– the child toothbrushing ritual! US KIDS BRUSH OUR TEETH When you’re in a hurry and time’s flying past Sometimes you get mad ’cause I don’t move so fast I’m still just a kid, bein’ slow’s not that bad Please listen a minute, before you get mad Chorus: Us kids brush our teeth, the way […]
Audience: Humor
Dear Mr. President
by Bob Blue – is it really important to have “the most”? DEAR MR. PRESIDENT Dear Mr. President, I am in second grade. My teacher thought that I should write this down for you. I don’t know why he thinks that you’d be interested. You have so many things to do. Last week at show […]
I Wanna Try It
– we learn best by trying it ourselves! I WANNA TRY IT! Cho: I wanna try it! I wanna try it! Give me a chance to learn I wanna try it! I wanna try it! It’s my turn! My Dad bought a toy for me, He opened up the box He read directions, set it […]
Bigger, Bigger, Bigger
– big folks can respect smaller folks BIGGER, BIGGER, BIGGER Sometimes when I ask you if you’ve got time to play You say “Not right now, I’m just too busy! Go away” But when you’re in a hurry, and I am moving slow You pick me up and carry me, and, (whistle!) off we go! […]
Stayin’ Over
– singin’ at Peter’s pajama party! STAYIN’ OVER All the parents gave permission Everyone can come tonight! Bring some pillows for ammunition We might have a pillow fight! Pack your toothbrush and your toothpaste Bring your sleeping bag and tapes We got towels, you bring your P.J.’s We got popcorn, juice and grapes! Cho: Stayin’ […]
Needle-ee, Noodle-ee
by Peter Alsop & Penny Pefley – what fun it would be if kids ran the hospital! NEEDLE-EE, NOODLE-EE If needles were noodles, I’d cook up ca-boodles So no one would ever get hurt! If I was the head of this hospital here I’d bring in a dumptruck of sterilized dirt I’d say “Let the […]
Inspection!
by Peter Alsop & Penny Pefley – humorously dealing with invasion of privacy! INSPECTION! Oh no! Inspection again? They did it before! Then hundreds of nurses march in the door With doctors and lab techs, fifty or more! “C’mon!” they say, “Now take off your clothes!” “I can’t!” I say, “I’ll catch cold! I’ll be […]
A Friend Like Me
– support for a hospitalized buddy A FRIEND LIKE ME I knew that they’d kill you, those cafeteria fish sticks I told ya, “Don’t eat ’em!..They’re like paper mache!” But you never listen, and your guts glued together Then the ambulance came, and took you away So I brought you some homework, I dropped the […]
Logical
– kids see through the grown-up plot! LOGICAL Cho: Logical, logical! Why do you have t’be so logical? Ne-ver-mind, . . don’t tell me why, You’ll have a logical reply! Kid: Dad, I’m too full to eat my beans Dad: You’re too full? What does that mean? Kid: My tummy’s got no room, it’s true! […]
He Eats Asparagus
– Barry Louis Polisar’s song – don’t compare HE EATS ASPARAGUS Whenever I am naughty, whenever I act bad Whenever I do something that makes my parents mad, Like the time I juggled eggs, and they splattered on the floor My Mommy says “Why can’t you be just like that boy next door!” Bridge: The […]