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The Washington Post

> "*The most popular children's singer in the English-speaking world.*"
> ― about Raffi
>
>

**The Washington Post** (also known as **the *Post*** and, informally, *WaPo*) is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large national audience. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
The Wiggles

**The Wiggles** are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney, New South Wales in 1991. Since 2022, the group members are Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, and Tsehay Hawkins. The original members were Field, Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt.

Wilcher left the group after their first album. Greg Page retired in 2006 due to ill health and was replaced by understudy Sam Moran, but returned in 2012, replacing Sam Moran. At the end of 2012, Greg Page, Murray Cook, and Jeff Fatt retired, and were replaced by Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, and Emma Watkins. At the end of 2021, Emma Watkins retired and was replaced by Tsehay Hawkins. Murray Cook and Jeff Fatt retained their shareholding in the group and all three continued to have input into its creative and production aspects.

The Wiggles sang four of his songs:

* Teddy Bear Hug
* Shake My Sillies Out
* Baby Beluga
* Bathtime

## Gallery

The Wiggles performing "Numbers Rhumba"The Wiggles performing "Brown Girl In the Ring"The Wiggles performing "Everybody Is Clever"The Wiggles performing "Baby Beluga" in Wiggledance!"The Wiggles performing "Five Little Ducks" in The Wiggles Big ShowThe Wiggles performing "Baby Beluga" in The Wiggles Big Show"The Wiggles, Santa and RudolfThe Wiggles performing "Jingle Bells"Greg singing "Away in a Manger"The Wiggles performing "Silent Night"The Wiggles performing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"The Wiggles performing "Teddy Bear Hug"The Wiggles performing "Numbers Rhumba"The Wiggles doing "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"Greg and the five little ducks performing Bathtime in Toot Toot!Jeff pointing Jimmy to the Wiggly TrainThe Wiggles and Jimmy Little performing "Morningtown Ride"The Wiggles and Atsuko Arai performing "Haru Ga Kita"The Wiggles performing "Frere Jacques"The Wiggles and Joey Fatone singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
Wind Blows Over The Bay

**Wind Blows Over The Bay** is a D'Arcy Wickham song by Raffi on Adult Entertainment.

## Lyrics

You know I'm working town to town,

One week here then another

It really wouldn't do

I'd only see you time to time

A phone call or a message might never get to you

But everytime the wind blows over the bay

And rain can't cloud the sun away

I find myself still thinking

We should have stayed together

Oh we should have stayed together

And you're younger,

I know that's not your fault,

It's not supposed to matter.

But there's things you've got to do,

Mistakes you've got to make, to find who's really you

But everytime the wind blows over the bay

And rain can't cloud the sun away

I find myself still thinking

We should have stayed together

Oh we should have stayed together

I happened by your place the other day

Just dropped by to see

How things were going

But you don't live there now

I know there's no use asking anyone where or how

But everytime the wind blows over the bay

And rain can't cloud the sun away

I find myself still thinking

We should have stayed together

(repeat)
Tweet Me Right (The Cairo Tango)

**Tweet Me Right (The Cairo Tango)** is a Raffi song released in 2011. It is inspired by Raffi's birthplace, Cairo, Egypt.

## Lyrics

OMG, LOL

BRB, TTYL

Tweet me right near or far

TMR, Tweet me right

I matter, you matter

We matter, tweet me right

Right from the start, show me your heart

Near or far, tweet me right

[Instrumental break]

Not just children, not just the birdies

The whole world's singing near or far

Here or to here, tweet me right

Near or far, tweet me right

[Instrumental break]

OMG, LOL

BRB, TTYL

Tweet me right near or far

Near or far, tweet me right

TMR, Tweet me right

## Song Credits

Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing.

Recorded on Salt Spring Island by Ken Burke,

Produced by Raffi, © 2011 Troubadour Music.

All Rights Reserved.

Raffi ~ guitar, piano, accordion, Grecian urn.

Laurel Murphy ~ supporting vocals

George Sawa ~ qanuun

Adel Awad ~ dumbeg

## Trivia

* OMG stands for "Oh My God", LOL stands for "Laugh Out Loud", BRB stands for "Be Right Back", and "TTYL" stands for "Talk To You Later".
Row, Row, Row

"**Row, Row, Row Your Boat**" is an English language nursery rhyme and a popular children's song. It can also be an "action" nursery rhyme, whose singers sit opposite one another and "row" forwards and backwards with joined hands. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19236.

## Lyrics

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily

Life is but a dream

## 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)).

* Erica Goodman: Harp
This Land Is Your Land

**"This Land Is Your Land"** is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. Its lyrics were written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1940 in critical response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America", with melody based on a Carter Family tune called "When the World's on Fire". When Guthrie was tired of hearing Kate Smith sing "God Bless America" on the radio in the late 1930s, he sarcastically called his song "God Blessed America for Me" before renaming it "This Land Is Your Land".

In 2002, "This Land Is Your Land" was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.

Raffi sings this song on his 2014 children's album: Love Bug.

## Lyrics

This land is your land, this land is my land,

From Bonavista, to Vancouver Island,

From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lake waters,

This land was made for you and me.

