The Show

The Groove

Johnny Whoops

Physically Fit

Really Growing

Teacher Teacher

Respect Pedestrians

Water

Worrywart

Do-si-do

My Name Is Nommi Girinkinin

Cool Songs

The Show

©2002 Thomas Vinton

Uno… dos… tres… cuatro…
Uno… dos… tres… cuatro…

Well… in your crown is the best little sound
In town or anywhere around
But you won’t know… until the show
There’s no place that I would rather be
Than right here… hanging easy you and me
Now confidentially…
Are you hap-happy?… We’re happy!
There’s nothing that I would rather do
Than bounce to the music… just me and you
So you’ve got to let me know
Do you want some more?… We want more!
Nobody can stop you if you want to clap your hands
Or stomp your feet… or jump around… or be a clown
So just get down and let your feelings show
Come on now… don’t say no
We’ve been working awfully hard all day
And now it’s time to play and make some noise
And get a little crazy… don’t be lazy
Now… let’s shout it out loud
I want to hear the crowd… Ahhhhh!

Chorus:
‘Cause this is the show… a real live show
Come on now… let’s go… go… gogogo
Go go go… gogogo…

A show is meant to turn you inside out
You didn’t know before
But now you know… there’s no doubt
What’s happening… when you find your thing
You could be the best at anything you like
But you will never know… at least until you try
So give it a shot… you’ll thank me a lot
Because there’s nothing in the world you cannot do
All you’ve got to do is set your mind to
And you can really fly… straight up to the sky
OK now… tell me what you like to do
Is it to sing… or play an instrument… or lead the band?
Or maybe it’s to dance a little Boogaloo…
Shhhcoobydoobydoo
Has anybody told you how you make them feel
When you are really doing what you know
You’re meant to do?
Well if not… you’re in luck… I’m telling you now
So everybody go Pow!… Pow!

Chorus

Everybody’s got a special gift
You hold it in your heart
It takes the form of
Music… sports or science… dance or art
Nobody can decide for you
You must decide yourself
It makes you happy when you do it
So don’t put it on a shelf
It takes a lot of practice
You know it takes a lot of work
So don’t let people tell you
You’re a nerdy geek or jerk
Believe me you’ll have the last word
And everybody will know
Because when you’re ready
You’ll be putting on your own show

Chorus

In your crown is the best little sound
In town or anywhere around
So now you know
Just go put on your show
 
This is your show
A real live show
Come on now… let’s go… go… gogogo
Go go go… gogogo…

The Groove

©2002 Thomas Vinton

Chorus:
 
The groove that you do I can do it with you
Because the groove that you do is pure through ‘n through
But don’t just tell me how to groove if just to groove just like you
Because the groove that I do I can do without you
 
It’s a mistake to equate your present state with your fate
Cause any trait can change as late as any date you can state
Make a change and make it great come on now don’t wait
Anyway… your fans will rave for you if they can relate
 
Chorus
 
You never see a victory until the victory’s dreamed
Because you dream the victory and then the victory’s seen
We can be the kings and queens with keys to be free
When we dream of things unseen if you know what I mean
 
Chorus
 
I’m alive… I can’t deny I’d like the pie in the sky
I’d like to fly up high and find my prize so I’m going to try
Why should I eat humble pie just sit here and cry?
‘Gonna climb the highest mountain I can find… don’t ask why
 
Chorus
 
No one knows the gold you own in your holy soul
Until it flows from every pore to every shore on the globe
Open up the door and show the folks what you store
Your love will glow around the world to the North and South Poles
 
Chorus
 
You do the Hula Hoop the Loop to Loop  the Shoobiddydoo
I do the Sloopy Hook the Wooly Bully… Betty Boop
You can do the cool things you do and I will too
You will rule your shoes and where they move ‘cause you are no fool
 
Intro/Chorus…

Johnny Whoops

©2002 Thomas Vinton

Now this is the story of Johnny Whoops!
Always making messes every time he ¶∞¶$!!
Messes in his diapers and messes on the floor
We always have to change him
When we’re going out the door!
 
Johnny’s always getting hold of my box of crayons
He munches on them
Then he spits out most of the grounds
How come he never uses my crayons to draw
Except for when he’s writing on my closet wall?
 
