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Singable Songs for the Very Young

**Singable Songs for the Very Young** is Raffi's second album. However, it was his first album that he released with children in mind. It was released in 1976.

## Tracklist

* Side 1
* Side 2

1. The More We Get Together
2. Down By the Bay
3. Brush Your Teeth
4. Robin In the Rain
5. Five Little Frogs
6. I Wonder If I'm Growing
7. Aikendrum
8. Bumping Up and Down
9. Must Be Santa

10# Willoughby Wallaby Woo
11# Spider On the Floor
12# Baa Baa Black Sheep
13# Going to the Zoo
14# My Dreydel
15# Peanut Butter Sandwich
16# Five Little Pumpkins
17# The Sharing Song
18# Mr. Sun

19# Old Macdonald Had a Band
## Personell

### Musicians

* Santa Claus-sleigh bells
* Bob Doidge-electric bass
* Dan Lanois-mandolin (#8) / bass drum
* Garnet Rogers-flute (#6) / fiddle (#13)
* Chris Whiteley-trumpet / double-reed harmonica
* Ken Whiteley-acoustic guitar (#4 and #18) / banjo / dobro / kazoo / organ / bells / jew's harp / washboard / fiddle / mandolin / electric piano / harmonica / jug / spoons / electric bass (#2) and background vocals
* Raffi-acoustic guitars / vocals.

### Credits

* Singing children: Jason Flint (9), Barbie and Cheryl Ockrant, (12, 10), Tania Palekar (7), Justin Simpson, (6), and Chris Torry (10)
* Color drawing: Troy Hedley, (7), Forrest, Manitoba. Cover lettering: Chris Anderson: (7), Justice, Manitoba.
* Recorded and Mixed at MSR Productions, Hamilton, Ontario; September 1976.
* Produced by RAFFI and KEN WHITELEY
Ryerson University

**Ryerson University** (colloquially referred to as **Ryerson**, **RyeU** or **RU**) is a public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university's core campus is situated within the Garden District, although it also operates facilities elsewhere in Toronto. The university operates seven academic divisions/faculties, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Communication and Design, the Faculty of Community Services, the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, the Faculty of Science, the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, and the Ted Rogers School of Management. Many of these faculties are further organized into smaller departments and schools. The university also provides continuing education services through the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education.
Resisto Dancing – Songs of Compassionate Revolution

**Resisto Dancing - Songs of Compassionate Revolution** is a Raffi album released on November 27th 2006.

## Tracklist

1. Human Child
2. A Covenant
3. Where We All Belong (Chant)
4. Blessed Be
5. It Takes a Village
6. Tomorrow's Children
7. Count With Me
8. Resisto Dancing
9. Salaam Shalom, Side By Side
10. Turn This World Around
11. Where We All Belong (Ballad)
12. Counting On You
13. Song for the Dalai Lama

## Gallery

Back coverMessageInlayDiscRaffi dancing #1Raffi dancing #2Raffi dancing #3Raffi dancing #4
SOCAN

**The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada** (**SOCAN**) is a Canadian performance rights organization that represents the performing rights of more than 135,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. The organization collects license fees through a music licensing program approved by the Copyright Board of Canada.
The Bowling Song

**The Bowling Song** is a Raffi country song from One Light One Sun.

## Lyrics

<poem>
I like to go bowling with my friend Bert
A bowling ball and a bowling shirt
I like roll the ball down the lane
On a good day, I'll throw a few strikes
Or maybe some spares, well, that's what I like
Bowling is my kind of game

I aim for the 1 pin, 2 pin, 3 pin, 4,
5 pins down the lane
With a boom and a bang they hit the floor
And I throw that ball again.

I like to go bowling with my friend Bert
A bowling ball and a bowling shirt
Bowling is my kind of game.

I aim for the 6 pin, 7 pin, 8 pin, 9,
10 pins down the lane
I throw that ball when I reach the line
And knock them down again.

I like to go bowling with my friend Bert
A bowling ball and a bowling shirt

## Song Credits

Written by Raffi, Debi Pike, Bert & Bonnie Simpson, published by Homeland Publishing, (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II) (SOCAN).

### One Light One Sun=

* Raffi: Guitar
* Ken Whiteley: Electric Guitar, Organ
* Dennis Pendrith: Bass
* Bucky Berger: Drums
* Bill Beecroft Jr.: Trombone

#### Country Goes Raffi

* Ray Benson: Lead Vocals and Guitars
* Cindy Cashdollar: Steel Guitar
* Jason Roberts: Fiddle and Electric Guitar
* Dave Miller: Bass
* Michael Francis: Saxophone and Clarinet
* Dave Sanger: Drums
* John Michael Whitby: Piano
* Produced by Ray Benson for Bismeaux Productions
* Engineered by Chris Burns
* Recorded at Bismeaux Studio, Austin, Texas

## Trivia

* Raffi's friend Bert Simpson is mentioned in the song.
* The 1985 album version plays in E-flat major whereas the 1993 video version plays in E major. The Country Goes Raffi version performed by Asleep at the Wheel also plays in A major. Also on the 1993 video version during the song's prologue, Raffi plays an E chord on his guitar, while on the video's soundtrack version, he plays a little bit of guitar while Michael Creber plays the piano.
* A reference to the song is mentioned in Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band where Raffi asks the audience a couple of personal questions.
Zebras

