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Beautiful Day
01:34
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The sun has come up
The rooster has crowed
And I’m wide awake
From my head to my toes
My friends are all here
We’re ready to play
Good morning to you
It’s a beautiful day
Good morning getting better
Just get up and see
A good morning to be together
To be you and to be me
Good morning getting better
So wake up and sing
A good morning, we’re together
What more could life bring?
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2. |
Wake Up
03:02
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Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up and face the rising sun
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Open eyes, open eyes, open eyes, open eyes
Open eyes, open eyes, open eyes, open eyes
Open eyes and take in the world outside
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Stretch arms, stretch arms, stretch arms, stretch arms
Stretch arms and hands and feet and arms
Stretch arms and stretch out your big heart
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Get up, get up, get up, get up
Get up, get ready, yeah, get on up
Get up and fill up your big cup
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Set out, set out, set out, set out
Set out, reach out, get out, set out
Set out and greet the rising crowd
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Sing loud, sing loud, sing loud, sing loud
Sing loud, yes, let your voice ring out
Sing loud and make your mama proud
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Open eyes, stretch arms and get on up
Set out and let your voice ring loud
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
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3. |
I Had a Rooster
03:21
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I had a rooster and the rooster pleased me
I fed my rooster on a greenberry tree
The little rooster went, “Cock-a-lee-doodly
Doodly, doodly, doodly, do”
I had a cat and the cat pleased me
I fed my cat on a greenberry tree
The little kitty went, “Meow, meow”
The little rooster went, “Cock-a-lee-doodly
Doodly, doodly, doodly, do”
I had a dog and the dog pleased me
I fed my dog on a greenberry tree
The little doggie went, “Roof, roof, roof”
The little kitty went, “Meow, meow”
The little rooster went, “Cock-a-lee-doodly
Doodly, doodly, doodly, do”
I had a goose and the goose pleased me
I fed my goose on a greenberry tree
The little goosey went, “Honk, honk, honk”
The little doggie went, “Roof, roof, roof”
The little kitty went, “Meow, meow”
The little rooster went, “Cock-a-lee-doodly
Doodly, doodly, doodly, do”
I had a horse and the horse pleased me
I fed my horse on a greenberry tree
The little horsey went, “Neigh, neigh”
The little goosey went, “Honk, honk, honk”
The little doggie went, “Roof, roof, roof”
The little kitty went, “Meow, meow”
The little rooster went, “Cock-a-lee-doodly
Doodly, doodly, doodly, do”
I had a monster and the monster scared me
So I fed my monster the greenberry tree
The little monster went, “Roar! Roar!”
The little horsey went, “Neigh, neigh”
The little goosey went, “Honk, honk, honk”
The little doggie went, “Roof, roof, roof”
The little kitty went, “Meow, meow”
The little rooster went, “Cock-a-lee-doodly
Doodly, doodly, doodly, do”
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4. |
Clap Your Hands
02:19
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Clap, clap, clap your hands
Clap your hands together
Clap, clap, clap your hands
Clap your hands together
Stomp, stomp, stomp and stamp
Stomp and stamp together
Stomp, stomp, stomp and stamp
Stomp and stamp together
Anything worth doing once
Is better done again
Anything worth doing alone
Is better with a friend
Jump, jump, jump the gate
Jump the gate together
Hop the fence that holds you in
Face your fate together
Run, run, run the race
Run the race together
Forget the gold, forget first place
Run the race together
Any road you’re starting down
Can lead you to an end
Any load you’re carrying alone
Is lighter with a friend
Stand, stand, take a stand
Take a stand together
Take a stand and make this land
Make it all the better
Dance, dance, clap and dance
Clap and dance together
This could be your only chance
So clap and dance together
Clap and dance together
Clap your hands together
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5. |
Hound Dog Song
02:57
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Every time I come to town
The boys keep kicking my dog around
Makes no difference if he’s a hound
They gotta quit kicking my dog around
Me and Lem Briggs and old Bill Brown
Took a load of corn to town
That old Jim Dog, ornery old cuss
He just naturally followed us
As we drove past Johnson’s store
A passel of yaps come out the door
Jim he scooted behind a box
With all them fellas throwing rocks
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh…
They tied a can to old Jim’s tail
And run him past the county jail
That just naturally made us sore
Lem he cussed and Bill he swore
Me and Lem Briggs and old Bill Brown
Lost no time getting down
We wiped them fellas on the ground
For kicking my old dog Jim around
Jim seen his duty there and then
He lit into them gentlemen
He sure mussed up the courthouse square
With rags and meat and hide and hair
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh…
Every time I come to town
The boys keep kicking my dog around
Makes no difference if he’s a hound
They gotta quit kicking my dog around
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6. |
Fourth Day of July
02:46
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Oh, the cuckoo is a pretty bird
She warbles as she flies
She never hollers “Cuckoo!”
