This Is Our House
(By Sean McCollough)
This is our house of earth and sky
From waters deep to mountains high
We live our life, do what we can
To play our part, fit in the plan
I am an earthworm, I love the sky
Sometimes I walk, but I usually fly
I sing my song, sweet as can be
I build my nest up in a tree
This is our house…
I am a bird, I love the sky
Sometimes I walk, but I usually fly
I sing my song, sweet as can be
I build my nest up in a tree
This is our house…
If I was a pig, I’d role in the mud
If I was a cow, I’d chew on my cud
If I was a peacock, I’d have a beautiful tail
If I was an elephant, I’d be real big but not as big as a whale
This is our house…
If I was a cat and I gave you a scratch, you’d say “ouch”
If I was a kangaroo mama, I’d carry my baby in my pouch
If I was a skunk, I’d have a bad smell
If I was a slug, I’d kinda be like a snail without its shell
This is our house…
I Like Bugs
(By Sean McCollough)
I like bugs
Fat bugs, thin bugs
Ticklin’ my skin bugs
I like bugs
Chorus:
I like bugs
Bugs that crawl, bugs that fly
Bugs that stick in my eye… like bugs
I like bugs
I like bugs
I like bugs
Short bugs, tall bugs
Summer or the fall bugs
Soft bugs, hard bugs
Find ‘em in my yard bugs
Red bugs, green bugs
Even really mean bugs
I like bugs
Chorus
I like bugs
Striped bugs, pink bugs
In the kitchen sink bugs
Dry bugs, wet bugs
Catch em in a net bugs
Ugly bugs, pretty bugs
Even in the city bugs
I like bugs
I like bugs
Huge bugs, tiny bugs
smooth and spiny bugs
near bugs, far bugs
keep em in a jar bugs
Old bugs, young bugs
I like to be among bugs
I like bugs
walking stick
butterfly
stink bug
caterpillar
bumblebee
firefly
grasshopper
grub
glow worm
beetle
centipede
gnat
housefly
lightning bug
night crawler
moth
katydid
wasp
cricket
water striker
dragonfly
cicada
fruitfly
honeybee
hornet
gypsy moth
June bug
Japanese
beetle
ladybug
leaf hopper
slug
snail
praying
mantis
potato bug
millipede
water skipper
ant
weevil
yellowjacket
worm
scorpion
tarantula
cock roache
assassin bug
leaf cutters
giant
prickly stick
pine false
webworm
strawberry tortrix
spiny
whitefly
citrus
blackfly
turnip sawfly
silverleaf whitefly
apple pith moth
flat headed woodborer
juniper webworm
European elm scale
old world bollworm
aspen blotchminer
passionvine mealybug
Siberian speckled sawyer
Pawpaw Patch
(traditional)
Where oh where is poor little Susie
Where oh where is poor little Susie
Where oh where is poor little Susie
Way down yonder in the pawpaw patch
Pickin’ up pawpaws, put ‘em in her pocket
Pickin’ up pawpaws, put ‘em in her pocket
Pickin’ up pawpaws, put ‘em in her pocket
Way down yonder in the pawpaw patch
Come on boys, let’s go find her
Come on girls, let’s go find her
Come on everybody, let’s go find her
Way down yonder in the pawpaw patch
Mole In The Ground
(traditional)
I wish I was a mole in the ground
I wish I was a mole in the ground
If I was a mole in the ground, I’d root that mountain down
I wish I was a mole in the ground
I wish I was a lizard in the spring
I wish I was a lizard in the spring
If I was a lizard in the spring, I could hear my darlin’ sing
I wish I was a lizard in the spring
Kimpy wants a nine-dollar shawl
Kimpy wants a nine-dollar shawl
I come over the hill with a forty dollar bill
It’s “baby where you been so long”
I’ve been in the pen so long
I’ve been in the pen so long
I’ve been in the pen with some rough and rowdy men
I’ve been in the pen so long
I wish I was a mole…
Kimpy let your hair role down
Kimpy let your hair role down
Let your hair role down and your bangs curl around
Kimpy let your hair role down
I wish I was a mole…
I wish I was some ants in your pants
I wish I was some ants in your pants
If I was some ants in your pants, I’d teach you how to dance
I wish I was some ants in your pants
I wish I was a hole in the ground
I wish I was a hole in the ground
If I was a hole in the ground, I’d be a mountain upside down
I wish I was a hole in the ground
I wish I was a mole…
De Colores
(traditional)
De colores, de colores se visten los campos en la primavera
De colores, de colores son los pajaritos que vienen de afuera
De colores, de colores es el arco iris que vemos lucir
Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mí
Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mí
Canta el gallo, canta el gallo con el quiri quiri quiri quiri quiri
La gallina, la gallina con el cara cara cara cara cara
Los polluelos, los polluelos con el pío pío pío pío pío pí
Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mí
Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mí
De colores, de colores brillantes y finos se viste la aurora
De colores, de colores son los mil reflejos que el sol atesora
De colores, de colores se viste el diamante que vemos lucir
Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mí
Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mí
De colores, de colores se visten…
English Translation
All the colors, all the colors, oh how they dress up the countryside in springtime,
All the colors, all the colors of birdies, oh how they come back to us outside,
All the colors, all the colors in rainbows we see shining bright in the sky,
And that's why a great love of the colors makes me feel like singing so joyfully,
And that's why a great love of the colors makes me feel like singing so joyfully.