**Zebras** (UK: /ˈzɛbrə/, US: /ziː-/) (subgenus ***Hippotigris***) are African equines with distinctive black-and-white striped coats. There are three extant species: the Grévy's zebra (*Equus grevyi*), plains zebra (*E. quagga*), and the mountain zebra (*E. zebra*). Zebras share the genus *Equus* with horses and asses, the three groups being the only living members of the family Equidae. Zebra stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. Several theories have been proposed for the function of these stripes, with most evidence supporting them as a form of protection from biting flies. Zebras inhabit eastern and southern Africa and can be found in a variety of habitats such as savannahs, grasslands, woodlands, shrublands, and mountainous areas.
The World We Love

**The World We Love** is the third track on *Bananaphone*.

## Lyrics

Here's to the world we love

Blue skies and ponies and children at play

Earth below, stars above

God bless it every day

Mist-covered mountains that welcome the sun

Buds on the branches, mornings begun

Dew drops and the birdies just starting to sing

Praise for the brand new day

Here's to the world we love

Blue skies and ponies and children at play

Earth below, stars above

God bless it every day

Praise to the farmer out workin' the fields

Seedling to harvest, food for our meals

And mamas and papas and hearts filled with love

For each and every day

Here's to the world we love

Blue skies and ponies and children at play

Earth below, stars above

God bless it every day

Here's to the rivers that run wild and free

The pull of the tides, the rush of the sea

And gold crimson sunsets to colour our dreams

In each and every day

And here's to the world we love

Blue skies and ponies and children at play

Earth below, stars above

God bless it every day

God bless it every day

## Song Credits

Written by Raffi and Michael Creber, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II) (SOCAN).

* Harmony Vocals: Connie, Michael
The Raffi Collection

**The Raffi Collection** is a Raffi 2002 compilation album released by Time Life.

## Tracklist

### Disc 1

1. The More We Get Together
2. He's Got The Whole World
3. Day-O
4. All I Really Need
5. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
6. You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song
7. Time To Sing
8. Bananaphone
9. Wheels on the Bus
10. Eensy Weensy Spider
11. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
12. Shake My Sillies Out
13. Everything Grows
14. One Light, One Sun
15. Like Me and You

### Disc 2

1. Bathtime
2. Apples and Bananas
3. This Little Light of Mine
4. The Bowling Song
5. De Colores
6. Boom Boom
7. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
8. Mr. Sun
9. Naturally
10. The World We Love
11. Thanks A Lot
12. Going On a Picnic
13. The Corner Grocery Store
14. Working on the Railroad
15. Goodnight, Irene

## Gallery

Back coverInlayBookletBack coverBack coverCassette Tape 1Cassette Tape 1 back coverCassette Tape 2Cassette Tape 2 spineCassette Tape 2 back coverCassette Tape 2 side 1Cassette Tape 2 side 2
The Shmenge Polka

**The Shmenge Polka** is the 16th and last track on Raffi's 1994 album Bananaphone. It is an instrumental song and dedicated to John Candy.

## Lyrics

[Instrumental]

Shmenge Polka!

[Instrumental]

Shmenge Polka!

[Instrumental]

## Song Credits

* Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).
The MCA 1995 Holiday Sampler

**The MCA 1995 Holiday Sampler** is a promotional MCA Records compilation Christmas album released in 1995.

## Tracklist

1. Silver Bells/ David Arkenstone
2. Silent Night (Gaelic Traditional Version)/ Rita Rankin & Mary Rankin
3. I Saw Three Ships/ Bruce Cockburn
4. I'll Be Home For Christmas/ Reba McEntire
5. What Child Is This/ Vince Gill
6. It Wasn't His Child/ Trisha Yearwood
7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas/ Judy Garland
8. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/ Burl Ives
9. Must Be Santa/ Raffi
10. Pot-Pourri (Le Temps Des Fêtes, Vive Le Vent, Promenade En Traîneau & Le Renne Au Nez Rouge)/ Carmen Campagne
11. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer/ The Rovers
12. When It's Christmas Time In Texas/ George Strait
13. Hallelujah/ His Majesty's Clerkes
14. Carol Of The Bells/ Russ Freeman
15. White Christmas/ Bing Crosby
Takamine EN18C

The **Takamine EN18C** is a guitar manufactured by Takamine in 1988.

## Appearances

* Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band
* Raffi on Broadway

## Trivia

* This guitar was used in 1988.
* In 1995, they changed the rosette and they added a fretboard inlay at the 12th fret.
* The guitar had abalone inlays around the soundhole.
* Raffi has another one, which he used in 1993.
Salaam Shalom, Side By Side

**Salaam Shalom, Side By Side** is a Raffi song from his 2006 album: Resisto Dancing – Songs of Compassionate Revolution. "Salaam Shalom" means "Hello" in Arabaic and in Hebrew.

## Lyrics

Salaam shalom, salaam shalom side by side, we live salaam shalom

Salaam shalom, salaam shalom side by side, we sing salaam shalom

Children of Israel, children of Palestine

all want a place to live, a time to shine.

Now in this ancient sand, holy land

Time for the pain to heal, a time to mend and understand.

Sister brother, mother father

Learn a new dance, sing a new song, walk a new path,

Make a circle where we all belong.

## Song Credits

* Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).

### Resisto Dancing

* Raffi: Guitar, vocals
* George Sawa: Kanun
* Adel Awad: Dumbeg, Rik
* Tom Colclough: Clarinet
* Doug Schmidt: Accordion
* Cameron Wilson: Violin
* Children's Chorus: Edith Cavell Elementary School, Vancouver.

