of me is all I see
I prefer analog

Well there is,
(Drew) Blackjack, Slapjack, Pitty Pat and Baccarat
(Jack) Canasta, Let it Ride, Gin Rummy on the side
(Dean) Euchre, Poker, Zap Your Neighbor, Pegs and Jokers
(Daron) Kings Corners and Hi-Low, shuffle up and watch it go
(Drew) Sequence and Solitaire, Contract Bridge and Guldgrävare
(Jack) Texas Hold Em, Twenty one, and Mah Jong is pretty fun
(Dean) Got yer Hearts, and the Spades And don't forget Old Maid?
(Daron) Get yer cards and the games, they've all got peculiar names

We're living in a house of cards

EDWINA MAE
CHORUS: Edwina Mae is in the spring play
But to get up on that stage, well, there's just no way
Sometimes she shrinks so small, you can barely see her at all

First it's her heartbeat, like the stomping of hooves
Then her legs get frozen, no they can't even move

CHORUS

Kids push around her, yeah they ramble about
The lead actors prance and they speak with a shout
Edwina the flower, will she wilt in the light
She's pushed to her mark, crippled with fright

In her mind she seems like she's of giant-size
And all the audience can't avert their eyes from her

And then her best friend Miss Sandy Lee
She plays the part of a bumblebee
Holds Edwina Mae by the hand
And the flower takes a stand

Edwina Mae had a part in the play
And she got up on that stage, one of her proudest days
She felt so tall, no it wasn't that bad after all
THE DANCIN' BEAR
The bears lived at the edge of the wood
Doing everything that a bunch of bears should
Eating bugs and leaves
Scratching on trees
Hibernating for months with lots of ease
But the littlest bear I'm told,
She didn't seem to fit the normal bear mold
Dancing to the beat of the buzzing bees
And moving to the rhythm of the babbling creek

"Why are you acting like that?"
All the bears would say, and she replied,
"I'm just made this way
And I think today might be the day
To leave the wood okay

OOH-She's the Dancing Bear

Down the path just a mile away
Was a caravan of wagons all filled with hay
It was on the go, moving slow
With a painted sign: "Animal Circus Show"
There was a penguin at the wheel
She hit the breaks with a little squeal
"Want to join our crew? What do you do?"
And the bear let loose with a move or two

OOH-She's the Dancing Bear

They set up their tents in a little meadow
Where all the forest animals liked to go
And for three whole nights by firefly lights
The creatures took in all the marvelous sights
The was a sword swallowing dog
Followed by fire-juggling frog
Three acrobatic pigs on trapeze
But what brought the crowd to their knees
Was a little bear with sparkling dancing shoes
And the craziest set of dancing moves
Tapping left and right
She was quite a sight
And they chanted through the night
For the dancing bear!

GO BEAR!!! IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

LEMONADE
We're starting up a little operation
To help the neighbors with their dehydration
We've got a table, a poster too
We're mixing up some lemonade for you

CHORUS: Hey mister, what about some lemonade?
Hey ma'am, what about some lemonade?
Hey kids, how's about some lemonade?
Open up your piggy banks, your wallet and your purse
We've got the stuff to satisfy your thirst

Just 25 cents!
Much obliged, ma'am

We're earning quarters on a sunny day
Serving up refreshment on east acorn way
To kids on bikes, moms on the run
Business is brisk and we're having fun

CHORUS

Little sis is saving up for a trampoline
She's the biggest upseller you've ever seen
Me, I've sold about three dozen cups today
And I'm donating my share to the A-S-P-C-A

CHORUS
CRYSTAL BALL
Hey kid you've been growing up through every amazing new thing
Each year you sit on the birthday chair you get so big, got a loose toothy grin

What will the future hold?
Is it wrapped up inside a crystal ball?

Ask the crystal ball what is ahead, what is in store
Dear crystal ball where will I be when I'm 64
Will I sing or invent a new thing or travel to places I've always dreamed of
Fortune tell, cast me a spell, will I find someone to love?

And will the future hold
All that's inside this crystal ball?

Dear crystal ball will I really drive a car when I'm sixteen
And this is a little more urgent, what should I be this Halloween?

What will the future hold?
Is it hiding a sparkling, unknowable, mysterious crystal ball?

SHOW ON THE ROAD
CHORUS: It's time to put this show on the road
It's time to pack my bags and get up and go
It's time to put this show on the road
It's time to pack our bags and get up and go
It's time to put this show on the road
And tell the funny stories to everyone you know

It feels like such a shame to be leaving
(show is over, show is over)
When it seems like we just set up this circus tent
(party's over, party's over)
Well we had lots of fun But the last act is done
I can feel the time slipping away (time is slippin')
How do you say goodbye to the greatest day?
(it'll never be like this again)
But I've got news for you There's something you can do
Remember that time is a thought in your mind
And if we all stick together we'll turn out fine
So before this chapter is over, Grab my hand
Hold it tight And every little thing that comes after this will be alright

CHORUS



And, when the last tent pole was put into the caravan
The wheels started turning
And the entire circus slowly crept away from town
Gazing from the windows of each car and truck
Tears streamed down the faces of the performers
As they longed for days gone by
The circus spotlights that had gone dim
But then, as if a beacon were up ahead, their eyes turned toward the road that lay in front of them
And the high flying adventures that waited ahead
And the caravan began picking up speed
And the circus moved toward the next town…

CHORUS

And the children of Springfield watched and waited until the caravan was out of sight.