The rooster sings, he sings cock-a-doodle, doodle, doodle, doodle, doodle, doodle, doodle-doo,
The chicken clucks, she clucks, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck,
The little chicks they cheep, they cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep,
And that's why a great love of the colors makes me feel like singing so joyfully,
And that's why a great love of the colors makes me feel like singing so joyfully.
All the colors, all the great, glowing colors that we see in the sky at sunrise,
All the colors, all the colors are seen in the thousand reflections in sunlight,
All the colors, all the colors are seen glittering in a diamond ring,
And that's why a great love of the colors makes me feel like singing so joyfully,
And that's why a great love of the colors makes me feel like singing so joyfully.
I've Been Workin' On The Railroad
(traditional)
I’ve been workin’ on the railroad
All the live-long day
I’ve been workin’ on the railroad
Just to pass the time away
Can’t you hear the whistle blowin’
Rise up so early in the morn’
Can’t you hear the captain shoutin’
Dinah blow your horn
Dinah won’t you blow
Dinah won’t you blow
Dinah won’t you blow your horn
Dinah won’t you blow
Dinah won’t you blow
Dinah won’t you blow your horn
Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah
Someone’s in the kitchen, I know
Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah
Strummin’ on the old banjo
And singin’ fee-fi-fiddly-i-oh
fee-fi-fiddly-i-oh
fee-fi-fiddly-i-oh
Strummin’ on the old banjo
Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea
(traditional)
There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a hole, there’s a hole
There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a hole, there’s a hole
There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a hole, there’s a hole
There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a hole, there’s a hole
There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a wart on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a wart on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a hole, there’s a hole
There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a hair on the wart on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a hair on the wart on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a hole, there’s a hole
There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a flea on the hair on the wart on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a flea on the hair on the wart on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There’s a hole, there’s a hole
There’s a hole in the bottom of the sea
Peanut Butter And Jelly
(traditional)
Peanut butter and jelly
Peanut butter and jelly
When you find one you find the other
Almost like a sister and brother
Me and my friends we stick together
Like peanut butter and jelly
I like to play with my friends in my back yard
Pullin’ the wagon and pushin’ the cart
Hop on in, I’ll give you a ride
Hear comes the hill so hold on tight
Start to get hungry its time to eat
Well there’s room around the table for my friends and me
We’ll have
Peanut butter and jelly…
I like to go to the park on sunny days
Me and my friends we like to play
Swing on the swing and slide on the slide
Hop on my bike and take a ride
Start to get hungry it’s time for a snack
Well there’s plenty to share in my backpack
We’ll have
Peanut butter and jelly…
The Crawdad Song
(traditional)
You get a line and I’ll get a pole, honey
You get a line and I’ll get a pole, babe
You get a line and I’ll get a pole
And we’ll go down to the crawdad hole
Honey, sugar baby, mine
Get up old man, you slept too late, honey
Get up old man, you slept too late, babe
Get up old man, you slept too late
Crawdad man done passed your gate
Honey, sugar baby, mine
Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, honey
Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, babe
Yonder come a man with a sack on his back
Packin’ all the crawdads he can pack
Honey, sugar baby, mine
The man fall down and he bust his sack, honey…
Hey look at them crawdads back in back…
What you gonna do when the lake goes dry, honey…
Sit on the bank and watch the crawdads die…
What you gonna do when the crawdads die, honey…
Sit on the bank until I cry…
Crawdad sittin’ on the river bank, honey…
Pickin’ his teeth with a two by four plank…
Look at the crawdad crawlin’ round, honey
He’s the mayor of Crawdad Town…
I heard the duck say to the drake…
There ain’t no crawdads in this lake…
Jenny Jenkins
(traditional)
Will you wear white
Oh my dear, oh my dear
Will you wear white, Jenny Jenkins?
