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Cat in the window
02:30
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Cat in the window. What do you see?
Sat in the window staring back at me.
I look at your face. You look at mine,
But you never blink your eyes, oh no,
You never blink your eyes.
Cat in the window, you sit so still,
Watching the world go by from your window sill.
I see you each morning at quarter to nine,
But you never blink your eyes, oh no,
You never blink your eyes.
So Blink Blink Blink to show me that you are real
Blink Blink Blink to show you’re not a toy
Maybe you think blinking is over-rated
But blinking stops your eyes getting dehydrated
Cat in the window, you sit so still,
Watching the world go by from your window sill.
I see you each morning at quarter to nine,
But you never blink your eyes, oh no,
You never blink your eyes.
[Solo]
So Blink! Blink! Blink! to show me that you are real
Blink! Blink! Blink! to show that you’re alive
Blink! for all those mornings, the time that I’ve waited
Blink when your eyeballs are dehydrated
Cat in the window. What do you see?
Sat in the window staring back at me.
I look at your face. You look at mine,
But you never blink your eyes, oh no,
But you never blink your eyes, oh no,
You never blink your eyes.
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I’m heading in the right direction
I’m heading in the right direction
I’m heading in the right direction
And I think I’m gonna make it
I’m sailing across the ocean
I’m sailing across the ocean
I’m sailing across the ocean
And I think I’m gonna make it
One step at a time (We’re going on a journey)
One step at a time (Who knows what we might see?)
One step at a time (Slow and steady)
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
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Pirate School
03:12
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Yo Ho Ho! Yo Hoo Hoo! I wanna go to Pirate School.
Yo Ho Ho! Yo Hee Hee! It’s Pirate School for me.
On Monday, we learned to climb the mast
Climb the mast, climb the mast
Our arms and legs never moved so fast
Here in Pirate School.
On Tuesday, we learned to scrub the deck,
Scrub the deck, scrub the deck.
Clean up the mess that the seagulls make (mek)
Here in Pirate School
[Chorus]
On Wednesday, we learned to pull the rope,
Pull the rope, pull the rope,
Then wash our hands with a bar of soap,
Here in Pirate School
On Thursday, we learned that X marks the spot
Y and Z are where the treasure is not
Here in Pirate School
[Chorus]
On Friday, we made a mobile phone,
We made it out of skulls and bones,
Here in Pirate School
On weekends we have homework to do
What’s fifteen mermaids take away two?
I don’t know do you?
Here in Pirate School
Oooooooooooooooo …..
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I'm a Superhero
03:46
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Put your fist in the air. Get ready to fly.
Bend your knees and jump … high up into the sky.
Listen good with your bat ears. Use your X-ray eyes.
With our strength and our speed we’re gonna fight the bad guys.
To infinity, up the Mansfield Road, to Sherwood and beyond!
I’ve got my suit and my cape and I’m ready to go. I’m a Super Hero!
If you’re breaking the law I’m gonna let you know that I’m a Super Hero!
When I fly from the sky I shout ‘Look out below’ because I’m a Super Hero!
I’ve got my secret phone and it’s starting to glow, yes, I’m a Super Hero!
I’m a Super Hero! X3
And I need someone to help me save the day!
I’ve got skin as tough as an armadillo I’m a Super Hero!
I’m singing this song to let everybody know that I’m a Super Hero!
I fight crime in the wind and the rain and the snow because I’m a Super Hero!
I keep warm with the help of a baked potato. Yes I’m a Super Hero!
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Lend a friend a hand
03:02
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You’ve got to lend a friend a hand
Pick them up when they fall down
Do everything you can to help them through
Let them tell you what they need
You’ll be a special friend indeed
And some day soon they’re gonna do the same for you
It’s always better when you share
Show your friends how much you care
Do what you can to make sure they’re alright
‘Cause it’s no fun when one has many
And the others don’t have any
So keep on sharing and your future will be bright
Lend a friend a hand. Lend a friend a hand
Nice and strong so they can see
You’re the best friend you can be
When you lend a friend a hand
One day you’re feeling fine
Having the most amazing time
But the next day, you’ve come down with the blues
When we learn to help each other
Every sister and every brother
With our friends there is no end to what we can do
Lend a friend a hand. Lend a friend a hand
Hold it there until they take it
And together we can make it
When you lend a friend a hand
Four fingers and a thumb
The hand of friendship’s number one
When you lend a friend a hand
Lend a hand your whole life through
And there’ll be a million hands for you
When you lend a friend a hand
When you lend a friend a hand
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Kissed by a kangaroo
01:59
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I was kissed by a kangaroo.
A kangaroo, in the middle of the zoo.
I was kissed by a kangaroo
Rum tum diddle-aye do.
I was hugged by a hippopotamus.
A hippopotamus in the middle of the bus
Rum tum diddle-aye do
I tried to get away but I moved too slow
Rum tum diddle-aye dee
How do the animals find me?
I was pecked by a stick insect.
… in the middle of my neck.
I was badgered by a badger in a barn.
… in the middle of the farm
Rum tum diddle-aye do
I tried to get away but I moved too slow
Rum tum diddle-aye dee
How do the animals find me?
I was pinched by a polar bear
… in the middle of the fair
I was cuddled by a crocodile
… in the middle of the Nile ..
Rum tum diddle-aye do
I tried to get away but my legs won’t go
Rum tum diddle-aye dee
How do the animals find me?