As I went walking that ribbon of highway,

I saw above me that endless skyway,

I saw below me that golden valley,

This land was made for you and me.

This land is your land, this land is my land,

From Bonavista, to Vancouver Island,

From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lake waters,

This land was made for you and me.

I roamed and I rambled and I followed my footsteps,

To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts,

While all around me a voice was sounding,

Saying this land was made for you and me.

This land is your land, this land is my land,

From California to the New York Island,

From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters,

This land was made for you and me.

The sun came shining, and I was strolling,

And the wheat fields waving and dust clouds rolling,

This land was made for you and me.

This land is your land, this land is my land,

From Bonavista to Vancouver Island,

From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lakes waters,

This land was made for you and me.

## Song Credits

Written by Woody Guthrie, published by Ludlow Music, Inc.

* Raffi: Guitar
* Adrian Dolan: Mandolin & accordion
* Miles Hill: Bass
* Kristin Cavoukian: Harmony vocals
Vote Vote Vote

> "*Democracy calls US voters to stand up and vote as if their lives depend on it— to defend democracy and recover strong from the pandemic.*"
> ― Raffi
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**Vote Vote Vote** is a Raffi 2020 song.

## Lyrics

Democracy calling "Rock the vote"

Democracy calling "Rock the vote"

Liberty calling "Vote, vote, vote"

Lady Liberty calling "Vote, vote, vote"

Rock the vote, my sisters, vote vote vote

Rock the vote, my brothers, vote vote vote.

## Song Credits

Written by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing.

* Videographer: Ken Burke
* Lindsay Munroe: Support Vocals
This Land Is Your Land: Songs Of Unity

**This Land Is Your Land: Songs Of Unity** is a compilation album released in 2002.

## Tracklist

1. The Kids In School With Me (Poem)/ Langston Hughes
2. This Land Is Your Land/ Various
3. Reflections Of Woody Guthrie/ Ted Danson
4. If I Had A Hammer/ Brian Johnson
5. Everyday People/ Taj Mahal
6. Ballad Of The Underground Railroad/ Danny Glover
7. Follow The Drinking Gourd/ Eric Bibb, Linda Tillery, Taj Mahal
8. The Story Of Claudette Colvin/Awele Makeba
9. Sister Rosa/ The Neville Brothers
10. Calypso Freedom/ Sweet Honey In The Rock
11. Human Family/ Danny Glover, Priya Swan Jae
12. Like Me and You/ Raffi
13. Anishinabe/ Bill Miller
14. Somos El Barco/ John McCutcheon
15. Dreams Of Harmony/ Freyda Epstein

## Gallery

Back coverInlayBooklet #1Booklet #2Booklet #3Booklet back coverDisc
The Whole World Singers

**The Whole World Singers** is a group of singers on Raffi's 1982 album: Rise and Shine.

## Members

* Charity Brown
* Melanie Dawson
* Ellen Dorfman
* Jeannie McGregor
* David & Rainbow McMorrow
* Debi Pike
* Stan & Daphne Pike
* Tim & Chris Pike
* Lise Poitras
* Bert & Bonnie Simpson
* Stan Thompson
* Bonnie Williams
* Paul Nesbitt
The Wilkinsons

**The Wilkinsons** was a Canadian country music trio from Trenton, Ontario. Founded in 1997, the group consisted of lead singer Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson, and their father, Steve Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons achieved success late in 1998 with the hit single "26 Cents", a Number One on the Canadian country music charts and Top 5 hit on the U.S. *Billboard* Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. It was followed by "Fly (The Angel Song)", also a No. 1 in Canada. A second album, *Here and Now*, produced the group's last American top 40 hit in "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend". Afterward, the trio recorded three more albums, one of which was not released, and a Greatest Hits package.

They sang "All I Really Need" on the 2001 tribute album Country Goes Raffi.
Up on the Housetop

**Up on the Housetop** is a Christmas song on Raffi's Christmas Album.

## Lyrics

Up on the House-Top reindeer paws

Out jumps good ole Santa Clause

Down through the chimney with lots of toys

All for the little ones Christmas joys

Ho-ho-ho who wouldn't know

Ho-ho-ho who wouldn't know

Up on the House-Top click-click-click

Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick

[Glockenspiel break]

Up on the House-Top reindeer paws

Out jumps good ole Santa Clause

Down through the chimney with lots of toys

All for the little ones Christmas joys

Ho-ho-ho who wouldn't know

Ho-ho-ho who wouldn't know

Up on the House-Top click-click-click

Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick

## 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
* Ken Whiteley - acoustic guitar, glockenspiel
* Chris Whiteley - bass harmonica

## Trivia

* On December 23rd 1983, Raffi sang this song on Canada AM.

## Video

Raffi - Up On The House-Top (Official Audio)
## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G8zmi8E2Ig
Time To Sing

**Time to Sing** is a song on Raffi's album One Light One Sun.

## Lyrics

It's time to sing a song or two

You with me and me with you

Time for us to sing a while

Hey hey hey

It's time for us to clap our hands

In rhythm with the beat

Time for hands to clap awhile

Hey hey hey

And it's time for saying hi and hello (hi, Raffi!)