Chorus:
Johnny… Johnny… Johnny… Johnny Whoops!
Johnny Whoops! Johnny… Johnny… Johnny… Johnny
Johnny… Johnny… Johnny… Johnny Whoops!
Johnny Whoops! Johnny… Johnny… Johnny… Johnny
 
My little brother always has to cry
When we ask him what’s the matter
He can’t tell us why
Is it his teeth or is it his gas?
Whoops! It was me… I dropped him on the grass!
 
Chorus
 
Johnny is funny
‘Cause he makes me laugh
But everything we got… I got to give him half
Half of everything you can name
Except one thing… I give him all the blame!
 
Chorus…

Physically Fit

©2002 Thomas Vinton

Chorus:

I’m fit… physically fit
That’s how I do all the things that I do
If you give it a try… then you can too get
Physically fit
Then you can do all the things you want to
If you tell your friends… then they can too get…
 
First we start by moving our arms
We take it easy… so we do them no harm
Reach them up… yeah… reach them high
By later next week… you’ll touch the sky
Now dig low… can you touch your toe?
If you can’t do it yet… just reach down slow
Out to the side… take them in and out
Keep moving those arms and give it a shout
 
Chorus
 
Now its time to move those legs
Pick your little feet up out of those dregs
Bend your knees… the best you can
You’ll need them later… whether woman or man
Your legs need movement… every single day
To keep you on top of your work and play
When you work out
Think positive things
It will make you feel like you just grew wings
 
Chorus
 
This is the way you roll your neck
To keep you from being a nervous wreck
Roll it easy and roll it slow
Take your time and let it flow
Never roll your head to the back
Just left and down and right
You get the knack
If you do these rolls when you get out of bed
You’ll have a much better thinking head
 
Chorus
 
Now let’s do a few little twists
It helps if you follow through with your wrists
Feel how it loosens up your waist?
You’ll be nimble as Jack
You’ll be amazed
Remember to count and watch your spine
From your head… make one straight line
Do a couple of twists before you dance
It might just keep you from splitting your pants
 
Chorus
Scat
Chorus…

Really Growing

©2002 Thomas Vinton

Chorus:

OK everybody
I’m here to set the record straight
Just in case you haven’t noticed
I’m not a little kid anymore
And pretty soon… I’m going to be all grown up
So I want you to listen to the words of this song…
And watch me!
 
Check me… I’m growin’
I mean… I’m really growin’
I mean… I must be twice the size I was just last week
First day of school… I go to class
Choose a cool seat and slide in fast
When I sit… my knees bop me up beside my ears
Just made the new team
It’s cool… there’s just one thing
My uniform fits me… if I wear it as a hat
Mom… please take me to the store
These shoes don’t fit anymore
Instead Mom cuts the toes off of my sneakers
 
Chorus:
To the chorus now!
But I’m growing! I’m growing… really!
I’m really growing! I’m growing… really!
 
Check me… I’m growin’
I mean… I’m really growin’
Pretty soon I’m going to be
Just as big as my daddy
Ouch! There goes my elbow
Ooof! I stub my big toe
I’m bumping into things that used to be
Way out of my way
All day… I’m wired
I come home… I want to sleep… I’m tired
My feet are sticking way outside of my covers
Why is this happening? My house is shrinkening
I think it’s twice as small as when I was a little kid
 
Chorus
 
Check me… I’m growin’
I mean… I’m really growin’
Can anybody hear me?
Hey! Is anybody listening?
Sue sent me a present
Sue used to be my favorite aunt
But could somebody tell her
I’m not 3 years old anymore
When I try to explain things
Nobody understands me
Is the language I’m speaking
All that different from your own?
I say something and you say… What?
Something else and you say… What?
I’ve grown to cool to talk
The baby talk that parents talk
 
Chorus
 
Nobody in this house can see that I’m really growin’?
Nobody at my school can see that I’m really growin’?
What do I have to do to show you that I’m not foolin’
And everything that I do is proving that I am cool
And every time that you treat me like a baby
It’s no fun
Because I know how to do what big people do
And I’m not as little as you think
This is true
I’m really growin’!
 
Chorus…
 
Do do do do do…
La la la la la…
 
-Dans cinq minutes… ha ha ha!
-Non… on mange maintenant!