No I won't wear white
For the color's too bright
I'll buy me a foldy-roldy, tildy-toldy
Seek-a-double, use-a-cozza roll to find me
Roll, Jenny Jenkins, roll
Will you wear green
Oh my dear, oh my dear
Will you wear green, Jenny Jenkins?
No, I won't wear green
Cause I’m just too mean
I'll buy me a foldy-roldy…
Will you wear blue
Oh my dear, oh my dear
Will you wear blue, Jenny Jenkins?
No, I won't wear blue
Cause I’d look like you
I'll buy me a foldy-roldy…
Will you wear yellow
Oh my dear, oh my dear
Will you wear yellow, Jenny Jenkins?
No, I won't wear yellow
For I'd never get a fellow
I'll buy me a foldy-roldy…
Will you wear black
Oh my dear, oh my dear
Will you wear black, Jenny Jenkins?
No, I won't wear black
And that’s a fact
I'll buy me a foldy-roldy…
Will you wear pink
Oh my dear, oh my dear
Will you wear pink, Jenny Jenkins?
No, I won't wear pink
No matter what you think
I'll buy me a foldy-roldy…
Will you wear orange
Oh my dear, oh my dear
Will you wear orange, Jenny Jenkins?
No, I won’t wear orange
Nothin’ rhymes with orange
I'll buy me a foldy-roldy…
What will you wear?
Oh my dear, oh my dear
What will you wear, Jenny Jenkins?
Oh what do you care
If I just go bare
I'll buy me a foldy-roldy…
Mama Said No
(By Sean McCollough)
Mama said no, daddy said yes
Which answer is my favorite, well I bet you can guess
When I’m asking for permission, well it’s easy you see
I keep asking till the answer’s what I want it to be
“Can I spend the night with Davy?”
I asked my daddy tonight
“No, grandama’s comin’ for dinner and she really wants to see you,
so that wouldn’t be right.”
“Can I spend the night with Davy?”
I asked my mama tonight
“Sure, you see grandma all the time, and she won’t mind,
I think that’ll be alright.”
Daddy said no, mama said yes
Which answer…
“Can I have a little ice cream?”
I asked my mama tonight
“no, you’ve already had candy and it’s almost time for dinner
so that wouldn’t be right.”
“Can I have a little ice cream?”
I asked my daddy tonight
“sure, a little bit won’t hurt, in fact I’ll have some myself
I think that’ll be alright.”
Mama said no, daddy said yes
Which answer…
“Can I have that new toy?”
I asked my daddy tonight
“no, it’s kind of expensive, and you already have so many
so that wouldn’t be right.”
“Can I have that new toy?”
I asked my mama tonight
“no, it’s made out of plastic, it’ll probably break tomorrow
so that wouldn’t be right.”
“Can I have that new toy?”
I asked my grandma tonight.
“Sure, anything you want, just put it in the cart,
I think that’ll be alright.”
Mama said no
And daddy said no
But grandma said yes
Which answer…
Hikin' Blues
(By Sean McCollough)
I’ve got rocks in my shoes, I’ve got rocks in my shoes
I’ve got those hikin’ blues with these rocks in my shoes
But out here I don’t have anything to lose
So I’m doin’ alright, yeah I’m doin’ alright
I’ve got blisters on my feet, I’ve got blisters on my feet
I can’t take the heat, get me off these tired feet
But out here I don’t need anyone but me
So I’m doin’ alright, you know I’m doin’ alright
One, two, three, four
Step by step, more, more, more
Five, six, seven, eight
When I get there, it’s gonna feel great
I’ve got an ache in my back, I’ve got an ache in my back
It’s from carrying this pack, just like some hobos sack
But out here I can carry everything I need
So I’m doin’ alright, you know I’m doin’ alright
Eight, seven, six, five
I’m just happy to still be alive
Four, three, two, one
Back to zero, are we havin’ fun?