### Raffi Renaissance

* Goldean Abbadon-Lowe: Dumbeg
* David Kaetz: Clarinet
* Heather Cunliffe: Violin
* Denis Donnelly, Anne-Marie Brimacombe: Conductors
* Recorded in Victoria, B.C.
* Audio: Russell Dawkins
* Director/Editor: Bill Weaver
* Thanks to Shivon Robinsong
Walk Outside

**Walk Outside** is a song on One Light One Sun.

## Lyrics

Gonna take a walk outside today

I'm gonna see what I can find today

Gonna take a walk outside today

I'm gonna see what I can find today

I’m gonna find a little green snake

And I’m gonna call the little snake Jake

He won’t bite just wiggle around

Sleep under the bed

Where he won’t make a sound

I'm gonna take a walk outside today

Gonna see what I can find today

Gonna take a walk outside today

I'm gonna see what I can find today

And I'm gonna find a little gray squirrel

And I'm gonna to call the squirrel Earl

He can jump from limb to limb

Don’t I wish I could jump like him

I'm gonna take a walk outside today

Gonna see what I can find today

Gonna take a walk outside today

I'm gonna see what I can find today

[Instrumental break]

And I’m gonna find a little lost pup

And I’m gonna pick the little pup up

I’ll take him home; he’ll be my pal

He’ll chase sticks; I’ll call him Hal!

I'm gonna take a walk outside today

Gonna see what I can find today

Gonna take a walk outside today

I'm gonna see what I can find today

And I'm gonna find a little lost duck

And I’m gonna call the little duck Chuck

He can live in the pond out back

Swim all day and go “Quack, Quack, Quack!”

I'm gonna take a walk outside today

Gonna see what I can find today

Gonna take a walk outside today

I'm gonna see what I can find today

## Song Credits

Written by Dick Tanner

Raffi: Guitar

Dennis Pendrith: Bass

Lenny Solomon: Fiddle

Ken Whiteley: Mandolin
Starvin Marvin

**Starvin Marvin** is a Raffi song on Adult Entertainment.

## Lyrics

In this big city you'll often hear,

the sounds of Starvin Marvin

The local country-folk-rock hero,

they're trying so hard to push.

He's a talented boy with a musical toy,

and a heart that don't stop feelin'

In a minute or two, I will tell it to you,

why they call him Starvin Marvin

First I'd like to say how I used to enjoy,

his ways with words in a song

And he used to play his guitar so cleanly,

I could listen to him all night long

When he sang to you, the songs got through

and brought you up real close

And you didn't even mind the manners,

of his slightly artistic pose

But the jobs were few and the pay was poor,

and he and his woman went hungry

Constantly broke and surrounded by wealth,

was enough to make him feel so lonely

Humbled in his place was the look upon his face,

that Marvin was constantly fighting

And his music showed the pain of a tough-skinned man,

whose tenderness was always hiding

Then one day his luck had changed,

and brought the bosses to his door

They must've done a lot of slick, fast, sweet-talking,

and swept him right off of his floor

Tomorrow brought an album and a flashy pair of pants

and stardom on the radio

And from that day forth he's been a much-changed boy,

from the one we used to know

chorus:

Starvin Marvin, former tough-luck kid,

lame-duck folk rock star.

Have you forgotten what it felt like years ago,

to remember just who you are?

Can't you just for once drop your halo hat,

and touch the ground you're standin' on?

Look back to the things that were dear to you,

for soon they'll be long, long gone.

Now he struts around with his petty entourage,

carrying his robes behind him

And when you're talking to the man, though you're with him face to face,

you don't know where to find him

And you'll sometimes hear him mention the hungry days,

but only just enough to impress you

The lessons that he's learned are the dollars that he's earned,

and he's only got time to forget you

chorus:

## Song Credits

* Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).
Sampler

**Sampler** is a Raffi promotional album sampler released in 1996.

## Songs

1. The More We Get Together (From Singable Songs for the Very Young)
2. Six Little Ducks (From More Singable Songs)
3. The Corner Grocery Store (From the title of the 1979 album)
4. Boom Boom (From The Corner Grocery Store)
5. Baby Beluga (From the title of the 1980 album)
6. Nursery Rhyme (Instrumental) (From Rise and Shine)
7. Frosty the Snowman (From Raffi's Christmas Album)
8. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (From Raffi's Christmas Album)
9. One Light, One Sun (From the title of the 1985 album)
10. All I Really Need (From Raffi in Concert With The Rise And Shine Band)
11. Tingalayo (From Raffi in Concert With The Rise And Shine Band)
12. The Little House (From Everything Grows)
13. Everything Grows (From the title of the 1987 album)
14. Big Beautiful Planet (From Evergreen Everblue)
15. Bananaphone (From the title of the 1994 album)
16. The Shmenge Polka (From Bananaphone)
Sodeo

**Sodeo** is a Raffi song on More Singable Songs.

## Lyrics

Sodeo, Sodeo, Sodeo

Here we go Sodeo, all night long

Step back Sally, Sally, Sally

Step back Sally, all night long

I went to the plaza, and what did I see?

A big fat man from Calgary

I'll bet you five dollars, I can catch that man

I'll bet you five dollars, I can catch that man

To the front, to the back, to the seesaw side

To the front, to the back, to the seesaw side

I went to the doctor, the doctor said,

*Ooh, ah, I got a pain in my side!*

*Ooh, ah, I got a pain in my stomach!*

*Ooh, ah, I got a pain in my head!*

To the front, to the back, to the seesaw side

To the front, to the back, to the seesaw side

To the front, to the back, to the seesaw side

To the front, to the back, to the seesaw side

Here we go Sodeo, Sodeo, Sodeo

Here we go Sodeo, all night long

Step back Sally, Sally, Sally

Step back Sally, all night long

To the front, to the back, to the seesaw side

To the front, to the back, to the seesaw side

To the front, to the back, to the seesaw side

To the front, to the back, to the seesaw side

## Song Credits

Traditional arrangement by Raffi and Ken Whiteley, adapted by Betty Kovacs, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN).

