I'm feeling like a kid today!

[celiaKitten]

So I'm posting kid songs and stuff. Feel free to join in.

La La La
-- presented by the letter "L"
sung by Ernie (Jim Henson) and Bert (Frank Oz)
Written by Joe Raposo

spoken parts are in brackets

Ernie: [Hi, Bert.]

Bert: [Oh. Hi, Ernie. Hey, I've been sitting here trying to think of what we can do with this here, letter "L".]

Ernie: [Oh. Well, let's see. You know one thing, you can sing sort of a "La La La" song with the letter "L".]

Bert: [Uh, what do you mean?]

Ernie: [Well, there are all kinds of pretty words that begin with "L".] (Music starts.) [You know, you can sing a few "La La La's" and some pretty words, and you'd have a nice little song.]

Bert: ["La La La," like that?]

Ernie: [Sure. Go ahead. Try it.]

Bert: [O.K. Let's see, uh,..]
La, la, la, la . . . lemon
La, la, la, la, light bulb

Ernie: [Uh-huh.]

Bert: La, la, la, la, lamp post [This is fun.]
La, la, la, la, lump in my oatmeal

Ernie: [Well, that's not quite what I was thinking about, Bert.]

Bert: [No?]

Ernie: [I mean there are a lot of pretty "L" words, and I was sort of thinking of the ones that are more lilting and lovely. You know like...]
La, la, la, la, laughter

Bert: [Oh, yeah. I see.]

Ernie: La, la, la, la, lullaby

Bert: [Oh, like that. Huh?]

Ernie: La, la, la, la, lollypop

Bert: [Ahhhhhh!]

Ernie: La, la, la, la, lights in the sky.

Bert: [Oh! Oh! Ernie, I've got a GREAT "L" word! This is a beauty. Oh, listen to this.]
La, la, la, LINOLEUM!

Ernie: [Ah, no, Bert, uh..]
Listen to me
'Cause "L" is such a lovely letter
For words like "licorice" and "lace"
The letter "L" lights up your face
So why not la, la, la, la, laaaaaaaaaaaaah...

Bert: La, la, la, la, laaaaaaah

Ernie: ...with me?

 

[celiaKitten]

My nephew's favorite

Pat Pat Patty Pat

Bert: Hey, hey everybody! I've got another great game for ya!

All: Yay! Wow! All right!

Bert: This is so much fun! Now, when I say pat your tummy, you pat your tummy. OK? Here we go...

(sung)

Oh, listen to the song that's humming in your ear
And you'll have more fun than you've had all year.
Just shake your leg with a
Shake, shake, shakey shake,
Shakey, shakey, shake, shake
Pat your tummy with a
Pat, pat, patty pat,
Patty, patty, pat, pat-poo!

(assorted confusion)

Ernie: Uh, then what happens, Bert?

Bert: Uh, nothing happens, Ernie, and that's the game! Isn't it a spellbinder?

Oscar: Well, I thought it was dumb!!!

Prairie: Yeah, me too.

Herbert Birdsfoot: I know what. Maybe if we made it more complicated it would be fun.

Bert: MORE complicated???

Herb: Sure, try it like this ... now, all you kids listening to the record, you do just what the song says.

Bert: Herb, are you sure you know what you are doing?

Herb: Trust me.

Bert: OK, go.

(sung)

Oh, listen to the song that's humming in your ear
And you'll have more fun than you've had all year.
Just wiggle your fingers with a
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
Shake your legs with a
Shake, shake, shakey shake,
Shakey, shakey, shake, shake
Pat your tummy with a
Pat, pat, patty pat,
Patty, patty, pat, pat-poo!

Big Bird: Hey, that was fun!

Herb: You go, Big Bird.

B.B.: OK, listen to me!

(sung)

Oh, listen to the song that's humming in your ear
And you'll have more fun than you've had all year.
Just flap your arms with a
Flap, flap, flappy flap
Flappy, flappy, flap, flap
Wiggle your fingers with a
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
Shake your legs with a
Shake, shake, shakey shake,
Shakey, shakey, shake, shake
Pat your tummy with a
Pat, pat, patty pat,
Patty, patty, pat, pat-poo!

Prairie: Hee-hee-hee, Hey, I thought of one.

Herb: Go, Prairie!

Prairie: OK....

(sung)

Oh, listen to the song that's humming in your ear
And you'll have more fun than you've had all year.
Just spin around with a
Spin, spin, spinny spin
Spinny, spinny, spin, spin
Flap your arms with a
Flap, flap, flappy flap
Flappy, flappy, flap, flap
Wiggle your fingers with a
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle wiggle,
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
Shake your legs with a
Shake, shake, shakey shake,
Shakey, shakey, shake, shake
Pat your tummy with a
Pat, pat, patty, pat,
Patty, patty, pat, pat-poo!

Grover: I think I would like to go now.

