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Petit Papa Noel

**Petit Papa Noel** is a French Christmas song on Raffi's Christmas Album. In English, it means **"Little Father Christmas"**.

## Lyrics

* French
* English

C'est la belle nuit de Noël

La neige étend son manteau blanc

Et les yeux levés vers le ciel

À genoux, les petits enfants

Avant de fermer les paupières

Font une dernière prière

Petit papa Noël

Quand tu descendras du ciel

Avec des jouets par milliers

N'oublie pas mon petit soulier

Mais avant de partir

Il faudra bien te couvrir

Dehors tu vas avoir si froid

C'est un peu à cause du moi

Le marchand de sable est passé

Les enfants vont faire dodo

Et tu vas pouvoir commencer

Avec ta hotte sur le dos

Au son des cloches des églises

Petit papa Noël

Quand tu descendras du ciel

Avec des jouets par milliers

N'oublie pas mon petit soulier

Mais avant de partir

Il faudra bien te couvrir

Dehors tu vas avoir si froid

C'est un peu à cause du moi

Il me tarde que le jour se lève

Pour voir si tu m'as apporté

Tous les beaux joujoux que je vois en rêve

Et que je t'ai commandés

Et quand tu seras sur ton beau nuage

Viens d'abord sur notre maison

Je n'ai pas été tous les jours très sage

Mais j'en demande pardon

The snow spreads its white coat

And eyes raised to the sky

On their knees, the little children

Before closing their eyelids

Make a last prayer

Little papa Christmas

When you descend from the sky

With toys by the thousands

N 'don't forget my little shoe

But before you go You'll have

to cover yourself up

Outside you'll be so cold

It's a bit because of me

The sandman has passed

The children are going to sleep

And you will be able to start

With your hood on your back

To the sound of church bells

Little papa Christmas

When you descend from the sky

With toys by the thousands

Don't forget my little shoe

But before you go You'll have

to cover yourself up

Outside you're going to be so cold

It's a bit because of me

I long for the day to break

To see if you have brought me

All the beautiful toys that I see in a dream

And that I ordered from you

And when you are on your beautiful cloud

Come first to our house

I do not I haven't been very wise every day

But I beg your pardon

## Song Credits

Written by Henri Martinet and Raymond Vincy, published by Editions Max Eschig, (administered by Universal Music Publish Canada II).

* Raffi - guitar
* Dennis Pendrith - bass
* Tom Szczesniak - accordion
* Ken Whiteley - mandolin
My Dreydel

## **Singable Songs for the Very Young Chronology**

### **Next**

Peanut Butter Sandwich

**My Dreydel** is a Channuakh song on Singable Songs for the Very Young.

## Lyrics

I have a little dreydel

I made it out of clay

And when it's dry and ready

My dreydel I will play

Dreydel, dreydel, dreydel

I made it out of clay

Dreydel, dreydel, dreydel

My dreydel I will play

Dreydel, dreydel, dreydel

I made it out of clay

Dreydel, dreydel, dreydel

My dreydel I will play

[Dialogue after the song]

I like that!

So do I!

It's short

Mhm

## Song Credits

Written by the General Learning Corporation (ASCAP).
Morningtown Ride

"**Morningtown Ride**" is a lullaby, written and performed by Malvina Reynolds in 1957, and covered by a number of artists. It tells the comforting story of the journey through nighttime made by all the "little travellers" (children), on board a train, with the Sandman as guard.

Raffi sang this song on his 1980 album  *Baby Beluga* (Rounder).

## Lyrics

Train whistle blowing

Makes a sleepy noise

Underneath their blankets

Go all the girls and boys

Heading from the station

Out along the bay

All bound for Morningtown

Many miles away

Sarah's at the engine

Tony rings the bell

John swings a lantern

To show that all is well

Rock-n-roll and riding

Out along the bay

All bound for Morningtown

Many miles away

[Accordion solo]

Maybe it is raining

Where our train will ride

But all the little travelers

Are snug and warm inside

Somewhere there is sunshine

Somewhere there is day

Somewhere there is Morningtown

Many miles away

[Accordion outro]

## Song Credits

Written by Malvina Reynolds, published by Amadeo Music, (Administered by Essex of Music Canada Ltd).

Bucky - drums

Dennis - bass

Ken - piano

Dick - bongos, percussion

Chris - harmonica

Raffi - guitar, vocals
Raffi Children's Favorites

**Raffi Children's Favorites** is a Raffi songbook published in 1993.

## Trivia

* The drawings in this songbook were used on the planet-shaped screens of Raffi's 1993 video: Raffi on Broadway.

## Gallery

Back coverNotebook editionThe More We Get Together drawingBaby Beluga drawingRise and Shine drawingHe's Got The Whole World drawingThis Little Light of Mine drawing
On Hockey Days

**On Hockey Days** is a Raffi country song. It was first released as a 2012 single and later on the 2014 album: Love Bug.

## Lyrics

On hockey days across this land, hockey moms and hockey dads

Take their boys, take their girls,

"Off to the hockey rink we go!"

Grab your sticks, grab your skates, hurry now let's not be late

Bring the thermos, bring some snacks,

Pack the gear and off we go

See you there come snow or shine

Make some noise, everyone

Drop the puck and we'll have fun

Cheer our favourites on

Playing shinny playing games,

Practice well and play it fair,

Playing smart and making friends, do you very best out there.

Skate & pass, taking shots, scoring goals and making saves,

Help your team do its best, on a winter's hockey day.