* Bob Doidge - Electric Bass
* Bill Cymbala - High Hat

## Trivia

* Stan Rogers, Jude Johnson, Garnet Rogers, Bonnie Simpson, and Debi Pike sing this song.
Wayne St. John Choir

**Wayne St. John Choir** is a choir group founded by Wayne St. John himself for Raffi's 1990 ecology album: Evergreen Everblue.

## Members

* Kessetta Black
* B.J. Burke
* Alithea Cameron
* Michael Clarke
* Kumari Gandhi
* Seri Gandhi
* Jamie Hanes
* Elliot Hanes
* Sacha Kennedy
* Glenda Komoseng
* Colby Lenz
* Asher Lenz
* Danielle Martin
* Jamie Miranda
* Tamara Podemski
* Ben Riley
* Jesse Riley
* Michelle St. John
* Shane St. John
* Patria Taguibao
Yonge Street

## **Good Luck Boy Chronology**

### **Next**

Impressions of Armenia

**Yonge Street** is a Peter Mathieson song from Raffi's Good Luck Boy album.

## Lyrics

See the Chevys row on row going by you with the flow

As they carry all the driftwood to and fro

See a thousand lonely faces press a thousand window panes

Searching for a reason not to go

Oh, don't you go to Yonge Street

It's bound to waste your time

Don't you go to Yonge Street

It's bound to waste your time

Them fancy dressing ladies they sure look so fine

Damn near enough to drive a man insane

Find the only girls you know in an arcade picture show

Pay your dime and pretend they know your name

Don't you go to Yonge Street

It's bound to waste your time

Don't you go to Yonge Street

It's bound to waste your time

Well a man sure needs a woman to help him through the night

To keep him keeping on when time get rough

But if I feel tomorrow the way I feel tonight

I feel I'll probably feel I've had enough

I'll probably go to Yonge Street

Try to waste my time

Trying to waste my time

Waste more of my time

## Song Credits

Written by Peter Mathieson, published by Tunes of Power Music/Willowdown Music.
Tete, Epaules

**Tete, Epaules** is a French song from Rise and Shine. It also means "Head and Shoulders" in English.

## Lyrics

Tete, epaules, genoux et pieds, genoux et pieds

Tete, epaules, genoux et pieds, genoux et pieds

J'ai un nez, deux yeux, deux oreilles et une

Bouche

Tete, epaules, genoux et pieds, genoux et pieds

Head and shoulders, knees and feet, knees and feet

Head and shoulders, knees and feet, knees and feet

I’ve a nose, two eyes, two ears, and a mouth

Head and shoulders, knees and feet, knees and feet

## Song Credits

Traditional arrangement by Raffi and Ken Whiteley, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN).

* Ken Whiteley: Organ
* Chad Irschick: Bass
Rise and Shine

**Rise and Shine** is a Raffi album released in 1982.

## Track listing

1. Rise and Shine
2. Walk, Walk, Walk
3. Thumbelina
4. Wheels on the Bus
5. Daniel
6. Five Little Ducks
7. He's Got the Whole World
8. Big Beautiful Planet
9. I'm in the Mood
10. Something in My Shoe
11. Michaud
12. Nursery Rhyme Instrumental
13. Tete, Epaules
14. The Numbers Rumba
15. Ducks Like Rain
16. Row, Row, Row
17. This Little Light of Mine

## Musicians

* Cathy Ambrose - piano
* Bucky Berger - drums
* Erica Goodman - harp
* Chad Irschick - bass
* Herbie Koffman - trumpet
* David McMorrow - organ, synthesizer
* Kathryn Moses - flute, soprano saxophone
* Raffi - guitar, kazoo
* Tom Szczesniak - bass, accordion, electric piano
* Dick Smith - bongos, tambourine, vibraslap
* Chris Whiteley - harmonica
* Ken Whiteley - piano, guitar (electric, acoustic, slide, 12-string), mandolin, banjo, banjo-mandolin, washboard, jug, organ, kazoo, harmonica
* Terry Wilkins - bass

### Vocalists

Raffi, Ken Whiteley, Lanes Overholt, Lise Poitras (Michaud), assorted ducks, plus The Whole World Singers: Charity Brown, Melanie Dawson, Ellen Dorfman, Jeannie McGregor, David & Rainbow McMorrow, Debi Pike, Stan & Daphne Pike, Tim & Chris Pike, Lise Poitras, Stan Thompson, Bonnie Williams and Paul Nesbitt, and the singing children of Firgrove Public School Primary Choir under the direction of Choirmistress Betty Winfield and Pianist Cathy Ambrose and The Junior Choir by John Burch.

## Trivia

* It has been revealed that three musicians each play the bass on this album as listed.
	+ Irschick: Rise and Shine, Wheels on the Bus, Daniel, Tete, Epaules, Ducks Like Rain, This Little Light of Mine (Electric Bass)
	+ Szczesniak: Walk, Walk, Walk Big Beautiful Planet, I'm in the Mood (Electric Bass)
	+ Wilkins: Thumbelina (Double Bass)
Spider On the Floor

**Spider On the Floor** is a Raffi song written by Bill Russell on Singable Songs for the Very Young. It is adapted from the kids song: If You're Happy and You Know It.

Unlike the other few songs of the album, Raffi sings this one in a-capella during the verses and plays his guitar during the breaks.

## Lyrics

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

Who could ask for any more?

Than a spider on the floor.

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

There's a spider on my leg, on my leg!

There's a spider on my leg, on my leg!

Oh, he's really really big!

