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Ants by Jackie Cytrynbaum
on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

Ants

by Jackie Cytrynbaum

on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

www.franavni.com

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Publisher: Lemonstone Records

Year Published: 1990

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There's something that I've been trying to figure out
I've been wondering a very long time.
I've thought and I've thought but I just don't know,
Will you help solve this mystery for me?

CHORUS:
Did you ever hear an ant say "hello?"
Does it bark does it squeak, does it moo?
Did you ever hear an ant say "hello?"
Tell me what does an ant say to you?

I saw an anthill as I was walking down the street
The ants were carrying crumbs and bugs inside.
I thought that this would be the perfect time to meet
But they didn't stop to say hello
They walked around my feet.
CHORUS:

I sent an invitation to come to tea
Everyone was welcome I wrote.
Would you be so kind as to RSVP
But they never never never never answered me.
CHORUS:

I wondered how they marched in a line so straight
They never seemed to bump into each other.
Did they have traffic lights 6, 7 or 8
That told them where to go or when to wait?
CHORUS:

Ants.mp3

Banana Slug by Steve Van Zandt
on Dirt Made My Lunch by Banana Slug String Band

Banana Slug

by Steve Van Zandt

on Dirt Made My Lunch by Banana Slug String Band

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Slug Music

Year Published: 1987

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Banana Slug.mp3

Bats Eat Bugs by Steve Van Zandt
on Dirt Made My Lunch by Banana Slug String Band

Bats Eat Bugs

by Steve Van Zandt

on Dirt Made My Lunch by Banana Slug String Band

www.bananaslugstringband.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Slug Music

Year Published: 1987

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Bats Eat Bugs.mp3

Bring Back the Bat by Nancy Schimmel (lyrics) & Fran Avni (music)
on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

Bring Back the Bat

by Nancy Schimmel (lyrics) & Fran Avni (music)

on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

www.franavni.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Lemonstone Records

Year Published: 1998

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We wake up when the bat goes to bed,
Don't ban the bat, don't ban the bat,
He sleeps with his feet up over his head.
Oh, bring back the bat.

CHORUS:
Bring the bat back for the balance of nature,
Bring the bat back to the banks of the stream,
Bring the bat back, there's a bat in your future,
Be batgirl or batboy on the bat's home team.
He flies like a bird but he's more like a mouse,
Don't ban the bat, don't ban the bat,
He can't build a nest so build him a house
Oh, bring back the bat.

The bird eats mosquitoes and so does the bat,
Don't ban the bat; don't ban the bat,
Mosquitoes eat me and I don't like that.
Oh, bring back the bat.

CHORUS:

Build the bat a box and she'll catch a batch of bugs
Don't ban the bat; don't ban the bat,
Raise little bats and give them little bat hugs.
Bring back the bat.

CHORUS:
Bats aren't bad, they're bashful and sweet
Don't ban the bat, don't ban the bat,
And they pollinate bananas for us to eat.
Oh, bring back the bat.

Bring Back the Bat.mp3

Can't Be an Elephant by Nancy Schimmel
on Sun, Sun Shine by Candy Forest, Nancy Schimmel and the Singing Rainbow

Can't Be an Elephant

by Nancy Schimmel

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

www.sisterschoice.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Sisters' Choice

Year Published: 1990

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An elephant seal pup is as cute as can be,
So how come its daddy looks so funny to me?
I guess its mommy wouldn’t agree
‘Cause they’re sunning here together beside the salt sea.

Chorus

He can’t be a harbor seal, his nose is too long,
He can’t be an elephant, his nose is too short.
Too short and too long, all in the same song,
And here at Año Nuevo they make their home port.

He looks like a nightmare, but don’t laugh or scream,
Approach him politely because you may seem
As funny to him as he seems to you,
What’s funny all depends upon your point of view.
Chorus

He can’t be a mermaid ‘cause mermaids can sing
And he only bellows at any old thing.
When my daddy’s grumpy, he bellows at me,
But today we’re watching elephants beside the salt sea.
Chorus

Cant Be an Elephant.mp3

Dinosaurs of the Sea by Jenny & David Heitler-Klevans
on Connections by Two of a Kind

Dinosaurs of the Sea

by Jenny & David Heitler-Klevans

on Connections by Two of a Kind

www.twoofakind.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Magillacutty Music

Year Published: 1998

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I thought that the dinosaurs were the biggest of them all
But an animal still lives which makes them seem quite small
It would take two of the heaviest dinosaurs
to weigh as much as one blue whale - a-swimming off our shores

(Chorus:)
We’ll never hear the roar of a dinosaur
The only place you’ll see ‘em is inside a museum
It would be a shame if whales end up the same
Don’t let them be the dinosaurs of the sea.