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Listening
02:51
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La, la, la ....
How can I tell that you’re listening,
That you’re listening, really listening
How can I tell that you’re listening,
That you’re listening to me [repeat]
You can listen with your body by turning
To face the person who’s talking
You can listen with your body by turning to see.
You can listen with your head by smiling
And nodding at the person who’s talking
You can listen with your head by smiling at me.
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Don't step on a spider
00:55
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Don’t step, step, step on a spider
Don’t flat, flat flatten a fly
Just like me and you they have a job to do.
They do better when they are alive.
So don’t squish, squish, squish a mosquito
‘Cause one day out of the blue.
Maybe tomorrow,
Maybe in a week or two
Somebody’s might step on you (that’s right)
Somebody’s might step on you (uh huh)
Somebody’s might step on you!
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Smile
02:51
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Push your mouth up at the sides
Keep your eyes open wide
Push your mouth up at the sides
Keep your eyes open wide
Your face paints a picture of what you’re feeling inside
So if you’re here and you’re happy then smile
Smile at the window. Smile at the sun.
Smile at each other. Smile just for fun.
Your face paints a picture of what you’re feeling inside
So if you’re here and you’re happy then smile
S.M.I.L.E. means you’re smiling at me.
Everyone’s got their own special style.
S.M.I.L.E. Hi de-ho, Hi de-hee.
So, come on and give me a smile.
Smile at the window. Smile at the sun.
Smile at each other. Smile just for fun.
Your face paints a picture of what you’re feeling inside
So if you’re here and you’re happy then smile
Push your mouth up at the sides
Keep your eyes open wide
Push your mouth up at the sides
Keep your eyes open wide
Your face paints a picture of what you’re feeling inside
So if you’re here and you’re happy then smile
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Recycling
03:23
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We’re turning old things [bang!] into new things [bang! bang!]. It’s exciting! [bang! bang! bang!]. We’re recycling!
Baked bean tins. Don’t throw ‘em in the bin. Do a special thing we call recycling.
Christmas cards. Old jam jars. Spare guitars. We’re recycling
Recycling. Every day.
Recycling. Not throwing away.
Recycling everything we can
Recycling. To turn old things …
Recycling. … into new things.
That sounds like a very good plan. Recycling.
Old Shampoos. Pizza menus. Grandad’s shoes. We’re recycling
Envelopes. Tunes and notes. Daddy’s old jokes. We’re recycling
Recycling. Every day.
Recycling. Not throwing away.
Recycling everything we can
Recycling. To turn old things …
Recycling. … into new things.
That sounds like a very good plan. Recycling.
Recycle. Yes, we can! [repeat]
Bottles and cans and frying pans. Toilet rolls. Socks full of holes.
Old CDs. Dead batteries. Recycling.
Mobile phones. Broken trombones. Magazines. Trampolines.
Cardboard box. Professor Brian Cox. Recycling.
Recycling. In a special bin.
Recycling. Excess packaging.
Recycling. Yes! That’s what we do.
Recycling. We’re sensational!
Recycling. And sustainable!
And we want you to be recycling too. Recycling
Recycle. Yes, we can! [repeat]
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Get healthy! Get happy!
01:45
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Get healthy! Get happy!
Everybody jump up and down.
Get healthy! Get happy, I say!
‘Cause when your body’s busy (clap) then you’re buzzing,
So get healthy and happy today!
Get healthy! Get happy!
Everybody wiggle like a worm
Get healthy! Get happy, I say!
‘Cause when your body’s busy (clap) then you’re buzzing,
So get healthy and happy today!
[Whistle verse]
Get healthy! Get happy!
Everybody jog on the spot
Get healthy! Get happy, I say!
‘Cause when your body’s busy (clap) then you’re buzzing,
So get healthy and happy today!
‘Cause when your body’s busy (clap) then you’re buzzing,
So get healthy and happy today!
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12. |
Iggy Pop
01:46
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I’m gonna tell you about a man called Iggy Pop.
On my list of great rock’n’roll singers, he’s near the top.
He can bend and twist ‘til you think he’d break.
And wiggle his arms just like a snake.
No man on earth can shake like Iggy Pop.
Iggy Pop. Iggy Pop.
No man on earth can shake like Iggy Pop.
Now Iggy had this band they called The Stooges.
And after every show, he’d count the bruises.
The guitars and drums were fast and loud,
When Iggy jumped into the crowd.
All his fans would carry him around, that Iggy Pop.
Iggy Pop. Iggy Pop.
He would walk upon the crowd that Iggy Pop.
Iggy Pop. Iggy Pop.
No man on earth can shake like Iggy Pop.
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Christmas is a-coming
03:07
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Christmas is a-coming. Let me hear you sing.
Christmas is a-coming. Let the sleigh bells ring.
Christmas is a-coming. Just a few more nights.
I can see those Christmas lights. [repeat]
Now stand like a snowman
Make yourself round
Put a hat on your head, a carrot on your nose
And your body on the ground.
Now stand like a Xmas tree
Put an angel on your head
Put your feet in a bucket and stand very still.
That’s what I said.
CHORUS x2
Now stand like a Santa Claus
Say Ho Ho Ho!
Make your belly wibble wobble wibble wobble
And make your white beard grow
Solo x2
Now stand like a turkey
Flap your arms all day
And on the night before Xmas
Fly, fly away
Chorus x2
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