There's a spider on my leg!

There's a spider on my leg, on my leg!

There's a spider on my stomach, on my stomach!

There's a spider on my stomach, on my stomach!

Oh, he's just a dumb old lummock!

There's a spider on my stomach!

There's a spider on my stomach, on my stomach!

Now the spider's on my neck, on my neck!

Now the spider's on my neck, on my neck!

Oh, I'm gonna be a wreck!

I've got a spider on my neck!

There's a spider on my neck, on my neck!

Now the spider's on my face, on my face!

Now the spider's on my face, on my face!

Oh, what a big disgrace!

I've got a spider on my face!

There's a spider on my face, on my face!

Now the spider's on my head, on my head!

Now the spider's on my head, on my head!

Oh, I wish that I were dead!

I've got a spider on my head!

There's a spider on my head, on my head!

But he jumps off...

Now there's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

Who could ask for any more?

There's a spider on the floor.

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

## Song Credits

Written by Bill Russell, published by Egos Anonymous.
Wishing Well

**Wishing Well** is a song on Raffi's 1995 album: Raffi Radio.

In it, Raffi reads poems from his friends: Samantha Rose Petruolo, Kenneth Peterson, and Bailey Rattray.

The song also uses a musical portion from "Arabeske" by Robert Schumann.

## Lyrics and Transcript

**Shannon and Heather:** Wishing well, wishing well

What's inside the wishing well?

**Raffi:** Let's look inside.

[Musical Portion: "Arabeske"]

Here's something from Samantha.

"Oh, I wish I was an astronaut flying in the air.

Oh, I wish I was an architect designing buildings everywhere.

Oh, oh, oh.

Oh, I wish I was a dancer leaping through the air.

I wish I was an archieologist finding old bones everywhere.

Oh, oh, oh.

But I wish, I really wish to be a hairdresser

so I could play with people's hairs.

Oh, oh, oh."

And Ken wrote this one.

"I'm wishing, I'm fishing with Pop at the lake,

then home for a slice of my nanna's fruitcake.

I'm wishing, I squishing my toes in the mud

while digging for clams with down downeast friend, Bud."

And this one's written by Bailey.

"We put some music to it and came up with this song."
The Beatles

**The Beatles** were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The group, whose best-known line-up comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, are regarded as the most influential band of all time.[1] They were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form.[2] Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.

Raffi sang their song Octopus' Garden on the 1985 album One Light, One Sun, and Yellow Submarine on his 2002 album *Let's Play!*. While on Broadway, during the encore reprise version of All I Really Need, he worked in a snippet of "She Loves You."
University of British Columbia

The **University of British Columbia** (**UBC**) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, UBC is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top three universities in Canada. With an annual research budget of $759 million, UBC funds over 8,000 projects a year.
This Old Man

**This Old Man** is a traditional children's song.

## Lyrics

This old man, he plays one

He plays one on his old drum, oh yes, yes yes, uh huh

He plays one on his old drum, uh huh

This old man he plays two

He plays two on his kazoo, oh yes, yes yes, uh huh

He plays two on his kazoo, uh huh

This old man he plays three

He plays three on his ukulele, uh huh, yes, yes yes

Uh huh

He plays three on his ukulele, uh huh

Hear him play!

[Ukulele solo]

This old man, he plays four

He play four on his guitar, oh yes (Knick knack pattywack)

Yes yes uh huh (Give a dog a bone, knick knack pattywack, give a dog a bone)

He plays four on his guitar, uh huh

This old man he plays five

He plays five with his friend Clive, oh yes

Yes, yes, uh huh

He plays five with his friend Clive, uh huh

Take it, Clive!

[Clive (harmonica) solo]

This old man he plays one

This old man he plays two

This old man he plays three

This old man he plays four

This old man he plays five

Knick knack! Paddywack!

## Song Credits

Traditional arrangement by Raffi and Ken Whiteley, adapted by Raffi, Debi Pike, Bert & Bonnie Simpson, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN).

===Baby Beluga===

Bucky - drums

Mike - bass

Raffi - guitar, lead vocals

Ken - 2nd guitar, kazoo, ukulele

Chris - (Clive) harmonica

The Honolulu Heartbreakers - harmony vocals
Walkin' My Dog

**Walkin' My Dog** is a song on Raffi's 2018 children's album: Dog on the Floor.

## Lyrics

Well I wake up in the morning, think about walking my dog

I wake up in the morning, thinking about walking my dog

When the evening comes, still thinking 'bout walking my dog

She wakes up in the morning, thinks about walking her dad

 She wakes up in the morning, thinks about walking her dad

When the evening comes she's still thinking 'bout walking her dad

We go outside, down the street, into the park, it’s so sweet

Walkin' with my honey, yeah, walkin' my dog

She sniffs around, moves her feet, wags her tail, looks so sweet

Walkin' my dog, yeah, walking my dog

Well I wake up in the morning, think about walking my dog

I wake up in the morning, thinking about walking my dog

When the evening comes, still thinking 'bout walking my dog

## Song Credits

Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).

* Raffi: Vocals, Guitar, 3 String Guitar
* Adrian Dolan: Piano
The Way It Goes

**The Way It Goes** is a Raffi song on the 2018 children's album: Dog on the Floor.

## Lyrics

Oh the sun does shine, and the moon does glow

The rain does fall, the winds do blow

 And the seasons turn, the birds do sing

 That's the way it goes

Oh love does shine, and the children glow

The puppies play, and the cats meow

And the seeds do sprout and foods do grow

That's the way it goes

Uh huh, (clap clap)

uh huh, (clap clap)

That's the way it goes

Uh huh, (clap clap)

uh huh, (clap clap)

That's the way it goes

Oh the sun does shine, and the moon does glow

The rain does fall, the winds do blow

And the seasons turn, the birds do sing

 That's the way it goes

## Song Credits

Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).

