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G Cmaj7
That's great, it starts with a lemonade,
G Cmaj7
Heinous fish and chest pain - Scaredy Squirrel is so afraid
G
Low on the food chain- don’t wanna be slain
Cmaj7
Lizard in the weeds - bunny with big teeth
G
should he see the fish, yes- no, maybe- no.
Cmaj7
Hiding from the biters throwing off the trail beside us
Bb
spy with your eye a completely safe friend
Am
he’s squeaky clean
G Dsus2 Am
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it
G Dsus2 Am
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it
G Dsus2 Am C
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it- it’s ca-nine
G Cmaj7
what’s in the mirror? furry hungry in a hurry breathing down your neck.
G
Dog chasing round bushes round fountains round circles
Cmaj7
Nothing left to do but Play dead.
G Cmaj7
Uh oh, wow here man this is so weird why won’t he get out of here
G Cmaj7
Point to the name tag, smile, and we’re ok right - right.
Bb Am
drooly dog isn’t gonna bite, and you’re feeling pretty psyched.
G Dsus2 Am
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it
G Dsus2 Am
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it
G Dsus2 Am C (2 measures)
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it- right on time
(I’ll no longer be alone)
G - C - G- C- G- (2 measures each)
F- 4 measures
chorus with shaker or tambourine
G Dsus2 Am
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it
(it’s fine to have some time alone)
G Dsus2 Am
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it
(but I will take a risk & grow)
G Dsus2 Am C
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it- it’s about time
(I’ll no longer be alone)
G
Now all night gonna seek gonna hide
Cmaj7
who will you find? Leonard Bernstein. Who? Never mind
G
you and your mate. 83% safe
Cmaj7
running round together maybe eat a cheesecake
Bb Am
muddy paws, doggy smell and germs but who cares- right? Right.
G Dsus2 Am
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it
(it’s fine to have some time alone)
G Dsus2 Am
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it
(but I will take a risk & grow)
G Dsus2 Am C
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it- I feel fine
(I’ll no longer be alone)
G Dsus2 Am
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it
(it’s fine to have some time alone)
G Dsus2 Am
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it
(but I will take a risk & grow)
G Dsus2 Am C
It's a friend for the squirrel don’t you know it- I feel fine
(I’ll no longer be alone)
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intro:
D- G- D (bubbles coordinated with guitar rakes)
D- G- D
D- G- D (drums & bass come in) woo!
D- G- D
how am I supposed to know D- G- D
Should I fish or should I mow? D- G- D
if I choose to cast a line G- F- G
My grass will grow during that time D- G- D
It's a choice to make, I know... A
Should I fish or should I mow? D- G- D
I like to check chores off my list
It fills me with all sorts of bliss
I also like to have down time
Or else I just might lose my mind
how am I supposed to know?
Should I fish or should I mow
ROCK CHORUS #1
Should I fish or should I mow now?
Should I fish or should I mow now?
If I mow I will get paid
But if I fish my lunch is made
So come on and let me know (stop on A- back to SLOW)
D- G- D
SLOW-
either way it’s cool with me
But to decide it is not easy
I could cut all of the grass
or I could catch a buncha bass
if i fish the grass will grow
should I fish or should I mow
instrumental SLOW w/ riffs/ beats/ funky lawnmower & fishing sounds
D- G- D
D- G- D
G- F- G
D- G- D
A- A- A
D- G - D
ROCK CHORUS #2
Should I fish or should I mow now?
Should I fish or should I mow now?
If I mow first, I am free
To fish as long as it suits me
I’m in the grass or on a boat
Should I fish or should I mow?
SLOW
Either way i should be fine
why’m I wasting all my time?
I could let the fates decide
I just need to flip a dime
here it is- and there it goes (HEADS!)
I guess I'll fish after I mow
finish with ROCK CHORUS #3…
ROCK CHORUS #3
I’ll go fish after I mow now
I’ll go fish after I mow now
cutting grass it will come first
then I’ll go quench my fishing thirst
I’ll be walking to and fro
I hope I don’t cut off my toe
that’d be a total fiasco
once in the boat i’m gonna row
I don’t have time for tic-tac-toe
Sponge Bob’s a funny TV show
do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do
needle and thread is how you sew
my best friend’s dad his name is Joe
to stop a horse you just say ‘whoa’
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3. |
Sister is No Fun
02:33
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bass riff w/ only snare hits x2
C - G C - G C - G snare hits x 2
[Verse 1]
playing with toys- everything’s choice
I am on cloud nine
my sister enters- becomes the center - (or just like Yul Brenner)
she starts saying “That’s mine”
Em
Tell you what’s wrong- My
C
Sister is no fun
Em
I could go on
C D
She always gets what she wants
[Verse 2]
getting her way- every day
if she don’t she starts to whine
My little sissy
She throws a hissy, mine mine mine mine mine
Tell you what’s wrong
My sister is no fun
I could go on
why did she have to come along?