From sea to sea we love this game

Win or lose we like to play

Drop the puck and we'll have fun

Cheer our favourites on

See you there come snow or shine

Make some noise, everyone

You know for sure we'll have some fun

Cheer our favourites on

On hockey days across this land,

Hockey moms and hockey dads

Take their boys, take their girls,

"Off to the hockey rink we go!"

## Song Credits

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

* Electric & Acoustic guitar: Aaron Young
* Drums: Tyler Hornby
* Bass: Craig Newnes
* Piano: Joanna Borromeo
* Flugelhorn: Johnny Summers
* Fiddle: Ben Gopnik
* Supporting vocals: Joanna Sillanpaa, Aaron Young
* Rhythm guitar & vocals: Raffi
* Recorded by Spencer Cheyne & Craig Newnes at The Station studio in Calgary, Alberta.
* Special thanks to Gerry Hebert & Aaron Young.
* Mixed by Aaron Young.
New River Train

**New River Train** is a song from More Singable Songs.

## Lyrics

Ridin' on that new river train

Ridin' on that new river train

It's the same old train that brought me here

Gonna take me back again

Darlin', you can't love one

Darlin', you can't love one

You can't love one, 'cause it isn't any fun

Darlin', you can't love one

Ridin' on that new river train

Ridin' on that new river train

It's the same old train that brought me here

Gonna take me back again

Darlin', you can't love two

Darlin', you can't love two

You can't love two, but you'll still be true

Darlin', you can't love two

Honey, you can't love three

Honey, you can't love three

You can't love three, but you'll still love me

Honey, you can't love three

Ridin' on that new river train

Ridin' on that new river train

It's the same old train that brought me here

Gonna take me back again

Honey, you can't love Bert

Honey, you can't love Bert

You can't love Bert if you lost your shirt

Honey, you can't love Bert

Ridin' on that new river train

Ridin' on that new river train

It's the same old train that brought me here

Gonna take me back again

All right, take it one time!

[Instrumental break]

Well, honey, you can't love Jane

Honey, you can't love Jane

You can't love Jane if you're insane

Honey, you can't love Jane

Ridin' on that new river train

Ridin' on that new river train

It's the same old train that brought me here

Gonna take me back again

Darlin', you can love them all

Darlin', you can love them all

The skinny and the fat, the short and the tall

Darlin', you can love them all

Yes, you can!

Ridin' on that new river train

Ridin' on that new river train

It's the same old train that brought me here

Gonna take me back again

It's the same old train that brought me here...

Gonna take me back again!

## Song Credits

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

* Raffi: Guitar
* Ken Whiteley: Mandolin
* Chris Whiteley: Harmonica
* Bob Doidge: Acoustic Bass
* Bill Cymbala: Drums
Panda

The **giant panda** (***Ailuropoda melanoleuca***, sometimes **panda bear** or simply **panda**) is a bear species endemict o China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes used to distinguish it from the red panda, a neighboring musteloid.

## Fact Files

https://youtu.be/O4rfQSgkZOE

Sneezing Panda

• Pandas live mainly in temperate forests high in the mountains of southwest China, where they subsist almost entirely on bamboo.

• Also known as “The Panda Bear,” and giant pandas got their name so they can be differentiated between the red panda.

• Females weigh about 150-220 pounds.

• Males weigh about 250 pounds.

• When they are not eating, pandas sleep and poop.

• The panda’s black and white fur may help them camouflage.

• Pandas do not hibernate during the winter, but they will travel to warmer spots.

• They have sharp teeth and a very strong grip, and are very dangerous!

• Pandas are not party animals!

• They are just 1,864 pandas left in the wild.
Every Day

**Every Day** is a Raffi song on the 2016 album: Owl Singalong.

## Lyrics

Every day's a new day, every day’s a love day

Every day's an Earth day too

Every day a wonder, rain or shine

Every day's a new new day

Every day's a play day, every boy and girl day

Every day's a play day too

Every day a wonder day for play

Every day a fun day dance

Every day is fresh like the morning dew

Every day is made for love

Every day's an Earth day spinning around

New day for me and you

A new day for me and you

## Song Credits

* Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).
* Raffi: Ukulele
* Patrick Godfrey: Synthesizer Harp
Little White Duck

**Little White Duck** is a song on Everything Grows.

## Lyrics

There's a little white duck sitting in the water

Little white duck doing what he ought'er

He took a bite of a lily pad

Flapped his wings and he said, "I'm glad

I'm a little white duck sitting in the water

Quack, quack, quack"

There's a little green frog swimming in the water

Little green frog doing what he ought'er

He jumped right off of the lily pad

That the little duck bit and he said, "I'm glad

I'm a little green frog swimming in the water

Gulp, gulp, gulp"

There's a little black bug floating on the water

A little black bug doing what he ought'er

He tickled the frog on the lily pad

That the little duck bit and he said, "I'm glad

I'm a little black bug floating on the water

Bzzt, bzzt, bzzt"

There's a little red snake lying in the water

A little red snake doing what he ought'er

He frightened the duck and the frog so bad

And he ate the little bug and he said, "I'm glad

That I'm a little red snake lying in the water"

Wriggle, wriggle, wriggle

Now there's nobody left sitting in the water

Nobody left doing what they ought'er

There's nothing left but the lily pad

The duck and the frog ran away, I'm sad

Cause, there's nobody left sitting in the water

Boo, hoo, hoo!

