Archive for May, 2007

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Z: Zebediah Zebra

Zebediah Zebra (To the tune “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”) z song D Zebediah, is a chewing, G                 D On his zesty zebra hay. He seems happy, with his herd now. A         D He’s a zebra in Zimbabwe. With his mother and his brother, G                          D He zigzags and finds his way. With his cousins [...]

W: The Wolf and the Witch

The Wolf and the Witch (To the tune of “The Cat Came Back”) w song Dm          C               Bb                       A7 Early one morning, a witch wiped her wand. Dm                                   C           Bb              A7 She cackled, “Once it’s clean, I’ll zap frog in pond!” Dm                       C             Bb                   A7 Frog whined for help, and Wiley wolf did [...]

V: Velma the Velociraptor

Velma the Velociraptor (To the tune “White Room” by The Cream) v song Dm  C  Am  G Dm  C  Am  G  Em D         C        G                F-G       D           C G F-G Steaming jungle, misty heat waves, panting duckbill. D           C        G              F-G      D             C G F-G Velma crouches, velvet ear-holes, turn to listen. D        C              G         [...]

Q: Queen Pauline

Queen Pauline (To the tune “Polythene Pam” by Lennon & McCartney) q song G D A, G D A G   D          A Well you should see Queen Pauline, G         D          A She’s quite the quirky preteen, C On her quarter horse quest, E She’s simply doing her best, F          G        A She’s quite the ruler [...]

X: My Excellent Grammy

My Excellent Grammy (To the tune “Cripple Creek”) x song D                            G              D An excess of x’s is all that I see, G             A       D Examining the creases on my excellent Grammy. G           D No loops no squiggles, just x’s all over. G         A     D Grammy don’t know it, but she’s x’ed up all over. [...]

M: Manny Mouse

Manny Mouse (To the tune of Jumpin’ Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones) m song B     D     B     D B               D        A           B  (D A) I’m a mouse, and I ain’t afraid of no cat. B              D      A                B With my mouth, I can chew any [...]

G: Ginger B. Goode

Ginger B. Goode (Based on Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode”) g song (A)Deep down in Lousiana close to New Orleans, Way back up in the woods among the evergreens, There (D) stood a log cabin made of earth and wood, Where (A) lived a country girl named Ginger B. Goode. Who (E) never ever learned [...]