Let's all sing a song that we know

It's time for us to tap our toes

Together with our feet

Time for toes to tap awhile

Hey hey hey

And it's time for saying hi and hello (hi, Raffi!)

Let's all sing a song that we know

It's time to make a sound you like...

It's time to sing a song or two

You with me and me with you

Time for us to sing a while

Hey hey hey

I'm singing

Hey hey hey

We're singing hey... hey hey hey

## 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).

* Raffi: Guitar
* Dennis Pendrith: Bass
* Bucky Berger: Drums
* Ken Whiteley: Piano
* Robert DeAngelis: Clarinet
Tsetang Gangla (On the Playground)

**Tsetang Gangla (On the Playground)** is a Tibetian children's song from Raffi's 2002 album: Let's Play!.

## Lyrics

Tsetang gangla,

mepa chik kyang marey

(on the playground,

we have all we need)

Tsetang gangla,

mepa chik kyang marey

Tsetang gangla, polo tsegyu yorey,

 Tsetang gangla, polo tsegyu yorey

(...we can play ball)

Tsetang gangla,

mepa chik kyang marey (X2)

Tsetang gangla lingbu tongyu yorey

Tsetang gangla lingbu tongyu yorey

(...we can play flute)

Tsetang gangla,

mepa chik kyang marey (X2)

Tsetang gangla,

gyukshar loegyu yorey Tsetang gangla,

gyukshar loegyu yorey

 (...We can run)

## Song Credits

Tibetan children's song, traditional, adapted by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).

* Raffi: Guitar
* Michael Creber: Piano
* Tom Colclough: Flute

## Trivia

* An instrumental orchestra is heard a 2005 video clip about Raffi visiting Tibet, India.
Yellow Submarine

"**Yellow Submarine**" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles from their 1966 album *Revolver*.

Raffi sang this song on his album Let's Play!

## Lyrics

In the town where I was born

Lived a man, who sailed the sea

And he told us of his life

In the land of submarines

So we sailed off to the sun

Till we found a sea of green

And we lived beneath the waves

In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, a yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

Yellow submarine, a yellow submarine

And our friends are all aboard

Many more of them live next door

And the band begins to play

Oh, we all live in a yellow submarine

A yellow submarine, a yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

A yellow submarine, a yellow submarine

As we live a life of ease

Everyone of us has all we need

Sky of blue, a sea of green

In our yellow submarine

Oh, we all live in a yellow submarine

A yellow submarine, a yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

A yellow submarine, a yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

A yellow submarine, a yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine

A yellow submarine, a yellow submarine

## Song Credits

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, published by Northern Songs Ltd (Administered by Sony ATV Tunes).

* Natalie MacMaster: Fiddle
* Phil Robertson: Drums
* Brian Newcombe: Bass
* Michael Creber: Piano
* Robbie Steininger: Guitar
* Tom Colclough: Bass Clarinet, Saxophone
* Raffi, Tania Hancheroff, Michael Creber, Stephen Huddart, Catherine Rideout, Val Humphreys: Background vocals
* Kaj Huddart and Julia Humphreys: Singing children

## Gallery

Raffi singing Yellow Submarine on March 23rd 2013
Thinking Only of You

**Thinking Only of You** is a Raffi song from Good Luck Boy. It was the first song Raffi wrote in 1973, although it was written for the Canadian band New Potatoes as a single. The song is about the break-up of a relationship, as the singer is sad about his true love who left him.

## Lyrics

The time that she left me, it was the worst that I'd ever seen it

Tears had all dried up, she showed no trace of feeling

I could not believe a face so pretty could ever turn so cold

I saw the brilliant sinner's big brown eyes suddenly gold

For my part in loving you, I had reasons by the dozen

Like you were weak and young, thinking only of me

For my part in hurting you, I had excuses by the score

Like I was weak and young, thinking only of you

Well, I'm still thinking only of you

I feel like rolling up my bad songs into one real good one

Gathering the bits and pieces to give it one more try

Tearing up all of the bad verse

To sing you a new line

Because sharing that feeling just one more time

Would make you feel so fine

For my part in loving you, I had reasons by the dozen

Like you were weak and young, thinking only of me

For my part in hurting you, I had excuses by the score

Like I was weak and young, thinking only of you

Well, I'm still thinking only of you

## Song Credits

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

**You Gotta Sing** is a Raffi song on More Singable Songs.

## Lyrics

You gotta sing when your spirit says sing

You gotta sing when your spirit says sing

When your spirit says sing

You gotta sing right along

You gotta sing when your spirit says sing

You gotta shout when your spirit says shout

You gotta shout when your spirit says shout

When your spirit says shout

You gotta shout right out loud

Shout when your spirit says shout

You gotta play when your spirit says play

You gotta play when your spirit says play

When your spirit says play

You gotta play right along

You gotta play when your spirit says play, all right

[Instrumental break]

You gotta hum when your spirit says hum

You gotta hum when your spirit says hum

When your spirit says hum

You gotta hum right along

You gotta hum when your spirit says hum, mm

You gotta sing when your spirit says sing

You gotta sing when your spirit says sing

When your spirit says sing

You gotta sing right along

You gotta sing when your spirit says sing

You gotta sing when your spirit says sing

You gotta sing when your spirit says sing

When your spirit says sing

You gotta sing right along

You gotta sing when your spirit says sing

## 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 - Acoustic Guitar
* Ken Whiteley - Acoustic Guitar
* Bob Doidge - Acoustic Bass
* Bill Cymbala - Drums