Teacher Teacher

©2002 Thomas Vinton

Teacher… teacher
Teacher… teacher…
 
Pre-K
All the way to 12th Grade
Remember… what your teachers show you
Grows up with you
Pre-K
All the way to 12th Grade
Remember… what your teachers show you
Grows up with you
I remember all my A-B-Cs
Thanks to teachers… who made it easy
With the love… and the patience
That they showed me
Now I know that I’m the best that I can be
 
Chorus:
So shout out to the teachers in one voice
Let them hear how you love them
All the girls and boys
T… to the E… to the A… to the C-H-E-R
Teacher… Teacher
You’ve brought me so far…
Ah… ah ah… ah ah… ah ah…
 
Pre-K
All the way to 12th Grade
Remember… what your teachers show you
Grows up with you
Pre-K
All the way to 12th Grade
Remember… what your teachers show you
Grows up with you
Here we go now… 1-2-3
Math and music and biology
All the wonderful things… that I know now
Teacher… Teacher… you showed me how
 
Chorus        
 
Pre-K
All the way to 12th Grade
Remember… what your teachers show you
Grows up with you
Pre-K
All the way to 12th Grade
Remember…
What your teachers show you
Grows up with you
Education is not for free
It takes work
It takes money
So don’t you waste it now
You’ve got to let it count
For the rest of history
 
Chorus…

Respect Pedestrians

©2002 Thomas Vinton

Chorus:

Respect… pedestrians
Respect… pedestrians …
 
On my way to school just the other day
Not a car passing by would yield the right of way
You’d think I was a target in a video game
The way people drive sometimes… it’s such a shame
 
Chorus
 
Some places I walk… there are no sidewalks for me
I’ve got to make sure I’m extra careful… you see
Coming around corners at an excessive speed
Some drivers are driving much faster than they need
 
Chorus
 
Sometimes when you ride with your parents
They might slip up
They get impatient… maybe spill their coffee cup
Softly remind them… everything’s going to be OK
Peace and calm behind the wheel
Keep you happy all day
 
Chorus
 
Chickadoon… chickadoon… chickadoondoondoon
Chickadoon… chickadoon… chickadoondoondoon…
 
Chorus
 
I like cars… they help us get around
It’s just some people get too tightly wound
The automobile is like a lot of things
It’s only as good as we human beings
 
Chorus…

Water

©2002 Thomas Vinton

I drink my water… throughout the day
It keeps me cool… it keeps my headaches away
Without my water… I’d dry up and blow away
I just don’t see how I could live that way
 
Chorus:
I need my water… water…
Water falls and water flows
Water comes… but it also goes
Can you imagine if it all were gone?
I guess we wouldn’t be here for long
Waterworks and water breaks
Watermelons by the lakes
I love my water
 
I drink my water… throughout the day
Next to air… there’s nothing better… I’d say
Sometimes I’ll try another drink to quench my thirst
But if you ask me…my water comes first
 
Chorus
 
Oil and grease from leaky cars and kitchen sinks
Heavy metals… like mercury… copper and zinc
Pesticides and fertilizers and
Cigarettes and packages and newspapers and flyers
Coliform bacteria from cows’ and pigs’ manure
I’ve got to stop this stuff from getting
Inside my water!
 
I’ve got a whole lot of reasons why
I don’t want to mess
With my water supply
‘Cause what goes down the river you see
Comes up out of my faucet when I get thirsty…
 
Chorus…

Worrywart

©2002 Thomas Vinton

Don’t you worry about me
And I won’t worry about you
There are so… so… so many better things
That we could do
‘Cause when you worry about me
And when I worry about you
We turn into a couple of worrywarts
And that’s no use
If I dwell on the negative
I start to feel there’s nothing left for me to give
But when I move toward the positive
I know I’ve got a lot of reasons to live
 
Chorus:
Don’t be a worrywart
I’m not a worrywart!…
 
I had the craziest dream… last night
I woke up all clammy with the biggest fright
I’m still worried right now about telling you
OK… I’ll tell you if you promise not to laugh
But I can only tell you half
Sorry… no… I’m too worried about what you’ll do
If I dwell on the negative
I start to feel there’s nothing left for me to give
But when I move toward the positive
I know I’ve got a lot of reasons to live
 
