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The First Noel/Deck the Halls

**The First Noel/Deck the Halls** is a two-part Christmas song on Raffi's Christmas Album.

## Lyrics

["The First Noel"]

Shall we sing?

The first Noel, the angels did say

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they

Lay

In fields where they lay keeping their sheep

On cold winter’ night that was so deep

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel

Born is the King of Israel

They looked it up and saw a star

Shining in the East, beyond them far

And to the earth it gave great light

And so it continued both day and night

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel

Born is the King of Israel

["Deck The Halls"]

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Fa la la la la la la la la

'Tis the season to be jolly

Fa la la la la la la la la

Don we now our gay apparel

Fa la la, la la la, la, la, la

Troll the ancient Yuletide carol

Fa la la la la la la la la

See the blazing yule before us

Fa la la la la la la la la

Strike the harp and join the chorus

Fa la la la la la la la la

Follow me in merry measure

Fa la la, la la la, la, la, la

While I tell of Yuletide treasure

Fa la la la la la la la la

## 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).

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

## Trivia

* "The First Noel" plays in B major, whereas "Deck The Halls" plays in E-flat major.
Silent Night/Away In A Manger

**Silent Night/Away In A Manger** is an instrumental two-part song on Raffi's Christmas Album.

## 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
* Chris Whiteley - harmonica
* Ken Whiteley - acoustic guitar, accordion

## Trivia

* "Silent Night" plays in G-major whereas "Away In A Manger" plays in C-major.
Resisto Dancing (song)

**Resisto Dancing** is a Raffi rap song for a group of young adults called Beluga Grads from the title of his album.

## Lyrics

Impossible samba, improbable rumba

Dancing in your junglehood.

Celestial mambo, terrestrial tango

Dancing in your junglehood.

Resisto dancing, to keep your love alive

Resisto dancing, to keep your song lines open & hummin’

You’re the answer in the wind, a candle in the dark

A state of the possible in your spacious heart.

All grown up, and on the go

Tuned into the global radio

Dancing in your jungelhood.

All grown up and so much to do

The power and the blessing of being you is dancing

Dancing in your junglehood.

Resisto dancing, to keep your love alive

Resisto dancing, to keep your songlines open & hummin’

You’re the answer in the wind, a candle in the dark

A state of the possible in your spacious heart.

Here come the turbulent times

Here come the hard hard rain gonna fall

As it tumbles in your junglehood.

And now, a clarion call

A call to give it your all as you’re twirling

And tapping and dancing in your junglehood.

Resisto dancing, to keep your love alive

Resisto dancing, to keep your songlines open & hummin’

You’re the answer in the wind, a candle in the dark

A state of the possible in your spacious heart.

So to thine own self, to thine own voice

And to thine own dreams, stay true...

## 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, Laurel Murphy, Rupinder Sidhu: Vocals
* Rupinder Sidhu: Vocal Percussion
* Daryl Havers: Organ
* Terry Townson: Trumpet

## Trivia

* Recording clips of the song is seen in the 2007 DVD documentary: Raffi Renaissance.
* A reference to Bob Dylan's song: Blowin' in the Wind is mentioned.
The Raffi Collection II

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

## Tracklist

### Disc 1

1. I'm in the Mood
2. Let's Make Some Noise
3. Frère Jacques
4. Willoughby Wallaby Woo
5. Five Little Frogs
6. Evergreen Everblue
7. Simple Gifts
8. Down by the Riverside
9. Listen To The Horses
10. Just Like the Sun
11. Kumbaya
12. Douglas Mountain
13. Knees Up Mother Brown
14. Big Beautiful Planet

### Disc 2

1. Down on Grandpa's Farm
2. Biscuits in the Oven
3. Old Macdonald Had a Band
4. Michael Row the Boat Ashore
5. The Shmenge Polka
6. Six Little Ducks
7. Haru Ga Kita
8. Every Child
9. Rise and Shine
10. Raffi Radio
11. Shake a Toe
12. Ducks Like Rain
13. Riding In an Airplane
14. Oats and Beans and Barley
Stronger Together