Till the fourth day of July
And I see, and I see
On the fourth day of July
Oh, the cuckoo is an outlaw
She steals from the rest
She’ll rob that poor robin
Of the eggs in her nest
And I see, oh I see
On the fourth day of July
Gonna build me a little bird nest
Up in the oak tree so high
So I can spy that cuckoo
Each time she comes by
And I see, oh I see
On the fourth day of July
Oh, the cuckoo is a pretty bird
She warbles as she flies
She shoots like a firework
On the fourth of July
And I see, oh I see
On the fourth day of July
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7. |
Molly Cottontail
02:40
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Oh, Molly Cottontail
At night when the moon is pale
You don’t have to turn your tail
Always give me leg bail
Molly in the bramble-brier
Let me get a little nigher
Prickly-pear, it stings like fire
Do please come pick out the brier
Molly in the pale moonlight
Your tail is sure a pretty white
You take it far way outta sight
Molly, Molly, Molly, Molly, Molly Bright
Oh Molly Cottontail
You sits up on a rotten rail
You tear right through that graveyard, hare
Make them ugly haunts all wail
Oh, Molly Cottontail,
Won’t you be sure not to fail
To give me your right hind foot, babe
My luck it won’t be for sale
Ain’t there somebody gonna dance with little Molly…
Everybody wiggle your cottontail…
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8. |
By the Light
02:52
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By the light of the morning
A new sun was dawning
A rooster was crowing at me
I said, “Rooster, why you crowing
First thing in the morning
When some folks are trying to sleep?”
He said, “Man, why you snoozing?
Think of all the time you’re losing
Life you could be using for living free”
So I jumped out of bed
Breathed the air into my head
And tiptoed past the rest just dead asleep
I put my feet right to the road
Just to see where it was going
To learn what it might know about being me
And it led me to a white horse
A heaving breathing life force
He carried me through the quiet forest trees
And he led me to a river
That mighty life-giver
I jumped in with a shiver and a squeal
And I looked up to the sky
To the clouds rolling by
Saw the sunlight just shining for me
And I sang, “La la la la la…”
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9. |
Hop Little Squirrel
04:10
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Hop little squirrel, eidledum, eidledum
Hop little squirrel, eidledum, dum
Hop little squirrel, eidledum, eidledum
Hop little squirrel, eidledum, dum
Climb little squirrel, eidledum, eidledum…
Munch little squirrel, eidledum, eidledum…
Run little squirrel, eidledum, eidledum…
Jump little squirrel, eidledum, eidledum…
Splash little squirrel, eidledum, eidledum…
Swim little squirrel, eidledum, eidledum…
Shake little squirrel, eidledum, eidledum…
Dance little squirrel, eidledum, eidledum…
Sleep little squirrel, eidledum, eidledum…
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10. |
Welcome to the World
03:09
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Welcome to the world, welcome to the bright-eyed world
Welcome to the world, welcome to the wild-eyed world
It’s a weird and wondrous world, a weird and wondrous winding world
It’s a cold and callused world, a cold and callous kind of world
If I could take you in my arms and tell you that I’m going to
Keep you safe from harm, you know my boy I’d want to
But it’s a mean and mystic world and everybody’s going to
Find out on their own, you know my boy you got to
And I’m just looking for the words…
Welcome to the world, welcome to the glad-eyed world
Welcome to the world, welcome to sad-eyed world
It’s a jumping joyous world, a jumping joyful juggling world
It’s a jumbled jagged world, a jumbled jigsaw-puzzling world
But remember now and then, anytime you want to
Find your way back home, you need a place to run to
To feel the sky above, to feel the earth below you
You got this heart to love, you got these arms to hold you
And I’ll say, “Welcome to the world…”
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11. |
Sleepy Song
03:40
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Are you done with your winking?
Are you done with your blinking?
Are you ready my sweet boy for sleeple?
Are you done with your blinks?
Tell me, what do you think?
You know that we’re all sleepy people
Are you done with the bright?
Are you done with the light?
Are you done with these daytime hijinkles?
Are you ready for night
And the stars shining bright
Up in the sky, twinkle, twinkle?
Are you done with the loudness
Of this party crowd?
Are you done with the mix and the mingle?
Are you ready to go?
Yeah, you’re telling me so
Are you ready for car keys to jingle?
La la la la la la…
Are you ready, my boy
For your brain to enjoy
A delicious cupcake with sprinkles?
You can find such sweet things
In your very own dreams
In your deep-sleeping cerebral wrinkles
Are you ready for sleep?
Cuz I’m reaching my brink
Can you go down like old Rip Van Winkle?
This has gone on too long
Man, you’re putting me on
You’re being a bleepy-bleep-bleeple
La la la la la la…
Could it really be true?
Is the fight finally through?
Have you sunk into sweet silent slumber?
Well I’m sinking too
Into the dark and deep blue
Goodnight friends, I’m going under
La la la la la la…
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Red Yarn Portland, Oregon
Red Yarn is a Texas-born, Oregon-based family performer who weaves folksongs & puppetry into engaging shows for all ages. With his energetic performances and lush folk-rock recordings, Red Yarn reinvigorates American folklore for younger generations.
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