* Raffi: Vocals, Guitar
* Meghan Engel: Fiddle
Yankee Lady

**Yankee Lady** is a Jesse Winchester song by Raffi on Adult Entertainment.

## Lyrics

I lived with the decent folks

In the hills of old Vermont

Where what you do all day

Depends on what you want

And I took up with a woman there

Though I was still a kid

And I smile like the sun

To think of the loving that we did

She rose each morning and went to work

And she kept me with her pay

I was making love all night

And playing guitar all day

And I got apple cider and homemade bread

To make a man say grace

And clean linens on my bed

And a warm feet fire place

Yankee lady so good to me,

Yankee lady just a memory

Yankee lady so good to me,

Your memory that's enough for me

An autumn walk on a country road

And a million flaming trees

I was feeling uneasy

Cause there was winter in the breeze

And she said, "Oh Jesse, look over there,

The birds are southward bound

Oh Jesse, I'm so afraid

To lose the love that we've found."

Yankee lady so good to me,

Yankee lady just a memory

Yankee lady so good to me,

Your memory that's enough for me

I don't know what called to me

But I know that I had to go

I left that Vermont town

With a lift to Mexico

And now when I see myself

As a stranger by my birth

The Yankee lady's memory

Reminds me of my worth

Yankee lady so good to me,

Yankee lady just a memory

Yankee lady so good to me,

Your memory that's enough for me

## Song Credits

Written by Jesse Winchester, published by Fourth Floor Music, Inc. and Hot Kitchen Music (Administered by Warner Chappell Music Canada Ltd.).
Sheep

**Sheep** (*Ovis aries*) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name *sheep* applies to many species in the genus *Ovis*, in everyday usage it almost always refers to *Ovis aries*. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female is referred to as a *ewe* (/juː/), an intact male as a *ram*, occasionally a *tup*, a castrated male as a *wether*, and a young sheep as a  *lamb*.
Whatever You Choose

**Whatever You Choose** is a song on Raffi's 1995 album: Raffi Radio.

Raffi's friend, Bailey Rattray wrote the song's lyrics.

## Lyrics

I wish that everyone could be,

Exactly who they really are.

Nobody should have to hide,

What they're really like inside.

Everyone's the same but different.

What do you have to lose?

Just be whatever you choose,

Whatever you choose

You don't have to hide anymore.

Just start a new day, open a new door,

To look and find and be,

Whatever you want to be.

Just be whatever you choose.

What do you have to lose?

Just be whatever you choose,

Whatever you choose

## Song Credits

* Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).
Where I Live

**Where I Live** is a Raffi ecology song from Evergreen Everblue.

## Lyrics

Where I live the lovely rhododendron live

Multiple flowerheads exploding in red

Open wide for all the passersby

Passing by none, blooming for all

Open wide for all the passersby

Passing by none, blooming for all

Where I live the mountains rise up from the sea

Towering giants in a slow-motion dance

Holding still they dance for you and me

Passing by none, dancing for all

Crowned in snow, they dance for you and me

Passing by none, dancing for all

And in the bay the sun plays hide and seek

With every cloud that’s floating in the wind

Sailboats and tugboats in the blue

Seagull wings and echoes in the air

And in the bay the sun plays hide and seek

With every cloud that’s floating in the wind

Sailboats and tugboats in the blue

Seagull wings and echoes in the air

Where I live the lovely rhododendron live

Multiple flowerheads exploding in red

Open wide for all the passersby

Passing by none, blooming for all

Open wide for all the passersby

Passing by none, blooming for all

## Song Credits

Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN).

* Bjorn Anderson: Drums
* Dennis Pendrith: Bass
* Raffi, Dave Gray: Acoustic Guitars
* Tom Szczesniak: Accordion
* Hugh Marsh: Violin
* Kevin Doyle: Mix Engineer
What's the Matter With Us

**What's the Matter With Us** is an ecology song from Raffi's ecology album Evergreen Everblue.

## Lyrics

[Scat intro]

Chorus: What's the matter with us?

We're so comfortable cozy

What's the matter with us?

We're so daydreamin' dozy

Why are we polluting our children?

There's no future in that

Why put food in our poison?

There's no future in that

Why do away with our woodlands?

Nothing to be gained from that

Why waste the best of our farmland?

Where's the logic in that?

What's the matter with us?

Oh, what's the matter with us?

Why be warring each other?

There's so much music to know

Why be fighting each other?

So much good food to enjoy

Why so afraid of another?

So many countries to know

Why so afraid of living when there's

So much lovin' to do

What’s the matter with us?

I'm asking "Do you know?"

What’s the matter with us?

Uh huh

[Instrumental and improvisation]

What's the matter? We out of control

Some are givin' up and even lost their souls

Killin' one another for a little piece of gold

And why homeboy? Eh? I don't know

Some are givin' up on mankind

Sayin' that true love is hard to find

What's the matter? Hmm, I ask myself

I put mankind's thoughts and pack them on the shelf

What's the matter? Tell me, please

I'm asking God, yeah I'm down on my knees

I'm tryin' to figure out why I've givin' up tryin'

What's the matter, homeboy? Can you tell me why?

What's the matter with us?

Uh huh huh huh, what's the matter with us?

Don't raise a fuss, we need to come together, all of us

Yeah, what's the matter with us?

Huh, we givin' up. As some one say:

That's what we're comin' to

Uh, what's the matter with us?