## Song Credits

* Written by Walter Barrows and Bernard Zaritsky, published by General Music Publishing Company, Inc..
Orion Ensemble

**Orion Ensemble** is a musical group who provided the choir vocals for Raffi's 1990 ecology album: Evergreen Everblue.

## Members

* Falconer Abraham
* Karen Brown
* Michelle Brown
* Alphonso Burke Jr.
* Jason Christie
* Debbie Cox
* Dawn Cumberbatch
* Simone Denny
* Steve Easton
* Cameron Fray
* Christine Hamilton
* Thando Hyman
* Irmine Jack-Ward
* Clayton La Touche
* Shannon Maracle
* Carlos Morgan
* Greg Nemhard
* Andrew Whittingham
Owl Singalong (song)

**Owl Singalong** is a Raffi song from the title of the 2016 CD.

## Lyrics

In the middle of the night

Moonbeam bright

Owl singing song

In the middle of the night

Watching things going right

Owl singalong

Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo

Hoo, hoo, hoo

Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo

In the middle of the woods

In the doggone woods

Owl singalong

In the middle of the woods

By the light of the moon

Owl singalong

Owling at the moon

Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo

Owling at the moon

Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo

In the middle of the night

Moonbeam bright

Owl singing song

In the middle of the night

Watching things going right

Owl singalong

Owl singalong

## Song Credits

* Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).
* Raffi: Guitar
* Miles Hill: Bass
* Adrian Dolan: Piano
* Meghan Engel: Violin

## Video

Raffi - Owl Singalong VideoRaffi - Owl Singalong (Official Audio)
Philip Adelman

**Philip Adelman** has been a talent agent since 1979, co-managing the New York Office of The Gage Group since 1980, where he has represented Oscar, Tony and Emmy winners. He played a part in discovering and helping develop the early careers of Halle Berry, Woody Harrelson, Bill Pullman, Liev Schreiber, Bebe Neuwirth, Adam Sandler, among many others. Current clients include Sutton Foster, Gary Beach, Shirley Knight, Debra Monk, Walter Bobbie and Tovah Feldshuh. In prior varied lives as a director/composer/lyricist/writer, Mr. Adelman directed theater (including Raffi: A Family Concert on Broadway, on national tour, and for The Disney Channel), composed scores for theater and television, wrote, composed and directed extensively in cabaret, was a member of the Lehman Engel BMI workshop, developed and wrote for sitcoms, participated in the Warner Bros.Television Writer's Workshop, and served as writer/head writer for many network game shows, including The $25,000 Pyramid (for which he is most fondly remembered for having written "things that are purple."). Mr. Adelman served as president of The National Association Of Talent Agents from 1994-2005.
Mama's Kitchen

**Mama's Kitchen** is the second track on *Evergreen Everblue*.

## Lyrics

Mama's kitchen got no dress code

You just come and you eat your fill, yeah , yeah yeah yeah

Mama's kitchen got no colour code

You come in your native skin, hey hey hey

Mama's kitchen got no borders

It's everywhere you turn, turn, turn turn turn

Mama's kitchen got no dress code

Isn's it time we learned? Hey hey hey

No politics on mama's menu

On the left page or the right

Food enough for each human belly

In the heart within its sight

Mama's kitchen for the needy

Serves a piece of planet pie, yeah, mm mm mm mm

And the spoils go to the greedy

Spoilin' horizon's sky, sky high

No politics on mama's menu

On the left page or the right

Food enough for each human belly

In the heart within its sight

Mama's kitchen got no dress code

You just come and you eat your fill, yeah , yeah yeah yeah

Mama's kitchen got no colour code

You come in your native skin, hey hey hey

Mama's kitchen got no borders

It's everywhere you turn, everywhere you turn, turn turn turn

Mama's kitchen got no dress code

Isn't it time we learned? Hey hey hey yeah

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

## 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
* Nancy Walker: Piano
* Dave Gray: Electric Guitar
* Raffi: Acoustic Guitar
* Hugh Marsh: Violin
* Mike Jones: Mix Engineer
Mary Wore Her Red Dress

**Mary Wore Her Red Dress** is a song on Raffi's album Everything Grows.

## Lyrics

Mary wore her red dress, red dress, red dress

Mary wore her red dress all day long

Mary wore her red hat, red hat, red hat

Mary wore her red hat all day long

Mary wore her red shoes, red shoes, red shoes

Mary wore her red shoes all day long

Mary wore her red gloves, red gloves, red gloves

Mary wore her red gloves all day long

Mary was a red bird, red bird, red bird

Mary was a red bird all day long

Mary wore her red dress, red dress, red dress

Mary wore her red dress all day long

## Song Credits

Collected, adapted and arranged by Alan Lomax and John Lomax, published by Ludlow Music, Inc..

### Musicians on Quiet Time

* Raffi: Guitar
* Ken Whiteley: Autoharp, Dobro
Nursery Rhymes For Kinder Times

**Nursery Rhymes For Kinder Times** is a Raffi and Lindsay Munroe 2022 album.

## Description

Nursery Rhymes For Kinder Times is an imaginative collection of songs from Raffi and Lindsay Munroe offering a fresh, whimsical, and tender take on classic nursery rhymes including “Three Blind Mice” (reimagined as “Three Kind Mice”), “Ring Around the Rosie” (“Ring Around Sweet Roses”), and “London Bridge Is Falling Down” (“London Rain Is Falling Down”).

The concept behind the album came from Pam Gittleman, a preschool music teacher of more than 20 years and a member of the 2020/2021 Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative. In her classroom, Gittleman noticed that her young students were increasingly unfamiliar with traditional nursery rhymes. “It came as no surprise that young parents, teachers, and caregivers were avoiding these rhymes because so many of them are inappropriate and outdated for today’s children,” she says.