Chorus
 
Life is just to short
To be a worrywart
Good and bad things will happen to me just the same
So here’s what I’m going to do… from now on
I’m just keeping my calm
‘Cause for me… peace of mind is the name of the game
 
And now we break it down…
No more being worrywarts
Life is something that you just can’t force
So I’ve just come up with a better plan
To take it easy while I do the best I can
Don’t worry about myself and
Don’t worry about my friends
It will come out in the end
Now I want you to sing the chorus with me
From now on… we’ll be happy
 
Chorus…

Do-si-do

©2002 Thomas Vinton

Hatchou!
Gesundheit!
 
Come on now
Give me a jaw harp and techno
I’ll give you a track called… Do-si-do
It’s about a dance that you can do
If you like the sound just yell… Ya-Hoo!
Ya-Hoo!
Allemande left and promenade
We’ll make big bucks sellin’ lemonade
If it’s sour… if it’s sweet
We’ll catch ‘em passin’ by goin’ down the street
 
Chorus:
Do-si-do… Do-si-do… Do-si-do… Do-si-do
This little dittly ditty is called the Do-si-do…
 
Swing yer partner… swing her low
Swing her too hard… she’ll go flyin’ out the door
You box the gnat… and gents star right
If you go to the left… you’re pickin’ a fight
Pickle up a doodle… if you know what that means
If you don’t… then just start shakin’ your jeans
This song reminds me of a guy I know
Cotton in his eye… I think it’s Joe
 
Chorus
 
Promenade the ring with your pretty little thing
If you’ve got two left feet… maybe you can sing
If you can’t sing… then maybe you can rap
If you don’t like that… then hang out and clap
Gents roll back and wheel and deal
Don’t slip on that banana peel
Circle ‘round the track and do paso
Rope a doggie with a lasso
 
Chorus…
 
-Do-SI-do!
-Listen here… Missy
I’m the one doin’ the calls around here
Who do you think you are anyway?
-I’m a cowgirl
-A cowgirl? What makes you a cowgirl?
-I caught a cow!
-Well you go cowgirl
-I’m a good cowgirl
-I bet you are
What’s a cowgirl say at the end of a good song?
-Yee-Haw!
-Yee-Haw!

My Name Is Nommi Girinkinin

©2002 Thomas Vinton

La la la la la la la…La la la la la la la…La la la la la la la…
 
My name is Nommi Girinkinin…
 
Ka oompa venugo
Jay day reezay…
 
Here we go!…

Cool Songs

©2002 Thomas Vinton

Ba da da da yup! Ooooh…
Ba da da da yup!
Ba da da da yahhhhhhhh!
 
Chorus:
Cool songs…
Cool songs…
 
I like those cool songs and zany fool songs
I like those songs that make me feel like I’m doing OK
When I hear fun songs those full of pun songs
I want to get up and act like I’m crazy and spin till I’m dizzy
But when I hear those songs that only bring me down
Put me in a bad mood… make me wear a frown
All I want to do is turn my ears away
I’d rather hear a song that’s going to make my day
 
Chorus
 
Yeah… I like those cool songs and zany fool songs
I like those songs that make me feel like I’m doing OK
When I hear dance songs and jump and prance songs
I want to get up and act like I’m crazy and spin till I’m dizzy... but
When I hear those songs that only make me sad
Get on my nerves you know they make me mad
All I want to do is find a better tune
You know… The kind you hear in a good cartoon
 
Chorus
 
I want to hear a cool… cool song
The kind of song I haven’t heard in oh… so long
 
The groove that I do I can do it with you
Because the groove that you do
Is pure through ‘n through
But don’t tell me how to groove
If just to groove just like you
Because the groove that I do
I can do without you
 
In your crown is the best little sound
In town or anywhere around
 
When you hear a cool… cool song
You can listen to it all day long
 
Doo woop doo
Doo woop doo…
 
I’m going to write my own cool songs
I’m going to sing them all day long
And if you want to sing along
Then just you come along… come along!
 
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya yow!
Yayayayayayayayayow!
 
La… la la la…
 
Chorus…
 
I want to hear a cool… cool song
The kind I haven’t heard in oh so long…