None of our ancestors who lived so long before us
Ever caught a glimpse of the fierce Tyrannosaurus
But I want my great-grand-kids, and their grandchildren too
to still find gentle, noble whales living in the oceans blue

(Chorus)

(Bridge:)
Blubber for oil, and meat for food
Hunted for hundreds of years
Threatened by pollution and injured by boats
Soon they may all disappear

Nobody knows for sure why the dinosaurs disappeared
But if the whales go too, the reasons will be clear
People are the cause, we fill their lives with sorrow
If we don’t change our harmful ways, there’ll be no whales tomorrow.

(Chorus)

Dinosaurs of the Sea.mp3

Earthworm Dance by Matt Loosigian & Nancy Schimmel
on Hungry for the Sun by Matt Loosigian

Earthworm Dance

by Matt Loosigian & Nancy Schimmel

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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Well the earthworms dance with a wiggle and a bend
Soil goes in the front and comes out the other end
It comes out the other end and it’s better for the trip
You know the earthworms dance with a slide, slip, slip

It’s the earthworm dance wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
It’s the earthworm dance. Get down
It’s the earthworm dance wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
It’s the earthworm dance. Get down

Well the earth worms dance with a slip, slide, slide
They tunnel through the soil, let the air up inside
You know it’s good for the roots and it’s good for the shoots
And it’s good for all the people who eat the fruits

You know a worm looks simple just a head and a tail
But without the worms all the farms would fail
So let’s hear it for the earthworms all in a coil
You know their dance is deep

Their dance is deep
Their dance is deep
And they elevate the soil

You know earthworms dance with glide and a curve
Worms never get the credit they deserve
You gotta get yourself on best of terms
So come on everybody, let’s dance with the worms

Earthworm Dance.m4a

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

Eating Up the Forest

by Nancy Schimmel & Candy Forest

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

www.sisterschoice.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Sisters' Choice

Year Published: 1990

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Nancy Schimmel

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We’re eating up the forest when we eat that burger thing,
We’re eating up the monkeys and the little frogs that sing,
We’re eating up the ocelot, the orchid and the snake,
This meal would give Godzilla a monster bellyache.

CHORUS:
Hold the ketchup, hold the meat,
I’ll find myself another treat
Because a mile or so of jungle
Is a bit too much to eat.

They are cutting down the jungle to let the cattle graze,
But the rainstorms in the tropics wash the naked soil away,
And what is left will bake and harden in the burning sun,
It’s turning trees to desert puts the burger in the bun.

CHORUS

The banks put up the money to cut the forest down,
The owners take the profit and they spend it in the town,
They do not hear the eagle’s cry or see the parrot’s flash,
It’s clear to me they cannot see the forest for the cash.

CHORUS

Eating Up the Forest.mp3

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

Endangered Species

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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Endangered Species.m4a

Five Woodpeckers by Pam Donkin
on A Hop, a Skip and a Jump by Pam Donkin

Five Woodpeckers

by Pam Donkin

on A Hop, a Skip and a Jump by Pam Donkin

www.pamdonkin.com

www.gentlewind.com

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Publisher: A Gentle Wind

Year Published: 2007

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5 wood peckers in the granery tree
waca waca waca says she to he
tap tap tap pecking holes in the tree
storing acorns with their family
one flew away to look for more
5 take away 1 (tap tap) leaves 4

4 wood peckers in the granery tree
waca waca waca says she to he
tap tap tap pecking holes in the tree
storing acorns with their family
one flew away from the granary tree
4 take away 1 (tap tap) leaves 3

3 wood peckers in the granery tree
waca waca waca says she to he
tap tap tap pecking holes in the tree
storing acorns with their family
one flew away he’s got work to do
3 take away 1 (tap tap) leaves two

2 wood peckers in the granery tree
waca waca waca says she to he
tap tap tap pecking holes in the tree
storing acorns with their family
One flew away his work was done
2 take away 1 (tap tap) leaves one

1 wood pecker in the granery tree
waca waca waca says he to me
tap tap tap pecking holes in the tree
storing acorns for my family
I’m going away to find my kin
and that’s the way the story ends.

