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BABY QUINN
Words & Music © 2002 by Laura Wetzler ASCAP/ Laura Wetzler Music
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From the CD Again! Again!
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Welcome to baby Quinn
We're happy to be in the world you're in
A new year, apple honey sweet
We hear you have your Grandma's feet.
Curly red hair, eyes so blue
Mommy and daddy are proud of you
Though the rest of us seem far away
We love you and think of you every day.
36 hours on the way
Please don't rush me, it's my birthday!
The northern lights
The midnight sun
So many good things yet to come
Your Daddy plays mandolin, your Momma's lots of fun
Welcome to the world, little one.
36 hours on the way
I'm in no hurry- it's my birthday!
The eagles call out, Happy Birthday, little girl
They soar in the sky
And they turn and they twirl
All the big whales, sleek and fast
Jump in the air to meet you at last.
Hear the raven
Hear the crow
Sing your name wherever you go
All the baby bears, soft with fur,
Sing hello, hello! to her.
Welcome to baby Quinn
We're happy to be in the world you're in
A new year, apple honey sweet
We hear you have aunt Rebecca's feet.
Welcome to baby Quinn
We're happy to be in the world you're in
A new year, apple honey sweet
You'll dance, little girl, on your own two feet
Come dance, my girl, on your own two feet.
POOPA DOOPA DOO DOO
Words & Music © 2006 by Laura Wetzler ASCAP/ Laura Wetzler Music
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Eating helps your body grow
Energy to go, go, go!
Nothing to be shy about:
Food goes in, and poop comes out.
Poop a doopa doo doo
Poop a doopa doo doo
Poopa doo, doo, doo
Apples, pears, peanut butter and jelly
All mushed up inside your belly
Yes, it's stinky, this we know
Hold your nose and let it go.
Flush the toilet every time
Leave that potty looking fine
Always wash your hands
When you're done
Then go out and have some fun.
When you're on a camping trip
Dig a hole and cover it.
If you don't wipe like you should
Then your bottom won't feel so good.
When you eat too many beans
Then the gas gets pretty mean.
When you have your very own baby
You'll be changing poopy diapers,
And I don't mean maybe.
How do you know?
When to go?
Cause your body tells you so. (2x)
If you want to have a pet
Better get used to dealing with it.
Doggy, doggy doo doo
(Scoop it up)
Kitty, kitty litter
(Scoop it up)
Fishy, fishy foo foo foo
Scatty waddy doo doo
Scatty waddy doo doo
Scatty waddy doo doo doo
Mice make rice
Rabbits make pellets
But you ain't seen nothing
Until you've seen an elephant's!
THAT'S THE WEIRDEST STORY
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Joy Yi Lu, yes, it's true
She can climb a tree and touch the stars
She swings the Big Dipper
Jumps into the sip-per
Slingshots the Milky Way
And lands on Mars.
That's the weirdest story I've ever heard
But I kind of like it cause it's so absurd.
Ni na, ni na, ni na, ni na, ni na na
Ni na, ni na, ni na, ni na, ni na na (2x)
Brandon likes to ride his bike
He takes a dare
And rides up in the air
He spins like a plate 'til his parachute inflates
He lands on a tent at the county fair.
Bridget and Kyle jump a thousand miles
In their brand new sneakers
They can bounce so high
They jump the Grand Canyon with great abandon
Land in Hawaii with their feet still dry.
Henry, Josh and Dave surf a giant wave
They crash with a splash
In the deep blue sea
The three big kahunas
Swim with the tunas
Juggle with an octopus
And drink kelp tea.
Emily laughs as she climbs the mast
Of a pirate ship made of potato chips!
She swings out of the blue
She ties up the crew
And sails into port to buy the onion dip.
Zoe toe-shoes in her snowshoes
She loves ballet on the coldest day
She leaps in her mu-mu, her parka, and her tutu
Plié-s with the polar bears on Hudson Bay.
HUCKLEBERRY
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On a beautiful summer's day high in the Palisades
Your mama kissed and cuddled you
And brought you home to stay
Not a cranberry, blueberry, strawberry, mulberry
We love you Huckleberry!
Not a raspberry, blackberry, bayberry, barberry
We love you Huckleberry!
Not an elderberry, dewberry, gooseberry, mooseberry
We love you Huckleberry!
Not Tom & Jerry, Halle Berry, John Kerry or Cadbury
We Love you Huckleberry!