FLYING (2011)
FLYING
NEWSCASTER: "NEWS FLASH! In anytown America, a young child is embarking on a miraculous transformation! Watch and see as their powers multiply!"

I put my cape over my head, it's shimmery, sparkly and red
I am different when I have it on.
I fly 'cross my lawn

CHORUS: I go flying up into the blue
With a cape, it's so true

I'm stronger than a stormy breeze. I soar above all the trees
I am super! Still higher I fly, and climb through the sky

CHORUS

Now I'm now stranger when friends are in danger
I zoom on down
Out of the blue I will rescue you
And we're safe off the ground

NEWSCASTER: "This just in! Reports are streaming in now about a young child flying high above their neighborhood... It's astounding!"

CHORUS
DAY JOB
My dad wakes me up at exactly seven am
Use the bathroom, get dressed, and we're in the minivan
Chomping down our breakfast, drop my sister at daycare
I get so excited, 'cause I know we're almost there

CHORUS: Off to school, more than a day job
With my friends, more than a day job
So many things we can be, so many things we will see
Before the clock strikes three

I have superpowers I'm encouraged to reveal
And I do things that my teachers can't believe are real
I stretch my mind and body farther than they've been before
Pass snack out at record speeds and hold the heavy door

CHORUS: To recess, more than a day job
Rest and Read, more than a day job
So many things we can be, so many things we will see
Before the clock strikes three

Day, day job... more than a

And when I get home from school you know mom calls me her super kid
I lift heavy things like the laundry basket and find where stuffies are hid (SUPER STUFFIES!)
And on the weekend at the soccer game I use my bionic kick
To shoot and pass the soccer ball super duper quick

CHORUS

COVERED IN BAND AIDS
My little sister used to be strapped in tight
In a bucket swing at a comfortable height
(She was stuck on the sidelines)
She's gotten bigger and everything thing has changed
Her so called-playground life has never be the same
She's a risk-taking Superstar, a wonder-dynamo
Kickin' up woodchips watch her jump and go

CHORUS: She's the one, C-C-C-Covered in band aids
I can hardly see her face
Covered in band aids, band-aids all over the place

When we bundle up and head outside
She makes a b-line for the spinny-slide
Up to the top and over the edge
Across the big wall, she jumps off the ledge
Skips her way 'cross the monkeybars
Underdogs on the swings, then jumps off super far
CHORUS

BRIDGE: She's got a pink one, a red one, a gold and glittery one
There's a band-aid with a flag and we've only just begun
She's got three on her knee and one underneath her chin
And a mark up on her elbow where another one had been
There was the time last week where she tried to ride my bike
She needed at least four band-aids with that kitty that she likes
Five at the park, one at the zoo
Four more last week at school makes exactly 22

CHORUS
SIDEKICK
I'm searching for adventure, I'm headed down the road
To be a playground hero, it's a really heavy load
I'm bound to face some trouble, to feel my jumprope is at its' end
When things get kind of tricky, I need a buddy, a good friend

CHORUS: Yeah I'm looking for sidekick!
I really need sidekick, I'm really looking for a friend

We could build a motorbike, with a reinforced side car
Or design a super-copter, if we have to fly real far
The important thing is this, it just has to fit we two
And if you want to be the leader, I'll be the sidekick for you

CHORUS

We've kept the playground safe, from the spinners to the slide
The evildoers out there, have nowhere left to hide
Our class is lining up, the Justice League is having snack
But after math and Spanish, we'll be racing right on back

CHORUS

MY VALENTINE
CHORUS: My Valentine, My Valentine
Sweet little red fish of mine, Valentine
Caught my heart on your line, My Valentine

Mom granted a wish that I could get a fish that day, Valentine's Day
Walked in the store, my jaw it hit the floor that day, Valentine's Day

CHORUS

Johnny Bregar piano solo!

Dean Jones trombone solo!

Valentine bubble solo!

Love you heart and soul, made your home inside a bowl
With jewels that sparkle and shine, My Valentine!
I'll feed you each day, blow you a kiss, when I'm on my way
Then pine for my sweet Valentine

CHORUS
BRAVEST KID IN THE WORLD
Today I was the bravest, the bravest, the bravest, the bravest, the bravest kid in the world
I faced my greatest enemy, we battled toe to toe
The elusive Dr. Fear, my arch nemesis and foe

I was at home, I had purple sharpie
And drew on our table accidentally-oh
When my dad approached, Fear held me down
I hardly could speak or utter a sound-oh
I felt like I might break, 'til I admitted my mistake

CHORUS: Then I was the Bravest Kid in the World
Braver than ever before

One time at school, my friend snuck from the playground
I followed along to where no one was around-oh
I said I have to go back, he said I won't be your friend
Fear tried to trap me in that lonely dead end-oh
In felt the courage in me grow to go let someone know

CHORUS

My greatest enemy lives in a hideout you can't see
Works invisibly, deep inside of me

One time I saw a watch down on the floor
I knew that I'd seen it on my good friend before-oh
Someone else grabbed it and hid it away
I wanted to help but what could I say-oh

What would you do, if it were up to you???


