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All Living Things by David Heitler-Klevans

All Living Things

by David Heitler-Klevans

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All living things need - four things.
Four things to be alive:
Air, food, water and a place to live.
That's what we all need to survive.

This is a round in 4 parts, with optional ostinati. There are also
movement possibilities:
hold up 4 fingers on the downbeats of measures 2 and 4 (on the rests);
then count with fingers on "air, food, water"; shake 4 fingers on the
beat with "place to live";
make an inclusive hand gesture on "that's what we all need"

All Living Things .

Care for the World by Fran Avni
on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

Care for the World

by Fran Avni

on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

www.franavni.com

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Categories: Earth & Natural Resources

Publisher: Lemonstone Records

Year Published: 2002

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Care for the world,
Mother 'Mother Nature'
Care for the world so we can keep our world together.
Care for the world,
Mother 'Mother Nature'
Care for the world so we can keep our world forever.

Take good care of - Mother Nature.
Treat her with love - Together.
Take good care of - Mother Nature.
Treat her with love - Forever.

Care for the World.mp3

Cycles by Candy Forest and Nancy Schimmel
on Sun, Sun Shine by Candy Forest, Nancy Schimmel and the Singing Rainbow

Cycles

by Candy Forest and Nancy Schimmel

on Sun, Sun Shine by Candy Forest, Nancy Schimmel and the Singing Rainbow

www.sisterschoice.com

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Categories: Clean-up & Recycling

Publisher: Sisters' Choice

Year Published: 1990

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Nancy Schimmel

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What goes up must come down,
What we drop gonna litter this town,
But what we throw in the garbage can
Just gonna fill up the garbage land.

Throwing it out is a big mistake,
The world is made of give and take.
Stash that bottle when you’re through,
Watch it come back something new.

Chorus:
It goes farther than a bi-cycle,
Holds up better than a tri-cycle,
Gonna run this country on a re-cycle,
Making the wheels go round.

Summer, fall, winter, spring,
Cycles are in everything.
Paper and aluminum
Heading back where they come from.
Chorus

Up and down, to and fro,
That’s what makes the engine go.
Bring it in, don’t throw it out,
Grass and trees gonna jump and shout.
Chorus

Cycles.mp3

Double Life of Amphibians by Jenny & David Heitler-Klevans
on Patchwork Planet by Two of a Kind

Double Life of Amphibians

by Jenny & David Heitler-Klevans

on Patchwork Planet by Two of a Kind

www.twoofakind.com

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Publisher: Magillacutty Music

Year Published: 2000

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David Heitler-Klevans

7426 Barclay Rd., Cheltenham, PA 19012

2ofakind@comcast.net

(215) 782-8258

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Double Life of Amphibians.

Ecology Round by Joanne Hammil
on The World's Gonna Listen! & Rounds & Partner Songs Vol. 1 by Joanne Hammil

Ecology Round

by Joanne Hammil

on The World's Gonna Listen! & Rounds & Partner Songs Vol. 1 by Joanne Hammil

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Categories: Clean-up & Recycling

Publisher: JHO Music

Year Published: 1995

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1. One bottle returned, 2 bottles returned, 3 bottles returned, 4 bottles returned,
5 bottles returned, 6 bottles returned, (pop) 7 bottles returned.

2. Save your trash, recycle it, recycle it, recycle it,
Save your trash, recycle it, turn it into something new!

3. Don't throw your junk in my back yard, my back yard, my back yard,
Don't throw your junk in my back yard, my back yard's clean!

4. The plastics and styrofoams will never fall apart,
Re-use your containers, be ecologically smart!

Ecology Round.mp3

Garage Sale - Pass It On by Fran Avni
on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

Garage Sale - Pass It On

by Fran Avni

on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

www.franavni.com

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Publisher: Lemonstone Records

Year Published: 2002

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With a little bit of polish, some paint and glue,
You can patch things up, make them 'nearly new'-
If you don't want them, pass them on.
If your hockey sweater doesn't seem to fit,
And your sister doesn't want your catcher's mitt,
Don't toss them out - pass them on.

CHORUS:
'Cause yesterday's treasures
Bring you brand new pleasures,
Used for you is new to me!