## Trivia

* On the album version, Ken Whiteley says "Shout it out" at 0:19.
* In A Young Children's Concert with Raffi, Raffi sings different verses on "Clap", "Snap", "Swim", "Stomp", "Hush", and at the end, he sings "And you gotta stop when the spirit says stop."
To the Park

**To the Park** is a Raffi song on Love Bug.

## Lyrics

Hey mama, take me to the park

Hey papa, take me to the park

Wanna go where I can climb up

Wanna go where I can slide down

Where I can run and play with my friends

Hey mama, take me to the park

Hey papa, take me to the park

Wanna be where the air is clean

Have a picnic among the trees

Lie down looking up at all the leaves

We can play hide & go seek

Have a good time on the swings

Watch the birdies flying as they sing

Hey mama, take me to the park

Hey papa, take me to the park

## 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: Guitars & piano
* Jack Duncan: Percussion
United Nations

The **United Nations** (**UN**) is an intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest and most familiar international organization. The UN is headquartered on international territory in New York City, and has other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague.

Raffi mentions this organization on the ecology song: Evergreen Everblue.
Love Is A Bernie Thing

**Love Is A Bernie Thing** is a Raffi 2016 song inspired by Bernie Sanders. It parodies Johnny Cash's song: Ring Of Fire.

## Lyrics

Love is a Bernie thing

And it makes my little heart sing

We fell for Bernie like a child

Oh, we the people went wild

We fell in to a Bernie revolution

Problems galore and he's got the solutions

And it burned, burned, burned this Bernie's sender

We feel love burn
Weather Report

**Weather Report** is a speaking recording on Raffi's 1995 album: Raffi Radio.

Raffi talks about the water cycle weather report, as the words "Down by the bay" references to the song itself.

## Transcript

**Raffi:** We begin with sun on salt walter. The hot sun warms the ocean evaporating water into gas, the invisible water vapor in the air. And this warm gas rises. And as it rises, it cools to form little clouds that bound together. Light and fluffy clouds that blow in every breeze that comes along. The breeze now blows the clouds upward taking them higher and higher, and up the mountainside now heavy with moisture. And the cooling temperatures condense the water vapor into raindrops. And the rains come down, down, down to the forest, into the valley. And some of the rain is absurd by the trees and by the forest floor. And some goes underground to the roots that feed the trees. Meanwhile, the surface rainwater makes little streams, streams and rivulets that join the rivers that run out to the sea. Where the sun is about to come up on another day, down by the bay.

## Song Credits

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

**Theodora Emily Colborn** (née Decker; March 28, 1927 – December 14, 2014) was Founder and President Emerita of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX), based in Paonia, Colorado, and Professor Emerita of Zoology at the University of Florida, Gainesville. She was an environmental health analyst, and best known for her studies on the health effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals. She died in 2014.
World Travels: World Music For Kids

**World Travels: World Music For Kids** is a 2010 compilation album.

## Tracklist

1. Like Me And You - Raffi
2. Che Che Kule - Aaron Nigel Smith
3. Fiesta Musical - Maria Medina-Serafin & Carol Brandy
4. Iko Iko - Buckwheat Zydeco
5. Quasvi Quavi - Taj Mahal
6. The Silkie Song - Karan Casey & Friends
7. Anishanabe - Bill Miller
8. Here Come Our Mothers - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
9. La Mananita Alegre - Los Lobos
10. Down On The Bayou - Papillion
11. Three Little Birds - Cedella Marley Booker & Taj Mahal
12. El Gallo Pinto - Claudia Gomez
13. Italian Rhyme - Maria Muldaur
14. Sur Le Pon D'avignon - Jean René
15. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Workin' on the Railroad

**"Workin' on the Railroad"** is an American folk song on Raffi's album More Singable Songs.

## Lyrics

Two, three, four.

I've been working on the railroad

All the live long day

I've been working on the railroad

Just to pass the time away

Can't you hear the whistle blowing

Rise up so early in the morn

Can't you hear the captain shouting

Dinah, blow your horn

Dinah, won't you blow

Dinah, won't you blow

Dinah, won't you blow your horn

Dinah, won't you blow

Dinah, won't you blow

Dinah, won't you blow your horn

Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah

Someone's in the kitchen I know

Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah

Strumming on the old banjo

And singing, fee-fi-fiddle-ee-i-oh

Fee-fi-fiddle-ee-i-oh

Fee-fi-fiddle-ee-i-oh

Strumming on the old banjo!

(Banjo tune)

## 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, Ken Whiteley, Stan Rogers, and Garnet Rogers: Vocals
* Ken Whiteley: Banjo

## Trivia

* On the album, the song is a cappella with a count-off at the start, and a banjo ending, but in the video version, it has music.
Wave of Democracy

> "*The world needs the America that Bernie Sanders envisions, a nation for the people—fair and just. Fighting climate, not endless wars. A nation that honours its young, nurtures their families, and earns the respect of the global community. Here's to a wave of democracy: a spirit of dedication, engagement, and democratic action. Here's to voting in a progressive era of responsible government and sustainability.*"
> ― Raffi
>
>

**Wave of Democracy** is a Raffi song inspired by Bernie Sanders. It was first released as a single and later on his 2019 compilation album: Motivational Songs.