Could you be the bravest kid in the world?
It's not easy, believe me
But in you I see
The bravest, most courageous kid in the world

YOUR FAVORITE BOOK
I'm your favorite book

CHORUS: Pick me up when you need a friend
I'm tried and true from start to end
See my pages' floppy ears
Listening in year after year
I'm your favorite book

Yeah we've got history and it ain't no mystery
In your biography, it's been you and me
Like poetry, I've been so many things
I've been castles filled with queens and kings
Cows jumping moons and dinosaurs
I've been cats in hats and flying cars
My pages have worn out glue 'cause you love me and I love you too

CHORUS

Day by day, you turn the page and everything's okay
I've got you, you've got me
Another chapter in this story
Between each line you learn that everything will turn out fine

CHORUS
TOOLBOX
Toolbox, toolbox, I get to carry you
Toolbox, toolbox, wherever fixing must be done
You must weigh a half a ton

Toolbox, toolbox, we made a big birdhouse
Toolbox, toolbox, repaired the outlet near the stove
You are a treasure trove

CHORUS: I am a toolbox caddy, An apprentice to my daddy
Learning the trade One Sunday at a time

Toolbox, toolbox, there is a hammer in there
Toolbox, toolbox, the socket wrench is handy too
If you've got tightenin' to do.

Toolbox, toolbox, I found a rasp in there
Toolbox, toolbox, and all the drill bits tucked in rows
I love to hear them go

CHORUS

For my birthday, birthday I got my own toolbox
Filled it, filled it with lots of things from Lou's hardware
They really seem to know us there

CHORUS

GRANDMOM'S HOUSE
Well it's Sunday afternoon, we'll be heading out real soon
Over the river and through the woods
For a playdate at Grammom's house alright

Grammom's House!

It's not really a house, it's an apartment
With about a hundred steps up to the summit
I know I'm not supposed to run
But racing up is fun at Grammom's house

She's got our photos ‘bout the place, he loves to smooch my cherub face
We go for walks and have nice talks when I'm at Grammom's House
I've got a drawing table there with a just right sized chair
Special snacks for me, love so unconditionally at Grammom's house

Grammom's House!

I don't know what I'd do, what I'd do without you, my Grammom

Grandmother, Nanna, Nan, do you have an Oba-Chan?
Abuela, Nainai, Oma, a MeMaw in Oklahoma
YaYa, Tutu, Big Mom, Is she Grans, Grammy or a Mom Mom?
Babushka, Granma too, who are special gals to you?

Shout out! GRAND MOM!!!

We don't know what we'd do without you, our grammoms
INVISIBLE FRIEND
There's a girl that's standing next to me
She's the kind of friend a little hard to see... clearly
(It was a mix of whiteout and some vanishing cream
And the dust from the erasers I went outside and was clapping
That gave me transparency)

An invisible friend

The leaves were crunching near me, Yeah I could tell
Then I knew her by the swing that seemed to swing itself
Oh oh oh, magically
(I called out and he whispered his name
I said that I was six and he told me he was the same age as me)

She's my invisible friend (I'm his invisible friend)

You're great at dodgeball (I use super-stealth)
But at gym it looks like I'm square dancing with myself

You've got ten secret powers (I use them magically)
With me you always agree
Two voices so united to fight all this grown-up tyranny
No matter what may come, it's you and me

You've snuck us cookies (Just a couple times)
A friend like you is not that easy to find naturally

She's my invisible friend (I'm his invisible friend)

FLAPJACKS
Early Saturday mornin', half past seven am
Mom and Dad are still yawnin' but I'm all jiggle and jam
Saddle up at the counter bangin' on some pots and pans
I'm all set to get mixing, mama says, "Wash your hands!"

CHORUS: Flapjacks, can I have another, can I have another one please?

Big sis is setting the table, I help carry the plates
Mama's watching the griddle, bubbles all over the cakes
Flip, flip, flip, flip, the batch is almost done
Heat the syrup and cover up every one

CHORUS

Daddy's drinking his coffee, radio is up high
Mama goes out to the driveway to bring the paper inside
We dig in to our pancakes, shovel in all we can
If we're still feeling hungry, put some more in the pan

And when I'm in the mood for my favorite food,
Gotta make some pancakes!
F-L-A-P-J-A-C-K-S, With the butter on top!

