Kids Need Appropriate Touching
THE LETTER TO MR. BROWN
Dear Mr. Brown,
From the kids in Room 2
We’re writing you a letter like you taught us to do
We all got together at
Lunch this noon,
N’ we decided we’d better do something soon
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’Cause lately you’ve been diff’rent, and we don’t know why
Did we do something wrong? We’re sorry and we’ll try
To act a little better, if we’ve been bad
We all think that you’re the best teacher we’ve had
You used to hold our hands when we walked across the street
You used to help us wash them just before we went to eat
You used to kneel down and help José tie up his shoes,
And sometimes you would thumb-wrestle, usually you’d lose!
You used to boost up Ray and Alice on the monkey bars
You used to put your arm around us when we got our stars
Whenever we played “tag”, you were “it” the most,
N’ you’d even help Tyrone when he’d forget to blow his nose!
You used to help us button up our coats when it was chilly
You used to mess our hairs up with your hand
when we were silly
N’ you used to hug us sometimes, when we fell and
hurt our knees,
But you never touch us anymore, ... so Mr. Brown, please,
Bridge: Tell us why you’re mad at us, and honest,
we will change!
You still help us learn to read and add, but now
you’re acting strange
You never made us nervous or kept us after school
You never touched us anywhere that was against the rules
So, Mr. Brown, please,
Tell us what we did,
And we hope you read our letter, ’cause it’s signed by ev’ry kid
Signed: Robert, Susan, Rosie, Lee, Ian, Mark, and Russell T.,
Jade, and Alice, Nico, Ray, Darrell, Thomas, Russell A.,
Ellen, Jennifer, and Mary, Lynn, Felicia, and Gary,
José, Reggie, Barbara, Joan,
Harold, and your friend, Tyrone
Written by Peter Alsop, © 1986, Moose School Music (BMI)
On Take Me With You! & Songs On Sex and Sexuality – www.peteralsop.com
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