- parents can accidently squash kids feelings!
RACHEL AND THE MOON
Fog drifted through the streets of the town
Leaving a misty trail
The fog horn bleated out on the point
And the moonlight glowed cold and pale, cold and pale.
No one was out in the cool night air
As Rachel lay in her room
And she wished that the fog would all roll away
To clear the sky for the Moon.
And she’d sing to herself,
Cho: The Moon is my friend
It watches me all night thru
The Moon keeps me safe,
And it won’t go to sleep, until I do.
Du-du-duu. duo-du, duo-du, duo-duuu
Du-du-du, du-du,du-duuu
Rachel knew how special she was
To have such a friend as the Moon
As she stared out her window, the fog rolled away,
And she kept on humming her tune.
And she’d sing to herself,
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Her father came in to kiss her “Goodnight”
And she told what her friend, the Moon, did.
That it watched her and followed wherever she went
And so wasn’t he proud to have her as his kid?
And her father laughed “Yes!” he was proud and he
Hugged her, and up on his lap Rachel curled.
Then he smiled and kissed her, and told her “the Moon,
Follows everyone in the world.”
Fog drifted through the streets of the town
Leaving a misty trail
The fog horn bleated out on the point
And the moonlight glowed cold and pale, . . cold and pale.
And Rachel lay wide awake on her bed
She was sure that her father was wrong
And the Moon couldn’t sleep at all that night
And the fog hid the tears, that ran with her song.
And she’d sing to herself,
Chorus
Written by Peter Alsop, ©1987, Moose School Music (BMI)
(From a story by Rachel Barber, age 11)
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