If your winter jacket is much too small
And your tennis racquet's on the wall,
Don't toss them out - just pass them on.
If you don't want or just can't use it,
Somebody else can come and choose it,
Just patch it up and pass it on 'cause
CHORUS:

(Spoken)
There are dress-up clothes, a garden hose,
A hula hoop, a pot for soup,
A frying pan, a Chinese fan,
A teddy bear and a rocking chair,
A scarf and coat and toys that float,
An old guitar, a racing car,
Picture books and picture hooks,
Cutlery and cups for tea,
A cuckoo clock and colored chalk,
A jogging suit and a wooden flute,
Skis and skates and picnic plates,
Puppets on strings, tire swings,
Basketballs and lots of dolls,
A bicycle and a tricycle,
Shelves to hang up on the wall
Something here for one and all.

CHORUS:
'Cause yesterday's treasures
Bring you brand new pleasures,
Something used for you can be
Something used for you is new to ME!!!!

Garage Sale - Pass It On.mp3

I Had an Old Coat by Paul Kaplan
on The Folk Process by Paul Kaplan

I Had an Old Coat

by Paul Kaplan

on The Folk Process by Paul Kaplan

www.paulkaplanmusic.com

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Categories: Clean-up & Recycling

Publisher: Paul Kaplan Music

Year Published: 1985

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1. I had an old coat and the coat got torn, what'll I do (what’ll I do)
I had an old coat and the coat got torn, what'll I do (what’ll I do)
I had an old coat and the coat got torn
So I cut it down and a jacket was born, and I sing every day of my life.

2. In a couple of years those threads got thin, what'll I do (what’ll I do) 2x
In a couple of years those threads got thin
So I called it a shirt and I tucked it in, and I sing every day of my life.

3. Then the sleeves wore out in the East and West, what'll I do (what’ll I do) 2x
Then the sleeves wore out in the east and west
So I pulled them off and I had a vest, and I sing every day of my life.

4. But the vest got stained with cherry pie, what'll I do (what’ll I do) 2x
That vest got stained with cherry pie
So I cut and I sewed 'til I had a tie, and I sing every day of my life.

5. And when that tie was looking lean, what'll I do (what’ll I do) 2x
And when that tie was looking lean
I made a patch for my old blue jeans, and I sing every day of my life.

6. And when that patch was next to nuttin', what'll I do (what’ll I do) 2x
When that patch was next to nuttin”
I rolled it up into a button, and I sing every day of my life.

7. And when that button was almost gone, what'll I do (what’ll I do) 2x
When that button was almost gone
With what was left I made this song, which I sing every day of my life.

© Paul Kaplan Music ASCAP 1985

I Had an Old Coat.mp3

I Think You Dropped This by Susan Salidor
on Little Voices in My Head by Susan Salidor

I Think You Dropped This

by Susan Salidor

on Little Voices in My Head by Susan Salidor

www.susansalidor.com

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Categories: Clean-up & Recycling

Year Published: 1995

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I live in the city and I like what it's got
Parks, museums and people -- there's really a lot
But we've got a lot of garbage, it's sad but true
I don't want to be a litterbug, how about you?

Chorus: I think you dropped this! Oh yeah you dropped this!
I saw it slip right out of your hand
Oh yes you dropped this
You know you dropped this
Right over there is a garbage can.

My mom and I find garbage around
In front of the house, on the ground
We can't understand why people people would throw
Their banana peels and chip bags on the bright clean snow?

Chorus

Sometimes when I'm out walking the town
Hanging with friends, playing around
We see people enjoying a snack
But afterwards they leave a mess -- A LITTERBUG ATTACK!

Chorus

So when you go walking down the street
And your friend gives you some gum to eat
Chew the gum, enjoy the treat
But throw the wrapper in the can and not in the street!

Chorus until last line, then:
Right over there is a garbage can.
We've got to do whatever we can.
So be smart and use a garbage can!

I Think You Dropped This.mp3

Keep It Green by Bill Harley
on Big Big World by Bill Harley

Keep It Green

by Bill Harley

on Big Big World by Bill Harley

www.billharley.com

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Categories: Clean-up & Recycling

Publisher: Round River Records

Year Published: 1996

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"But you drive a car, Dad!" my son Noah says. Even if we don't do everything we could do to make a difference, let this song serve as a reminder to try!!