## Lyrics

In this time of turning

This time of yearning

Feel the Wave of Democracy

As we weave together

A future to believe in

Feel the Wave of Democracy

We the people stand together

Feel the Wave of Democracy

We the people young and old

Feel the Wave of Democracy

In this time of turning

This time of yearning

Standing tall for democracy

The more we get together

And care for each together

Feel the Wave of Democracy

We the people stand together

Feel the Wave of Democracy

We the people young and old

Feel the Wave of Democracy

## Trivia

* A reference to the song The More We Get Together is referenced.

## Song Credits

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

* Raffi: Ukulele, Guitar, Piano and Voice
* Ken Burke: Drum Sequencing
* Sabrina Aven: Backing Vocals
* Jolene Curran: Youth Vocals
Tomorrow's Children

**Tomorrow's Children** is a Raffi song from the 2006 album: Resisto Dancing – Songs of Compassionate Revolution. It is inspired by Austrian-American author Riane Eisler and the title of her book.

## Lyrics

Tomorrow’s children stand in the garden

They stand at twilight, in every nation

Their eyes are on you, they’re not mistaken

Tomorrow’s children are not for sale.

Tomorrow’s children play in the forest

Their eyes are clear, they look for kindness

Arm in arm, they need no logo

Tomorrow’s children are not for sale.

Tomorrow’s young dance in the doorway

Circle songs stream down the hallway

We know their cries, we know their laughter

Tomorrow’s promise whispering today.

Tomorrow’s children, reading Eisler

Planting seeds along the harbour

Closing ranks to save the shoreline

Tomorrow’s children lead the way.

If not for wonder, if not for reverence

If not for love, why have we come here?

Tomorrow’s young, now at daybreak

Learning how to heal the heartache.

Tomorrow’s children, brilliant poppies

Of every hue and inspiration

Just in time for our salvation

Tomorrow’s children lead the way.

## 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)).

* Recorded live by Russell Dawkins in 2004 with the Gettin' Higher Choir at the Alix Goolden Performance Hall, Victoria B.C.

## Trivia

* The song is usually sung in D-minor, but in the Public Education Not for Sale II video, it sung in D-minor flat.
Y A Un Rat / Sur Le Pont

**Y A Un Rat/ Sur Le Pont** is a French song that Raffi learned out of a book in school when he was younger. It is featured on the album The Corner Grocery Store.

In English, "Y A Un Rat" means "There's A Rat", while "Sur Le Pont" means "On The Bridge".

## Lyrics

* French
* English

Y'a un rat dans l' grenier

J'entends le chat qui miaule,

Y'a un rat dans l' grenier

J'entends le chat miauler.

J'entends, j'entends,

J'entends le chat qui miaule,

J'entends, j'entends,

J'entends le chat miauler.

Sur le pont d?Avignon

L'on y danse, l'on y danse

Sur le pont d?Avignon

L'on y danse tous en rond

There's a rat in the barn,

I hear the cat go meow,

I hear, I hear,

I hear the cat meowing,

I hear, I hear,

I hear the cat go meow.

On the bridge of Avignon

They're all dancing, they're all dancing

On the bridge of Avignon

They're all dancing round and round.

## 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).

* Raffi - Guitar
* Ken Whiteley - Piano and Spoons
* Dennis Pendrith - Bass
* Bill Cymbala - Drums
* Graham Townsend - Fiddle
* Ed Roth - Accordion

## Trivia

* The 1979 album version plays in E whereas the 1984 video version plays in G.
Wish I Were A Child Again

**Wish I Were A Child Again** is a Raffi song on Adult Entertainment.

## Lyrics

chorus:

Wish I were a child again, right back in my mama's arms;

With the big kids in this world actin' so crazy

I wish I were a little boy

When I was two, I felt so secure,

Plump but happy, naive but self-assured;

And now all this growing up stuff just leave me dizzy

And I wish I was a little boy.

Sand in a sandbox, a bathtub and a boat,

Chew a bunch of bubble gum to keep the thing afloat;

A castle for my home, a bucket round my head,

A long day at the beach will your bum red;

Room and board are free, the meals are served on time,

Spend an afternoon deciding how to spend a dime;

No worries 'bout the rent or payments on the car,

No need to be confused about the why of who you are

chorus:

What used to pass for candy is now a hole inside my tooth,

The dreams they tried to sell me were just a smokescreen 'round the truth

Don't you know it takes a lot to keep from giving up

This day to day frustration of a bitter second cup;

The news is all around, our world is full of fire and hate,

It isn't all too early to sense the hour is late;

And what kind of time is this to think of having kids

The future's lookin' shaky and the present gives me fits

chorus:

## Song Credits

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

**Three Kind Mice** is a Raffi and Lindsay Munroe song on the 2022 album: Nursery Rhymes For Kinder Times. It is adapted from "Three Blind Mice".

