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 and his aunties.
A        D
He’s a zebra in Zimbabwe.

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 hear,
Dm                  C                           Bb                    A7
Wiley walked behind the witch and bit her on the rear,

Dm            C               Bb               A7
Oh, the witch was warty and generally despised,
Dm                   C              Bb                     A7
Wiley was no puppy, he bit her down to size,
Dm                       C           Bb            A7
She never hurt the frog, or any other thing,
Dm                  C               Bb                   A7
‘Cause Wiley wouldn’t let her, as long as he was king.
Dm
Wise Wiley, Owooo!

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         F-G          D                C G F-G
Very shady, ferns are waving, seems so peaceful.
D          C                 G          F-G       D     C G F-G
Now she’s leaping, through the jungle, farewell duckbill.

C         G                  Bb       A
Velma is swift, she’s a velociraptor.
C                  G                         Bb       C                    D
She waits in this place, where the shadows run from themselves.

D         C       G                 F-G       D            C G F-G
Steaming jungle, misty heat waves, baby T-Rex.
D            C         G              F-G       D              C G F-G
Velma crouches, velvet ear-holes, turn to listen.
D         C            G            F-G           D           C G F-G
Mommy T-Rex, comes a stomping, watch out Velma.
D           C                G          F-G         D
Now she’s leaping, through the jungle, farewell Velma.
F-G          D C G      F-G          D C G     F-G          D C G
Farewell Velma.      Farewell Velma.     Farewell Velma.

F-G          D C G
Farewell Velma.

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 supreme.
F        G       A
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

G D A, G D A

G                D          A
Quarrels simply make her queasy.
G              D      A
As do quails served up too greasy.
C
She’s the kind of a girl,
E
Who can run like a squirrel,
F   G         A
She’s our Queen Pauline.
F        G      A
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

G D A, G D A

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.

The other day I teased her, she didn’t seem to mind.
A                    D
Next thing I knew, she’d paddled my behind.

I learned you don’t talk about x’s on folks,
A              D
Just stick to exciting and excellent jokes.

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 fur ball flat.
D       A
Yeah, yeah,
B                    D        A              B
I’m a mouse, and I ain’t afraid of no cat.
D         A
No, no, no
B             D                 A         B
With my claws, I’ll scratch them up like that.
D               A
Watch out baby,

D  A       E                    B
‘Cause it’s all right now, in fact it’s a blast.
D   A       E                               B
‘Cause it’s all right, I’m Manny Mouse and I’m a gas,
D  A  B  D  A  B
gas, gas!

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 to read and write so well,
But she could (A) play a guitar just like a ringing a bell,

Go, go. Go Ginger go, go! Go Ginger go, (D) go!
Go Ginger go, (A) go! Go Ginger go, (E) go!
Ginger B. (A) Goode.

p song

A                D                   A
Run punky piglets, Papa wolf is comin’ to town.
D                               A
Hide in straw house, but Papa wolf will blow it down.
E7                D7                  A
Run punky piglets, he’s whirlin’ like a merry-go-round.

D            A
Said wolf to the piglets, “I’ll put you in a pot to boil?”
D                             A
“Perhaps some parsley and a little lemon oil?”
E7                    D7                       A
Well the piglets hit the road and his plan they tried to foil.

D                     A
Run punky piglets, Papa wolf is comin’ to town.
D                               A
Hide in brick house, so Papa wolf can’t blow it down.
E7                   D7                 A
Hide punky piglets, he’s whirlin’ like a merry-go-round.

D                     A
Said piglets to the wolf, “Come on down our brick chimney!”
D                                 A
Nanny-nanny-poo-poo, slide on down and set us free.
E7                D7                     A
Papa fell into the hot pot and boiled to eternity.

D                     A
Run punky piglets, Papa wolf is comin’ to town.
D                               A
Hide in brick house, so Papa wolf can’t blow it down.
E7                   D7                 A
Hide punky piglets, he’s whirlin’ like a merry-go-round.

k song

F   D   F   D
F                                     D
King Midas, what is worth more, gold or people you adore?
F                                     D         (FCGDFCF)
King Midas, what is worth more, gold or people you adore?

D                       F
It started when you made a wish,
C                            G
What you touched would turn goldish.
D                  F              C              F
You had lots of fun at first, gilding all you saw.
D                  F                 C                    G
Time to eat you could not feed, golden nuggets will break your teeth.
D             F                  C             F     (D Am Em7)
Was a gift, now a curse, it’s only getting worse.