Five Woodpeckers.mp3

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

Fix My Dog

by Nancy Schimmel

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

www.sisterschoice.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Sisters' Choice

Year Published: 1990

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Nancy Schimmel

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Too many puppies, not enough homes,
Too many dogs, not enough bones.

CHORUS:

Fix my dog, fix my dog,
Goin’ downtown to fix my dog.

My dog Blue’s a good old hound,
Got her at the lost and found.

CHORUS

Raccoon loves a hollow log,
Tell you how I love my dog.

CHORUS

Blue’s got me, and I got Blue,
She don’t need a litter too.

CHORUS

Every puppy should be someone’s pet,
Takin’ my dog to see my vet.

CHORUS

Too many kittens, that’s a fact,
If you don’t have a dog, fix your cat.

Fix My Dog.mp3

Head First and Belly Down by Candy Forest
on Sun, Sun Shine by Candy Forest, Nancy Schimmel and the Singing Rainbow

Head First and Belly Down

by Candy Forest

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

www.sisterschoice.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Sisters' Choice

Year Published: 1992

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Nancy Schimmel

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I work in a laboratory, I study the otters each day,
I’m stuck when I come to one story, the myst’ry of why otters play,
As a scientist I look for reasons for certain behavioral traits.
Could it be just for fun that you play in the sun? I’ve even seen you race.

Chorus:
You go head first and belly down and then you slide into the water.
You go head first and belly down and then you slide ‘cuz you’re an otter.
You don’t have to go to school each day, you stay at home and play,
And you look so cute when you’re covered with clay, and...
Chorus

You’re Mother Nature’s acrobat, the Queen of Rock ‘n Roll.
You make me laugh so hard, I feel it deep in my soul, when...
Chorus

Your antics are amazing and your whiskers mesmerize.
As a big top clown, you should get the first prize, when...
Chorus

Do do do do...and then you slide into the water
And then you slide, ‘cuz you’re an otter,

You’re otterly adorable, I love to watch you play,
Would you be so kind as to show me the way, the way...
Chorus

Head First and Belly Down.mp3

Hippity Hop by Linda Morrison
on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

Hippity Hop

by Linda Morrison

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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Hippity Hop.mp3

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

Home in the Sky

by Nancy Schimmel

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

www.sisterschoice.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Year Published: 1990

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Nancy Schimmel

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Is there a habitat in heaven
For the species that no longer dwell on earth?
When I book a trip on that old gospel ship,
I would like to think the dodo has a berth.
We have cut down the wildwood the sweet waters blessed,
It must be the eighth deadly sin
To tear up creation so the birds have no nest,
I only hope that God will take them in.
I would like to take a walk with the great and little auk,
I would like to see the passenger pigeons fly,
And all the feathered folk who have no home in this world,
I hope they find a home in the sky,

I hope they find a home up above the sky,
I hope they find a home in the sky,
And all the feathered folk who have no home in this world,
I hope they find a home in the sky.

Is there a habitat in heaven
For the species that are still to meet their doom?
When earthly comfort fails for the elephants and whales
Will the pastures of heaven give them room?
Will the great condor glide over on the other side?
Will I still hear the mountain lion roar?
Will warblers be heard with the great speckled bird,
When we meet on that beautiful shore?
Will I watch the dolphins play in that home far away?
Will I meet with the shy chimpanzee?
And if we kill so many of the creatures on this earth,
Will there still be room in heaven for me?

Will there still be room in heaven for you and me?
Will there still be room in heaven for me?
And if we kill so many of the creatures on this earth
Will there still be room in heaven for me?