**Stronger Together** is a Raffi 2020 song. Lindsay Munroe sings duet with Raffi.

## Lyrics

Stronger together we are

Stronger together we are

Birds of a feather, whatever the weather

Stronger together we are

Living in these times, living apart

Staying at home, staying safe

Stronger together we are

Stronger together we are

Stronger together

Stronger together

Birds of a feather, whatever the weather

Stronger together we are.
The Changing Garden of Mr. Bell

**The Changing Garden of Mr. Bell** is the fifth track on *Bananaphone*.

## Lyrics

Mr. Bell's from a foreign place

His family all were farmers

He arrived from across the sea

And came to be next door

And he works his land

With a knowing hand

Though it's very small

He makes it grow so well

In the changing garden of Mr. Bell

These are astors and edelweiss

And rows and rows of roses

Those are hives in the dogwood trees

For bees to come and go

It's a wondrous site

In the morning light

And the earth is full

Every color every smell

In the changing garden of Mr. Bell

I once saw a photograph upon his mantle shelf

Of a beautiful lady a child in her arms

And a young Mr. Bell himself

I wondered out loud about them

And he answered in the strangest way

He just said look: see how the garden grows

It's always changing every day

Mr. Bell has his morning tea

And I will bring his paper

See the sun through the curtain lace

Dapple his face and hands

Every day is new

There is much to do

Life's a mystery

Full of secrets that might tell

In the changing garden of Mr. Bell

In the changing garden of Mr. Bell

## Song Credits

Written by Janice Hubbard and Michael Silversher, published by Hubbard's Cupboard and Moggle Moosik.
Song for the Dalai Lama

**Song for the Dalai Lama** is a Raffi song from the 2006 album: Resisto Dancing – Songs of Compassionate Revolution.

## Lyrics

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama om

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama om

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama om

Om Mani peme hum.

White red yellow green blue, flying high

Prayer flags in the breeze, flying high

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama om

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama

Om Mani peme hum.

Temple bells, temple chants ringing on

Temple bells, temple chants ringing on

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama om

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama

Om Mani peme hum.

White red yellow green blue, flying high

Prayer flags in the breeze, flying high

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama om

Om mani peme hum Dalai Lama

Om Mani peme hum.

## 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 and mixed by Peter Mann, at Kim Darwin's studio on Mayne Island.
* Raffi: Guitar
* Raffi and Nancy Fischer: Vocals
Songs of Our World

**Songs of Our World** is a compilation album by Raffi released on March 11th, 2008.

## Track listing

1. Every Child
2. Blue White Planet
3. May There Always Be Sunshine
4. This Little Light of Mine
5. De Colores
6. Fais Dodo
7. Haru Ga Kita
8. Roots and Shoots Everywhere
9. Tsetang Gangla
10. All I Really Need
11. One Light, One Sun
12. Thanks A Lot
13. The World We Love
14. First Peoples

## Gallery

Back coverInlayDisc
Something in My Shoe

**Something in My Shoe** is a Raffi song written by Al Simmons from his album Rise and Shine.

## Lyrics

As I was going out for a walk

But not go further than half a block

Trouble with my foot

Ooh, there is something in my shoe

So I took it off and shook it

Well, look at, look at, look at

You know what fell out? (What fell out?)

A little wee stone (clap, clap)

So I put my shoe back on my feet

And kept on walking down the street

Well, as I was going to the store

One step, two step, three step, four

Trouble with my foot

Ooh, there is something in my shoe

So I took it off and shook it

Well, look at, look at, look at

You know what fell out? (What fell out?)

A bouncing ball (boing, boing)

And a little wee stone (clap, clap)

So I put my shoe back on my feet

And kept on walking down the street

Well, as I was driving in my car

But I couldn't drive very far

Trouble with my foot

Ooh, there is something in my shoe

So I took it off and shook it

Well, look at, look at, look at

You know what fell out? (What fell out?)

A flying bird (tweet, tweet)

A bouncing ball (boing, boing)

And a little wee stone (clap, clap)

So I put my shoe back on my feet

And kept on driving down the street

I went home and stood on the kitchen floor

I didn't think I've had it any more

Trouble with my foot

Ooh, there is something in my shoe

So I took it off and shook it

Well, look at, look at, look at

You know what fell out? (What fell out?)

A locomotive (toot, toot)

A flying bird (tweet, tweet)

A bouncing ball (boing, boing)

And a little wee stone (clap, clap)

So I went into my room with bare feet

Climbed into bed and went to sleep

## Song Credits

Written by Al Simmons, published by Branch Group Music Publishing.

* Raffi: Guitar, Kazoo
* Ken Whiteley: Tenor Banjo, Washboard, Jug, Kazoo

## Trivia

* The 1982 album version plays in D-flat major whereas the 1984 video version plays in D major.
St. Lawrence River

The **St. Lawrence River** is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America, flowing from Lake Ontario in a roughly northeasterly direction into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean and forming the primary drainage outflow of the Great Lakes Basin. The river traverses the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec as well as the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the international boundary between Canada and the United States. It also provides the basis for the commercial St. Lawrence Seaway.