D                                       Am           Em7
Old King, take a look at your life, what will you choose?
D                                 Am          Em7
You need people to hold you the whole day through.
D                                        Am      Em7 (DFCGD)
Oh one look in your eyes and you can tell it’s true.

b song

G  Em  C  D,  G  Em  C  D

G                   Em            C            D
Bitty-babe, bitty-babe, itty-bitty, bitty-babe,  [2x]

C
My bitty-baby brother cries all of the time,
G
My mommy says he’s exercising.
C
He’s building up his lung capacity,
A                                      D
Driving all the rest of us crazy.

G                   Em            C            D
Bitty-babe, bitty-babe, itty-bitty, bitty-babe,  [2x]

C
My brother blows bubbles all of the time,
G
Out of his mouth and his nose.
C
It’s really kind of funny, we all like to laugh
A                                   D
Our love for him grows and grows.

G                   Em            C            D
Bitty-babe, bitty-babe, itty-bitty, bitty-babe,  [2x]

y song

G         C        G          C
I am a yellow, a yellow jacket.
G              C            D           G
I fly with my buddy, we’ve a long way to go.
G                     C          G          C
We found yummy yogurt, syrupy yams,
G                    C                D              G
With all this food, we’re on our way home.

G          F            C            G
I am an angel, I fly to my nest.
G                F             C                G
I bring the food, to feed all my friends.
G                   F                     C
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to.
G                          C                    D
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go.

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trout song

Splish, splash, I was takin’ a bath,
In my fish tank today,
I’m just an egg, floating in my bag,
The temperature is feeling okay.
I was movin’ and a groovin’,
Splishin’ and a splashin,
Oo baby, I love the action,
Zoom, zim, I thought I couldn’t swim, but then I popped my little fins out.

Splish, splash, I was takin’ a bath,
I’m an alevin today.
My egg sack is a anchorin’ me,
The temperature is feeling okay.
I was movin’ and a groovin’,
Splishin’ and a splashin’,
Oo baby, I love the action,
Zoom, zim, I thought I couldn’t swim, but then I swept my tail about.

Splish, splash, I was takin’ a bath,
I’m a small fry today.
I’m zoomin’ here, I’m zoomin’ there,
The temperature is feeling okay.
I see my sister, I see my brother,
I’m ready for the real world mother,
Zoom zim, now I can swim, I’m ready for the creek today!

h song

D A G D
They put Harriet in a zoo downtown,
G D
She couldn’t see another hippo runnin’ around.
D A G D
Warden, Warden, don’t you know,
G D
There’s something wrong with your lovely hippo?

D A G D
Whoa, boys, take me back
G D
I wanna ride on Harriet’s big broad back. [Chorus 2x]

D A G D
Governor, Governor, ain’t it clear,
G D
Harriet the Hippo’s not happy here.
D A G D
Warden, Warden, listen to me:
G D
Be brave and set Harriet free.

[Chorus 2x]

r song

E                E7       E        E7
She rocks in the river all day long.
E            E7            E              E7
Rockin’ and rollin’ and singing this song.
E                 E7              E            E7
All the little roosters on rainbow row,
E                E7            E        E7
Love to hear the raven sing really slow.

A        A7    A     A7
Rockin’ Raven, rock, rock, rock.
E        E7    E     E7
Rockin’ Raven, rock, rock, rock.
B7
Roll rockin’ Raven,
A                A7      E         (E7)
‘Cause you’re really going to rock tonight!

u song

Am  F  G, Am  F  G
Am
When the last vulture flies,
F                     G
Over the last crumbling mountain.
Am
And the last kudu soars,
F               G
Over the last dusty fountain.
Am                   C
In the shadow of the forest,
F                      C
Though she may be old and worn.
F              C                      F        G
They will stare, unbelieving, at the last unicorn.

C      Am           F      G
I’m alive,         I’m alive,
C      Am           F      G       Am
I’m alive,         I’m alive.

e song

Em         D        Em        D
Em       C        D              G
Ernestine, she is my queen.
Em          C                D           G
She is an elephant with serious heft.
Em           C            D             G
She has a kind heart, which is no small part.
Em                            G
A pachyderm who would not squish a germ.
C            (walk down to G)
Ernestine, she is my queen.

Em                 D        Em
Ernestine has a heart of gold.
Em                            D          Em
She may be wrinkly and she may be old.
Em                     D            Em
But Ernestine has a heart of gold.
C        (walk down to G)
Ernestine, she is my queen.

o song

 s song

Em                    Am              Em
There’s a snake who wears the smile of a stranger.
B7
To everyone he meets he is a danger.
Em
With every slither he takes,
Am
Your confidence he shakes,
Em                   Am        Em
Odds are you won’t sing a song tomorrow.

