“Fifty Nifty United States”
Music & Lyrics by Ray Charles
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies;
Fifty nifty stars in the flag that billows so beautif'ly in the breeze.
Each individual state contributes a quality that is great.
Each individual state deserves a bow, we salute them now.
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Shout 'em, scout 'em, Tell all about 'em,
One by one till we've given a day to ev'ry state in the U.S.A.
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut;
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana;
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan;
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada;
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio;
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas;
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
(Repeat all states at a faster tempo, slowing down and pausing after Ohio)
North, south, east, west, in our calm, objective opinion,
Ohio is the best of the
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Shout 'em, scout 'em, Tell all about 'em,
One by one till we've given a day to ev'ry state in the good old U. S. A.
“The Beautiful Rain”
Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Additional Words & Music by Janet Gardner
Howbeautifulistherain!
Afterthedustandheat,
Inthebroadandfierystreet,
Inthenarrowlane,
Howbeautifulistherain!
(Repeat first verse)
Acrossthewindow-pane
Itpoursandpours;
Andswiftandwide,
Withamuddytide,
Likeariverdownthegutterroars
Therain,thewelcomerain!
Howittravelsalongtheroofs,
Likeatrampofhoofs
Howitgushesandstrugglesout
Fromtheoverflowingspout!
Across the plain, to the fields of grain.
The welcome rain!
(Pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter patter goes the rain!)
(Drip drop drip drop.Drip drop drip drop!)
(Ting tang, ting-a-ting-a-tang!)
Howbeautifulistherain!
Afterthedustandheat,
Inthebroadandfierystreet,
Inthenarrowlane,
Howbeautifulistherain!
The beautiful rain,
The beautiful rain,
The beautiful rain!
“The Papaya Song”
Calypso Song
Arr. by Greg Gilpin
Shake, shake, shake! Shake the papaya!
Shake, shake, shake! Shake the papaya!
Mama says no play, this is a workday.
Up with the bright sun, get all the work done.
If you will help me, climb up the tall tree.
Shake the papaya down!
REFRAIN: Shake the papaya (shake them down),
Shake them down (shake them down),
Shake the papaya, shake them down!
Shake them up high and (shake them down),
Shake all around (shake them down),
Shake the papaya down!
I love papaya. Oh, me! Oh, my-a!
When all the work’s done, I plan to have fun.
I need your help, please, to climb the tall tree.
Shake the papaya down!
REPEAT REFRAIN
I love papaya, yummy, delicious papaya.
I love papaya. Shake the papaya down!
Shake, shake, shake! Shake the papaya!
Shake, shake, shake! Shake the papaya!
(Parts 1 & 2 sing the next lines at the same time)
Part 1: I love papaya, yummy, delicious papaya.
I love papaya. Shake the papaya down!
Part 2: Mama says no play, this is a workday.
Up with the bright sun, get all the work done.
If you will help me, climb up the tall tree.
Shake the papaya down!
Shake the papaya down!
Shake the papaya down!
Shake the papaya down!
Shake them down!
“Edelweiss”
(From The Sound of Music)
Edelweiss, Edelweiss,
Every morning you greet me.
Small and white, clean and bright,
You look happy to meet me.
Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow,
Bloom and grow forever.
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever.
Soloist repeats melody while others sing “Mm___”).
All: Edelweiss, Edelweiss,
Every morning you greet me.
Small and white, clean and bright,
You look happy to meet me.
Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow,
Bloom and grow forever.
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Bless my homeland, bless my dear homeland,
Bless my homeland forever.