CHORUS
BUNK BED
I've moved way down the hallway to where life is so much better
Me and my little brother now share a double-decker

CHORUS: We're livin', we're livin' in a bunkbed
I just don't wanna bump my head

I climb right up the ladder to where the view is oh so sweet
Tucked in six feet high under my rocket sheet
Double check for my belongings before we both set sail
My flashlight and action figures stowed beside the rail

CHORUS

I call down to my brother but I can't hear a peep
I've got a brand new joke but he's fast asleep
So I stare up at the ceiling at every glow in the dark star
And wonder what it'd be like to own a flying car

CHORUS

Now ever since the day of the merger, me and my brother, we've had ups and downs.
Sometimes I like to be alone but it's so nice to have him around
It's good to know I've got a friend below
Happy, sad, lonely, he is the best company

CHORUS

SUPER STUFFIES
I have an animal that's fluffy, a stuffy dog named Ruffy
His ears so brown and puffy, it's true
I bought a hand towel for a dollar and stuck it to his collar
It made him six feet taller, it's true
He leaped from the bunkbed and flew around my dazzled head
And then he stopped and said...
"I'm Super Stuffy!"

I took my super stuffy hero to my next door neighbor Nero
Said there's nothing more to fear-o for you..."
He placed a crocheted oven mitten 'round favorite stuffy kitten
He was suddenly quite smitten, it's true
And then there were two!
They took off from the floor and made a b-line for the door and then they stopped!
Two super stuffies

A super dog and super kitty, zooming across the whole city!
They flew!

NEWSCASTER: "And then, the Super Stuffies festooned with their Super Stuffy capes, took off from their neighborhood launching pad and flew all around town all the way to the elementary school... where they landed in our protagonists' cubby. Let's see what happens at school!

At 10 it was time to eat our snacks, we found our stuffies in our packs
We just couldn't put them back, it's true!
The super stuffies broke right through
We spied our teacher in the mirror, approaching ever nearer
To the stuffies it was clearer, it was true
They knew what to do!
They sprung right from our grasp and rocketed over the class
And then they stopped! Super Stuffies

NEWSCASTER: "And, that classroom teacher was befuddled as she spied around the classroom, tiny Super Stuffy heads appearing in each of her students' backpacks.

There was a giraffe wearing a dishrag! And a sea otter with a mitten pinned to its neck! A porpoise was wrapped in a baby blanket, and a panda wearing a bandana! There was a swordfish with a John Vanderslice t-shirt, and an orangutan with a paper towel clutched in its paw! A steam locomotive was wearing a sock! And of course, a Mayor Monkey puppet wearing a necktie!

And then, without warning, the super stuffy clan took off from its classroom perch and launched high into the sky over the elementary school, flying in an enormous V-formation! It was last seen somewhere over Poughkeepsie, looking across America for other Super Stuffies to join its flock.

And now, dear listener, it's your turn: Find your stuffed animal and find a cape, bring them together and let it fly! This is your field reporter from Monkeytown News, signing off.

Good night everyone, and good luck.
FLYING (REPRISE)
I found this cape on my bed, shimmering, sparkly and red
I felt different when I tried it on
I flew cross my lawn

I was flying up into the blue
With a cape oh so true

Stronger than a stormy breeze, I went above of the trees
I felt super
Still higher I flew, past a flight to Peru

And I was flying up into the blue
With a cape oh so true

Now... my son has a blanket that's red
He keeps it on top of my bed
He feels better when he has it near
There's nothing to fear

And we go flying up into the blue
With his cape oh so true


THE FINAL FUNKTIER (2010)
MOON BOOTS
CHORUS: Moon Boots, alright

Mama got me a pair of moon boots and I'm taking flight
Take flight in your moon boots alright

Mama got me a pair of moon boots
For playin' when it's cold outside
I love my new moon boots and I just can't let it hide
Well now, they keep my footsies cozy
When I'm out playin' in the snow
Sometimes I wear ‘em when I got no place to go

CHORUS

I like to wear my moonboots when I pretend to be an astronaut
The couch is my rocket and the boosters are getting hot
I'm in blast off position
My moon boots perched above my head
The controls are lighting up in a flurry of green and red

10-9-8-7-6, 5-4-3-2-1
Let's have some fun

CHORUS
JET PACK
In the morning I get out of bed to put a helmet on my head
Time for a quick bite before I'm taking flight
With my red… Jet! Pack!
I'm known up and down Maple Street
As the kid who can't stay on his feet
Just give me a shout, I'm ready to help out
With my red… Jet! Pack!

Oh whoa whoa, Up up I will go
Today there is nothing to keep me on down on the ground

I rescued a cat from a tree and threw down a purple Frisbee
Ms. Nelson's clothesline is now hanging just fine
Thanks to my… Jet! Pack!

Oh whoa whoa…

The scared boy at the top of the slide
Flown right down to his mommy's side
Just give me a shout, I'm ready to help out
With my red… Jet! Pack!