Home in the Sky.mp3

I am a Turtle by Jenny Heitler-Klevans
on Going on an Adventure by Two of a Kind

I am a Turtle

by Jenny Heitler-Klevans

on Going on an Adventure by Two of a Kind

www.twoofakind.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Magillacutty Music

Year Published: 1997

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(Chorus:)
I am a turtle
I keep my home on my back
I am a turtle
I’d rather hide inside my shell than lead an attack

Some of us are big and some are small
some things are the same about us all
We like the water, we’re generally slow
and we carry our homes wherever we go

(Chorus)

My shell looks like the plants all around
I glide on by without a sound.
Like dappled light on the ocean floor
I am very easy to ignore.

(Chorus)

My shell is my home, it’s my best tool.
People think my shell is pretty cool.
It should protect me or so I think.
But people collect me ‘till I’m almost extinct.

(Chorus)

I am a Turtle.mp3

If I Were a Butterfly by Liz Buchanan
on Singing All the Way Home by Liz Buchanan

If I Were a Butterfly

by Liz Buchanan

on Singing All the Way Home by Liz Buchanan

www.antelopedance.com

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Publisher: Antelope Dance Music

Year Published: 2010

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(Chorus) If I were a butterfly
I’d flutter high into the sky
I’d flutter down and touch the ground
If I were a butter, flutter-fly-flutter
If I were a butterfly.

When a butterfly’s born
It has no wings
It’s a creepy-crawly caterpillar thing
When the time is right it makes a chrysalis
Where it cuddles up so small
Then comes the sun and it shines down warm
And one day the chrysalis opens wide. And what comes out?
A butterfly!
The butterfly flies into the air
It flutters here and there and everywhere, here and there and everywhere, here and there and everywhere!

Chorus.

Oh, butterflies help the flowers grow
They spread the nectar, don’t you know?
They live in places around the world,
From the jungle to the plain.
Their wings are many colors bright
Purple and blue and orange and white
I love to watch them in the air,
flutter here and there and everywhere, here and there and everywhere, here and there and everywhere!
Chorus

If I Were a Butterfly.m4a

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

Insect

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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Insect.m4a

Mama Crow by Sarah Pirtle
on The Wind is Telling Secrets by Sarah Pirtle

Mama Crow

by Sarah Pirtle

on The Wind is Telling Secrets by Sarah Pirtle

www.sarahpirtle.com

www.gentlewind.com

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Publisher: Discovery Center Music BMI

Year Published: 1989

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CHORUS:
Mama, Mama Crow, fly up to the mountains
Mama, Mama Crow, fly up so high.
Mama, Mama Crow, fly up to the mountains
What do you see as you pass by?

1. I see twelve deer running down the mountain.
Eleven buffalo running so free.
I see ten campfires with people stirring food pots.
Nine ears of corn just a-waiting for me.

2. I see eight streams rolling down the mountain
Seven little fishes just a swimming so free.
Six sparks of lightning on the mountain
Five rain clouds just a-waiting for me.

3. I see four stars rising up the mountain.
Three little crows a-waiting in their nest.
Two hoot owls calling night is coming.
One moon telling me it's time to rest.

Mama Crow.m4a

My Sister's a Whale in the Sea by Nancy Schimmel
on Sun, Sun Shine by Candy Forest, Nancy Schimmel and the Singing Rainbow

My Sister's a Whale in the Sea

by Nancy Schimmel

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

www.sisterschoice.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Sisters' Choice

Year Published: 1990

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Nancy Schimmel

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My sister’s a whale in the sea;
I don’t think she knows about me.
I like to imagine her swimming around
From Stellwagen Bank to Nantucket Sound.
My sister, my sister, my sister’s a whale in the sea.

My sister’s a whale in the sea.
I’ve a copy of her pedigree.
I picked out a name and my mom sent the cash,
It wasn’t much money for such a big splash;
My sister, my sister, my sister’s a whale in the sea.

My sister’s a whale in the sea,
Swimming so strong and so free.
The money will help people learn about whales,
They know which is whose by the cut of their tails.
My sister, my sister, my sister’s a whale in the sea.

So look on your family tree:
Is there room for a humpback or three?
There’s Mirror and Merlin and Clover and Cloud,
A sister or brother to make you feel proud.
Your sister, your sister, your sister could very well be
A forty-foot whale in the sea.