Em        Bm        Em
Secret Sammy Snake.
Bm        Em
Secret Sammy Snake.
C              B
You’d better run for cover
B7              Em
And scream, “Help, Mother!”

f song

Eº                  G                A

Eº
Now you know he’s a fluffy fawn chaser,

Foxy Fredrick.

And you know he’s a fanged fur flyer,

Foxy Fredrick.
G          A
He’s gonna’ fix a pheasant feast.
Eº                       G             A
Flambe the poor beast.
Eº                                      G                   A
He’s free from hunger all night, that’s right.
Eº
He’s Foxy Fredrick.

A                 E                     A
If everybody had a dragon, across the U.S.A.
E                     A
Then everybody’d be huggin’, dragons all the day.
D                       A
Don’t sweat the deadly fire, or the dentures today.
E                     A
‘Cause everybody’d be huggin’, dragons all the day.

E
Dragon huggin’ all the day.
A
Driving dragons every way.
E
Dipping, diving over the bay.
A
Dragons dancing at work and play.

D                    A
Don’t sweat the fire, or the dentures today.
E                 A
‘Cause everybody’d be on a, dragon holiday.
E                 A    (A7)
‘Cause everybody’d be on a, dragon holiday.

j song

A
Jackie is a boy, who’s not afraid of danger,
D                       A             G     D
Does just what he needs to do.
A
Gentle and just, he helps out any stranger,
D                      A
His heart’s a 30 carat jewel.

A7
Get Jack!  Get Jack!
D                               A  [G D A7]
Get Jack to help you when you’re in need.

A7
Get Jack!  Get Jack!
D                               A  [G D A7]
Get Jack to help you when you’re in need.

G Bm F Am G Bm F Am

G Bm F Am G (Bm F Am)
Lay lion lay, lay under the lazy acacia tree.
G Bm F Am G (Bm F Am)
Lay lion lay, lay awhile and don’t eat me.
D Em G
Whatever prey you see, in your mind.
D Em G
I’ll show them to you and you’ll see them shine, but,
G Bm F Am G (Bm F Am)
Lay lion lay, lay under the lazy acacia tree.

t song

E             A               D           E
Twist Tommy Turtle now, (twist Tommy Turtle),
E           A    D         E
Twist so tight, (twist so tight).
E                        A         D        E
Come on, come on, Tommy Turtle now, (Tommy Turtle),
E           A        D              E
Twist out of sight, (twist out of sight).

E                      A               D                  E
You know you turn Tommy Turtle, (turn Tommy Turtle),
E                A     D         E
You know you turn so tight, (turn so tight).
E                        A         D        E
Come on, come on, Tommy Turtle now, (Tommy Turtle),
E            A         D       E
Turn left and right, (left and right).
E                                   A
Tom—my, Tur—tle, Tom-my Tur-tle.

i song

A
You know Tim Iguana ring the door chime.

Blinked his eyes slits, looked so fine.

In his claws, he held a pie,

Threw it at me then giggled bye-bye!

D                   A
Tim Iguana!  Tim Iguana!

E                  D7                                           A
Tim Iguana,  You know you were naughty to me!

INTRO (twice) (D, [5th string] 3,2,3,0, Am)
uh
D Am Am7
I crave some milk from my Cinnamon Cow.
C G
She’s got the best milk anyhow.
F D [Intro]
She’s my Cinnamon Cow.
D [Intro]
My Cinnamon Cow.

D Am Am7
We make ice cream, all through the night,
C G
Workin’ together under the moonlight,
F D [Intro]
Me and my Cow.
D [Intro]
My Cinnamon Cow.

INTRO (two times)

LOW #5: ‘C’

 Alice Alligator
(Sung to the tune of Tom Dooley)
Alice Alligator

G
Alice Alligator,
D7
Alice she’s my friend.

Don’t cuddle her too close or,
G
It may be your end.

G
Alice ate some apples.
D7
Alice ate some ants.

Alice ate some artichokes.
G
Alice at my pants!

We Ain’t Going Nowhere
(Based on Bob Dylan’s “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere)
n song

D Em
Clouds so swift, rain won’t lift,
G
Water’s deep, and I can’t sleep.
D Em
Ark is done, but the yaks have run,
G D
We ain’t goin’ nowhere.

Em
Whoo-ee! Slop the hogs,
G D
Clean the pens, mist the frogs.
Em
Uh-oh, I hope we float,
G D
This is a mighty big boat.

D Em
The rain has stopped, our anchor’s dropped,
G D
Land’s in sight, I feel all right.
D Em
We’ll plant a tree, and feel so free.
G D
We ain’t goin’ nowhere.