Gittleman sought to do better for younger generations by revitalizing classic rhymes with updated lyrics that not only nurture a sense of caring and compassion, but also promote social and emotional intelligence.

Set for release on May 6, Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times is currently available for pre-order on CD and digital, while listeners of all ages can stream “Three Kind Mice” now!

## Tracklist

1. Three Kind Mice
2. Diddle Diddle Dumpling
3. Sing A Song Of Six Cents
4. Ring Around Sweet Roses
5. Rock-A-Bye Baby
6. Jack And Jill
7. Hickory Dickory Dock
8. Baa Baa Bright Sheep
9. Humpty Dumpty
10. London Rain Is Falling Down
11. Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
12. Old Mother Hubbard
13. This Little Piggy
14. Hey Little Diddle
15. There Was A Nice Lady

## Credits

* Produced by Raffi
* Recorded by Ken Burke
* Mastered by Ken Burke

## Gallery

CDBack coverBehind the ScenesBehind the Scenes: Humpty Dumpty
Love Grows Love

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

## Lyrics

Everybody knows what I'm talking about Everybody knows it's true.

 Love grows brains,  and love grows hearts

Everybody knows what I'm talking about Everybody knows it's true

Love grows brains, and love grows hearts Love grows me and you.

chorus

Love grows brains, love grows hearts

And all in between

Love grows a million billion smiles

Love grows you and me.

Love grows brains, love grows hearts

Pups and kittens too

Love grows a million billion smiles

Love grows me and you.

Love grows brains, love grows hearts, Love infinite love

Love grows love, love grows love,

A zillion smiles of love.

## Song Credits

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

* Raffi: Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele
* Miles Hill: Bass
Old Macdonald Had a Band

**Old Macdonald Had a Band** is a Raffi song on Singable Songs for the Very Young. It is adapted from the children's song: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm".

## Lyrics

Old MacDonald had a band E-I-E-I-O

And in this band he had a guitar E-I-E-I-O

With a (twang twang) here and a (twang twang) there

Here a (twang), there a (twang),

Everywhere a (twang twang)

Old MacDonald had a band E-I-E-I-O

And in this band he had a jug E-I-E-I-O

With a (pbb pbb) here and a (pbb pbb) there

And a (twang twang) here and a (twang twang) there

Here a (twang), there a (twang)

Everywhere a (twang twang)

Old MacDonald had a band E-I-E-I-O

And in this band he had a banjo E-I-E-I-O

With a (plunk plunk) here and a (plunk plunk) there

And a (pbb pbb) here and a (pbb pbb) there

And a (twang twang) here and a (twang twang) there

Here a (twang), there a (twang)

Everywhere a (twang twang)

Old MacDonald had a band E-I-E-I-O

And in this band he had a fiddle E-I-E-I-O

With a (eee eee) here and a (eee eee) there

And a (plunk plunk) here and a (plunk plunk) there,

And a (pbb pbb) here and a (pbb pbb) there,

And a (twang twang) here and a (twang twang) there

Here a (twang), there a (twang)

Everywhere a (twang twang)

Old MacDonald had a band E-I-E-I-O

And in this band he had some singers E-I-E-I-O

With a (la la) here and a (la la) there

And a (eee eee) here and a (eee eee) there

And a (plunk plunk) here and a (plunk plunk) there,

And a (pbb pbb) here and a (pbb pbb) there,

And a (twang twang) here and a (twang twang) there

Here a (la), there a (la)

Everywhere a (la la)

Old MacDonald had a band E-I-E-I-O

Old MacDonald had a band E-I-E-I-O

## 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)).

### Musicians

* Raffi - Vocals, Guitar
* Ken Whiteley - Jug, Banjo, Fiddle, Background Vocals
Portland Moms

**Portland Moms** is a Raffi 2020 song. It is adapted from the country western song: "Buffalo Gals". Lindsay Munroe provides the backing vocals, while Ivan Rosenberg plays the dobro.

## Lyrics

Portland Moms, won't you come out tonight?

Come out tonight, come out tonight?

Portland Moms, won't you come out tonight

By the light of the silvery moon?

Black lives matter, won't come out tonight?

Come out tonight, come out tonight?

By the light of the silvery moon?

Portland Moms, won't you come out tonight?

Come out tonight, come out tonight?

Portland Moms, won't you come out tonight

By the light of the silvery moon?

Wall-abets, won't come out tonight?

Come out tonight, come out tonight?

Wall-abets, won't come out tonight

By the light of the silvery moon?

Strong and peace will come out tonight

Come out tonight, come out tonight

Strong and peace will come out tonight

By the light of the silvery moon

Portland Moms, won't you come out tonight?

Come out tonight, come out tonight?

Portland Moms, won't you come out tonight

By the light of the silvery moon?
Rat

**Rats** are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus *Rattus*. Other rat genera include *Neotoma* (pack rats), *Bandicota* (bandicoot rats) and *Dipodomys* (kangaroo rats).

Rats are typically distinguished from mice by their size. Generally, when someone discovers a large muroid rodent, its common name includes the term *rat*, while if it is smaller, its name includes the term *mouse*. The common terms *rat* and *mouse* are not taxonomically specific.
Our Dear, Dear Mother

**Our Dear, Dear Mother** is a Raffi ecology song from Evergreen Everblue.

## Lyrics

Our dear, dear mother

Daily provider

Earth be your name

The time has come to honor you

To know you and to show our love

You give us each day our daily grain

Kissed by the sun and kissed by the rain

Teach us now to find a way

To care for you in our work and play

Our dear, dear mother

Daily provider

Earth be your name

The time has come to honour you

To know you and to show our love

Within the beauty of your silent spin

We know you’re hurting and we feel your pain

With your forgiveness we can start anew

We need a chance to make it up to you

How did we grow so blind and deaf to your call?