My Sisters a Whale in the Sea.mp3

Nature's ABC's by Sammie Haynes
on Nature's ABC's by Sammie Haynes

Nature's ABC's

by Sammie Haynes

on Nature's ABC's by Sammie Haynes

www.sammiehaynes.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Gentle Wind

Year Published: 2004

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Feel the rain on your face,
Smell a flower in bloom.
Taste the sweetness of honey,
Hear a chickadee’s tune.
From when the sun rises,
‘til stars shine at night,
Mother Nature is working to keep our world bright.
Mother Nature is everywhere,
Sing a song with me!
Name the gifts she has given us
From A to Z!

Apple trees
Butterflies
Coconuts
Ducks
Without Mother Nature we’d be out of luck.
Eagles and
Fireflies
Grasshoppers jumping
Hummingbirds humming, wings flapping and thumping

Chorus:
Look all around you, nature is everywhere
We need to nurture and take good care of her.

Irises
Jellyfish
Kangaroos
Leaves
Meadows and mountains - Help Save Them Please!
Nightingales
Ostriches
Pinecones And
Quills
Rainbows and sunlight peeping over the hills

Chorus
Look all around you, nature is everywhere
We need to nurture and take good care of her.

Treetops
Umbrella Birds
Violets and
Wishes for winter walks in the woods and
X-ray fishes
Yellow yolks resting on top of white eggs
Zebras with black & white stripes on their legs.

Chorus
Look all around you, nature is everywhere
We need to nurture and take good care of her.

Natures ABCs.mp3

Newts, Salamanders & Frogs by Steve Van Zandt
on Dirt Made My Lunch by Banana Slug String Band

Newts, Salamanders & Frogs

by Steve Van Zandt

on Dirt Made My Lunch by Banana Slug String Band

www.bananaslugstringband.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Slug Music

Year Published: 1987

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Monica

slugs@bananaslugstringband.com

888-327-5847

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Newts, Salamanders Frogs.mp3

Nocturnal Animals by Steve Van Zandt
on Dirt Made My Lunch by Banana Slug String Band

Nocturnal Animals

by Steve Van Zandt

on Dirt Made My Lunch by Banana Slug String Band

www.bananaslugstringband.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Slug Music

Year Published: 1987

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Nocturnal Animals.mp3

Polar Bear Blues by Doug Knecht
on Green Genes by

Polar Bear Blues

by Doug Knecht

on Green Genes by

www.pulsebeatmusic.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Year Published: 2010

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Verse 1
When I was a young polar bear
The seals were here, there, and everywhere
The winters were so much longer
The summer shorter, the ice much stronger...and so was I, so much stronger
Whaddaya want me to say?
Now I travel farther everyday
Just to find me some food
So please excuse me if I'm in a foul mood...I've got the polar bear blues

Chorus
I've got the polar bear blues
Ain't nothing but a flow of bad news
I've got the polar bear blues
You would too if you were in my polar bear shoes

harmonica break

Chorus

Verse 2
Could you lend me a hand?
Slow down the shrinking of my land
Well what do you know? (crack, crack)
The ice has broke and I'm drifting away on a floe...oh no...watch me go...
So many miles from home
I'm tired, hungry, and alone
You think I got a bad attitude
Well please excuse me if I'm in a foul mood...I've got the polar bear -

Chorus

Polar Bear Blues.mp3

Quail by Steve Van Zandt
on Dirt Made My Lunch by Banana Slug String Band

Quail

by Steve Van Zandt

on Dirt Made My Lunch by Banana Slug String Band

www.bananaslugstringband.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Slug Music

Year Published: 1987

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Monica

slugs@bananaslugstringband.com

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Rainforest by Lori Moitié and RJ Johnson

Rainforest

by Lori Moitié and RJ Johnson

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Year Published: 2007

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Room to Spread Her Wings by David Heitler-Klevans
on Connections by Two of a Kind

Room to Spread Her Wings

by David Heitler-Klevans

on Connections by Two of a Kind

www.twoofakind.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Magillacutty Music

Year Published: 1998

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The Bali Mynah was a pet of choice
prized for her beautiful singing voice
A small white bird, with a mask of blue
‘Round the island of Bali, she flew

Poaching took its toll, and along with that
clearing forests stole the Mynah’s habitat
From thousands, their numbers swiftly declined -
Only 40 left in the wild

(Chorus:)
She needs room to spread her wings
She needs room to spread her wings
She can’t stand to live in a cage so small
and now there are very few left at all
She needs room - to spread her wings.

