Purple Book!!
My Town My World
I’m only one person, an individual.
You’ve got your own life too.
The feeling’s natural
But our lives are connected,
with every boy and girl.
We’re a family, a neighborhood,
a country and a world.
My town my world.
My street and my neighborhood.
I know each mile holds something good.
My town my world.
My town my world.
Heart to heart and face to face,
each a part of the human race,
taking care of our special place my town………my world.
Octupus’s Garden
I’d like to be….under the sea…
n an octupus’s garden, in the shade
He’d let us in…knows where we’ve been,
in an octopus’s garden, in the shade.
I’d ask my friends to come and see…..
An octopus’s garden with me
I’d like to be….under the sea…
in an octopus’s garden in the shade
We would be warm….below the storm….
in our little hideaway beneath the sea
Resting our head on the seabed,
in an octopus’s garden near a cave.
We would sing and dance around…
because we know we can’t be found.
I’d like to be under the sea
in an octopus’s garden with you
We would shout and swim about
the corral that lies beneath the waves.
Oh what joy for every girl and boy…
knowing they’re happy and they’re safe.
We would be so happy you and me….
no on there to tell us what to do…
I’d like to be…under the sea…
in an octopus’s garden with you.
Mr. Postman
Oh yes, wait a minute Mr. Postman.
Wait…. Mister Postman.
Please Mr. Postman, look and see….
is there a letter in your bag for me?
I’ve been waiting a long, long time.
Since I heard from that friend of mine.
There must be some word today…
from my friend…so far away
Please mister postman look and see….
if there’s a letter…a letter for me.
Please mister postman look and see…
is there a letter in your bag for me?
I’ve been waiting a long, long time.
Since I heard from that friend of mine.
So many days you’ve passed me by…..
see the tears…in my eyes…
You didn’t stop to make me feel better
by leaving me a card or a letter.
Please Mister Postman.
Please Mr. Postman, look and see….
is there a letter in your bag for me?
I’ve been waiting a long, long time.
Since I heard from that friend of mine.
You gotta wait a minute wait a minute….
oh yeah…you better wait a minute, wait a minute
Oh yeah, you gotta wait a minute ….oh yeah….
Deliver the letter, the sooner the better
Wait a minute wait a minute….oh yeah…
you better wait a minute, wait a minute
Oh yeah, you gotta wait a minute ….oh yeah….
Deliver the letter, the sooner the better
Love Somebody
Love somebody, yes I do.
Love somebody, yes I do.
Love somebody, yes I do
Love somebody but I won’t tell who.
Love somebody, yes I do.
Love somebody, yes I do.
Love somebody, yes I do
And I hope somebody loves me too.
Love somebody, can’t guess who.
Love somebody, can’t guess who.
Love somebody, can’t guess who
Love somebody but I won’t tell who.
Love somebody, yes I do.
Love somebody, yes I do.
Love somebody, yes I do
And I hope somebody loves me too.
A Modern Dragon
A train is a dragon that roars through the dark
He wiggles his tail as he sends up a spark
He pierces the night with his one yellow eye
And all the earth trembles when he rushes by
It’s the Hard Knock Life
It’s the hard knock life ….for us….
It’s the hard knock life…..for us…
‘Stead a treated….we ….get tricked.
‘Stead a kisses…. We…get kicked …
It’s the hard knock life.
Got no folks to speak of so.
It’s the hard knock row we hoe!
Cotton blankets….’stead of wool….
empty bellies…..’stead a full….
It’s the hard knock life.
Don’t it feel
like the wind is always howlin’?
Don’t it seem
like there’s never any light?
Once a day,
don’t you want to throw the towel in?
It’s easier than puttin’ up a fight.
No one’s there
when your dreams at night get creepy.
No one cares
if grow or if you shrink.
No one dries
when your eyes get wet and weepy…
From the cryin’
you would think this place would sink……..Ohhhhhhh!
Empty belly life……………………
Rotten smelly life,
Full of sorrow life,
No tomorrow life.
Santa Claus we never see.
Santa Claus what’s that, who’s he?
No one cares for you a smidge
When you’re in an orphanage.
It’s the hard knock life,
it’s the hard knock life…..
It’s…..the….hard….knock…..life…………..!
Tomorrow
The sun’ll come out….
.tomorrow.
Bet your bottom dollar
that tomorrow…..there’ll be sun.
Just thinkin’ about …
tomorrow..c
lears away the cob-webs
and the sorrow….
’til there’s none.
When I’m stuck with a day
that’s gray and lonely. ….
I just stick out my chin
and grin and say oh…
The sun’ll come out…
tomorrow.
So you gotta hang on ‘til tomorrow.
Come what may.
Tomorrow, tomorrow,
I love ya, tomorrow.
You’re always a day away.