## Lyrics

Three kind mice (three kind mice)

See how they run (see how they run)

They help each other to get some cheese

Asking nicely by saying “please”

Sharing with friends and families

Three kind mice

Three kind mice (three kind mice)

See how they play (see how they play)

They share their books and share their toys

They’re kind to animals, girls, and boys

When they’re happy they make some noise

Three kind mice

## 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).

* Raffi: Vocals, Ukulele, Harmonica
* Lindsay Munroe: Vocals
Tingalayo

**Tingalayo** is a Raffi song about a little donkey with an unusual name.

## Lyrics

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Me donkey fast, me donkey slow

Me donkey come and me donkey go

Me donkey fast, me donkey slow

Me donkey come and me donkey go

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Me donkey hee, me donkey haw

Me donkey sleep in a bed of straw

Me donkey hee, me donkey haw

Me donkey sleep in a bed of straw

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

(Instrumental Break)

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Me donkey dance, me donkey sing

Me donkey wearing a diamond ring

Me donkey dance, me donkey sing

Me donkey wearing a diamond ring

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Me donkey swim and me donkey ski

Me donkey dressing elegantly

Me donkey swim and me donkey ski

Me donkey dressing elegantly

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

Tingalayo

Come, little donkey, come

## 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)).

Raffi: Guitar

Dennis Pendrith: Bass

Bucky Berger: Drums

Ken Whiteley: Organ, Electric Guitar

Brian Leonard: Whistle, Percussion

Earl LaPierre: Steel Drums

## Trivia

* The 2003 compilation album: The Best of Raffi contains the 1988 live variation, whereas the 2008 compilation album: Animal Songs 2008 version contains the 1985 studio variation.
Vladimir Cain

General Vladimir Cain is one of the Executive 3. He is also the head of the Department of Military, Defense, and Policing for Zonos, Inc. ; the department that houses the powerful Psi-Corp. Having the power of the military under his fingertips has made Cain a particularly powerful political figure in the city-state.

Cain has a long history of military experience under his belt. His time as an active officer in the field has hardened him many times over throughout the years and has warped his sense of justice, law and order. This warped sense of rule has afforded him quite a bit of favor from The Chosen 3, which in turn has given him a significant amount of sway in how things are done between him and his cohorts Shino Honda and Stein Volda.

Big on order, fear and respect, short on patience, and near indomitable determination and will, Cain stops at nothing to ensure the stability of the city-state by any means necessary. His hardened philosophy has no doubt been passed down through the ranks of the corp. With a past covered in blood, Cain makes no secret his lack of regret, all for the sake of attaining more power.
Water in the Well

**Water in the Well** is a Raffi song on Love Bug.

## Lyrics

Water in the well, isn't it swell

Nature's rain comes down, gives us water in the well

Water in the well, can't use more than we get

It takes days to fill, the water in the well

Sun on the sea, clouds in the sky

Blowing in, floating by

Water in the well, isn't it swell

Nature's rain comes down, gives us water in the well

Water in the well, can't use more than we get

It takes days to fill

The water in the well

It takes days to fill

The water in the well

## 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: Guitars
* Ivan Rosenberg: Dobro
* Adrian Dolan: Mandolin
You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song

**You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song** is an Ella Jenkins song by Raffi from The Corner Grocery Store.

## Lyrics

You'll sing a song and I'll sing a song

We'll sing a song together

You'll sing a song and I'll sing a song

In warm or wintry weather

You'll play tune and I'll play a tune

And we'll play a tune together

You'll play a tune and I'll play a tune

In warm or wintry weather... all right

(Musical break)

You'll whistle a tune and I'll whistle a tune

(Whistling)...

You'll whistle a tune and I'll whistle a tune

In warm or wintry weather

Oh... you'll sing a song and I'll sing a song

And we'll sing a song together

You'll sing a song and I'll sing a song

In warm or wintry weather... in warm or wintry weather

## Song Credits

Written by Ella Jenkins, published by Ell-Bern Publishing Co.

* Raffi - Guitar
* Ken Whiteley - 2nd Guitar
* Bob Doidge - Bass
* Chris Whiteley - Trumpet
Wombat

**Wombats** are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials that are native to Australia. They are about 1 m (40 in) in length with small, stubby tails and weigh between 20 and 35 kg (44 and 77 lb). There are three extant species and they are all members of the family **Vombatidae**. They are adaptable and habitat tolerant, and are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of southern and eastern Australia, including Tasmania, as well as an isolated patch of about 300 ha (740 acres) in Epping Forest National Park in central Queensland.
Toronto Star

> "*Canada's all-time children's champion.*"
> ― about Raffi
>
>

The **Toronto Star** is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands division. The newspaper's offices are located at One Yonge Street in the Harbourfront neighbourhood of Toronto.
Walk, Walk, Walk

**Walk, Walk, Walk** is a song from Rise and Shine.

## Lyrics

I just had my orange juice

I'm puttin' on my walking shoes

I'm headin' out that old front door

I'm gonna walk, walk to school

I'm gonna walk walk walk

Walk to school

I'm gonna walk walk walk

Walk to school

See me walk walk walk

Walkin' on down to school

Well I put one foot in front of the other

Take one step and then another

That's how I walk, that's how I walk

See me walk walk walk

Walkin' all 'round the town

I'm gonna take my baseball glove

I'm gonna take my skippin' rope

I'm gonna call some ducks I know

We're gonna walk, walk to the park

We're gonna walk walk walk

Walk, walk

We're gonna walk walk walk

Quack, quack!