Yeah, I tellin' you homeboy, we can't give it up, no way, Raffi!

What's the matter with us?

Oh, what's the matter with us?

You tell me, homeboy, so much has gone to waste

Reeking of disposable, mad situation all over the place

What's the matter with us?

You know what I mean, it ain't the same

It's a different kinda scene

Yeah, what's the matter with us?

We lost our minds, someone's givin' up on mankind!

Oh, What's the matter with us?

With us, with us. With us, with us

What's the matter, what's the matter?...

What's the matter with us?

What's the matter with us?

What's the matter with us?

## Song Credits

Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN).

* Donovan Black: Drums
* Charles Sinclair: Bass
* Rupert Harvey: Guitar (from the band Messenjah)
* Quammie Williams, Billy Bryans: Percussion
* Devon Martin: Keyboards
* Donovan Black, Charles Sinclair, Rupert Harvey, Devon Martin, Quammie Williams: Background Vocals
* Devon Martin: Rap Vocal
* Jeff McCullough: Mix engineer

## Trivia

* Like Evergreen Everblue, Raffi also created a music of this song co-starring reggae band Messenjah. The music video also features a fictional group in anonymous face masks called The Anonymous Family.
Wheels on the Bus

"**Wheels on the Bus**" is an American folk song written by Verna Hills (1898–1990) and published in 1939. It is a popular children's song in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and Canada, and is often sung by children on bus trips to keep themselves amused. It has a very repetitive rhythm, making the song easy for many people to sing, in a manner similar to the song "99 Bottles of Beer". It is based on the traditional British song "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush". The song is also sometimes sung to the tune of "Buffalo Gals" or "Magic Penny", as in the version done by Raffi on his album Rise and Shine.

## Lyrics

(Imitation of engine revving)

The wheels on the bus go round and round

Round and round, round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round

All around the town

The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish

The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish

All around the town

The driver on the bus goes, "Move on back

Move on back, move on back"

The driver on the bus goes, "Move on back"

All around the town

The people on the bus go up and down

Up and down, up and down

The people on the bus go up and down

All around the town

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep

Honk, honk, honk, beep, beep, beep

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep

All around the town

And the baby on the bus goes waa, waa, waa

Waa, waa, waa, waa, waa, waa

The baby on the bus goes waa, waa, waa

All around the town

(Whispering) Now the parents on the bus go "shh, shh, shh

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh"

The parents on the bus go "shh, shh, shh"

All around the town

## Song Credits

Traditional arrangement by Raffi and Ken Whiteley, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN).

* Raffi: Guitar
* Chad Irschick: Bass

## Trivia

* The album version of Rise and Shine plays in E while the video version plays in E-flat major, E, and F, as Raffi actually sings it in a cappella.

## Video

Wheels on the BusRaffi - Wheels On The Bus (Official Audio)
Song For Healing

**Song For Healing** is a Raffi 2021 song. It is inspired by Hungarian Canadian physicist, Dr. Gabor Mate. Lindsay Munroe sings this song with Raffi.

## Lyrics

Love we wanted, love we needed

Love pure for who we are

Love we needed early, love we wanted always

For the love we know we are

Now we can remember what our hearts were feeling

In the pain of love denied

With the help of wise ones, with the help of kind ones

We can heal and carry on

Let's live whole heartily and thrive

The blessing and grace of being alive

A spacious heart for loving, a peaceful mind creating

A circle of love and belong

[Instrumental break]

Love we wanted, love we needed

Love pure for who we are

Love we needed early, love we wanted always

For the love we know we are

When a child honored, valued, and respected

All that is good begins to grow

So with the help of wise ones, with the kind of ones,

They can thrive and carry on

We can thrive and carry on

Coda: We can thrive

We can thrive

We can thrive.

## Credits

Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing.

* Raffi, Lindsay Munroe: Vocals
* Adrian Dolan: Piano
* Cameron Wilson, Llowyn Ball, Genevieve MacKay, Rebecca Wenham
* Produced by Raffi
* Video by Ken Burke.
Townes Van Zandt

**John Townes Van Zandt** (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997), better known as **Townes Van Zandt**, was an American singer-songwriter. He wrote numerous songs, such as "Pancho and Lefty", "For the Sake of the Song", "Tecumseh Valley", "Rex's Blues", and "To Live Is to Fly", that are widely considered masterpieces of American folk music. His musical style has often been described as melancholy and features rich, poetic lyrics. During his early years, Van Zandt was respected for his guitar playing and fingerpicking ability.

Raffi covered I'll Be There In The Morning on his 1975 album: Good Luck Boy.
Tibetan Children's Villages

**Tibetan Children's Villages** or **TCV** is an integrated community in exile for the care and education of orphans, destitutes and refugee children from Tibet. It is a registered, nonprofit charitable organization with its main facility based at Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh, North India. TCV has a network spread across India with over 12,000 children under its care.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

**Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star** is a popular English lullaby. It is featured on the albums "One Light, One Sun", "Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band", and "Quiet Time".

## Lyrics

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are!

## Song Credits

Traditional arrangement by Raffi and Ken Whiteley, published by Homeland Publishing, (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II) (SOCAN).