On a beautiful summer's day high in the Palisades
Your daddy kissed and cuddled you
And brought you home to stay
Have a whoop di doo, just for you, biddley bubbly birthday do
We love you Huckleberry
Singing silly songs, billy bongs. wicky wacky ding dongs
We love you Huckleberry!
Dancing Irish jigs, Hora gigs, Hip-Hop happy kids
We love you Huckleberry!
Playing Willy Wonka, toy tonka, horn honka, going bonkers!
We love you Huckleberry!
On a beautiful summer's day high in the Palisades
Your sisters kissed and cuddled you
And brought you home to stay
If you're a cat lover, chat lover, gnat lover, bat lover
We love you Huckleberry!
If you're a rich man, a pitchman, a digging in a ditch man
We love you Huckleberry!
If you're a jock man, a rock man, a lock man, a stock man
We love you Huckleberry!
If you're a speed walker, fast talker, sales hawker, dog walker
We love you Huckleberry!
On a beautiful summer's day high in the Palisades
We all kissed and cuddled you
And brought you home to stay
If you're a dancer, a prancer, a sweet romancer
We love you Huckleberry!
If you're the smartest artist, the purist jurist
We love you Huckleberry!
If you're a pepper shaker, ticket taker, home maker, bread baker
We love you Huckleberry!
If you're a noodle man, a strudel man, a cartoon doodle man
We love you Huckleberry!
You are a fine boy, a kind boy, a pure joy, (a little annoyed?)
We love you Huckleberry!
You're a big guy, open sky, give it a try kind of guy,
We love you Huckleberry!
Whatever you do, were with you, hoodlely doo, were your crew
We love you Huckleberry!
Wherever you go you should know
We love you Huckleberry!
MIRYAM CAPELLA
Words © 1997, 2009 by Laura Wetzler ASCAP
Music Traditional Arranged © 1997 Laura Wetzler ASCAP/
Laura Wetzler Music
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Miryam, she lived long ago
Just one thing she wanted so
Girls could never go to school
But Miryam, she was no one's fool.
Pumpadapum, Miryam Capella
Pumpadapum, Miryam was smart
Pumpadapum, Miryam Capella
She would do things from her heart.
Her father was a learned teacher
Boys would come from far and wide
When they sat to study lessons
Behind the door, Miryam would hide.
Her mother helped her learn to read
Miryam loved it and wanted more
Her mother smiled and kissed her forehead
"I also learned behind the door."
Miryam, she was very angry
I don't want to hide this way
Her mother said, "Go for it, Miryam.
You go out there, you make it change!"
In those days parents picked your partner
They worried life would be too tough
You never knew who you'd get stuck with
But there's more to life than money and stuff.
See, Miryam loved a brilliant student
She didn't care how much they earned
They would start a school together
Where every child could come and learn.
FINE MISTY MORNING
Words & Music © 2005 by Laura Wetzler ASCAP/ Laura Wetzler Music
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It's a fine misty morning
Rising from the waters
The earth is warm
The air is cool
The sun comes up
It's shining through
A fine misty morning
Chickadee-dee-dee is calling
Sweet & wild, you feisty child
Rise up, Misty Louise!
Good morning, baby rainbow
Get your colors on and
Let's go!
Misty light painted bright
Reaching for the sky
Dreaming on a fishpond
She waves her magic wish wand
Fishies jump
Plop! Kerplunk!
Laugh & swim away.
She rises from the ocean
Constantly in motion
Dances round up & down
Sailing on the breeze
When Misty rides her seahorse
The beach becomes a racecourse
Across the dune
She flies by noon
Rising through the sky.
Misty and the otters
Dive into the waters
Sardines skip
Flounders flip
When she swims this way
She plays along the bay surf
She rises from a glacier
Circles high in the sky
To catch the light of day.
ALEXA
Words and music © Laura Wetzler 2005 ASCAP/Laura Wetzler Music
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Alexa connects ya
To your happiest time, your silliest rhyme
Alexa directs ya:
C'mon, just have fun! (2X)
What to do? What to do? What to do, do, do?
What to do? What to do? What to do?
What'll we do? What'll we do?
What'll we do, do, do?
What'll we do? What'll we do?
What'll we do?
Hey, we could really have some fun
Look at us laughing when we run.
Go outside when the weather is great
Come inside on a rainy day date.
We could go to the park, to the gym, to the zoo
Then have a snack and a sippy cup too.