So the Bali Mynah was brought to the zoo
It was one of the only things left to do
So she wouldn’t disappear from the face of the earth
But the cages were too small at first -

(Chorus)

Then along came the free-flight aviary
Bringing space to fly to the Mynah of Bali
A place to live and mate and grow
Someday, back to Bali she’ll go -

(Final Chorus:)
She has room to spread her wings
She has room to spread her wings
She won’t be cooped up like the days way back when
and the Bali Mynah are rising again
She has room - to spread her wings.

Room to Spread Her Wings.mp3

Sea Turtle Memories by Nancy Schimmel & Candy Forest
on Sun, Sun Shine by Candy Forest, Nancy Schimmel and the Singing Rainbow

Sea Turtle Memories

by Nancy Schimmel & Candy Forest

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

www.sisterschoice.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Sisters' Choice

Year Published: 1992

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The baby turtles scramble to the sea,
Nothing to guide them but genetic memory.
They swim and swim ‘till they’re babies no more,
Then their mem’ry guides them to the very same shore.
They lay their eggs and they don’t have to stay
To watch their babies and show them the way,
They leave them to the sun and their DNA.

Sea turtle memories, moonlight on tropical foam,
The turtles are coming, humming “There’s no place like home,”
Sea turtle memories, weaving their natural spell,
You’ve got a soft spot for somewhere, under that hard old shell.

Is it the taste of the water or the smell of the air
That tells you no, not here, it’s just over there?
Is it the feel of the current or something we can’t understand?
Sea turtle memories, made up of seasons and sand.

Sea Turtle Memories.mp3

Slither Like a Snake by Fran Avni
on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

Slither Like a Snake

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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Slither like a snake
Wriggle like an eel
Hop like a bunny
How does it feel?

Quack like a duck does
Honk like a goose
Crow like a rooster
Bellow like a moose.

Jump like a kangaroo
Splutter like a whale
Flutter like a butterfly
Crawl like a snail.

Stretch like a tall giraffe
Buzz like a bee
Climb like a monkey
Up into a tree.

Swim like a catfish
Underneath the sea -
And if YOU were an animal,
What would you be?
Yes, if you were an animal
What would you be?

Slither Like a Snake.mp3

Song of Life by Barb Tilsen
on Make a Circle Like the Sun by Barb Tilsen

Song of Life

by Barb Tilsen

on Make a Circle Like the Sun by Barb Tilsen

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Publisher: String of Pearls Music

Year Published: 2000

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CHORUS:
Everything under the sun
Everything under the moon
Sings the Song of Life, Song of Life
Song of Life with a different tune

Ducklings swim in a big blue pond
A big blue pond, a big blue pond
Ducklings quack to sing their song
They go quack! quack! all day long
Ducklings quack to sing their song
They go quack! quack! all day long CHORUS

Kitties play in the golden sun
The golden sun, the golden sun
Kitties meow to sing their song
They go meow! all day long
Kitties meow to sing their song
They go meow! all day long CHORUS

Horses run thru the wild green grass
The wild green grass, the wild green grass
Horses neigh to sing their song
They go neigh! neigh! all day long
Horses neigh to sing their song
They go neigh! neigh! all day long CHORUS

People live all around the world
Around the world, around the world
People sing, we sing our songs
We go ‘la la la la la la’ all day long
Yes people sing, we sing our songs
We go ‘la la la la la la’ all day long

CHORUS:
Everything under the sun
Everything under the moon
Sings the Song of Life, Song of Life
Song of Life with a different tune

Everything under the moon
Everything under the sun
Sings the Song of Life, Song of Life
It’s the Song of Life for everyone

Song of Life.m4a

The Desert by Malvina Reynolds
on Sun, Sun Shine by Candy Forest, Nancy Schimmel and the Singing Rainbow

The Desert

by Malvina Reynolds

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

www.sisterschoice.com

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Categories: Earth & Natural Resources

Publisher: Sisters' Choice

Year Published: 1960

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I sing of the desert, the dirt is so clean, the air is so fair,
The folks are not mean, cause there’s no people there.

