Lyrics to many (but not yet all) of the songs

I believe in Imagination

I believe , I believe in the magic of Imagination

I believe in the magic to make all your dreams come true.

I believe , I believe in the magic of Imagination

And it’s right there inside of you.

Make believe there are giants in the air.

Climb up a magic beanstalk and you may find one there.

Make believe there are scarecrows who can dance.

Make sure that you dance with them when you get your chance.

I believe , I believe in the magic of Imagination

I believe in the magic to make all your dreams come true.

I believe , I believe in the magic of Imagination

And it’s right there inside of you.

Make believe there are sailing ships that fly

Catch the one to Neverland as it goes by

Make believe there are pirates still on board

But you can make them vanish with your magic sword

I believe , I believe in the magic of Imagination

I believe in the magic to make all your dreams come true.

I believe , I believe in the magic of Imagination

And it’s right there inside of you.

 

Wally the Worm

Welcome, welcome, one and all.

Its time again – let out the call –

Wally! Wally! Wally the worm!

Give a little waggle. Give a little wiggle.

Give a little chuckle; give a little giggle.

Wally! Wally! Wally the worm!

Of Wally’s wild and wacky ways, I could write a sonnet.

Kids don’t forget to buy the stuff that has his picture on it.

There are Wally shirts, and Wally shoes,

And Wally statues for the yard.

And Mom and Dad can pay the bill with their Wally credit card.

Wally! Wally! Wally the worm!

So come on kids let out the call and watch your parents squirm.

Wally! Wally! Wally the Worm!

 

The Worm March

Worms worms worms worms

I like worms, I like worms

They crawl around beneath the ground

They never ever make a sound

You never know that they're around

But I like worms

I like worms, I like worms

All they ever eat is dirt;

They never even wear a shirt;

They're the perfect way for boys to flirt.

That’s why I like worms.

They're icky and ooey and slimey and gooey

And more than a little bit gross

But they're horribley terribly disgustingly yechy

And please don't get one too close

I like worms, I like worms

They 're tangle up when they're in a group

They have no bones so they always droop

Sometimes I cook them up in soup

(everyone looks at this person)

But I like worms

(Woman sings operatically)

I like wo-or-or-or-or--or (someone holds a Gumi worm in front of her - she screeches.)

All: we like worms!

 

Rock-a-bye Johnny

Johnny’s Mother is the leader of a Rock and Roll band.

Famous for it’s R & B and known throughout the land

And when the land is quiet - and you hardly hear a peep,

Folks all gather round to hear her rock her boy to sleep.

Rock Rock Rock a bye Johnny

It’s time to close your eyes.

The moon is dancing with a wisp of a cloud

And the stars are whirling round in the sky.

Rock Rock Rock a bye Johnny

The hoot owl is hooting the blues

The bed bugs boogie

To the dreamland boogie woogie

And the sandman has his rock and roll shoes.

Now you might think that Johnny wouldn’t go to sleep at all,

With all that noise and hub bub echoing through the hall

But the truth is that without Johnny wouldn’t drift away,

And so he goes to bed each night this rock and rolling way.

 

Mama, don't take my toys away

Mama, don’t take my toys away, oh no! (Oh No!)

Mama, don’t take my toys away, oh no! (Oh No!)

I won’t shake ‘em.

I won’t break ‘em.

I begging you please Mama, please don’t take ‘em.

Mama, don’t take my toys away, oh no! (oh no!)

Daddy, don’t say it’s time for bed. Oh No! (Oh No!)

Daddy, don’t say it’s time for bed. Oh No! (Oh No!)

Could I have some water?

Could you turn on the light?

Daddy can we please stay up all night?

Daddy, don’t say it’s time for bed. Oh No! (Oh No!)

Mama, don’t turn that TV off. Oh No! (Oh No!)

Mama, don’t turn that TV off. Oh No! (Oh No!)

I like the commercials.

I like the shows.

I like the way my little brother glows.

Mama, don’t turn that TV off. Oh No! (Oh No!)

 

Every kind of Magic

Would you like to know a secret?

I will tell you what I've found.

It takes every kind of magic

To make the world go round.

It takes the magic of the mountains,

The magic of the seas,

The magic of the smallest grass

And of the tallest trees.

It takes the magic of the woman

And of man too -

But most of, most of, most of all

It takes the magic of children just like you.

 

Would you like to know a secret?

I will tell you what I've found.

It takes every kind of magic

To make the world go round.

 

It takes the magic of the nighttime

With the stars and moon above

It take the magic of our sorrow

And the magic of our love.

It takes the magic of the music

And the magic of pretend

And it takes the magic of a good time

And the magic of a friend.

 

Would you like to know a secret?

I will tell you what I've found.

It takes every kind of magic

To make the world go round.

 

The Pirate song

Sing Yo Ho Ho for the life of a Pirate.

It’s hard and it’s cursed through and through

It’s hard work and Pain but we never complain

Cause they cut of your ears if you do.

Yo ho ho

(answer back: Yo ho ho)

Way Hey Hey

(answer back: Way Hey Hey)

And we’ll all be pirates till our dying day

(answer back: and we’ll all be pirates till our dying day)

Sing Yo Ho Ho for the life of a Pirate

The rewards are exceedingly small.

One day your told, you’ve got buckets of gold

Then you've got nothing at all.

Yo ho ho

(answer back: Yo ho ho)

Way Hey Hey

(answer back: Way Hey Hey)

And we’ll all be pirates till our dying day

(answer back: and we’ll all be pirates till our dying day)

Sing Yo Ho Ho for the life of a Pirate.

The food is disgusting and vile.