Oh whoa whoa…

I've got my J-E-T, P-A-C-K with me

SCIENCE FAIR
CHORUS: Today is the Science Fair
They're coming by the hordes with their presentation boards
Today is the Science Fair

All the students in the first, second, and third grades
Are filling up the auditorium with the science projects that they made
Baking soda and vinegar volcanoes spew
We've got fungus among us, forces and motion and an insect petting zoo

CHORUS

I made a comet with a little help from Mom and Dad
Dry ice and water and some corn syrup, ammonia and a little sand
I can't wait to share my comet at school
Catch it moving wicked fast from solid to gas with a tail that's super cool

CHORUS

Jack: And we're back. Mrs. Flannigan's fourth grade Science competition.
Daron: Well uh last year we saw a lot of great volcanoes…
Jack: Oh just a minute there Chet, here comes our first entry, It's little Tommy O' Doyle's baking soda and vinegar volcano!
Daron: Just like I predicted.
Jack: And what's this? A troop of piano playing fleas?
Daron: Apparently they're very trainable.
Jack: Oh, but now here's fourth grader Sally Oglethorpe and her broccoli-powered bicycle!

CHORUS
UKULALIEN
Once a little UFO crashed in the sea
It landed near some islands named Hawaii
The alien got pulled down by the undertow
Toward a soothing sound from the rainbow reef below

It was a ukulele, little alien

A tiny humu-humu fish strummed happily
It snorted sand, "Let's start a band, Come play with me"

"I need a ukulele," Said the alien

The humu-humu-nuku-nuku apu'a
Had an extra at home made by her papa
They jammed together making waves and foamy foam
Then the alien started to miss its' home
The little fish made a fix on the UFO
Then set it on an underwater volcano

Take this ukulele, little alien!

Thank you said the alien, now please take care
The eruption shot the ship back the air

There goes the ukulele, Ukualien

MY BROTHER IS A SATELLITE
CHORUS: Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh,
Ra-Ra-Ra-Ra-Ra-Ra-Ra round he goes
My brother is a satellite

My little brother is three years younger than me
We're pulled together by some strong sibling gravity
Mom says his imitation is a form of adoration
I don't see the correlation, my brother is a satellite

CHORUS

Sometimes I like to have my best friend over
My brother tracks us like a Martian land rover
Follows us up the stairs and follows us down the stairs,
Sometimes just sits and stairs, my brother is a satellite

CHORUS

And when he's in my orbit I really can't ignore it
I'm sure there's bound to be a different trajectory for him
And if that day comes soon I might even miss My little moon
My Brother is a satellite
BEAT-BOX-A-ROBOT
There was an old robot that swallowed a drum
I think I know why it swallowed that drum
It gobbled a drum straight in to its' tum
I got the feeling it had only begun

It was a Beatbox-a-Robot

It swallowed a snare right out of the air
Chomped it down without a care
Opened its' mouth gave me quite a scare
There was a drumming sound from way down in there

It was a Beatbox-a-Robot

It swallowed a hi-hat to add to the beat
This drum-chewing robot sure liked to eat
The hi-hat it hit on the one and the three
I felt a dance build up inside me

It still had room it added some boom
A big bass drum went in with a zoom
It opened its' mouth, all I could do was stare
I heard big bass, hi-hat and a snare

That old robot had room for more
The tom-toms from the rack and the floor
The cymbals went too, the ride and the crash
It's opened its' mouth with a deafening smash

Blips and beeps from the sampler nearby
Were gulped instantly, I saw it no lie!
Two turntables gone, a microphone too
Right down the hatch, here it's playing for you

It was a Beatbox-a-Robot

SUNGLASSES
Summertime is here and we are headed to the beach
We'll leave our turf for sand and surf, It's almost within reach
We're packing up the minivan , dad says he's almost done
Just one more load and hit the road, we're soaking up some sun

Hey now everyone,
Here comes, he comes, here comes the sun

We pull out of the driveway to our family's favorite song
The one with all the sha-la-las, I love to sing along
The hours pass with tic tac toe and counting license plates
I think we've logged a million miles And thirty-seven states

The trip just melts away when pull up at the spot
It's everything I've dreamt about and wonderfully hot
I put my swimsuit on so I can dive into the sea
But first mom grabs the sun block and completely covers me

Dad takes me out wave jumping and I hold on oh so tight
I barely touch the bottom but I leap with all my might
We catch a rocket ride that carries us back To the shore
Just to paddle out again and jump and play some more