I sing of the desert, the snakes and the toads, they’re used to the clime.
If they keep off the roads, they live a long time.

I sing of the desert, the nights are so clear, the air is so still,
You can reach for a star whenever you will.

I sing of the desert, it’s ample and wide, and that’s where I’ll stay,
And that’s where I’ll hide, and that’s where I’ll bide,
Till the tide of the cities passes away.

The Desert.mp3

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

The 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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(Chorus:)
I lead a double life (I lead a double life)
First in the water and then on the land
I lead a double life (I lead a double life)
I am an amphibian.

I’m a cold-blooded creature so I like to stay warm
I’m born in the water and then I transform
Metamorphosis is the name of this change
from gills to lungs, you know my parts rearrange

(Chorus)

The very first animals that swam in the sea
adapted to survive, changing gradually.
It took millions of years until they walked on the earth
But this story is re-told with each amphibian birth

(Chorus)

(Bridge:)
[spoken: Who are these amphibians, anyway?]
There’s the Harlequin frog, with its brilliant yellow spots
Caecilians look like worms, and they can tie themselves in knots
The giant salamander can grow up to 5 feet long
and the Narrowmouth Toad sings a wailing song -

(Instrumental of Chorus)

I breathe and I drink through my delicate skin
which may help explain the mess that I’m in
The poisons people put in the water and air
They end up in me, so I get more than my share

(Chorus 2:)
I lead a troubled life (I lead a troubled life)
with pollution in the water, and trash on the land ...

We’re watching the forests go up in smoke
We’re losing our homes and it’s making us croak
So leap to the cause, it’s time to hop to it
If you don’t help out, tell me who’s gonna do it?

(Chorus 3:)
I lead a troubled life (I lead a troubled life)
with boats in the water, and malls on the land ...

(Chorus)

The Double Life of Amphibians.mp3

There's a Hole in the Middle of the Tree by Traditional, new lyrics by Jackie Cytrynbaum
on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

There's a Hole in the Middle of the Tree

by Traditional, new lyrics by Jackie Cytrynbaum

on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

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CHORUS:
There's a hole in the middle of the tree
There's a hole in the middle of the tree
There's a hole, there's a hole
There's a hole in the middle of the tree.

There's a bark beetle in the hole in the middle of the tree.
There's a bark beetle in the hole in the middle of the tree.
CHORUS:

There's a buzzing bumblebee on the bark beetle in the hole
in the middle of the tree.
There's a buzzing bumblebee on the bark beetle in the hole
in the middle of the tree.
CHORUS:

There's a teeny-weeny mouse on the buzzing bumblebee on the
bark beetle in the hole in the middle of the tree.
There's a teeny-weeny mouse on the buzzing bumblebee on the
bark beetle in the hole in the middle of the tree.
CHORUS:

There's a red-headed woodpecker on the teeny mouse on the
buzzing bumblebee on the bark beetle in the hole in the middle of
the tree.
There's a red-headed woodpecker on the teeny mouse on the
buzzing bumblebee on the bark beetle in the hole in the middle of
the tree.
CHORUS:

There's a racoon with a mask on the red-headed woodpecker on
the teeny mouse on the buzzing bumblebee on the bark beetle in the
hole in the middle of the tree.
CHORUS:

Final Verse Ð
There's a hole in the middle of the, hole in the middle of the,
right in the middle of, of the tree!!!

Theres a Hole in the Middle of the Tree.mp3

Try to Fly by Jackie Cytrynbaum
on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

Try to Fly

by Jackie Cytrynbaum

on Tuning Into Nature by Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

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Publisher: Lemonstone Records

Year Published: 1988

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Hop like a frog onto a rock,
Hop like a frog, it's time to talk.
"Ribid, ribid," it likes to say,
Hop like a frog, every day.

CHORUS:
Clap your hands and jump up high
Kick your knees up to the sky
Clap your hands and jump up high
Kick your knees and try to fly.
Waddle like a duck, "quack, quack, quack"
Waddle like a duck with feathers on your back.
Through the grass down to the lake,
Waddle like a duck, shake, shake, shake.

CHORUS:
Fly like an eagle, up you go,
Fly like an eagle, now go slow.
Over trees and under stars,
Fly like an eagle wherever you are.