Tomorrow, tomorrow,
I love ya, tomorrow,
You’re always a day ……..a………way………!
I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here
Cecille will pick out all your clothes.
Your bath is drawn by Missus Greer…..
Annette comes in to make your bed……..
I think I’m gonna like it here.
When you wake, ring for Drake….
Drake will bring your tray…
When you’re through..
Missus Pugh comes to take it away…….
We’ve never had a little girlllll
I’m very glad to volunteer!
We hope you understand….
your wish is our command.
We know you’re gon….na…..
like……it…….here……………………… WELCOME!
N. Y. C.
N. Y. C. ……
The shimmer of Times Square
….the pulse…the beat….the drive!.
N. Y. C………
You might say that I’m square……
but wow!.....I come……alive!
The city’s bright as a penny arcade…..
It blinks…..it tilts……it rings…..
To think that I’ve……lived here all of my life …..
and never seen these things.
N.Y.C. ……
The whole world keeps coming….
by bus…by train….you can’t….explain….
Their yen……for…N…..Y……
You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile
Hey, hobo man,
hey Dapper Dan,
you’ve both got your style
but brother, you’re never fully dressed
without a smile.
Your clothes may be Beau Brummelly….
They stand out a mile
But brother, you’re never fully dressed
without a smile
Who cares what they’re wearing
on Main Street or Saville Row?
It’s what you wear from ear to ear,
and not from head to toe….
That…..mat…..ters.
So Senator , so janitor…
so long for a while …
remember you’re never fully dressed …
Though you may wear your best……
you’re never fully dressed…..
with……out ……a……..smile!
Smile…………Smile………….
Smile darn ya smile!
At The Hop
Ba, ba, ba, ba…ba, ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba, ba…ba, ba, ba, ba
At the Hop!!
We you can rock
it you can roll it
do the stomp
and even stroll it at the hop!
When the records
start a spinnin’
you calypso
and you chicken at the hop!
Do the dance sensations
that are sweepin’ the nation
at the hop! LET’S GO!!
Let’s go to the hop!.....
Let’s go to the hop! ……
Let’s go to the hop!!....
Let’s go to the hop!!
Come………..on……………
let’s go to the hop!
Well, you can swing it
you can groove it,
you can really start to move it
at the hop!!
Where the jockey is the smoothest
and the music is the coolest at the hop!!
All the cats and chicks
can get their kicks at the hop!! LET’S GO!!!
Let’s go to the hop!.....
Let’s go to the hop! ……
Let’s go to the hop!!....
Let’s go to the hop!!
Come………..on……………
let’s go to the hop!
Ba, ba, ba, ba…ba, ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba, ba…ba, ba, ba, ba
At the Hop!!
We Got the Beat
See the people
walking down the street…
Fall in line
just watching all their feet.
They don’t know
where they want to go
but they’re walking in time.
They got the beat
they got the beat,
they got the beat.
Yeah….they got the beat!
See the kids just getting out of school.
They can’t wait to hang out and be cool!
Hang around ‘til quarter after 12.
That’s when they fall in line.
They got the beat,
they got the beat,
kids got the beat….
Yeah…kids got the beat!
Everybody get off your feet,
(we got the beat)
We know you can dance to the beat
(we got the beat)
jump back….get down…..
‘Round and ‘round and ‘round……….
(we got the beat)………
We got the beat
(we got the beat)
We got the beat,
(we got the beat……
we got the beat)
We got the beat.
(we got the beat…
we got the beat)
We got the beat!!
The Locomotion
Everybody’s doing
a brand new dance now.
Come on baby,
do the locomotion.
I know you’ll get to like it
if you give it a chance now.
Come on baby,
do the locomotion.
My little baby sister
can do it with ease.
It’s easier than learnin’
your A. B. C.’s
So come on, come on,
do the locomotion with me…..
you gotta swing your hips now….
Come on baby…
jump up….jump back…..
oh well, I think you got the knack…..
Now that you can do ..it…
let’s make a chain now.
Come on baby,
do the locomotion.
A chug a chug a motion
like a railroad train…now.
Come on baby, do the locomotion.
Do it nice and easy now
don’t lose control…..
A little bit of rhythm
and a lot of soul
So come on, come on,
do the locomotion with me…
come on ….do the locomotion
Come on……..do the locomotion……..
come on………..do the loco mo tion!!
Twist and Shout!
Well, shake it up baby!
(Shake it up baby)
Twist and shout!
(Shake it up baby)
Come on, come on, come baby now.
(Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out.
(Work it on out)
Well, work it on out now.
(Work it on out)
You know you look so good.
(Look so good)
You know you got me goin’ now
(Got me goin’)
Just like I knew you would
(Like I knew you would)
Ah……………….Ah…………………………..
Twist and shout (Shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (Shake it up baby)
Twist and shout!