Buddies

Love Regardless of Gender BUDDIES As my lifeline runs through my fingers And it snags on knots time to time Just talkin’ to you, helps them slip through A buddy like you’s hard to find. Chorus: Buddies like you never need to be told What buddies like me need to say Life has a flare […]

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Baby Needs A Parent

Single Parenting BABY NEEDS A PARENT Baby don’t need no silver spoon Don’t need no rub-a-dub-dub It’s apparent that a baby needs a parent who Can give that baby some love! Now every baby’s got one Mama And every baby’s got one Pop These days some babies live with one or the other ’Cause the […]

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Take A Step

– only one way to get started! TAKE A STEP If y’got a great big mountain to climb And that mountain’s covered with slime There’s only one way to get to the top, One step at a time! Cho: Take a step! Take a step! Who knows, it might be fun! Take a step! Take […]

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My Body

– the most basic boundary! MY BODY Cho: My body’s nobody’s body but mine! You run your own body, let me run mine! My nose was made to sniff and to sneeze To smell what I want, and to pick when I please! My lungs were made to hold air when I breathe, I am […]

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It’s Only A Wee Wee

– so what’s the big deal? IT’S ONLY A WEE WEE As soon as you’re born grown-ups check where you pee And then they decide just how you’re supposed t’be Girls pink and quiet, boys noisy and blue Seems like a dumb way to choose what you’ll do Cho: It’s only a wee-wee, so what’s […]

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You’re Okay!

– we’re not all that much different! YOU’RE OKAY! Our cat Carlos has dandruff, Our dog Homer has fleas (scratch, scratch) Daddy’s breath in the morning Smells like very old cheese! (p.u.!) My big sister has pimples That just won’t go away (oh no!) If something’s wrong with you too, then you’re okay! Cho: You’re […]

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The Newborn

– incredible Rosita Perez poem! THE NEWBORN It was 1963 and the three-week old baby Was turning blue in the bassinet Very obviously choking. The two year old was saying that she was sorry And crying and looking very scared. I removed a piece of ham from the baby’s mouth. Her sister had been eating […]

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My Little Clock

– live version by Willow Geer-Alsop MY LITTLE CLOCK You’ve got a big clock I’ve got a little clock too Your clock’s for your time Your big clock pushes you When you’re in a hurry My little clock’s pushed aside Y’make me use your clock Y’don’t care about my clock’s size When your clock is […]

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