verse rhythm: drum solo on break
verse rhythm: bass solo on break
verse rhythm but guitar flourish: drum solo on break
verse rhythm: harmonic on break
1/2 volume- drum beats w/ brushes
The other day she’s totally crazy
she is losing control
toys are flying- one whizzes by and
lands right in the dog bowl
Both of us stopped - we were in shock
then I thought “big deal”
toys came crashing - we began splashing
we both started to squeal
1/4 volume/whisper
i will confess- we made a mess
but we had a good time
now if you ask me who is your sissy
i’m gonna tell you (break w/ full volume vox:) she’s mine
Tell you what now- My (background vox harmony hold “now” til end of next line)
Sister’s mostly fun
I won’t go on but (background vox harmony hold “on” til end of next line)
she doesn’t do everything wrong
Tell you what now- My (background vox harmony hold “now” til end of next line)
Sister’s kinda fun
I could go on but (background vox harmony hold “on” til end of next line)
to me she’s number one
C - G C - G C - G snare hits x 2
deployed- destroyed
me & the blocks- everything rocks
all is going just fine (divine)
my sister, hello! like a tornado (My sister, plays tho’, like a tornado)
she starts saying “That’s mine”
playing with trains- it’s so insane
I am on cloud nine
my sister, hello! like a tornado (My sister, plays tho’, like a tornado)
she starts saying “That’s mine”
Em
Tell you what’s up (or wrong)- My
C
Sister is no fun
Em
I could go on
C D
always tattling to our mum
She gets hugs from everyone
Brain cells she doesn’t have None
I don't even know why (whine)
better do things so fine
Body and beats,
giving me orders- she has no borders
bossing all over …. telling me no girl… maybe you know her
being the boss
being the boss girl - queen of her own world…caught in the whirl
My little sister she throws the fits yeah
She didn’t get her way
Didn’t get to sit where she wanted
Gets held more
Gets attention for crying
She is starting to cry
Then my sissy
She throws a hissy
takes all my toys
When i have my toys
I like to keep them
Like the way they were new
ruins my toys/ clothes
Goes into my room
She always breaks my stuff
Tell you what’s wrong
My sister is no fun
I could go on
She’s the worst thing under the Sun
She kills joy ‘fore it’s Begun
She always breaking my stuff
don’t know where she’s coming from
always sucking on her thumb
been crying since she begun
she is totally dumb
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4. |
Mayonnaise
04:43
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May-naisse
I eat it by the bowl
it’s so smooth and creamy
May-o
it’s so good for you
wanna share some secret fashion tips
mayo makes great hair gel
and re- freshes your dead skin
oh- it only takes a minute
you just gotta swim in it
c’mon & let’s go swim-min’
C- D- C- D
C- D- C- D
[Verse 2]
May-nnaise
Gives us deviled eggs
How could we live without it?
Hey Sam!
Do you like mayo, too?
with your ham and with green eggs?
in- the - rain or on a train
in a box or with a fox
hey- We’ll eat in a boat now!
and even with a goat now
we’ll eat it with a goat now
C- D- C- D
C- D- C- D
[Bridge]
(Other) condiments
(you) want me to try
You like them all but
C C C D
No- not me!
You don't mean no harm
You just don't know,
How I feel about it
[Verse 3]
May-nnaise
take a to-go pack with me
can’t go nowhere without it
I don’t
care for your aoili
i don’t want your fancy saallsa
May-nnaise
if you leave it in the sun
you can eat a small spoonful
just don’t eat a - jar - load
(or) you’ll be sick tomorrow
you’ll get sick tomorrow
C- D- C- D
C- D- C- D
[Bridge]
yogurt you say
so much healthier
You might care but
No- not me!