Out of touch out of mind, we wandered away

Now we’re lookin’ to you to feel our way home, yes

And with hope in our hearts we’re comin’ back home

Home to you

Our dear, dear mother

Daily provider

Earth be your name

The time has come to honor you

To know you and to show our love

The time has come to honor you

To know you and to show our love

## Song Credits

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

* Memo Acevedo: Percussion
* Dennis Pendrith: Bass
* Nancy Walker: Piano
* Raffi: Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Solo
* Wayne St. John Choir: Background Vocals
* Kevin Doyle: Mix Engineer
Raul Malo

**Raúl Francisco Martínez-Malo Jr.** (born August 7, 1965 in Miami, Florida), known professionally as **Raúl Malo**, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He is the lead singer of country music band The Mavericks and the co-writer of many of their singles, as well as Rick Trevino's 2003 single "In My Dreams".

He sang "Thanks A Lot" on the 2001 tribute album Country Goes Raffi.
On Christmas Morning

**On Christmas Morning** is a Christmas song on Raffi's Christmas Album.

This is not to be confused with the title of the song from Disney's compilation special: A Disney Christmas Gift.

## Lyrics

Waiting throughout the year

For Christmas morning to be here

And counting how many days

Till Christmas morning, drawing near

On Christmas morning

I'll wake up bright and early

Be the first one out of bed

With the mistletoe above my head

On Christmas morning

We can sing and celebrate

And make the feeling stay

All through the day

Presents under the tree

There's one from me to you and you to me

Family and friends are here

On the very best morning of the year

On Christmas morning

I'll wake up bright and early

Be the first one out of bed

With the mistletoe above my head

On Christmas morning

We can sing and celebrate

And make the feeling stay

All through the day

On Christmas morning

I'll wake up bright and early

Be the first one out of bed

With the mistletoe above my head

On Christmas morning

We can sing and celebrate

And make the feeling stay

All through the day

## Song Credits

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

* Raffi - guitar
* Chris Whiteley - guitar
* Ken Whiteley - autoharp
* Dennis Pendrith - bass
* Bucky Berger - drums
Love Bug (song)

**Love Bug** is a Raffi song on the title of the 2014 album.

## Lyrics

Everybody's got a love bug, deep inside

Everybody's got a love bug for their own

Everybody's got a love bug, a love bug deep inside

Love bug

Where the hugs come from

Love bug, best kind of bug around (it's a love bug, it's a love bug)

Love bug, best kind of bug

Where the hugs come from

Everybody's got a love bug, deep inside

Everybody's got a love bug for their own

Everybody's got a love bug, deep inside

Love bug

Where the hugs come from

Where the hugs come from

Where the hugs come from

## Song Credits

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

* Raffi: Guitar & piano
* Brent Shindell: Electric guitar
* Bob Delion: Bass
* Julia and Gabrielle Love: Young voices

## Video

Raffi - Love BugRaffi - Love Bug (Official Audio)
Old Mother Hubbard

**"Old Mother Hubbard"** is an English-language nursery rhyme, first given an extended printing in 1805, although the exact origin of the rhyme is disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19334. After a notable nursery success, it was eventually adapted to a large variety of practical and entertaining uses.

## Lyrics

Old mother Hubbard went to the cupboard

To get her dog a bone

He sat at her feet and smiled really sweet

He felt quite at home

Old mother Hubbard opened the cupboard

To get her dog a treat

When she looked there, the cupboard was bare

So she led him to one at her feet

Old mother Hubbard opened the cupboard

And found her dog some food

He waited so patiently, oh so good

He gobbled down all his food

## Song Credits

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

* Cameron Wilson: Violin
* Raffi: Vocals, Bass, Ukulele
* Lindsay Munroe: Vocals
May There Always Be Sunshine

> "*And this song is one that I first heard Pete Seeger sing, and he tells me that it was written by a 4-year-old boy in Russia. And it's just got four lines and it's been translated into a number of languages.*"
> ― Raffi in a Raffi on Broadway bonus segment
>
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**May There Always Be Sunshine** is a song in English and Russia that Pete Seeger once sang.

## Lyrics

Russian:

Pust' vsegda budet solntse

Pust' vsegda budet goluboye nebo

Pust' vsegda budet mama

Pust' vsegda budu ya

English:

May there always be sunshine

May there always be blue skies

May there always be mama

May there always be me

Spanish:

Que siempre haya sol

Que siempre haya cielos azules

Que siempre haya mama

Que siempre esté yo

French:

Qu'il y ait toujours du soleil

Qu'il y ait toujours un ciel bleu

Qu'il y ait toujours maman

Qu'il y ait toujours moi se

## Song Credits

Written by Lev Oshanin and Arkadi Ostrovsky published by Universal Music Corporation (Administered by Universal Music Publishing Canada I).

