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BAKE 'EM OFF

(Shake ...)

It’s Christmas Eve night

Time is getting tight

We have to make the dough (mmmm-hmmm)

Refrigerate, then roll (mmm-hmm)

Next we cut it into shapes

Then bake and decorate

We’ve got 10 pans to do (mmm-hmm)

We just might be screwed (mmm-hmm)

But if we get moving

Do our best to do them

Right now, mix the butter

And the sugar,

Eggs and flour and chai spices

Everything will be alright

CHORUS:

And the table’s gonna shake, shake, shake,

shake, shake, shake

As much as it can take, take, take, take, take, take

Gotta roll and bake, bake, bake, bake, bake, bake

Bake ‘em off, bake ‘em off

Then after we bake, bake, bake, bake, bake bake

Icing we will make, make, make, make, make, and colored

Sugar we will shake shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

Bake ‘em off, bake ‘em off

She grew up on a tree farm

So Christmas trees we gotta have

But our trees will have big bows

Instead of tinsel glam

Let us make bow cookies, too

We can add a lot of fringe

Squiggles, dots and curlicues

Overdo them so they’re cringe

CHORUS

BRIDGE (spoken)

Hey, hey, hey,

Just think, while running around

to buy a brand-new ugly sweater

You probably won’t wear

You could have been rolling and rolling,

And cutting out and rolling to this

Cray-zee beat

Uh-oh, things didn’t go as planned

But I got an auntie bringing over five pans

And my grandma’s chipping in two

There’ll be just decorating to do

I think we’re gonna make it through

We’re gonna bake, bake, bake!

CHORUS

Bake ‘em off, bake ‘em off

Bake ‘em off, bake ‘em off (UNTIL FADE)

RAKE 'EM UP

(Shake ...)

VERSE 1

The leaves are turning gold

The weather’s turning cold

Turning cold and brisk (Mmmm-hmm)

The trees will start to twist (Mmmm-hmm)

And the wind will blow

Blowing all the leaves

We roll up our sleeves (Mmmm-hmm)

As the leaves fly off the eaves (Mmmm-hmm)

Gotta keep raking

Keep that rake shaking

Out all these leaves

From in between

The tines.

CHORUS

And the trees are gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

Seem like they could break, break, break, break, break, break

So we have to rake, rake, rake, rake, rake … the leaves!

Rake 'em up

Rake 'em up!

And the trees shake every day, day, day, day, day

Is it more than we can take, take, take, take, take? NO!

Nothing left to say, say, say, say, say, say

Just rake 'em up, rake 'em up—we’re good neighbors!

Rake 'em up, rake 'em up (good neighbors)

Rake 'em up, rake 'em up (rake, rake, rake)

Rake 'em up, rake 'em up!

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THERE'S A NEW YEAR COMING

(We Are Never ...)

My big brother did a crazy stunt on his

Skateboard and he broke it in half, he just

Should be glad he didn’t break himself, but I

See he’s still upset. (Why?)

Because his skateboard hasn’t been replaced. His fault.

He bought a lot of junk food, didn’t plan and save

Enough of his allowance, a mistake! Now he

Has to walk around town, feeling like a true clown. And

Soon, Oooh, Oooh-Oooh-Oooh

He's worn down to the nubs his coolest

Shoes, Oooh, Oooh-Oooh-Oooh

Big bro’, I’m telling you, I’m telling you

CHORUS

Keep on humming, humming, humming

There’s a new year coming!

Keep on humming, humming, humming

There’s a new year coming!

Let’s roll off the old year,

Greet the new year,

Make it grand, just

Keep on humming, humming, humming, humming

There’s a new year coming!

My big sister gave herself a perm, it was

The kind that’s super curly, or supposed to be.

It changed and just became one big frizz ball. Okay,

I thought. But she was really, really freaked. Oh, no!

She cut off every hair upon her head, leaving

A shape and size that makes baldness unwise. She said,

“My friends tell me it's really super cool.” But I knew

She knew I would tell her the truth, 'cause I love her, and

Oooh, Oooh, Oooh-Oooh-Oooh

She looked like a baby kangaroo, oh,

Oooh, Oooh, Oooh-Oooh-Oooh

It’s fine, I’m telling you, telling you

CHORUS

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VERSE 2

Leaves so pretty, red and gold.

But soon they’re wet and cold.

We want no one to slip and fall (Mmmm-hmmm)

We’re good neighbors one and all. (Mmmm-hmmm)

On the sidewalk, rain or sun,

Pile 'em high, let’s get this done.

Who knew raking could be fun? (Mmmm-hmmm)

Gotta keep raking

Keep that rake shaking

Out all these leaves

From in between

The tines.

CHORUS

BRIDGE

Neighbors coming, helping out

Laughs and cheers, there’s no doubt

We’ve got this, together strong

Rake ‘em up, sing along!

CHORUS

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BUBBLES, BUBBLES, BUBBLES

(Trouble ...)

VERSE 1

Imagine that the skies are clear

It's bubble-blowing time, my dear.

The sun’s shining, it’s shining, it’s shining, it’s shining.

Grab your wand and let's go play,

Bubbles floating every day,

Around me,

Around me, around me, around me.

And when I blow

And the bubbles float

All around me

I feel happy and free

CHORUS

Oh, I can't wait until it's spring again,

For if I blow bubbles now,

They’ll freeze over

Into globes and then

They’ll be crashing on the ground

Oh, I can't wait until it's spring again,

For if I blow bubbles now,

They’ll freeze over

Into globes and then

They’ll be crashing on the cold, hard ground.

Wow ... wow ... bubbles, bubbles, bubbles.

VERSE 2

Before you know it, it’ll be spring

With bubbles soaring in the warm breeze

Around me

VERSE 2 (Continued)

The air we blow makes bubbles soar

Let's keep blowing till our cheeks are sore

They’re popping

And when I blow

And the bubbles float

All around me

I feel happy and free

CHORUS

I AM NEVER EVER GONNA HATE THE WEATHER

(We Are Never ...)

I know the kind of weather that comes, is the

Kind of weather that we really need, you know

The rain grows the flowers and herbs, and the

Veggies that are good for us from seed, and so

Boo to all the people who like … to gripe

Just because we get a day of rain, their pain

Seems just a little out of place, because

The seeds need to get wet

Or else we don’t get fed

And Oooh, Oooh, Oooh-Oooh-Oooh

I refuse to get the blues, oh

Oooh, Oooh, Oooh-Oooh-Oooh

Sleet or rain, it’s all good news, it’s all good news and

I am never ever ever gonna hate the weather

I’ll go walk the sidewalk, unless ice is on the ground

And I am never ever ever gonna hate the weather

And when the early morning sky is full of fog … and my

Mom would rather stretch out like a log, she knows

Someone has to walk our poodle dog … because

I’m too young to do it by myself , but when

I grow older I won’t even mind, because

Fog rarely lasts long in our clime, and soon

After Poodle Dog and I depart, the fog

Has lifted and gifted

a blue sky that’s sun bright

And Oooh, Oooh, Oooh-Oooh-Oooh

I refuse to get the blues, oh

Oooh, Oooh, Oooh-Oooh-Oooh

Sleet or rain, it’s all good news, it’s all good news and

And I am never ever ever gonna hate the weather

I am never ever ever gonna hate the weather

If too much snow makes a rough go, my plan is to make a snowman

And I am never ever ever gonna hate the weather

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