I might put on weight
and grow a chin (double two chins two chins)
but it’s worth it to me
[Outro]
May-ay-ay- nnaise
May-ay-ay- nnaise
C- D- C- D
fade out
oooh - ooh ad libs
mmmmmmm
backgrounds:
(creamy
spread it on my face
love the texture
feels so shwarmy in my mouth
take a bath
that’s tangy)
alternate verse:
May-nnaise
I like to make my own
and spread it on my sandwich
Egg yolk
add a pinch of mustard- yo
beat it til it til it whips up deliciously smooth
then you drizzle in some oil
maybe throw in a little salt
Stick it in the fridge now
or it’ll start to smell foul
better stick it in the fridge now
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5. |
Our Trip Ordeal
02:52
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A G D x 2
A G D x 2
[Verse 1]
A
Can you see this?
G
this place is a wreck
D
it’s falling down
D
mice scurry around
A
Did you hear that?
G
thunder claps in clouds
D
rain pouring through the roof
D
ceiling not waterproof
F D
“It doesn't matter” so you say
Bb E A
we can have fun anyway, he-he-hey! (background vox “hey-ey-ey”)
D A
Our trip ordeal. (background vox)
[Verse 2]
A
cook on camp fire
G
the food gets burned
D
now we-
D
we have to eat canned beans
A
When bugs see you
G
they take chunks of flesh
D
swarms of biting flies
D
that’s when you realize
F D
even you don’t want to stay
Bb E A
we’re not gonna have fun today, he-he-hey! (background vox “hey-ey-ey” and continue)
D A
Our trip ordeal.
F D
(we) gotta leave here right away,
Bb E A
it’s a nightmare holiday, he-he-hey!
D A
Our trip ordeal.
A x 4
[Bridge]
A A
looking back we laugh
A A
’til we cry
A A
The best stor-ies Come
A A half measure drums only
from bad times
[Verse 3]
A
remember that? (that was so bad!)
G
that place was a wreck
D
falling down
D
mice scurry’n around
A
remember when? (how could I not?)
G
thunder claps in clouds
D
ceiling not waterproof
D
rain pouring through the roof
[last Chorus]
F D
I don’t care what you say (background vox throughout)
Bb E A
(I) wouldn’t trade it for anything, he-he-hey!
D A
Our trip ordeal.
F D
funny pix from soggy days
Bb E A
on our nightmare holiday- he-hey-hey!
D A
Our trip ordeal.
D A
Our trip ordeal.
D A
Our trip ordeal.
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6. |
Go To Sleep!
03:46
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Am- C - F- G bass x2
Am- C - F- G add guitar & guitar riff & drums x2
then drop riff
Okay- time to say goodnight
to everything in the great green room
Goodnight bears - Goodnight chairs - Goodnight moon
Goodnight red balloon red balloon red balloon (backing vox on last 2 red balloon)
add riff
show me bowl show me comb show me brush
show me quiet little lady - whispering hush
I wanna see that little mouse who goes squeak
then I’ll go to sleep go to sleep go to sleep! (backing vox on go to sleep)
Am- C - F- G w/ riff x2
drop riff
will i ever sleep tonight?
I’m still awake- yeah I’m not done
what about the kittens what about the clocks
don’t forget the socks- goodnight socks- goodnight socks (backing vox goodnight socks)
add riff
show me phone show me fire show me mouse
show me the all the colored curtains - in that little toy house
I want to say goodnight to no-body
then I’ll go to sleep go to sleep go to sleep! (backing vox)
go to sleep go to sleep go to sleep! (backing vox)
Am- C - F- G w/ riff x2
——- break—- drop guitar & riff
Am- C - F- G 3x bass & drums
it’s getting dark- and i know it’s late
your eyes look heavy under their weight
(add quiet guitar chunks)
you’re looking sleepy dad - but that’s ok
a few more minutes, you’ll be on your way
(vocals go back up an octave- guitar riff comes sliding in)
we read this book ev’ry night
if we don’t, Im gonna put up a fight
by now, you know every single rhyme
but I gotta hear it twenty more times (drop all instruments & add backing vox on 20 more times)
all back in w/ riff
show me bowl show me comb show me brush (back vox throughout)
show me quiet little lady - whispering hush
I wanna see the little mouse who goes squeak
then I’ll go to sleep go to sleep go to sleep!
I’ll go to sleep go to sleep go to sleep!
yeah- I’ll go to sleep go to sleep go to sleep!
go to sleep (start fade, drop some back vox)
go to sleep
go to zzzzzz
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Rick Huddle Portland, Oregon
He doesn’t wear a red nose or floppy shoes, but he has made lots of people laugh- tens of thousands of kids and adults- all over the United States and Mexico. He’s a captivating storyteller, a gifted dancer, and can play the guitar, dulcimer, 6-string ukulele and nose flute. He provides fun, lively, and thoughtful performances that leave audiences of all ages laughin ... more
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