You gotta keep it green
You gotta keep it clean
You know just what I mean
You gotta keep it green

You gotta keep it blue
That's what we got to do
It's up to me and you
We gotta keep it blue

Some people make this old earth dirty,
not me
I'm gonna clean it up, just wait and see

You gotta show you care
For the land and sea and air
You gotta do your share,
You gotta show you care

instrumental verse

Some people shake their heads and grumble,
not me
I'm gonna make a difference,
just wait and see

You gotta keep it green
You gotta keep it clean
You know just what I mean
You gotta keep it green

You gotta keep it blue
That's what we got to do
It's up to me and you
We gotta keep it blue

You gotta show you care
For the land and sea and air
You gotta do your share,
You gotta show you care

We’ve got to show we care

Keep It Green.mp3

Litter Makes Me Bitter by Bob Linsenmayer
on Good Morning, Mr. Bob! by Bob Linsenmayer

Litter Makes Me Bitter

by Bob Linsenmayer

on Good Morning, Mr. Bob! by Bob Linsenmayer

www.singingstoryteller.com

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Publisher: Bob Linsenmayer

Year Published: 2008

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Litter Makes Me Bitter.m4a

Little Green Girl by Doug Knecht
on Green Genes by Green Genes

Little Green Girl

by Doug Knecht

on Green Genes by Green Genes

www.pulsebeatmusic.com

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Categories: Clean-up & Recycling

Publisher: Pulse Beat Music

Year Published: 2010

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John Knecht

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Little Green Girl.mp3

New Star by Doug Knecht
on Green Genes by Green Genes

New Star

by Doug Knecht

on Green Genes by Green Genes

www.pulsebeatmusic.com

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Categories: Earth & Natural Resources

Year Published: 2010

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John Knecht

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New Star.mp3

Pick It Up by Patricia Shih
on The Power of One by Patricia Shih

Pick It Up

by Patricia Shih

on The Power of One by Patricia Shih

www.patriciashih.com

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Categories: Clean-up & Recycling

Publisher: Fragile Glass Music, Inc.

Year Published: 2004

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When you’re riding in a car and there’s someone up ahead of you
And they have got a great big candy bar
And they’re taking off the wrapper and they throw it out the window
What do you say? “What could they be thinking?!”

CHORUS: Pick it up, pick it up
And throw it in the garbage
Pick it up, pick it up
Everything has its place
Pick it up, pick it up
Recycle or reuse it
Pick it up, pick it up
We’ve got to share this space

I know most of us are busy and our room’s a little messy
And there’s clothes and toys and food all over the place
And your mom’s disappointed and your dad’s near a meltdown
What do they say? “What could you be thinking?!” CHORUS

So when we’re playing in the house or we’re walking in the neighborhood
And there’s a mess that someone made—we can’t say who
We can roll up our sleeves and pitch in together
What can we do? Me and you! CHORUS

Pick It Up.mp3

Recycle Hokey Pokey by Sarah Pirtle
on Heart of the World by Sarah Pirtle

Recycle Hokey Pokey

by Sarah Pirtle

on Heart of the World by Sarah Pirtle

www.sarahpirtle.com

www.gentlewind.com

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Publisher: A Gentle Wind

Year Published: 2002

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Recycle Hokey Pokey.m4a

Recycle It by Matt Loosigian
on Hungry for the Sun by Matt Loosigian

Recycle It

by Matt Loosigian

on Hungry for the Sun by Matt Loosigian

www.earthjams.com

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Publisher: Earth Jams

Year Published: 2009

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The trees are begging for mercy
Calling out to you:
Use one side of the paper
And use the other side too!

Just recycle it; let it live again:
Cardboard boxes, glass bottles,
Paper, plastic, and cans
Recycle it; let it live again:
Cardboard boxes, glass bottles,
Paper, plastic, and cans

You’ve got a plastic container
From your snack on the run
Wash it out and then recycle it
If it’s 7-6-5-4-3-2-1

Empty can or bottle
Metal, plastic or glass
Redeem it for some money
Never throw it in the trash

Bridge: Always remember
When you go to the store
To buy things that were made
With things you recycled before

Recycle It.m4a

Recyclin' Paw Paw by Joanie Calem

Recyclin' Paw Paw

by Joanie Calem

www.joaniecalem.com

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Publisher: Joanie Calem

Year Published: 2009

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Pick up the trash but don’t put it in the trash bin (3x)
Put it in the recycling!

Pick up the papers, don’t put ‘em in the trash bin (3x)
Put it in the recycling!

Pick up the bottles, don’t put ‘em in the trash bin (3x)
Put it in the recycling!

Pick up the plastic, don’t put it in the trash bin (3x)
Put it in the recycling!

Pick up the glass, don’t put it in the trash bin (3x)
Put it in the recycling’!

Pick up the cans, don’t put ‘em in the trash bin (3x)
Put it in the recycling’!

Pick up the trash but don’t put it in the trash bin (3x)
Put it in the recycling!
Put it in the recycling!
Put it in the recycling!