Climb on the monkey bars
Fly in the swings
Run in a circle and flap our wings.
We could make up a dance
Crazy and free
We could reach out, rock out, under the trees.
Come back home where its warm and cozy
Snuggle on the couch and wiggle our toes-ies.
We could play in the water
We could splash in the tub
Water all over
Rub a dub dub!
We could wiggle in a towel
Hang it on a hook.
Toddle off to bed to read a book.
We could swim like a fish
We could play the tuba
Let's take a dive
Scuba duba duba
We could strum a guitar
Bow a cello
Let's go jump in a bowl of jello.
We could talk like a doggie, like bird, like a cat
Ruff and tweet and meow like that
Moo like a cow
Buzz like a bee
I'm so happy when you're with me!
CITY GIRL (ANDIE)
Words and Music © 2003 by Laura Wetzler ASCAP/ Laura Wetzler Music
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Andie, Andie you're so fine
Twinkle in your eye
Dimple in your smile
Andie, Andie, smart and kind
You're our city girl
Andie, Andie, what do you think?
I love that giggle, pretty in pink
Wiggle and jiggle and jump and blink
Laughing city girl
Andie Brooke, come and look
The tugboats deliver the barge up river
Sailboats glide with the tide
And wave to our city girl
Sparkling lights in the night
Broadway shows, ballet toes
So exciting, so inviting
To our city girl
Nona knit a sweater
Cozy in the weather
Mama's at home
Daddy's on the phone
To ask how you're doing?
He'll be home soon
To see his little girl
Carnegie Hall
Stands before us
That's your grandma
Singing in the chorus!
This is your town
You can be proud
To be a city girl
The world's your oyster
A day at the cloisters
Pretty paintings
All just waiting
Dinosaur museums
(Wait till you see 'em!)
Happy city girl
RUBY
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Ruby, a friend is like a ruby
A very precious ruby
Friends sparkle and shine
Won't you be mine?
Ruby, a good friend is like a ruby
Brings out the best in us, truly
Makes us sparkle and shine
(Makes you feel so fine)
We love to sing up high
We love to sing down low
We love to sing all kinds of songs
Where ever we go
We make up a tune
We open our mouths
And then the song sings out, la la la
We're playing in the grass
We're rolling down a hill
It really makes us laugh
And when we've had our fill
We race back up to the top and then
We're rolling, rolling down again
We're shaking like a leaf
We're turning in the breeze
We're floating to the ground
Gently to our knees
We skip and we fly
When the wind blows by
'Til we tumble, tumble into a big pile.
But once we had a fight
We couldn't make it right
So we tried again to talk it through,
And then
We both said, Sorry
We both made mistakes
That's what it takes to be a friend.
WILLY NILLY (BRYCE)
Words and music © 2009 Laura Wetzler ASCAP/ Laura Wetzler Music
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Bryce Addison, greased up with lanolin
Squeezed and spelunked down into a cave
She discovered a cavern where the bats were having
A big birthday party for a dragon named Dave.
Willy nilly, pick-a-Lily
Willy nilly, pick-a-Billy
They're all very nice-y
But Brycie, she's spicy!
Bryce, in Uganda, races her Honda
Out to see hippos and gorillas in the mist
She met warthogs with piglets
Piglets wearing wiglets
Wiglets in ringlets with a curly a top twist.
Bryce loves pizza and when people meets-ha
She invites you to greet-ha
With her favorite snack
Pepperoni, anchovy
Shrimp with baloney
Such toppings could give you a gall bladder attack!
Bryce does karate and no one gets snotty
With a girl who can kick a pine board in two.
She takes care of bullies
She wraps them in woolies
She swaddles them sweetly
Now, go to your room!
Bryce, on a camel, chipped her enamel
Went to the dentist to get a new tooth
But he used Silly Putty
And peanut-butty
Now every mouthful sticks to her roof.
[Peanut butter chorus]
Bryce loves sushi
Hear the beat and you'll see
Her chopsticks are tapping and her rhythm's so right
She plays just like Ringo
Zingo, Bingo, Jingo!
That restaurant's rocking every Saturday night.
GOING TO THE PARK
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We're going to the park
We're going to the park
There's the big slide
I'm climbing up high
And it's ok to let me go
I whoosh on down very fast
I land in the sand
And it makes me laugh
There's a big swing
I'm going to catch that thing
And it's ok to let me go
I pump my legs
And I point my toes
Higher and higher up I go
Splash in the fountain
It's a waterfall mountain
And it's ok to let me go
It's not deep,
I'll try not to slip
I love the water
Mommy, come take a dip
Sparrows and pigeons
Mallards and widgeons [Widgeons are a kind of duck.]