Raffi mentions the river on his 1993 movie: Raffi On Broadway.
Thanks A Lot (podcast episode)

**Thanks A Lot** is a Finding Raffi podcast episode.

## Plot

When fame and fortune aren't enough, Raffi commits to protecting his innocent audience.

Guests in this episode:

* Susan Linn, psychologist, author of Consuming Kids, and founder of Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood
* Michael Creber, Grammy-nominated musician and composer

## Songs

1. Thanks A Lot - From the 1984 video: A Young Children's Concert with Raffi
2. Baby Beluga - From the 1984 video: A Young Children's Concert with Raffi
3. All I Really Need - From the 1980 album: Baby Beluga
Sharing the Holidays - Family Sleigh Ride

**Sharing the Holidays - Family Sleigh Ride** is a Christmas compilation album released in 2000.

## Tracklist

1. We Wish You a Merry Christmas/ The Chipmunks, David Seville
2. Here Comes Santa Claus/ The Mistletones
3. Jingle Bells/ Raffi
4. Snoopy's Christmas/ The Royal Guardsmen
5. All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)/ Nat King Cole
6. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/ The Chipmunks/
7. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/ Do Re Mi Children's Chorus
8. Frosty the Snowman/ The Mistletones
9. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!/ Shirley & Squirrley
10. Lullaby For Christmas Eve/ The Marty Gold Children's Chorus

## Gallery

Back coverDiscBookletThe booklet's back cover
Take a Breath (The Self-Reg Song)

**Take a Breath (The Self-Reg Song)** is a Raffi song. It was first released as a single in 2016 and later on his 2018 album: Dog on the Floor.

This song helps people, including kids, to stop having bad days, throwing tantrums, or even having bad lucks on Friday the 13th so they can take a breath.

## Lyrics

When I'm not doing fine, I keep this in mind

I can take a breath or two

When I want to feel well, I can be still

I can take a breath or two

Breathing in, Breathing out

Breathing in, Breathing out

When I am still, I can be fine

Breathing in and out

When I'm not doing fine, I keep this in mind

I can sing a song or two

When I want to be well, I can be still

Hum and sing a song or two

La dada la dada

mmm mmm hmm

La dada dada

When I'm not doing fine, I keep this in mind

I can move my arms around

When I want to be well, I can be still

I can move my arms around

To change how I feel, I keep this in mind

I can take a breath

I can hum a song

I can move my arms

and feel all right.

[In breathe, out breathe.]

## Song Credits

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

* Raffi: Vocals, Ukulele
Thanks A Lot

**Thanks A Lot**  is a Raffi song about a November holiday called Thanksgiving from Baby Beluga.

## Lyrics

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the Sun in the sky.

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the clouds so high.

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the whispering wind.

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the birds in the spring.

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the moonlit night.

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the stars so bright.

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the wondering me.

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the way I feel

Thanks for the animals,

Thanks for the land,

Thanks for the people everywhere.

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for all I've got.

Thanks for all I've got.

## Song Credits

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

### Baby Beluga

Raffi - Guitar, Bells, Vocals

Bruce C. - 2nd Guitar

### Country Goes Raffi

Raul Malo: Vocals and All Instruments

Produced by Raul Malo

Recorded at La Cucaracha Studios, Nashville

## Trivia

* The 1980 album and Country Goes Raffi versions play in B major whereas the 1984 video version plays in C major.

## Videos

"Thanks a Lot"RAFFI - Thanks A Lot - A Young Children's ConcertRaffi - Thanks A Lot (Official Audio)
Rounder New Music Sampler

**Rounder New Music Sampler** is a Rounder Records compilation album sampler released in 2005.

## Tracklist

1. Don't Wait Too Long/ Madeleine Peryoux
2. Something Beautiful/ Tracy Bonham
3. Rain Please Go Away/ Alison Krauss and Union Station
4. In State/ Kathleen Edwards
5. When The Day Is Short/ Martha Wainwright
6. Try Anymore (Why Don't We Even)/ The Knitters
7. Got To Be A Better Way/ Corey Harris
8. Teardrops In My Eyes/ The Grascals
9. Missouri Moon/ Rhonda Vincent And The Rage
10. Heartbreak Number Nine/ Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
11. Nothing's Ever Wasted/ Carrie Newcomer
12. Nothing But A Whippoorwill/ Blue Highway
13. Shake My Sillies Out/ Raffi
14. Beethoven's Wig (8th Symphony)/ Beethoven's Wig
St. Philip's Nursery School