Whatcha gonna wear now? (-MayMo)
What you got in your pocket? (-The Harmonica Pocket)
I'm going outside but I can't find my… (-Caspar Babypants)
Whoops somebody sat right on my… (-Johnny Bregar)
I can't hear you (-Eric Ode)
It's cloudy but I still need my… (-The Not-Its!)
(Sniff) What's for dinner? (-Gustafer Yellowgold)
SPACE ELEVATOR MUSIC
JACK: Mayor Monkey. Is this an elevator in the middle of our album?
MAYOR MONKEY: Yeah, it is an elevator. A Space elevator!
JACK: Why is there an elevator here?
MAYOR MONKEY: It's an innovation! Taking people from the earth all the way to the stars! In 50 yrs, there'll be a space elevator in every home!
JACK: OK. But Maymo it's not 50 yrs from now. Ah, why is the Space Elevator in the middle of this album.
MAYOR MONKEY: Well I had an idea. You know it's going to be a long journey. They're going to need some soothing music along the way. They'll need some elevator music.No wait, they're gonna need some space…elevator music. And that, that's just what this is behind us.
JACK: Maymo, I don't really know about this.
MAYOR MONKEY: Ah, I worked on this while you guys were out in the studio. Ahh, I just played around on the keys a little bit. Oh yeah, pretty funky, huh-huh-ho! Well anyway, so I was thinking. You know as a new business adventure for Recess Monkey, you boys should play this kind of music, whadd'ya think?
JACK: Well I mean we just made this album. This Final Funktier, that… people are listening to right now. I, I, we're really not due for another album for at least three or four weeks.
MAYOR MONKEY: You don't need to make a… album. You're gonna play right here in the elevator!
JACK: Here? You, you want us to actually play here, in the elevator?
MAYOR MONKEY: Yeah! Live! Live music in an elevator! People will love it!
JACK: Mayor Monkey, it.. it's going to take at least 12 hrs to get all the way up into space.
MAYOR MONKEY: No, it's great! You'll love it. Hey, anyway you can live here too. It's pretty nice. Uh, I went ahead and rented out your rooms.
JACK: Wait! What,wha. You rented out our rooms? Are you kidding?
MAYOR MONKEY: You have this beautiful space elevator to live in now? It's gorgeous!
JACK: I can't believe you would do that without … Hey, hey Drew!
DREW: Yeah?
JACK: Drew, Mayor Monkey rented out our rooms!
DREW: What?
JACK: Yeah! Yeah, he said that he wants us to live in the Space Elevator!
DREW: He what?
JACK: I know!
DREW: Yeah whatever.
JACK: It's ridiculous!

THE GALAX SEA
Do you ever wonder what's on the other side of the galaxy?

CHORUS: Galaxy, Float on the galaxy
I'm getting lost just sailing across the galaxy

I dreamt a magic space boat
Filled it sails with interstellar stardust
Powder blue, Octane 392
I took off in a flash and out of view

To boldly go where no one's ever
I'll send photon-graphs and light-speed letters too
I'll send them to you
Warping time and space, a galactic racing crew

CHORUS

The Milky Way is like a river
When I zoom past it gives a shiver ooh
I'm sending ripples through
Great balls of fire, an astral flier's view

CHORUS

Do you ever wonder what's on the other side of the galaxy?
BOOSTER SEAT
I'm not a toddler, not any more
I'm 42 lbs and half past four
So much I do, all by myself
Getting dressed and reaching the top shelf

Booster Seat, I'm in the car now
Booster Seat, We're taking off now
Booster Rocket Rocket Booster seat

When I'm at school with all my crew
I'm always learning something that's new
I'm using scissors, not on my hair
Taking turns and playing fair

I like pretending I'm out in space
Blast from the Earth without a trace
Right off our driveway, up to a star
I know someday I'll go real far


HOW DO YOU BUILD A ROBOT
How do you build a robot? I really want to know
A robot that can fly with eyes that glow
How do you build a robot? I'd like to understand
I've been checking out some books and drawing plans

CHORUS: My own robot that would be so cool
Flying all the way to school
All the things that we could play
We'll talk the robot way

I found a box of wires and six or seven springs
A flashlight and a jar of red sequins
I'm allowed to use the trashcan, the metal one that's in the yard
I'm attaching all the parts, it's not that hard

CHORUS

I really built a robot, it's taller than my dad
I'm finishing some work on its' launching pad
CONSTELLATION CONGA
Every night, when the sky's a blackish hue
The constellation conga line comes through

I wish, wish upon a star so true
When the constellation conga line comes through
It's dancin through, through, through

A constellation is a section
Of the night sky's starry shapes
In view, a dragon and a big bear too
When the constellation conga line comes through

I wish, wish upon a star so true
When the constellation conga line comes through
It's dancin through, through, through

I see a dog star and a lion
Watch a winged horse come and go
There's a hunter named Orion
With a belt of three in a row

A constellation is a section
Of the night sky's starry shapes

BLACK HOLE IN MY ROOM
There's a black hole in my room

There is a place somewhere in my space
Where things just disappear into a hole as black as can be
With a gripping, great, gobbling gravity
My black hole is a tiny spot of doom
Pulling in the stuff that's in my room
It's not misplaced, just eaten you see
By that gripping, great, gobbling gravity

There's a black hole in my room

Missing items have brought me to tears
A stuffy I ain't seen in years
15 lost socks, an old candy bar,
Half the homework I've gotten this year so far
So much I've lost, I'm feeling the shame
Mom thinks a messy room's to blame
But I swear. please beware, tread with care
Or you might find yourself fallin' way down in there

There's a black hole in my room
ONE TINY LIGHT
One tiny light twinkled in the sky with all its' might
One tiny light tapped upon my window late at night

I got up out of bed to hear what the star said
It whispered me the secret of the sky

One tiny light danced around my curtains, A wondrous flight
One tiny light landed on my floor and shone so bright

I got up out of bed to hear what the star said
It whispered me the secret of the sky

You spring to life so easily
You are the seed of the galaxy
You shine light inside of me

One tiny light landed on my floor and shone so bright


FIELD TRIP (2009)
FORT
And on a rainy day in Seattle, What are two kids to do
And on a rainy day in Seattle, I want to build a fort with you

CHORUS: There's a secret way in, That we climb through
Build it with me, I'll build it with you

Put all the cushions on the floor
I found Polly Pocket's missing shoe, and a dollar sixty-four
My sister Sadie Ruth designs a sturdy roof
And I build us a door

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A castle, a rocket, A boat out on the sea
Our fort can be whatever you and I want it to be
Lots of giggles inside, It's a great place to hide
For my sis and me

MARSHMALLOW FARM
Today is the day that our class sets away
On a super sweet adventure
One like I never imagined I'd go on before
Last fall we picked pumpkins, in spring we toured tulips
Great trips, no cause for alarm
Today is the day that we pack up and head to the
MARSHMALLOW FARM!