Geese and swans and dragonflies
Down by the lake
They quack and honk
They dabble and they dive
And they buzz in the swamp
There's a carousel
With chimes and bells
I'll pick my horsie
And I'll ride away
A big black beauty
With a purple mane
I'll hug her and I'll kiss her
And I'll tell her my name
We're going to the park
We're going to the park
Going to run and jump and fly away
Green, green grass and open sky
Pillow puffy clouds
Just floating by
The
following lyrics are from the recording: Songwriter's
Notebook.
HOLD
ON
You worked so hard in that place,
it can really break your heart
and I can see by your face
this thing is tearing you apart.
You blame yourself, I know,
but this is so much bigger than you.
They don't care who they hurt
when their deals go through.
Hold
on to your self now
Hold on, you are precious to me
Hold on, don't let them have you
don't let this bring you to your knees.
The
things that count for something
don't mean much to these guys.
You've got to know what's true
don't let them touch you with their lies.
I've seen you fight through hell
and go to any length
It's time to reach down that well
and draw up all your strength.
Oh,
what you teach me
Oh, how you reach me
I know you will find your way.
ANNIE
Annie,
they never expected her to live
but here she is and shes no kid
She cant say a word but shes singing big
shes shouting to the music.
It must have been a favorite song
maybe from when she lived at home.
She rings like a bell the whole song long
totally filled with music.
Oh,
the joy her face can hold
Shes six years young; shes 30 years old
She spins like a penny; she shines like gold,
totally filled with music
She
lives in a group home
with Millie and Sam
Every now and then they go on the lam
out to find the ice-cream man
down by the boardwalk.
Well, everybody needs a little excitement
They get into trouble, she doesnt like it
off to her room
but she doesnt fight it.
TAKEN BY SURPRISE
Taken by surprise
I never expected to lose you,
no one can accuse you
of staying overtime.
A spirit of your size
would burn any box they placed you,
why bother to encase you?
You were fire.
Alright,
I get it
It's bright and brief and ended.
Why must you send it
skulking through my door?
Alright, I get it
At least give me credit.
I know I'm supposed to let it
make each minute more.
Someday
every warm hand will be cold
this I know.
I just assumed you would be old
not necessarily so.
Why
should I be immune?
Its just, you left too soon
and I'm out here reading the runes
to tell me what to do.
Once again reminded,
up my face and blinded.
But, look,
the dust is shined with
shimmering, breathing light
WONDER
A slow walk through a darkened train
a burst of color and the tunnel fades
a mountain view from an open pane
I'm up from under.
A cool hand across a furrowed brow
the softest breath breathing will allow
it's present tense, so go easy now
up from under.
How
strange to feel the way I do
a pleasure so foreign
what will I do?
How will I cope
so filled with hope
and wonder?
Welcome
back from the walking dead
I was so hooked on pain
I was fed on dread
deprived of sleep in a feather bed
no wonder
Be still in the warmest arms
for the longest time,
for the longest ride
as down, down, down, down, down you slide
into wonder
Listen,
just take your time
There's endless space and unbroken line
Where to go and what you'll find
this time?
Change comes
as you worked, it would
Know what path it takes?
We never could.
The gift is given-
take it
and wonder.
UNION
STREET
(Ode to the Gowanus Canal)
A woman haunts the dead end
she smiles, she bends
until she sees my female face.
A counterman in the greasy spoon
slings the workers lunch at noon
by three he's abandoned the place.
The
bridge is up on Union Street
to pass a tanker to it's oily berth
and the horn sings
to be home on the Gowanus
copper green vein of the earth.
On
a misty night
you fear the condensation
you fear the funny flavored fog
What industry mysteries
released into the darkness
are rising from the urban bog?
Scrap shops, brass bobs,
auto wrecks and print shops
all line it's burly banks
PCB's and benzene,
microbes science has never seen
are leaching from the leaky tanks.
I've
seen the trash burn
on the surface of the water
on the surface of the water fire glows
I've seen the soot
rising from the foundries
blanketing the neighborhood like snow.
There's a guardhouse
for the man who works the drawbridge
maybe twice a day it's up or it's down
there's a flagpole
and it's flying dear old glory
in the strangest breeze in town.