We're gonna walk walk walk

Walkin' on down to the park

Well it's one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, walk

Four o'clock, five o'clock, six o'clock, walk

Seven o'clock, eight o'clock, nine o'clock, walk

We're gonna walk, 'round, the block tonight

We're gonna walk walk walk

Walk, walk

We're gonna walk walk walk

Walk, walk

See me walk walk walk

Walkin' all 'round the town

Walk, walk

Walk, walk

Do-do-do, do, do-do

Do do do do do, do-do

Bum, da da do de da, do-da

Bum, da da da do da, do-da

Bum, do-do do-do da

(Yeah!)

## Song Credits

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

* Raffi: Guitar
* Ken Whiteley: Electric Guitars
* Tom Szczesniak: Bass
* Bucky Berger: Drums

## Trivia

* Raffi wrote this song in 1981 for Chris Whiteley and Ken Whiteley's album: "Chris & Ken Whiteley In Junior Jug Band!".
* Near the end of the song, the fourth verse does a similar style to the Bill Haley and the Comets song: Rock Around the Clock.
Turn This World Around

**Turn This World Around** is a Raffi song inspired by Nelson Mandela.

## Lyrics

a capella

We heard it from Mandela, turn this world around

for the children turn this world around

He's done it once before, and now we hear his call

for the children turn this world around!

chorus

Turn turn turn, turn this world around for the children

Turn this world around

Turn turn turn, turn this world around for the children

Turn this world around

verse 1

The dreams of our young ones born into this world

Need respect and love to come alive

Honouring the children is what were here to do

Now is the hour and we've got the power to

verse 2

If every nations leaders put their children first

Care and provide for every child

Each and every household could sing a song of joy

And all round this planet, a new light within it could

bridge

And the children sing: help our light to shine

May we all be fed, may we all be loved

May the elders here open up their hearts

To this song of ours, may they do their part

May our dreams unfold, may we find our place

In a healthy world, embracing every race

May we all be free, may we live in peace

Hear the children sing, hear us sing

## Song Credits

Written by Raffi and Michael Creber, 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, David Sinclair, Robbie Steininger: Guitars
* Brian Newcombe: Bass
* Phil Robertson: Drums
* Michael Creber: Organ
* Raffi, Tania Hancheroff, David Steele: Vocals
* Kid's Chorus: Samantha Russell, Amanda Russell, Lauren Kramm, Colleen Murphy, Kyra Huntington, Kelsey Straight, Georgia Schnidler, Kirby Nixon, Amanda Barei, Laura Hayward, Kayla Negri, Kendra Burns, Sasha Crosse, Emma Moore, Megan O'Neill, Mamie Beddis, Savanna Jones-Martin
Riot Shield

The standard Energy Riot shield Psi-Corp Officers use in their line of work. It is an energy generated by the metal apparatus in the middle of the shied. Best use when supressing aggresive crowds who don't want to get seared by the sheer energy emanating from it.

These shields are also very capable of blocking bullets, reducing explosive impact, and pulse laser beams. Because it is an energy generated shield, this makes them easy for officers to carry, allowing them a much better chance at protecting themselves under fire more often.
This Little Piggy

**"This Little Piggy"** or **"This Little Pig"** is an English-language nursery rhyme and fingerplay, or, technically, toeplay. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19297.

## Lyrics

This little piggy, this little piggy

Piggledy giggledy dee

This little piggy, this little piggy

Piggledy giddledy dee

This little piggy ate breakfast

This little piggy ate lunch

This little piggy ate carrots

And this little piggy went crunch

This little piggy, this little piggy

Piggledy giggledy dee

This little piggy, this little piggy

Piggledy giddledy dee

This little piggy cried me, me, me!

This little piggy laughed hee, hee, hee!

This little piggy cried me, me, me!

Munch, munch, munch!

This little piggy, this little piggy

Piggledy giggledy dee

This little piggy, this little piggy

Piggledy giddledy dee

## 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).

* Raffi: Vocals, Ukulele
* Lindsay Munroe: Vocals
Yamaha

**Yamaha Corporation** (ヤマハ株式会社, Yamaha kabushiki gaisha, /ˈjæməˌhɑː/; Japanese pronunciation: [jamaha]), commonly known as **Yamaha** and stylized as **YAMAHA**, is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate with a very wide range of products and services. It is one of the constituents of Nikkei 225 and is the world's largest musical instrument manufacturing company. The former motorcycle division was established in 1955 as Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., which started as an affiliated company but later became independent, although Yamaha Corporation is still a major shareholder.
The Bone Hunter

## Abilities

### Powers/ Abilities

Caligo possesses Superhuman:-Strength-Speed-Agility--Healing-Reflexes-Senses-Combat sense

The Bone Hunter also has latent Ontra based abilities. These have yet to fully be understood or explored by Rune Village.