Big Bird: OK Grover!

G: OK listen.

(sung)

Oh, listen to the song that's humming in your ear
And you'll have more fun than you've had all year.
Just hop around with a
Hip, hop, hoppy hop
Hoppy hoppy, hop, hop
Spin around with a
Spin, spin, spinny spin
Spinny, spinny, spin, spin
Flap your arms with a
Flap, flap, flappy flap
Flappy, flappy, flap, flap
Wiggle your fingers with a
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle wiggle,
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
Shake your legs with a
Shake, shake, shakey shake,
Shakey, shakey, shake, shake
Pat your tummy with a
Pat, pat, patty, pat,
Patty, patty, pat, pat-poo!

Ernie: Wow! OK, last verse, let's really kick it!!!!

Big Bird: OK!

Oh, listen to the song that's humming in your ear
And you'll have more fun than you've had all year.
Just hop around with a
Hip, hop, hoppy hop
Hoppy hoppy, hop, hop
Spin around with a
Spin, spin, spinny spin
Spinny, spinny, spin, spin
Flap your arms with a
Flap, flap, flappy flap
Flappy, flappy, flap, flap
Wiggle your fingers with a
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle wiggle,
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
Shake your legs with a
Shake, shake, shakey shake,
Shakey, shakey, shake, shake
Pat your tummy with a
Pat, pat, patty, pat,
Patty, patty, pat, pat-poo!

(assorted laughter, and then....)

Bert: Personally, I liked it better my way....

 

[laszloholyfield]

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[celiaKitten]

My fave SHR!

Unpack Your Adjectives | School House Rock


Came home from camping last spring
Saw people, places and things
We barely had arrived,
Friends asked us to describe
The people, places and every last thing.
So we unpacked our adjectives.
I unpacked "frustrating" first.
Reached in and found the word "worst."
Then I picked "soggy" and
Next I picked "foggy" and
Then I was ready to tell them my tale.
Because I'd unpacked my adjectives.

Adjectives are words you use to really describe things
Handy words to carry around.
Days are sunny or they're rainy
Boys are dumb or else they're brainy
Adjectives can show you which way.

Adjectives are often used to help us compare things
To say how thin how fat how short how tall.
Girls who are tall can get taller,
Boys who are small can get smaller,
Till one is the tallest
And one is the smallest of all.

We hiked along without care.
Then we ran into a bear.
He was a hairy bear
He was a scary bear
We beat a hasty retreat from his lair
And described him with adjectives.

Next time you go on a trip
Remember this little tip
The minute you get back
They'll ask you this and that
You can describe people, places and things
Simply unpack your adjectives.
You can do it with adjectives.
Tell them about it with adjectives.
You can shout it with adjectives.

 

[celiaKitten]

Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla | School House Rock


Now I have a friend named Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
and I could say that Rufus found a kangaroo
That followed Rufus home
And now tbat kangaroo belongs
To Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla ...
Whew! I could say that, but I don't have to
Because I have pronouns I can say,
He found a kangaroo that followed him home
And now it is his
You see, he, him and his are pronouns
Replacing the noun Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla,
A very proper noun,
And it is a pronoun replacing the noun kangaroo.
Now comma,
Now Rufus has a sister named Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla
If she found a kangaroo I'd say to you
She found a kangaroo that followed her home
and now it is hers but I can't say that
Because she found an aardvark
That fell in love with her and they're so happy.

And my name is Albert Andreas Armadillo
(No relation to the Sarsaparillas)
Because of pronouns I can say
I wish she would find a rhinoceros for me
And we'd be happy.
You see, a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun
Because saying all those nouns over and over
Can really wear you down.

Now I could tell you Rafaella Gabriela
and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and
Albert Andreas Armadillo found
an aardvark, a kangaroo and a rhinoceros
And now that aardvark and that kangaroo
and that rhinoceros belong respectively to
Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla
and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
and Albert Andreas Armadillo
Whew! Because of pronouns I can say in this way,
We found them and they found us
And now they are ours and we're so happy
Thank you pronouns!
A pronoun was made to take the place of a noun
Because saying all those nouns over and over
Can really wear you down.

Sometimes when we take them all on the bus
People really raise a fuss
They start shouting out pronouns at us
Like, "Who brought that rhinoceros on the bus?"
And "What made that horrible noise?"
And "Which one of them's getting off first?"
Who what and which are special pronouns
which can ask a question in the sense
where you do not know the name of the noun.

But I know
I have mine and she has hers and he has his
You have yours
They love us and we love them
What's ours is theirs, that's how it is with friends.
And pronouns, you are really friends.
Cause saying all those nouns over and over
can really wear you down.

 

[ma_guy]

Has someone been inspired by the recently released "Schoolhouse Rock" video collection????

http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/preschool/schoolhouserock/index.html

Do Conjunction Junction! (my personal fav! lol)