Ken Whiteley: Electric Piano (Celeste)

Raffi: Guitar

## Trivia

* The 1985 album version is in C and has music, but the 1988 concert version is in D and is in a-capella.
Time Life

**Time Life** is, with sister subsidiaries **StarVista Live** and **Lifestyle Products Group**, a holding of **Direct Holdings Global LLC**, is an American production company and direct marketer conglomerate, that is known for selling books, music, video/DVD, and multimedia products. The current focus of the group is music, video and entertainment experiences (such as the StarVista cruises) as the Time Life book division closed in 2001. Its products have been sold throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia through television, print, retail, the Internet, telemarketing, and direct sales. Current operations are focused in the US and Canada with limited retail distribution overseas.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

**We Wish You a Merry Christmas** is a Christmas song on Raffi's Christmas Album.

## Lyrics

We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Good tidings to you, wherever you are

Good tiding for Christmas and a Happy New Year

We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Good tidings we bring, to you of good cheer

Good tiding for Christmas and a Happy New Year

We fish you a hairy Chris moose

We fish you a hairy Chris moose

We fish you a hairy Chris moose

And a Hippo New Year

Good tidings we bring, to you of good cheer

Good tiding for Christmas and a Happy New Year

We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

## Song Credits

Traditional arrangement by Ken Whiteley and Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing, (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).

* Fred Mills - trumpet
* Ronald Romm - flugelhorn
* Graeme Page - French horn
* Eugene Watts - trombone
* Charles Daellenbach - tuba

## Trivia

* According to the album booklet, it was Lindsay Roth's idea to have fun with this song.
Who Hoo Could I Be

**Who Hoo Could I Be** is a Raffi song on the 2016 album: Owl Singalong.

## Lyrics

Well I'll sing you a song and make you smile

Who hoo could I be

I'll sing you a song and it might take a while

Who hoo could I be

Am I a goose or a funky moose

Who hoo could I be

Am I a sheep or am I a lion

Who hoo could I be

Well I'll sing you a song and make you smile

Who hoo could I be

I'll sing you a song and it might take a while

Who hoo could I be

I might be a forest or I might be the tree

I might be the mountain or I may be the stream

Might be a flower or I may be the bee

Who hoo could I be

Who hoo could I be

Who hoo could I be

## Song Credits

* Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).
* Raffi: Acoustic Guitars
This Little Light of Mine

"**This Little Light of Mine**" is a gospel song written for children in the 1920s by Harry Dixon Loes. It was later adapted by Zilphia Horton, amongst many other activists, in connection with the civil rights movement. Although the words of the song have a Biblical theme, it is unclear as to which specific Bible verse it is based upon. Today, many versions of the song are available.

Raffi sang the song on his album Rise and Shine and in Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band in a medley of He's Got The Whole World, One Light, One Sun and This Little Light of Mine. He even fully sang it on Raffi on Broadway.

Elizabeth Cook performed the song on the 2001 tribute album Country Goes Raffi.

## Lyrics

Chorus:

This little light of mine

I'm gonna let it shine

This little light of mine, hey

I'm gonna let it shine

This little light of mine

I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine

I'm gonna take this light around the world

And I'm gonna let it shine

Take this light around the world

And I'm gonna let it shine

Take this light around the world

And I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine

*(Repeat Chorus)*

Well, I won't let anyone blow it out

I'm gonna let it shine

I won't let anyone blow it out

I'm gonna let it shine

I won't let anyone blow it out

I'm gonna let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine

*(Repeat Chorus)*

Every day, every day

I'm going to let my little light shine!

## Song Credits

Traditional arrangement by Raffi and Ken Whiteley, adapted by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing, (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN).

### Musicians

#### Rise and Shine

* Raffi: Guitar
* Ken Whiteley: Mandolin, Banjo
* Chad Irschick: Bass

### Country Goes Raffi

* Elizabeth Cook: Lead Vocal
* Darrell Scott: Acoustic Guitar, Banjo and Mandolin
* Steve Fishell: Dobro
* Byron House: Acoustic Bass
* Harry Stinson: Drums
* Darrell Scott and Elizabeth Cook: Background Vocals
* Produced by Steve Fishell
* Recorded and mixed by Mike Poole at Sound Emporium, Nashville
* Assisted by Jason Gantt
* Digital editing by Don Cobb

## Trivia

* The 1982 album variation plays in G major, the concert versions play in A major, and the Country Goes Raffi variation plays in D major. The instrumental reprise rendition on Raffi on Broadway where Raffi leaves the stage, but then returns, also plays in A major. Also on the 1982 album version, Raffi, along with Ken Whiteley, does a blow sound, whereas in the Raffi on Broadway, Raffi says the actual word "Blow". In addition to the On Broadway variation, Raffi asks the children of the audience to sing the chorus alone.

## Videos

RAFFI - This Little Light of Mine - In Concert with the Rise and Shine BandRaffi in Concert with The Rise and Shine Band (1988)This Little Light of MineRaffi on Broadway (1993)Raffi - This Little Light of Mine (Million Mom March Live; 2000)Million Mom March Live (May 14th, 2000)
There Was A Little Baby

**There Was A Little Baby** is a Gospel Christmas song on Raffi's Christmas Album.

## Lyrics

There was a little baby

Oh my Lord

There was a little baby

Oh my Lord

There was a little baby

Oh my Lord

Way down in Bethlehem

Way down in Bethlehem

They laid him in a manger

Oh my Lord

They laid him in a manger

Oh my Lord

They laid him in a manger

Oh my Lord

Way down in Bethlehem

Way down in Bethlehem

They named the baby Jesus

Oh my Lord

They named the baby Jesus

Oh my Lord

They named the baby Jesus

Oh my Lord

Way down in Bethlehem

Way down in Bethlehem

[Piano break]

There was a little baby

Oh my Lord

There was a little baby

Oh my Lord

There was a little baby

Oh my Lord

Way down in Bethlehem

Way down in Bethlehem

## Song Credits

Traditional arrangement by Ken Whiteley and Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing, (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).

* Cathy Ambrose - piano
* Ken Whiteley - tambourine