Gorilla+ | Peter Alsop

Peter Alsop

Music for Children and Adults

Gorilla+

From the album Camping With Dads Buy Now

Gerald: (laughing) I heard singing!  Knew it was you.

All:       Geraaaald!!  Hi Gerald! 

P:         You made it!  Got your bed-roll?

Gerald: Yep.  Hey Chad!  Hi Norman. Good t'see you guys, ... I know 

            you kids!

Kids:    Hi Gerald.  Hi G.  Hello!  Good morning!  Hey.

Stu:      I'm Stuart, and this is my son Ricky.

Gerald: Nice t'meet ya.  So, I'm ready, ... we gonna make it to 

            the campsite by lunch time?

P:         Yep.  Let's circle up first!

Leon:   Why do we have to get into a circle?

Quin:   Why do you have to ask so many questions?

Leon:   Why did you come on this trip?

Quin:   Why does it bother you?

Chad:   Why can't you two stop?

Quin:   Are we playing "Questions" now Dad?

Norm:  Are you acting like children again?

Bailey: We are children!

Quin:   STATEMENT!  You lost!

P:         Okay!  Now look, ... we're in our "circle of caring".  I wrote 

            a special song for us, ... it's called DADS 'N BOYS, and, ... here are

             some word sheets, ... please pass 'em around, ... 

            (sounds of paper being passed around)

P:         Now Dads, ... we're gonna care about each other on this camp out,

             ... right?!

Dads:   RIGHT!

P:         Right Boys?

Boys:   RIGHT!

Quin:   What about girls?

Peter:  Annnd, .... we agree to care about everyone, ... including girls and

             women in our lives.  Right?

All:       RIGHT!

Peter:  OK, one of the great things about being in a circle, is that we can 

            always take a step backwards, and make it wider, so we can always

             make room for more people to join us!   Right?

All:       RIGHT!

Peter:  Stuart, ... would you play your guitar for this one?

Stu:      Sure.

P:         And you all have your word sheets?

All:       Yep.  Yes.  I do.  Uh-huh. I do right here!

Ricky:   I don't know how to read.

P:         So when I point to you, Ricky, ... you sing "Dads and Boys love 

            new toys!  Okay!

Ricky:   Dads and Boys love new toys!

P:         Perfect!

Bailey: 'Sonical Digital Musical Box!'  Can I push the button!?

P:         No digital box this time, Bailey, ... Stuart's playing a real guitar!