Some tastes like glue

Some tastes like an shoe

But we shovel it down with a smile.

Yo ho ho

(answer back: Yo ho ho)

Did you hear what we said?

(answer back: Way Hey Hey)

We’ll be pirates till mom says that it’s time for bed

(answer back: We’ll be pirates till mom says that it’s time for bed)

 

Centipede Dancing

If you ever get a chance to see a centipede dance you're in for quite a treat:

He's got a hundred dancing feet!

Dance Centipede dance Centipede Dance Centipede dance Centipede dance

And it's left right right right left left right you can watch him dance in day or night

Left left right right, twirl kick spin if he likes you he may ask you if you want to join in.

Left right right right heel and toe

He's got the rhythm now just sit back and watch him go.

Now he taps his cane and now he tips his hat and now he down upon his knees as if to ask "How's that?"

If you clap for him, he'll smile with a small tear in his eye.

(As he thinks about tomorrow and all the dance shoe's he must buy.)

 

A clown is a clown

Shakespeare is only Shakespeare but a clown is a clown

You're never sad or lonely when you've got one around

Make you fell happy even when you've been down

Shakespeare is only Shakespeare but a clown is a clown

A doctor's just a doctor

A sailor's just a sailor

A lawyer's just a lawyer

And a tailor's just a tailor

A spaceman's just a spaceman as he floats along in space

But none of them know how to get a pie in the face

 

So when you feel besieged by all your worry and woes

Find yourself a fella with a great big red nose

He'll make you feel silly all the way to your toes

Shakespeare's only Shakespeare well you know how it goes

 

A Father's just a father

A mother's just a mother

A sister's just a sister and a brother's just a brother

A neighbor's just a neighbor

And a friend is just a friend

This song is just a song and now it's come to the end

But a clown is a clown is a -----clown

 

No Bones

Julie Jones says she has no bones.

But I said "Not true- think of all you can do.

You can walk, run, skip, jump, tumble, swim, leap.

You can slip, slide, rock, roll, gallop, crawl and creep.

You can dance, spin, climb, fall, shake, rattle, play.

You can bob, bounce, march, stroll, stride, strut, and sway.

But if your bones didn’t do their job- you’d just be a blob.

 

Sticky fingers

I don't care if your face is mess

Or there's mud and grass stains on your pants or dress

But the thing that drives me crazy I must confess

Is ohhhh sticky fingers

Ohh sticky fingers

Is the worst of all bad luck

I don't mean to be picky but when fingers are sticky

Someone is going to get stuck

Now bobby's stuck to betty and betty's stuck to jean

And Jean is stuck to Wally, It's the weirdest thing I've ever seen

And Wally is stuck to Vernon and Vernon is stuck to Lou

And if you don't watch out some of these fingers are bound to get stuck on you

Now Lou is stuck to Doreen and Doreen is stuck to Fred

Fred is stuck to Billy Jo's foot and the back of Allison's head

And Allison is stuck to someone that she never knew before

But I bet that they'll be pretty good friends before they get out of the door

Sarah Brown is stuck to Barney and Barney's stuck to Sarah Brown

And they can't seem to go anywhere except around and round

And Allison and her new friend are stuck to Mom and Dad

Who keep telling stories about her and every friend she ever had

 

Pirates in the bath

The pirates have captured the bathroom!!

There's no way that I'm going in there.

I know I need a bath -but dad-

I don't think the pirates will care.

They make such terrible noises that you can't tell a belch from a laugh.

They captured my poor rubber ducky and they've threatened to cut him in half.

With a yo ho ho and a way hey hey and a rub a dub a dub

Heave away haul away, blow the man down the pirates have captured the tub.

The one with the beard and the eye patch drank up almost all the shampoo.

He said "it ain’t the finest rum, but I think in a pinch it will do."

They've cut down the shower curtain- to use as a sail I think.

They've hoisted the old skull and crossbones and piled gold doubloons in the sink.

With a yo ho ho and a way hey hey and a rub a dub a dub

Heave away haul away, blow the man down the pirates have captured the tub.

I can see that you don't believe me, but it's true, Dad-it really is true.

So as far as my taking a bath tonight-

I think I should skip it don't you?

With a yo ho ho and a way hey hey and a rub a dub a dub

Heave away haul away, blow the man down the pirates have captured the tub.

 

If I could fly

Over the rainbow and up to the stars

Dancing with Venus and wrestling with mars

Then to the moon for hot chocolate and pie

If I could fly

If you tried to find me you couldn't because

I'd be off playing cards with the wizard of OZ

The tin man the scarecrow the lion and I

If I could fly

If I could fly, I'd glide through the air

Just like Peter Pan

Without a worry and without a care

Singing catch me if you can

I'd never get lonely up there in the blue

But just to be sure I'd teach you to fly too

On wings that are made from a wish and a sigh

If I could fly

 

Machine Song

It goes up and down and over under round and round and in between

My this way that way back and forth cling clang zip zap zoom machine

I'd also like to mention

It's my latest great invention

I made it out of parts of broken toys

When it starts to shakin'

I'm not sure what it's makin'

i hope that it makes something besides noise.

cause its my up and down and over under round and round and in between

My this way that way back and forth cling clang zip zap zoom machine

I can't say I know but

I think maybe it's robot

That will clean my room and pick up all my clothes

It would be great, I have no doubts

If it would eat my Brussel sprouts

But I how to get it started no one knows

So when you absolutely positively think that life's a bore

Just pull your stuff together, make a thing no one has seen before

 

A reminder that all the lyrics printed here are copyrighted ©2000 Joe Thompson