Recyclin Paw Paw.mp3

Stop Polluting by Purly Gates & students at the N. Walpole (NH) Elementary School
on Songs for a Healthy World by Purly Gates

Stop Polluting

by Purly Gates & students at the N. Walpole (NH) Elementary School

on Songs for a Healthy World by Purly Gates

www.purlygates.com

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Publisher: Sound Music

Year Published: 1993

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Chorus:
Stop, stop, stop, stop — stop polluting
Stop, stop, stop, stop — stop polluting
You can do it if you try
You can do it so the earth won’t die
1. We need water to drink and wash
Clean fresh water to fish and swim
Watch out for the oil and trash
Polluting water is (like) a sin
Chorus
2. Take a breath of nice clean air
Reminds you that you should take care
Watch out for the smog and smoke
Polluting air, it ain’t no joke
Chorus
3. Recycling helps the earth and us
Save those papers, cans and glass
Use it over and over again
The time is here, now let’s begin
Chorus

Stop Polluting.m4a

Storm Drain by Matt Loosigian
on Hungry for the Sun by Matt Loosigian

Storm Drain

by Matt Loosigian

on Hungry for the Sun by Matt Loosigian

www.earthjams.com

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Categories: Climate, Seasons & Weather

Publisher: Earth Jams

Year Published: 2009

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Storm drain,
Storm drain,
The storm drain sends polluted water
Straight into the lake.

When water from the rain and snow
Collects on parking lots and roads
It grabs a bunch of dirt, fertilizer and litter too,
Oil from a leaky car and some dog doo.
A poisonous river running down to...

The storm drain…
Straight into the river.

You may think the dirty water gets cleaned
In a waste treatment plant by big machines,
But the storm water takes a different course.
It squirts out pipe right into the marsh.
(The clams don’t like it very much).

Storm drain…
Straight into the marsh.

We have to clean the water
Or the fish will end up dead,
So listen to this free advice,
And help protect your watershed
Help protect your watershed.

Plant a buffer. Don’t fertilize without a soil test.
Clean up after your doggy when it leaves a mess.
If your car is leakin’ tell your parents, “Get it fixed!”
I don’t want pollution to exist.
I don’t want pollution to exist.

Stormdrain, we can see it.
Stormdrain, we’ll make it better.
Let’s help stop pollution
From going down the drain.

Tell everybody that you see.
Don’t dump here. It drains to the lake.
Don’t dump here. It drains to the river.
Don’t dump here. It drains to the marsh.
Don’t dump anywhere near
The storm drain.

Storm Drain.m4a

The Care of the Earth by Dave Kinnoin
on The Earth's Birthday Sing-Along by Dave Kinnoin

The Care of the Earth

by Dave Kinnoin

on The Earth's Birthday Sing-Along by Dave Kinnoin

www.songwizard.com

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Publisher: Song Wizard Records

Year Published: 1998

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The Care of the Earth.m4a

The Three R's by Joanie Calem

The Three R's

by Joanie Calem

www.joaniecalem.com

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Publisher: Joanie Calem

Year Published: 2009

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The three R’s will help us save the world
The three R’s will help us save the world
Yes the three R’s will help us save the world
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.

Reduce means to use a little less,
Turn off the lights, try not to make a mess
Ride your bike or walk if it’s not far
Instead of going everywhere in a car.

The three R’s will help us save the world
The three R’s will help us save the world
Yes the three R’s will help us save the world
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.

Reuse means that whenever we can
We don’t throw it out, use it again
Paper’s got two sides, we usually use just one
Try doing something on the other side for fun!

The three R’s will help us save the world
The three R’s will help us save the world
Yes the three R’s will help us save the world
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.

Recycling means to make things new
From paper, glass, plastic, all of that will do.
When we don’t just throw things in the trash
It will save us all some cash.

The three R’s will help us save the world
The three R’s will help us save the world
Yes the three R’s will help us save the world
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.

The Three Rs.mp3

Waste Not Want Not by David & Jenny Heitler-Klevans

Waste Not Want Not

by David & Jenny Heitler-Klevans

www.twoofakind.com

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Year Published: 1990

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(Chorus:)
Use both sides of the paper, there'll be twice as many trees
Don't leave the water running, save our lakes and rivers, please
Take only what you'll eat, whether it's cake or lima beans
Let's help to save the planet, so that we can live in peace

Trees are very pretty, and climbing them is fun
They're home to birds and shade from the sun
They've given us juicy fruit all throught the ages
and it's from them that we've made books filled with lots of pages
To make all this paper, it takes a lot of wood
So when you write or draw, you know you really should
use each piece of paper as much as you can
And then recycle it, so that you can use it again

(Chorus)

Water's fun for swimming, or rowing with an oar,
or canoeing through the rapids, but even more -
We need it to survive, to clean with and to drink
So don't let it all just run down your sink!