### Let's Play!

* Michael Creber: Piano
* Raffi: Guitar
* Connie LeBeau: Bass

Recorded and mixed by Phil Ramone at the Gershwin Theatre in New York, 1993

## Trivia

* The song debuted on Raffi on Broadway as part of the bonus segment, along with Haru Ga Kita. In 2002, the song was released on Raffi's album: Let's Play!, while using the video's audio.
* Raffi sings the original chorus in Russian and translates it in English, Spanish, and French.
* The booklet for both the Raffi On Broadway album and Let's Play! shows that Thomas Botting wrote the English words.
Love Bug

**Love Bug** is Raffi's 2014 album. It's the first kids album in 12 years since 2002, Let's Play!.

## Tracklist

1. Love Bug
2. Doggone Woods
3. Mama Loves It
4. Free to Play
5. In the Real World
6. Water in the Well
7. On Hockey Days
8. Seeing The Heart
9. Cool Down Reggae
10. Magic Wand
11. Wind Chimes
12. To the Park
13. Pete's Banjo
14. This Land Is Your Land
15. Blue White Planet
16. Bonus Track: Turn This World Around
Octopus's Garden

**Octopus's Garden** is The Beatles song originally written and sung by Ringo Starr on their album Abbey Road. Raffi covers this on his album One Light One Sun.

## Lyrics

I'd like to be under the sea

In an octopus's garden in the shade

He'd let us in, knows where we've been

In his octopus's garden in the shade

I'd ask my friends to come and see

An octopus's garden with me

I'd like to be under the sea

In an octopus's garden in the shade

We would be warm below the storm

In our little hideaway beneath the waves

Resting our head on the sea bed

In an octopus's garden near a cave

We would sing and we'd dance around

Because we know we can't be found

I'd like to be under the sea

In an octopus's garden in the shade

[Instrumental break]

We can sing and we'd dance around

Because we know we can't be found

I'd like to be under the sea

In an octopus's garden, with you

In an octopus's garden, with you

In an octopus's garden, with you

## Song Credits

Written by Richard Starkley, published by Startling Music Ltd. (Administered by BMG Rights Management Canada).

Raffi: Guitar

Dennis Pendrith: Bass

Bucky Berger: Drums

Eric Robertson: Synthesizer

Ken Whiteley: Tenor Banjo

Bill Beecroft Jr.: Trombone

Robert DeAngelis: Clarinet

Chris Whiteley: Trumpet
Love & Peace: Greatest Hits for Kids

**Love & Peace: Greatest Hits for Kids** is a 2010 compilation album.

## Tracklist

1. Baby Beluga - Raffi
2. On the Good Ship Lollipop - Maria Muldaur
3. Choo Choo Boogaloo - Buckwheat Zydeco
4. La Bamba - Los Lobos
5. Grandma's Feather Bed - Brenda Lee
6. I Love My Shirt - Donovan
7. If I Had a Hammer - Brian Johnson of /AC/DC
8. Teddy Bears' Picnic - The Persuasions
9. I Really Love to Dance - Laurie Berkner
10. The Monster Mash - Andrew Gold & Linda Rondstadt
11. Banana Boat Song - Taj Mahal
12. Juba Dis and Juba Dat - Sheila E.
13. This Land Is Your Land - Willie Nelson, John McCutcheon & Friends
14. Before You Grow - Faith Hill
15. Apple Blossom Fairies - MFLP Players
16. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Market Day

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

## Lyrics

chorus

On market day, market day

Folks are out to work and play

On market day, market day

Hooray for market day

Early in the morning

The farmers come to town

With foods they’ve grown to sell

By the box and by the pound

They tend their stalls, make them nice

For those who wait in line

 And families soon gather round

To see what they can find

Arts and crafts on display

Rainbow colours shine

Buskers play and children sing

There's laughter all around

The best of homemade goodies

And treats to make you smile

Fun with friends and neighbours

Enjoying all the while

## Song Credits

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

* Raffi: Vocals, Guitar
* Miles Hill: Bass
* Adrian Dolan: Fiddle
* Kristin Cavoukian: Vocals
Play "Melancholy Baby" Sweetheart

**Play "Melancholy Baby" Sweetheart**  is the first track on Raffi's first album Good Luck Boy. In this song, Raffi sings about his experiences playing gigs in bars. Raffi speaks about some of the patrons who frequent those bars and he wishes them well.

## Lyrics

As I step in from the sidewalk

On a rainy Friday night

The bar sure does look crowded

It's just aching for a fight

Some folks will come to drink for fun

But for most, it isn't so

They're in here escaping from their lives

In the only way they know

And I'm singing cowboy chords to jukebox crowds

On a rainy Friday night

Looking for a smile or a tear

Thinking may the Lord be with you

When you're sober once again

May you wake one Sunday morning

To find a new song to sing

19-year old Nancy

Has some bruises to explain

She says her old man had been drinking

And he beat her up again

The time would heal her handcuff marks

If a friend would only listen

Nancy says she hopes her man

Will have her pregnant by the spring

And I'm singing cowboy chords to jukebox crowds

On a rainy Friday night

Looking for a smile or a tear

Thinking may the Lord be with you

When you're sober once again

May you wake one Sunday morning

To find a new song to sing

[Instrumental break]

And I'm singing cowboy chords to jukebox crowds

On a rainy Friday night

Looking for a smile or a tear

Thinking may the Lord be with you

When you're sober once again

May you wake one Sunday morning

To find a new song to sing

And over there I hear some words of love

Then they're turned the words of hate

And if you think this place is jumping now, friend,

Just come back when it gets late

And Gus the waiter has these visions

But they're only in his dreams

White-haired Beverly's burdened bladder

Is bursting at its seams

And I'm singing cowboy chords to jukebox crowds

On a rainy Friday night

Looking for a smile or a tear

Thinking may the Lord be with you

When you're sober once again

May you wake one Sunday morning

To find a new song to sing

## Song Credits

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

**Pacific Ocean** is an instrumental song on Raffi's 2009 CD: Communion.

## Song Credits

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

* Folk Arts Quartet: Ivonne Hernandez, Hannah Reid, Julie Metcalf, Emma Beaton

## Trivia

* According to the Communion album's inlay, the song was written by Swedish violinist Olä Bäckström.
Parliaments of Canada