CHORUS: Marshmallow Farm oh whoa oh I wanna I wanna go

We pull off the road, we can't wait to unload
And spy the spectacular sight
Hundreds, no thousands of gigantic marshmallows
Arranged in brilliant white
Up into wagons piled with hay we bump and we bounce, it's such fun
In a minute or two, our hands frozen and blue
We arrive in the field and all run

Folks say money doesn't grow on trees
And there's no such thing as wonderbees
And a marshmallow farm is all fluff
But I just can't get enough. I want s'more!

SACK LUNCH
I'm a little sack lunch short and stout
Your dad put me together, you take me out
On an adventure so very far away from school
I'm stuffed with a sandwich, chips and fruit
I wear a funky crumply light brown suit
I've got a juice box and a fudge brownie
And a smiley face written up in sharpie

CHORUS

At school you put me in a bin, bunches of lunches pile on in
I'm kind of squished, is somebody leaking in here?
I hear the kids play I spy, they sing a song
They get truck drivers to honk along
Where are we going, does anyone have a clue?
Gotta find my way, My way back to you

You're in the museum now and I'm stuck by the front desk
But I'll be here waiting when your adventure is through
I'll find my way back to you
KNOCKTOPUS
There's a little octopus that lives beneath the ocean blue
When his friends get sad, he knows just what to do
He could lend an arm and that would feel pretty great
But he loves to tell a knock knock joke or two
He's a knock knock knock knock knock knock knocktopus

He's the class clown, loves to fool around
And add some goofing to each day
He's never out to hurt no one, being silly's just his way
Pick you up when you're down, make a smile from a frown
Whenever you're feeling blue
The knocktopus knows not to fuss, and has got some jokes for you

Knock, knock: Who's there?
Boo! Boo-hoo?
Oh, don't cry it's just a knock knock joke

Knock, knock: Who's there?
Tacoma! Tacoma who?
You got Tacoma your hair it's such a mess!

Knock knock: Who's there?
Topeka! Topeka who?
Topeka your nose or not topeka your nose, that is the question!

Knock knock: Who's there?
Banana! Banana who?...
Orange! Orange who?
Orange you glad I didn't say Banana?

HAVEN'T GOT A PET YET
CHORUS: Susie's got a pet, Johnny's got a pet
But I haven't got a pet yet

Gertrude's got a goldfish (a really-really wet pet)
Petunia has a poodle (fill its fur with your barrettes pet)
Tilly's got a turtle, everybody's got a pet now
Everybody's got a pet except me

Henrietta has a horse (put you in a lot of debt pet)
Silas has a snake of course (it's a garter don't you fret pet)
Belinda has a bunny and for me it's just not funny
Everybody's got a pet now Everybody's got a pet except me

Mother, Father, I present to you in PowerPoint
Reasons I need a dog…
I mean it, I'll clean it, I'll preen it
The best you ever seen it til I'm 113.
I'm up to the test, I'll do my best
I will not rest, on my pet quest
I'm sure that I can handle the routine
R-E-S-P-onsibility, find out what it means to me
NEW SHOES
I've got shoes for everyday wearing
I've got an old pair of soccer cleats too
I've got crocs, flip-flops, I've got black high tops
But I'm looking for something new… how ‘bout you?

New Shoes

It feels so bittersweet heading out the shoe store door
With a new pair that's shiny and squeaky clean
And the old ones I wont wear anymore

Old shoes can be new ones, just head over to the thrift store
I just corralled a great pair of cowboy boots
Someone didn't need anymore
Now I'm gonna stomp all over the floor

And now it's time for the Velcro solo

HOT CHOCOLATE
CHORUS: Hot, Ch Ch Chocolate!
Hot Chocolate, Ch Ch Chocolate

I can't wait till winter's here
It's my very favorite time of year
I jump around in circles, Rummage through my clothes
Bundle up in layers, can't wait till it snows

CHORUS

I'm dreaming of the sledding hill, Racing down with all our will
In a flash I jump on, my flyer hits the ground
I'm twisting and I'm turning at the speed of sound

CHORUS

I love to count down the days till December
Hot cocoa helps me remember
Wintertime's never too far away
I long for a day that's not long for a day
But we fill it in so many wonderful ways
And when snowflakes start falling I hope it all stays
And makes piles and piles and foot after foot And we'll sip
ICE PACK
CHORUS: Ay ay ay
Los icepacks Están ardiendo
Icepacks are cool so get them while they're hot
You can't protect yourself from every bump and bruise
And the one thing you can't refuse
To take away your pain and all your blues