And I’m tired to the bone, I’m tired to the bone
I just wanna go home, maybe talk on my cell phone
But out here I can let my mind roam
So I’m doin’ alright, yeah I’m doin’ alright
Negative one, negative two, negative three, negative four
Negative thoughts like two steps back for one step forward
Negative four, negative three, negative two, negative one
I’m back to zero, like I just begun
I’ve got rocks in my shoes…
El Barco Chiquitito
(traditional)
Había una vez un barco chiquitito
Había una vez un barco chiquitito
Había una vez un barco chiquitito
Que no podía, no podía, no podía navegar
Y era yo, y era yo el marinerito
Y era yo, y era yo el marinerito
Y era yo, y era yo el marinerito
Pero el barquito no podía, no podía navegar
Y pasaron una, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete semanas
Y pasaron una, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete semanas
Y pasaron una, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete semanas
Y el barquito no podía, no podía navego
Y se esta historia no te resulta larga
Y se esta historia no te resulta larga
Y se esta historia no te resulta larga
La volveremos, volveremos, volveremso a cantar .
Había una vez un barco chiquitito
Había una vez un barco chiquitito
Había una vez un barco chiquitito
Que si podía, si podía, no podía navego
English Translation (The Tiny Little Boat)
Once there was a tiny, little boat
Once there was a tiny, little boat
Once there was a tiny, little boat
That just couldn’t, that just couldn’t, that just couldn’t sail away.
It was me who was the little sailor
It was me who was the little sailor
It was me who was the little sailor
But the tiny little boat still just couldn’t sail away.
And after one, two, three, four, five, six, seven weeks
And after one, two, three, four, five, six, seven weeks
And after one, two, three, four, five, six, seven weeks
The tiny little boat still just couldn’t sail away.
And if you don’t think this song is too long
And if you don’t think this song is too long
And if you don’t think this song is too long
We will sing it, we will sing it, we will sing it once again.
Once there was a tiny, little boat
Once there was a tiny, little boat
Once there was a tiny, little boat
That could, that could, that could sail away.
Freedom Song Medley
(traditional)
This Little Light of Mine
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine,
Let it shine,
Let it shine.
Nobody’s gonna blow it out,
I'm gonna let it shine
Nobody’s gonna blow it out,
I'm gonna let it shine
Nobody’s gonna blow it out,
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine,
Let it shine,
Let it shine.
Hide it under a bushel? No!
I'm gonna let it shine
Hide it under a bushel? No!
I'm gonna let it shine
Hide it under a bushel? No!
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine,
Let it shine,
Let it shine.
Shinin’ out the light of freedom,
I'm gonna let it shine
Shinin’ out the light of freedom,
I'm gonna let it shine
Shinin’ out the light of freedom,
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine,
Let it shine,
Let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine,
Let it shine,
Let it shine.
Woke Up This Morning
I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom,
I
woke up this morning with my mind
stayed on freedom
I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom,
Hal le lu,
ha le lu,
ha le lu
jah!
I'm walking and talking with my mind...
I'm singing and playing with my mind...
Run, Mary, Run
Run, Mary, run,
Run, Martha, run,
Run, Mary, run, I say,
You got a right to the tree of life.
You got a right to the tree of life.
Little Mary you got a right,
You got a right to the tree of life.
You got a right, you got a right,
You got a right to the tree of life.
I come to tell you, you got a right,
You got a right to the tree of life.
You got a right to the tree of life.
Run, Mary, run,
Run, Martha, run,
Run, Mary, run, I say,
You got a right to the tree of life.
You got a right to the tree of life.
The voice is heavy but you got a right
You got a right to the tree of life.
Ups and down, but you got a right,
You got a right to the tree of life.
True hard born but you got a right
You got a right to the tree of life.
You got a right to the tree of life.
Run, Mary, run,
Run, Martha, run,
Tell, Mary, run, I say,
You got a right to the tree of life.
You got a right to the tree of life….
Drinking Gourd
(traditional)
You’ve got to follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd
For the old man’s a-waitin' for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
When the sun comes up and the first quail calls
You’ve got to follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waitin' for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
You’ve got to follow…
The river bed makes a mighty fine road,
Dead trees to show you the way
And it's left foot, peg foot, traveling on
Follow the drinking gourd
You’ve got to follow…
The river ends between two hills
Follow the drinking gourd
There's another river on the other side
Follow the drinking gourd
You’ve got to follow…
I thought I heard the angels say
Follow the drinking gourd
The stars in the heavens gonna show you the way
Follow the drinking gourd
You’ve got to follow…