The **Parliament of Canada** (French: **Parlement du Canada**) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. By constitutional convention, the House of Commons is dominant, with the Senate rarely opposing its will. The Senate reviews legislation from a less partisan standpoint and may initiate certain bills. The monarch or her representative, normally the governor general, provides royal assent to make bills into law.
Olive Ridley Sea Turtles

The olive ridley sea turtle, also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.

## Distribution

Olive ridleys occur globally and are found mainly in tropical regions of the Pacific, Indian, and Southern Atlantic Oceans. They are primarily pelagic, spending much of their life in the open ocean, but may also inhabit continental shelf areas and venture into bays and estuaries. Arribadas occur in Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Australia, parts of Africa, and a few beaches along the coast of India. The largest ones occur in Costa Rica, Mexico, and India. Other solitary nesting areas include Guatemala, Brazil, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Pakistan. Worldwide, they nest in approximately 40 countries.

## Major Threats

Threats to olive ridleys include the direct harvest of turtles and eggs for human consumption, entanglement of turtles in commercial fishing gear, and coastal development.

STATUS: IUCN - listed as Vulnerable, Population Trend: Decreasing / ESA - Pacific Coast of Mexico breeding population listed as Endangered, all other populations as Threatened

## Diet

Olive Ridley turtles are omnivores, but mostly carnivorous, feeding on such creatures such as jellyfish, snails, crabs, and shrimp.
Raffi's Instruments

There are lots of instruments played by Raffi from 1984-1993.

## Guitars

Raffi has used lots of guitars. He has 2 Takamine EN18s and an EF360SC. He even has guitars that don't come in cutaway.

## Takamine

* Takamine EF360SC (used in 1993)
* Takamine EN18C #1 (used in 1988)
* Takamine EN18C #2 (used in 1993)
* Takamine EF349 (used in 2011)

## Yamaha

* Unidentified model (used in 1984)
* Yamaha FG375S (this was Raffi's first guitar since 1970)
Michael Creber

**Michael Creber** is a Canadian pianist and musician. He has enjoyed a multifaceted career in pop, jazz, blues, folk and children's music.

Michael joined Raffi in November 1992 and takes great delight in playing music for family audiences. He is the proud father of three children, Jamie, Andrew and Michelle.

## Gallery

Michael in Raffi on BroadwayMichael playing a piano soloMichael and RaffiRaffi, Michael, and a drawing of Baby BelugaMichael trumpetingMichael wearing his rap glassesMichael, Raffi, Connie, and the Kids for Saving Earth kidsMichael in the Raffi on Broadway bonus segmentMichael in the Cool It music videoMichael playing the Yamaha electric pianoMichael playing the Yamaha grand pianoMichael in 2013
Play Play Play

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

## Lyrics

I just want to play all day, I just want to play

I just want to play all day, play play play

Play in the morning, and in the afternoon...

Rain or shine, play again real soon

I just want to sing a song, I just want to sing

I just want to sing a song, sing sing sing

instrumental

I just want to dance around, I just want to dance

I just want to dance around, dance dance dance.

In the morning, and in the afternoon...

Rain or shine, play again real soon

I just want to play all day, I just want to play

I just want to play all day, play play play

## Song Credits

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

* Raffi: Vocals, Guitar
* Grace and Lynden Dickie, Lina Renna: Vocals
Pick a Bale O'Cotton

**Pick a Bale O'Cotton** is a song written by Lead Belly. Raffi sings it on The Corner Grocery Store.

## Lyrics

Gonna jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton

Jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day

Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton

Jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale of cotton

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale a day

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale of cotton

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale a day

Me and my gal gonna pick a bale of cotton

Me and my gal gonna pick a bale a day

Me and my gal gonna pick a bale of cotton

Me and my gal gonna pick a bale a day

Peter and Tara gonna pick a bale of cotton

Peter and Tara gonna pick a bale a day

Peter and Tara gonna pick a bale of cotton

Peter and Tara gonna pick a bale a day

Cindy and Franco gonna pick a bale of cotton

Cindy and Franco gonna pick a bale a day

Cindy and Franco gonna pick a bale of cotton

Cindy and Franco gonna pick a bale a day

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale of cotton

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale a day

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale of cotton

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale a day

Gonna jump down, turn around and pick a bale of cotton

Jump down, turn around and pick a bale a day

Jump down, turn around and pick a bale of cotton

Jump down, turn around and pick a bale a day

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale of cotton

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale a day

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale of cotton

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale a day

Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale a day

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale of cotton

Oh, Lordy, pick a bale a day

## Song Credits

Written by Lead Belly, collected and adapted by J.A. Lomax & Alan Lomax, published by Folkway Music Publishers, Inc.