CHORUS

Just the other day My sister fell
I hurried right away
On my tippy-toes for a pack Mom froze
To take away your woes with no delay

In a world,
Where a young boy or a young girl Falls off the swing on the playground There is… icepack.
One boy or one girl with one injury And one nice friend on the playground To take them inside and get the icepack


TINY TELEPHONE
When you're so far away
And I just want to say that I really miss you
There's a phone that's so small you can't see it at all
It's a tiny telephone

CHORUS: Tiny telephone, when you're not home

There's always a line from your heart to mine
It's a tiny telephone
No wires or spires or towers to power
No satellite dish to carry a wish between
Between me and you

CHORUS

It's a tiny telephone
L.I.C.E.
CHORUS: Little insects crawling everywhere. Eww!
It ain't no crying shame to have bugs on you

I've seen you scratchin', I've seen you itch
You want to crawl way down in a ditch
Just the name makes calm people twitch
It seems so hair-raising
But your brother, cousin, your next door neighbor, the red-headed kid from soccer-all of them had lice too

It ain't no thing when lice land on you
There's no need for a new hairdo
Just grab a comb and tea tree shampoo
It seems so hair-raising
But your brother, cousin, your next door neighbor, the red-headed kid from soccer-all of them had lice too

Maybe you've had them, or maybe you haven't, but the lice are coming… GENERAL LOUSE!

THE TEENS
CHORUS: Something happens in the teens
They're mixed-up, crazy, and in between
Sometimes it seems so funny when I try to count to twenty
Something happens in the teens

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
11,12,14 I think I'm lost again
I'm sure I missed thirteen but then it's hard to say
I know I got to make it my own way

CHORUS 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
11,12,13 I think I got it then
Fourteen leads to eighteen and I'm way off track
I guess sometimes you stray away from the pack

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SECRET AGENT WATCH
Secret Agent Watch
Well it's the coolest thing I ever got, My secret agent watch

Saw it on the back of a box of oat crispies
For six dollars and some change and eighteen UPCs
Emptied my piggy bank, set the table every day
I earned enough, mom signed the form, and set it on its way

Secret Agent Watch (ooh I really want it)

When I got home from school I raced to look and see
Reached inside the mailbox
There was nothing there for me-nothing there for me
Twenty-seven weeks passed without a watch
But finally the day arrived it really was top notch

And I took the package up to my room and opened it up…
It was amazing! It's my secret agent watch!
Oh yeah the thing tells time, it's got a compass too, it's got a grappling hook, now I'm invisible, I fly around around the room,

It can make me big, It can make me small I'm so small! I'm gonna go under the couch Whoa! It's pretty cool down here. Oh well, I'm gonna be normal size again Where's that button? I can't find it! Mom!

BUBBLE FACTORY
Get on the bus, Get on the bus
To the bubble factory, The bubble factory
Get on the bus, Get on the bus with me

Went to the bubble factory
Saw the vats of bubble stew
It was the soapiest concoction of silver, gold, and blue
I got too close and got sucked in a tube

I got trapped inside a bubble
I was lifted off the ground
I drifted out the window
I floated over town
I spun around and around and around and round

My bubble went high
My bubble went low
My bubble went fast
My bubble went slow
My bubble floated everywhere I wanted to go

B to the ubble, ubble to the bubble
Double your bubble, It ain't no trouble
Bubble what, bubble who, Bubble I love you
Bubble bubble bubble, nothing you can't do
Said the b, to the u-b, to the b-l-e
I'm gonna spin like a bubble, floating fancy-free
Floating up, down, all around
Till my bubble gives a pop when it hits the ground

At the bubble factory
CENTIPEDE PIRATE
CHORUS: Centipede Pirate Yo Ho!
Twenty-nine sea legs wants to make a hundred with pegs

The Centipede Pirate of the seven seas
A vain arthropod who shot vemon with ease
This swashbuckler's dream, a cool fifty pair
So he ordered his crew to find the legs that weren't there

Avast you termite sprogs! I be wantin' a new bounty! One hundred legs!

CHORUS

At the next port late, late at night
The crew went ashore and did something not right
The termites gnawed legs off every table and chair
The people awoke to a sight so unfair

The Centipede surveyed his booty, "Twenty-nine real legs plus seventy wooden peg legs equals… Ninety-nine? You failed me!"

And with the plunder a blunder, the Centipede Pirate ordered the first mate termite to walk the plank. At that moment a great mutiny began and the termites rose up to make a meal of the captain's peg legs.

Termites whittled each leg the best they could chew
The ungrateful Captain was very askew
His pegs were mere toothpicks, the termites all roared
The captain he wobbled and fell overboard

FIREFLY LULLABY
I want to take you darlin'
To see the firefly lullaby
They're flashing at you
Blinking at me
Singing their quiet
Night song
We can sing along
And float up on the wings
Of fireflies tonight

And everything will be alright