The Bone Hunter was the result of dark, sadistic desires from a secret collaboration between Neon District and Rune Village. In their quest to create the most effective killing machine , Rune Village sought out the help of Neon District's top scientists to help combine their expertise with Rune Village's vast mystical resources to create Caligo.

The results turned out far more terrifying and exceptional than they initially expected. Standing at a staggering 8 feet tall and clocking in at over 600 lbs of pure superhuman muscle. The Bone Hunter is an absolute force of nature....

MORE DETAILS TO COME LATER ON! STAY TUNED!
United Nations Environment Programme

The **United Nations Environment Programme** (**UNEP**) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. It was established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in June 1972. Its mandate is to provide leadership, deliver science and develop solutions on a wide range of issues, including climate change, the management of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and green economic development. The organization also develops international environmental agreements; publishes and promotes environmental science and helps national governments achieve environmental targets.

According to the Raffi on Broadway text fact, Raffi was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UNEP in 1992 with special responsibility for youth.
Water Dance

**Water Dance** is an instrumental track on Raffi's album Baby Beluga.

Raffi used his imagination to write this instrumental. When the melody first came to mind, it evoked images of a gentle stream suddenly burst into dance.

## Song Credits

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

Grit - dulcimer, button accordion, pennywhistle, long-neck mandolin

Ken - mandolin

Raffi - guitar (melody)

Bruce C. - 2nd guitar
Vote For Democracy

**Vote For Democracy** is a Raffi 2015 song.

## Lyrics

Oh, vote, vote, vote for democracy

Vote, vote, vote for the right to be right

Yes, vote, vote, vote for democracy

Stand on guard for your country

We live in a land, people are free

We live in a place with democracy

On Election Day, we can all have a say

In who will lead this country

So vote, vote, vote for democracy

Vote, vote, vote for the right to be right

Yes, vote, vote, vote for democracy

Stand on guard for your country

Stand on guard for Canada.
Thumbelina

**Thumbelina** is a musical song from the 1952 film: *Hans Christian Anderson* written by Frank Loesser. Raffi sings it on his Rise and Shine album.

## Lyrics

Thumbelina, Thumbelina, tiny little thing

Thumbelina dance, Thumbelina sing

Oh, Thumbelina, what's the difference

If you're very small

When your heart is full of love

You're nine feet tall

Though you're no bigger than my thumb

Than my thumb, than my thumb

Sweet Thumbelina don't be glum

Now now now, ah ah ah, come come come

Hey, Thumbelina, Thumbelina, tiny little thing

Thumbelina dance, Thumbelina sing

Oh, Thumbelina, what's the difference

If you're very small

When your heart is full of love

You're nine feet tall

Though you're no bigger than my toe

Than my toe, than my toe

Sweet Thumbelina, keep that glow

And you'll grow, and you'll grow, and you'll grow

Hey, Thumbelina, Thumbelina, tiny little thing

Thumbelina dance, Thumbelina sing

Oh, Thumbelina, what's the difference

If you're very small

When your heart is full of love

You're nine feet tall

## Song Credits

Written by Frank Loesser, published by Frank Music Corp. (Administered by MPL Music Publishing Canada).

* Ken Whiteley: Piano
* Tom Szczesniak: Accordion
* Terry Wilkins: Bass
* Bucky Berger: Drums
There Was A Nice Lady

**There Was A Nice Lady** is a Raffi and Lindsay Munroe song on the 2022 album: Nursery Rhymes For Kinder Times. It is adapted from the Nursery Rhyme: "There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe".

## Lyrics

There was a nice lady who lived in a shoe

Her children needed something to do

She gave them some toys and let them all play

And they helped her clean up at the end of the day

There was a nice lady who lived in a shoe

Her children needed something to do

She gave them some books and let them read

And they were so happy reading indeed

There was a nice lady who lived in a shoe

Her children needed something to do

She gave them some toys and let them all play

And they helped her clean up at the end of the day

## 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).

* Hayley Farenholtz: Harp
* Raffi: Vocals
* Lindsay Munroe: Vocals
To Everyone in All the World

**To Everyone in All the World** is a traditional song on Raffi's album Baby Beluga.

## Lyrics

To everyone in all the world

I reach my hand I shake their hand

To everyone in all the world

I shake my hand like this

All all together

The whole wide world around

I may not know their lingo

But I can say by jingo

No matter where you live we can shake hands

[Banjo solo]

All all together

The whole wide world around

I may not know their lingo

But I can say by jingo

No matter where you live we can shake hands

A tous et chacun dans le monde

Je tends la main, je l’eur donne la main

A tous et chacun dans le monde

Je donne la main comme ca

Tous tous ensemble

Au monde entier je chante

C’est très facile entre humains

Avec une poignée de main

N’ importe où dans le monde on peut s’entendre

To everyone in all the world

I reach my hand I shake their hand

To everyone in all the world

I shake my hand like this

All all together

The whole wide world around

I may not know their lingo

But I can say by jingo

No matter where you live we can shake hands

## Song Credits

Traditional arrangement by Raffi, French translation by Lise Thompson, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN).

Ken - 5 string banjo, bass, vocals

Raffi - guitar, lead vocals

## Trivia

* Raffi learned this song from a Pete Seeger album.
* Raffi's neighbor Lise Thompson provided the French translation.