Listen to the bass it’s the one on the bottom
where the bull frogs croak and the hippopotamus
moans and groans with a big to do and the old cow just goes “Moo”.
Chorus:
The dogs and the cats, they take up the middle
while the honey bee hums and the cricket fiddles,
the donkey brays and the pony neighs and the old coyote howls.
Chorus:
Listen to the top where the little birds sing on the
melodies with the high notes ringing. The hoot
owl hollers over everything and the jay bird disagrees.
Chorus:
Singing in the nighttime, singing in the day, the little
duck quacks, then he’s on his way. The possum ain’t
got much to say, and the porcupine talks to himself.
Chorus:
It’s a simple song of living sung every where by the ox
and the fox and the grizzly bear, the grumpy
alligator and the hawk above, the sly raccoon and the turtle dove.
Chorus:
Trimming the wicks on Douglas Mountain,
Shining the chimney so bright.
Trimming the wicks on Douglas Mountain,
So God can bring the light,
So God can bring the light.
Snows are a fallin’ on Overfield hill,
Snows are a fallin’ so deep.
Snows are a fallin’ on Overfield hill,
Putting the children to sleep,
Putting the children to sleep.
Cardinal, cardinal, fly through my window
Cardinal, cardinal, fly through my window
Cardinal, cardinal, fly through my window
Buy molasses candy
Chickadee, chickadee, fly through my window
Chickadee, chickadee, fly through my window
Chickadee, chickadee, fly through my window
Buy molasses candy
Fly through my window, my sugarlump
Fly through my window, my sugarlump
And buy molasses candy
Groundhog sniffed his sniffety nose
On a snappy autumn day
He could smell the winter coming
And he waddled off to say…
Chorus…I can smell bold Jackie Frost
Squirrel shivered a shivery shiver
On a cheery autumn day
He could feel the North Wind’s fingers
And he scurried off to say…
Chorus…I can feel bold Jackie Frost
Black bear blinked his blinkety eye
On a blustery autumn day
He could see a storm cloud gather
And he lumbered off to say…
Chorus…I can see bold Jackie Frost
I’m roamin’ and a tumbling’ and a wanderin’ along.
And if you’d care to listen, I will sing a happy song.
I will not ask a favor. I will not charge a fee,
But if you have yourself a sandwich,
won’t you give a bite to me.
Chorus:
Once I went to England and visited the queen.
I’ll tell you she’s the grandest lady that I’ve ever seen.
I told her she was beautiful and could not ask for more,
So she handed me a sandwich and kicked me out the door.
Chorus:
Once I met a pretty girl, the fairest in the land.
Young men of the country were asking for her hand.
They promised her the moon and they promised her the sea,
But I offered her a sandwich and she said she’d marry me.
Chorus:
Now a sandwich might be egg or cheese or even peanut butter,
But they all taste so good to me it really doesn’t matter.
Jam, ham, or cucumber, any kind will do.
I like sandwiches. How about you?
Listen with your eyes.
Listen with your eyes and sing everything you see.
I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow
Sing along with me.
Red and yellow and pink and green
purple and orange and blue.
Now we can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow
Sing a rainbow, too.
Chorus:
Val-deri, Val-dera, Val-deri,
Val-dera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Val-deri, Val-dera
my knapsack on my back.
I love to wander by the stream
That dances in the sun,
So joyously it calls to me,
“Come! Join my happy song!”
Chorus:
I wave my hat to all I meet,
And they wave back to me,
And blackbirds call so loud and sweet
From ev’ry green wood tree.
Chorus:
High overhead, the skylarks wing,
They never rest at home
But just like me, they love to sing,
As o’er the world we roam.
Chorus:
Oh, may I go a-wandering
Until the day I die!
Oh, may I always laugh and sing,
Beneath God’s clear blue sky!
Chorus:
I will draw a ring around the moon.
I will draw a line from star to star.
I will sing a penny’s worth of tunes,
To show them how in love we are.
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping,
I dreamed I held you in my arms.
When I awoke dear, I was mistaken,
So I hung my head and I cried.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you.
Please don’t take my sunshine away.
Chorus:
Beautiful Stuff! Beautiful Stuff!
When I look around I see more than enough
There’s no limit to what we can do
With Beautiful Stuff and we’ll have fun too!
Beautiful Stuff gives me a chance
To be creative and make some plans
To see things a bit differently
Not just what they are but what then could be!
Chorus:
Beautiful stuff and me and you!
I’m gonna tie me up in a red string;
I’m gonna tie blue ribbons too.
I’m gonna climb up in my mail box;
I’m gonna mail myself to you.