* Ken Whiteley - Rhythm Washboard, Lead Washboard, Washtub Bass, Cowbell, Jug, Bass Drum
More Singable Songs

**More Singable Songs** is Raffi's second children's album.

## Tracklist

* Side 1
* Side 2
A1. Six Little Ducks
A2. You Gotta Sing
A3. Les Petites Marionettes
A4. Sodeo
A5. Oh Me, Oh My
A6. Junior Ragtime
A7. Comin' Down The Chimney
A8. Douglas Mountain

B1. Listen To The Horses
B2. Who Built The Ark?
B3. Sambalèlè
B4. Skin And Bones
B5. Shake My Sillies Out
B6. If I Had A Dinosaur
B7. Workin' on the Railroad
B8. New River Train

## Musicians

* Bill Cymbala - drums, congas, percussion
* Bob Doidge - acoustic and electric bass
* Dan Lanois - pedal steel guitar
* Raffi - acoustic guitar, high string guitar (track 8)
* Ed Roth - piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, accordion
* Chris Whiteley - harmonica, trumpet
* Ken Whiteley - electric guitar, banjo-mandolin, tenor banjo, mandolin, jug, high string guitar (track 9), acoustic guitar (tracks 2 and 7), piano (tracks 3 and 14)
* Singers: Raffi, Ken Whiteley, Justin and Joel Simpson, Jenny and Daniel Whiteley, Warren Cooper, Lisa Campbell, Buckskin Pete (as Stan Rogers), Jude Johnson, Garnet Rogers and the Railroaders, Bonnie Simpson, Debi Pike.
* Recorded by Dan Lanois at Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario- November, 1977
* Produced by Raffi, with Ken Whiteley.
Randy Raine-Reusch

**Randy Raine-Reusch** is a Canadian composer who played a bunch of traditional instruments on Raffi's 1994 album: Bananaphone during the song First Peoples, as listed.

* Nose Flute (Sarawak)
* Udu (Kenya0
* Rattles and Spirit Whistles (North America)
* Andean Pan Pipes, Didgeridoo (Aboriginal Australia)
Pickin' & Grinnin': Great Folk Songs for Kids

**Pickin' & Grinnin': Greatest Folk Songs for Kids** is a 2010 compilation album.

## Tracklist

1. I Had a Rooster - Pete Seeger
2. Garden Song - Maria Muldaur
3. All I Really Need - Raffi
4. Skip to My Lou - John McCutcheon
5. Shortnin' Bread - Linda Tillery & The CMC
6. Fishin' Blues - Taj Mahal
7. Riding in My Car - Woody Guthrie
8. Little red caboose - Sweet Honey in the Rock
9. Grandfather's Clock / Doc Watson
10. Crawfish Song - Buckwheat Zydeco
11. Pick a Bale O' Cotton - MFLP Players
12. Catch That Train - Dan Zanes & Friends
13. I've Been Working on the Railroad - MFLP players
14. Corn, Beans, & Squash - Joanne Shenandoah
15. Little Brown Dog - Taj Mahal
16. Home - Bonnie and the David Grisman Quintet
Oh Yes We Can

**Oh Yes We Can** is a Raffi song on the 2009 CD: Communion. It is inspired by Barack Obama.

## Lyrics

Oh, there's so much that we can do

And not much that we can't

When we write this sweet refrain:

"Yes we can, we can!"

When Eleanor Roosevelt said it's true

Says our Chavez said it, too [She said worthier!]

If a thing must be done

Oh yes we can

Now we have Obama who's made in Amatra

To care for one another, yes we can

Now the time has come for all to sing as one

If a thing must be done, oh yes we can

[Instrumental break on piano and electric guitar]

Take care of Mother Nature

See the best in one of another

As we sing this sweet refrain

"Yes we can, yes we can"

We'll spread the wealth around [Hey!]

We'll kneel and kiss the ground

As we sing this sweet refrain

"Yes, we can!"

Oh, there's so much that we can do

And not much that we can't

When we write this sweet refrain: "Yes we can!"

When we sing this sweet refrain: "Oh yes we can!"

## Song Credits

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

* Raffi: Guitar
* Randy Bachman: Electric Guitar & Bass
* Patrick Godfrey: Piano
* Tom Colclough: Horns
* Phil Robertson: Drums
* Laurel Murphy: Harmony Vocals
Raining Like Magic

**Raining Like Magic** is a Raffi song first appeared in the 1992 movie: FernGully: The Last Rainforest and later on the 2002 album: Let's Play!.

## Lyrics

It's raining like magic

It's falling like starlight

It's raining like magic

It's raining life

The forest is breathing

Ferns are rejoicing

And the trees are all singing

Hey - It's raining life

And oh

What a feeling

On this glorious rain-drumming evening

Hey, hey

I feel like dancing

All night long

(Heading to the light)

It's raining like magic

It's falling like starlight

It's raining like magic

It's raining life

The forest is breathing

Ferns are rejoicing

The trees are all singing

It's raining life

[Instumental break]

And oh

What a feeling

On this glorious rain-drumming evening

Hey, hey

I feel like dancing

(I feel like dancing)

All night long

(Heading to the light)

It's raining like magic

It's falling like starlight

It's raining like magic

It's raining life

The forest is breathing

And ferns are rejoicing

The trees are all singing

Hey - it's raining life

**BACKUPS**:

Raining like magic

Lalalalalalalala

It's raining life

Raining like magic

Lalalalalalalala

It's raining life

Raining like magic

Lalalalalalalala

It's raining life

Raining like magic

Lalalalalalalala...

## Song Credits

Written by Raffi, published Sony ATV Tunes.

### Let's Play!

* Graeme Coleman: Synth Kalimba
* Tom Colclough: Saxophone
* Brian Newcombe: Bass
* Salvador Ferreras: Bongos
* Robbie Steininger: Guitars and Dobro