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Try to Fly.mp3

Venom by Jenny & David Heitler-Klevans
on Connections by Two of a Kind

Venom

by Jenny & David Heitler-Klevans

on Connections by Two of a Kind

www.twoofakind.com

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Publisher: Magillacutty Music

Year Published: 1998

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(Chorus:)
Venom! Venom!
It’s gonna get you if you don’t watch out!
Venom! Venom!
And if it gets you, then you’ll scream and shout! [Aaahhh!]

A stone fish looks like a slimy stone.
It floats very still and all alone.
The only clues are two red eyes
watching for prey to swim on by.
If you mistake that fish for a rock,
your heart will stop like a broken clock.
Venomous spines hidden in their skin
will make you wish you’d never stepped in -

(Chorus)

Mice and other rodents make
a very good dinner for a rattlesnake.
Paralyzing prey is venom’s role.
Then the snake will swallow the rodent whole.
If you taunt snakes, they will bite,
but leave them alone and you’ll be all right.
Venom helps animals stay alive.
We all need to find a way to survive -

(Chorus)

If you see some bullet ants
don’t let them get inside your pants.
They’re really big and awfully mean
and their stingers cannot be seen.
A black widow spider is very shy.
She’ll hide in a can, munching on a fly.
If you bug her, she’ll attack
and sting you with her venomous sac.

(Chorus)

Venomous creatures big and small
have the right to live just like us all.
Spiders eat bugs and snakes eat mice,
maintaining the delicate balance of life.

(Chorus)

Venom.mp3

Walk Lightly on the Earth by Pam Donkin & Greta Pedersen

Walk Lightly on the Earth

by Pam Donkin & Greta Pedersen

www.pamdonkin.com

www.greta.net

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Year Published: 1986

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Chorus:
Walk lightly on the earth, my friend,
Walk lightly on the earth,
Take care with every step, my friend
Walk lightly on the earth

People can do wondrous things
With dreams that touch the skies
Symphonies, discoveries, enriching all our lives
Yet people can’t bring back the animals that are gone
There’s a fragile balance to maintain
And as we do, let us

Chorus

Habitats are vanishing, endangering the lives
Of the humpback whale, the chimpanzee, the eagle souring high
So the children of our children can know the wonders of these
In our work and in our play, let’s all remember to

Chorus

Final Tag: Let us
Walk lightly on the earth, my friend,
Walk lightly on the earth,
With carbon footprints light as air,
Walk lightly on the earth

Walk Lightly on the Earth.mp3

Whale Watch by Sarah Pirtle
on Heart of the World by Sarah Pirtle

Whale Watch

by Sarah Pirtle

on Heart of the World by Sarah Pirtle

www.sarahpirtle.com

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Publisher: A Gentle Wind

Year Published: 2002

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White Whales by Sarah Pirtle
on Magical Earth by Sarah Pirtle

White Whales

by Sarah Pirtle

on Magical Earth by Sarah Pirtle

www.sarahpirtle.com

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Year Published: 1993

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

Wolf Party

by Nancy Schimmel & Candy Forest

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

www.sisterschoice.com

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Categories: Creatures & Habitats

Publisher: Sisters' Choice

Year Published: 1992

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I wanna go to a party and howl at the moon
‘Cause howlin’ is really hip.
I wanna learn to howl like the big kids howl,
But all I can do is “yip.”
I wanna go ah-oooo, ah-ooooo...

I hear my mommy and my daddy sing
And it sounds so long and cool.
I throw back my head and land flat on my back
And you know I feel like a fool.
I wanna go ah-oooo, ah-oooo...

Bridge
When my mom and dad howl, you’d think it’s a pack
‘Cause they get the intervals right,
And the overtones sound like wolves enough
To fill up the arctic night.

Well, I went to a party with all of my friends
And we sang till the break of day.
I fell on my back, but everyone did
And that made me feel okay,
Now I can go ah-oooo, ah-oooo...

If you want to howl, just take a deep breath,
Close your eyes and throw your head back,
You don’t need a moon, don’t need to stay on tune.
You can howl like one of the pack,
Yeah, you can go ah-oooo, ah-oooo...

Wolf Party.mp3

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