NOBODY'S GOING TO MAKE IT
OUT HERE ALONE
Words by MAYA ANGELOU*
Lying, thinking last night
how to find my soul a home
where water is not thirsty
and breadloaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
and I don't believe I'm wrong
that nobody but nobody's
going to make it out here alone.
Alone,
all alone
Nobody, but nobody's
Going to make it here alone
Now
if you listen closely
I'll tell you what I know
the storm clouds are gathering
the wind is going to blow
the human race is suffering
and I can hear the moan
Nobody, but nobody's
Going to make it out here alone.
*From the poem "Alone",
from Oh Pray My Wings Are
Going To Fit Me Well
©1975 by Maya Angelou,
Random House, Inc.
Reprinted by permission
THE
TASTE OF YOU
We share each breath we take
until it's time to wake
then we snuggle
and you're half-way out the door.
In the rising light
as you drive out of sight
I stare outside my window
wanting more.
Though
I'm left alone
I still feel you so warm
in the place that you've left in my bed.
I hold onto
the taste of you
as I make my way through the day.
We
lead our separate lives
we have these workday grinds
we have time that we call our own
but when that workday grind
takes me from your side
I wish that we could hide out here at home.
B'MAKOM IN A PLACE
Based on a saying in Hebrew by Hillel, 1st century b.c.e.
B'makom sh'ayn anashim
Hillel omer l'hishtadayl l'hiyot ish
In
a place where no one's acting like a human being
we must strive to be more human
than the world we're seeing.
In
a place where no one's speaking of a clear injustice
we must ring our voices out
in spite of what it costs us.
In
place where no one cares about the sick we're losing
we must fight for every life
life is what we're choosing.
SHADOWS
Shadows in the moonlight
dancing on your porch, white
Willows, they bent in deep night
that summer when I met you.
Work
was our common ground
Your words first brought me around
You were strong and sleek
I was strong and round
that summer when I met you.
The
days come and go
The road's so long I know
but the journey is so inviting.
Who
knew what we'd go through?
Years later, I'm still in love with you
You're changing, I'm changing too
The one I want is you.
Shadows
in the moonlight
dancing on your porch, white
Willows, they bent in deep night
that summer when I met you,
the summer I met you
who knew?
BROKEN TIES
Lighten up your heavy hand
loosen up your grip
There's so much to understand
so unclench your fist.
You're
tight with loss
broken ties:
open up your eyes
The dead have futures
only they can know
we must let them go.
Flash
of memory fills your heart,
their presence is so damn real
Keeping cool is an art
when in dreams they feel so near.
Yes
we can
get on on our own
They will always be a part
of where we go they go.
CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM
Chorus based on a Iraqi-Jewish Hamavdil melody
trad. arranged Laura Wetzler
We're
children of Abraham
we're from the same tent
let us gather in common sense
Shalom Aleichem, Aliekum Salaam
life is short, let peace be long.
Abraham,
what would you say
if you knew your family was
fighting this way?
Well, you know how it is
your Dad was not amused
when you turned down
the family trade
to start something new.
So
many stories
used this way and that
to justify terror
or wearing a hat.
So many stories,
you choose what you hear:
The blessings of peace
or the rantings of fear.
Not
a word in years-
what a waste.
We sing the same notes
differently arranged.
Our poetry reaches
across all time
our rhythms echo
our languages rhyme.
THE
DEEPER THE TOUCH
I don't know who you're seeing now
projected on my face
but I am not your enemy
though you've put me in her place.
The
deeper the touch
the deeper the fear
the deeper the backlash
plays in my ear
I
know I have my part in this
I cop to what I've done
My past is littered with broken faith
this broken road I've run
but it's a long time since I cleaned up
I'm working every day
but when you need to you cough it up
and serve it on my plate.
The
deeper the touch
the deeper the fear
the deeper the consequences
play in our ears
We
jerk ourselves from pleasure
like it's nothing we deserve
We sabotage each happy thing
like it was our most primal urge
and the dramas come like holidays
ghosts of holidays passed
we hurt each other to push away
so no tenderness should last.
The
deeper the touch
the deeper the fear
the deeper our histories
play in our ears
So
it's not the movies,
it's not TV
it's not pop radio
but it's the most important thing
that I have every known
Though anger may eclipse our face
it always passes by
we begin again from a safe distance
and give another try.
The
deeper the touch
the deeper the fear
the deeper the love
plays in our ears
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