(Chorus)

Food is fun to eat, and it tastes good, too
Macaroni, peanut butter, chocolate cake and stew
Some kids go hungry, so don't waste those french fries
Make sure that your stomach is as big as your eyes!

(Chorus)
Let's help to save the planet, so that we can live in peace.

Waste Not Want Not.

Waste Not, Want Not by Jenny & David Heitler-Klevans
on Friends by Two of a Kind

Waste Not, Want Not

by Jenny & David Heitler-Klevans

on Friends by Two of a Kind

www.twoofakind.com

Categories: Clean-up & Recycling

Publisher: Magillacutty Music

Year Published: 1990

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David Heitler-Klevans

2ofakind@comcast.net

(215) 782-8258

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Waste Not, Want Not.

We Are All In This Together by Joanie Calem

We Are All In This Together

by Joanie Calem

www.joaniecalem.com

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Categories: Energy & Conservation

Publisher: Joanie Calem

Year Published: 2009

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Chorus:
We are all in this together
When we’re up when we’re down
In good or bad weather
We’re connected to each other
Links in a chain
Sister and brother

Planet Earth is our home
But we are not here alone
So many creatures share this place
It’s up to us to leave them space

Chorus

We knock down the woods for houses and malls
We fill up the fields with fences and walls
We drive big cars, keep buying stuff
The earth is telling us “Enough’s enough!”

Chorus

Have you noticed the weather reports?
Tsunamis and floods of all sorts.
Earthquakes and hurricanes
Seems the earth is in great pain!
Disaster’s striking east and west
Something every week, no rest
Animals sense when it’s time to go
If we listened to them would we also know?

Chorus

The earth was given to our care
There’s room enough for all to share
Balance isn’t hard to find
Just might take some free-thinking minds.

Chorus

Without each other we won’t thrive
Man and beast both must survive
And it’s real clear what to choose
If it’s not win-win it’ll be lose-lose!

Chorus

We Are All In This Together.mp3

We've Got the Whole World In Our Hands by Traditional

We've Got the Whole World In Our Hands

by Traditional

www.joaniecalem.com

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Categories: Earth & Natural Resources

Publisher: Joanie Calem

Year Published: 2009

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We’ve got the whole world in our hands (4x)

We’ve got the trees and the forests in our hands (3x)
We’ve got the whole world in our hands.

We’ve got the skies and the clouds in our hands (3x)
We’ve got the whole world in our hands.

We’ve got the rivers and the seas in our hands (3x)
We’ve got the whole world in our hands.

We’ve got the garbage and the trash in our hands (3x)
We’ve got the whole world in our hands.

We’ve got the whole world in our hands (4x)

Weve Got the Whole World In Our Hands.mp3

Who Made this Mess? by Bill Harley
on Big Big World by Bill Harley

Who Made this Mess?

by Bill Harley

on Big Big World by Bill Harley

www.billharley.com

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Publisher: Round River Records

Year Published: 1996

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http://childrensmusicnetwork.org/ResourceResults.aspx?ID=1049

People only deal with things that are right in front of their face - this is my effort to talk about the environment: We have a messy room!

It's a sunny day, I'm on my way,
I'm headed out the door
My mom calls from the stairs,
"Hold it right there
Who left his stuff on the floor?"
I said "I don't know mom,
but I got to go, I hope you understand."
She says "No I don't, and no you won't,
you'd better listen to me young man."

CHORUS
Who made this mess?
Don't tell me it got here by itself
Who made this mess?
Don't tell me it was left here
by somebody else
You're the one
you had your fun
foolin' around with this stuff
The one who plays is the one who pays,
'cause I'm not cleaning it up"

She always knows if I pick up my clothes,
she knows if I made my bed
How she sees is a mystery to me,
she's got eyes in the back of her head
Well I try to be sly, I try to get by,
but there's no gettin' away
If you leave the scene and it's not clean,
you're gonna hear my momma say

CHORUS

Now there's smog in the air,
trash everywhere & oil floatin' out on the bay
You can ask anyone where it comes from,
but nobody wants to pay
But I'm tellin' you brother,
if you made my mother
the head of the world today
If we don't keep it clean,
she'll get awful mean,
and everyone will hear her say
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Who Made this Mess.

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