Gr. 2 '23-'24
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My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the Pilgrim's pride,
From ev'ry mountainside let freedom ring!
1. You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mister In-between.
2. You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum.
Have faith or pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene.
3. To illustrate my last remark -
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark.
What did they do just when everything looked so dark?
Man, they said we better
4. Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mister In-between.
5. (Interlude)
6. To illustrate my last remark -
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark.
What did they do just when everything looked so dark?
Man, they said we better
7. You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mister In-between.
No! Don't mess with
Mister In-between.
1. Horsey, horsey on your way,
We've been together for many a day.
So let your tail go swish and your
Wheels go 'round
Giddyap! We're homeward bound.
2. I like to take a horse and buggy
When I go trav'ling to the town.
I like to hear old dobbins clip clop,
I like to feel the wheels go round.
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honali,
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff,
And brought him strings and sealing wax
And other fancy stuff.
Oh! Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honali,
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honali.
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whene'er they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flags
When Puff roared out his name.
(Chorus)
A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant's rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play, along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. (Chorus)
Good Morning, Blues
1. Good Morning, Blues
Blues how do you do? (2x)
I’m doin’ alright,
Good morning, how are you?
2. Called yesterday,
Here you come today. (2x)
Your mouth’s wide open
But you don’t know what to say.
3. Woke up this morning,
The blues walking ‘round my bed. (2x)
I couldn’t eat my breakfast
The blues was in my bread.
1. Hum…
2. Sometimes in our lives,
We all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise,
We know that there’s
Always tomorrow
3. Lean on me,
When you’re not strong
And I’ll be your friend
I’ll help you carry on
For it won’t be long,
‘Til I’m gonna need
Somebody to lean on
4. Please swallow your pride
If I have things
You need to borrow
For no one can fill
Those of your needs
That you won’t let show
5. You just call on me brother
When you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem
That you’d understand
We all need somebody to lean on
(Sing 3. & 5.)
6. Call me,
(Call me)
Call me,
When you need a friend
(Call me)
If You’ll Be M-I-N-E Mine
If you’ll be M-I-N-E mine,
I’ll be T-H-I-N-E thine,
And I’ll L-O-V-E love you
All the T-I-M-E time,
You are the B-E-S-T best
Of all the R-E-S-T rest,
And I’ll L-O-V-E love you
Valentine, my valentine.
If you should F-A-L-L fall
Off of a W-A-L-L wall,
I will S-A-V-E save you
When you C-A-L-L call,
You are the B-E-S-T best
Of all the R-E-S-T rest,
And I’ll L-O-V-E love you
Valentine, my valentine.
If you’re not T-R-U-E true
Then I’ll be B-L-U-E blue
We’ll be P-A-L-S pals
And stick like G-L-U-E glue,
You are the B-E-S-T best
Of all the R-E-S-T rest,
And I’ll L-O-V-E love you
Valentine, my valentine.
If you should S-L-I-P slip
And lose your G-R-I-P grip,
I will S-A-I-L sail to you
By S-H-I-P ship.
You are the B-E-S-T best
Of all the R-E-S-T rest,
And I’ll L-O-V-E love you
Valentine, my valentine.
Mardi Gras Mambo
Down in New Orleans
Where the blues was born,
It takes a cool cat to blow a horn.
On Lasalle and Rampart street,
The combo’s there
With the mambo beat.
It’s the Mardi Gras Mambo,
Mambo, mambo,
Mardi Gras Mambo,
Mambo, mambo
Mardi Gras Mambo-oh,
Down in New Orleans.
In Grey town where the cats all meet,
It’s Mardi Gras Mambo – with a beat.
They shout and cheer for the Zulu king
So truck on down
Where the mambo swings.
It’s the Mardi Gras Mambo,
Mambo, mambo,
Mardi Gras Mambo,
Mambo, mambo
Mardi Gras Mambo-oh,
Down in New Orleans.
1. Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'?
In the lane, snow is glist'nin',
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight,
Walking in a winter wonderland!
2. Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird,
He sings a love song, as we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland!
3. In the meadow we can
Build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown.
He'll say, "Are you married?"
We'll say, "No man!
But you can do the job when
You're in town!"
4. Later on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire,
To face unafraid,
The plans that we made,
Walking in a winter wonderland!
5. In the meadow we can
Build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown.
He'll say, "Are you married?"
We'll say, "No man!
But you can do the job when
You're in town!"
6. Later on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire,
To face unafraid,
The plans that we made,
Walking in a winter wonderland!
Yes! Walking in a winter wonderland!
A turkey ran away, before Thanksgiving Day,
Said she, “You’ll make a roast out of me if I should stay.”
A crouton ran away, before Thanksgiving Day,
Said he, “You’ll make a stuffing out of me if I should stay.”
A corncob ran away, before Thanksgiving Day,
Said he, “You’ll make a bread out of me if I should stay.”
A potato ran away, before Thanksgiving Day,
Said he, “You’ll make a mash out of me if I should stay.”
A squash ran away, before Thanksgiving Day,
Said he, “You’ll make a squash out of me if I should stay.”
A pumpkin ran away, before Thanksgiving Day,
Said he, “You’ll make a pie out of me if I should stay.”
(Act out the ‘escaping’ food, and create your own verses!)
The Grade One Concert - 3/23/23