> "*Raffi started singing to young children at St. Philip's Nursery School in Toronto. He soon found himself having as much fun as the kids and the staff. The success of these music sessions provided the inspiration to go further into children's music and pointed the way to the recording of this album.*"
> ― Singable Songs for the Very Young booklet
>
>

**St. Philip's Nursery School** is a school in Toronto.
Ripple of Love

**Ripple of Love** is a song from Raffi's 1995 album: Raffi Radio.

## Lyrics

Ripple of love, little blue pond

Making waves, inside out

Shimmering seed, in every heart

Radiant light, ripple of love

Circling rings, reaching out

Sounding waves, far and wide

Sparkling seeds, turning round

Ripple of love, homeward bound

Ripple of love, little blue pond

Making waves, inside out

Shimmering seed, in every heart

Radiant light, ripple of love

Radiant light, ripple of love

A seed and a ripple and a moving ring

Tuning the heart of everything

## Song Credits

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

The **ring-tailed lemur** (*Lemur catta*) is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families, and is the only member of the ***Lemur*** genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar. Known locally in Malagasy as '**maky'** ([makʲ] (listen), spelled '**maki'** in French) or '**hira'**, it inhabits gallery forests to spiny scrub in the southern regions of the island. It is omnivorous and the most terrestrial of extant lemurs. The animal is diurnal, being active exclusively in daylight hours.
Teddy Bear Hug

**Teddy Bear Hug** is a Raffi song from Everything Grows.

## Song Credits

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

## Lyrics

If you’re looking for a buddy with a hug to share

And everybody around’s too busy to care

Don’t you fuss and worry

Don’t you run and hide under the rug

You go and find your teddy

And give that bear a great big hug

Teddy Bear Hug when you really need it

Teddy Bear Hug very soft and furry

Teddy Bear Hug, teddy’s always ready

With a bear hug just for you

There are big bears and small bears

Short bears and tall bears

Momma bears and papa bears too

There are brown bears and white bears

Day bears and night bears

Fuzzy bears and wuzzy bears

All with a cuddle for you
Riding In an Airplane

**Riding In an Airplane** is a Raffi country song on One Light One Sun.

## Lyrics

Riding in an airplane

High above the ground

Flying to a new place

Underneath the sun

Looking out my window

At the beauty down below

Shimmering in sunlight

I see the rivers on the go

Chocolate-covered farms

With the food the farmer grows

Waiting for a rain cloud

To come along and drop its load

Yippi-i-yo, yippi-i-yay

Flying in the sunset

At the closing of the day

And I'm riding in an airplane

High above the ground

Flying to a new place

Underneath the sun

The lights of the city

Start to twinkle up ahead

And pretty soon we'll touch down

Just before it's time for bed

Yippi-i-yo, yippi-i-yay

Flying in the sunset

At the closing of the day

And I'm riding in an airplane

High above the ground

Flying to a new place

Underneath the sun

Hey hey hey, I'm flying to a new place

Underneath the sun, whoa

Underneath the sun, hey

Underneath the sun, yeah, yeah

Underneath the sun, whoa

Underneath the sun, hey

Underneath the sun, yeah, yeah

## 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

Ron Dann: Pedal Steel Guitar

Matt Zimbel: Wood Blocks

Chris Whiteley: Harmonica

Ken Whiteley: High-String Guitar
The Corner Grocery Store

**The Corner Grocery Store** is a Raffi album released in 1979.

## Track List

* Side 1
* Side 2

1. You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song
2. Pick a Bale O'Cotton
3. Frère Jacques
4. There Came a Girl from France
5. Cluck, Cluck, Red Hen
6. Boom Boom
7. Here Sits a Monkey
8. My Way Home
9. Les Zombis et Les Loups-Garous

- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

- Anansi

- The Corner Grocery Store

- Jig Along Home

- Popcorn

- Y A Un Rat / Sur Le Pont

- Going On a Picnic

- Rock-A-Bye Baby

- Goodnight, Irene

## Personnel

* Raffi - Lead singer, guitar, lead piano, mouth horn, producer, arranger, mixer
* Ken Whiteley - Guitars, vocals, washboards, washtub bass, cowbell, jug, bass drum, piano, mandolin, mouth horn, banjo, producer, arranger, mixer
* Bob Doidge - Bass
* Chris Whiteley, Trumpet, harmonica, vocals
* Roger Flock - Chime Bells, timpani, bottles, cans
* Debbie Szakason - violin, viola
* Jaroslav Jarosil - cello
* Daniel Lanois - banjo, engineer, mixer
* Dennis Pendrith - bass
* Bill Cymbala - drums, congas
* Bill Russell - triangle
* Graham Townsend - fiddle
* Stan Rogers - vocals, 12-string guitar
* Ed Roth - organ, accordion
* Lorraine Dargavel - viola
* The Balmy Beach Quartet - Todd Barr, Johann Burkhardt, Jennifer Grant, Allison Greene

## Trivia

* The original 1979 LP and 1993 CD show a real-life photo of Raffi, whereas the 1996 CD shows a drawing of Raffi.
Singable Songs for the Very Young (podcast episode)

**Singable Songs for the Very Young** is a Finding Raffi podcast episode.

## Plot

How a musical experiment became the most iconic kids’ album of all time.

Guests in this episode:

* Ken Whiteley, award-winning multi-instrumentalist and producer
* Bert Simpson, senior associate at Troubadour Records
* Dr. Patricia Shehan Campbell, University of Washington School of Music

## Songs

### Singable Songs for the Very Young

1. The More We Get Together
2. Robin In the Rain
3. Bumping Up and Down
4. Peanut Butter Sandwich
5. Willoughby Wallaby Woo
6. My Dreydel
7. Must Be Santa
8. I Wonder If I'm Growing
9. Mr. Sun
10. The Sharing Song

### A Young Children's Concert with Raffi

1. The More We Get Together
2. Bumping Up and Down
Steve Irwin

**Stephen Robert Irwin** (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), known as "**The Crocodile Hunter**", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist.

Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other reptiles and was educated regarding them by his father Bob. He achieved international fame from the television series *The Crocodile Hunter* (1996–2007), an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series that he co-hosted with his wife Terri. The couple also hosted the series *Croc Files* (1999–2001), *The Crocodile Hunter Diaries* (2002–2006), and *New Breed Vets* (2005). They also co-owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by Irwin's parents in Beerwah, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of the Queensland state capital of Brisbane. They had two children, Bindi and Robert.

In 2006, while filming a documentary in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Irwin died from an injury caused by a stingray. His death became international news and was met with expressions of shock and grief by fans, the media, governments, and non-profit organizations. Numerous parks, zoos, streets, the vessel MY *Steve Irwin*, the snail species *Crikey steveirwini*, and the asteroid 57567 Crikey have been named in his honour. The Irwin family continues to operate Australia Zoo.
Streets of London

**Streets of London** is a song off of Raffi's first album Good Luck Boy. It was written by Ralph McTell.

## Lyrics

Have you seen the old man

Outside the closed-down market

Kicking up papers

In old worn out shoes?

In his eyes you see no pride

And held loosely at his side

Yesterday's paper with yesterday's news

And have you seen the old girl

Walking along the streets of London

Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags?

She has no time for talking

She just keeps right on walking

Carrying her world in two paper bags

Then how can you tell me you're lonely

And say for you the sun don't shine?

Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London

I'll show you something to make you change your mind

In an all night cafe

At a quarter past eleven

There sits an old, old man all by himself

Gazing at the world

Pass the rim of his teacup

Each tea last an hour

Then he wanders home alone

Then how can you tell me you're lonely

And say for you the sun don't shine?

Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London

I'll show you something to make you change your mind

Have you seen the old man

Outside the seaman's mission

His memory faded like

The medals that he wears

In our winter city

The rain cries a little pity

One more forgotten hero

And a world that doesn't care

Then how can you tell me you're lonely

And say for you the sun don't shine?

Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London

I'll show you something that's just bound to change your mind

Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London

I'll show you something to make you change your mind

## Song Credits

* Written by Ralph McTell, published by Westminster Music Ltd (Administered by Essex of Music Canada Ltd.).
* String arrangement by P. Mills and Raffi.
The Little House

**The Little House** (aka **Birdses**) is a song on Everything Grows.

This is not to be confused with the 1942 book written by Virginia Lee Burton.

## Lyrics

There's is a little house, theirs is

In a pear tree full of pearses

They’re birds, you see, and they live in a tree

Where they don't need ladders or stairses

They're happy and free of careses

They never have to run from bearses

And pears are free to birds, you see

‘Round the world or any other whereses

[Piano break]

Theirs is a little house, thereses

With little bird beds and chairses

Did you ever hear of any house near

As nice a little house as theirs is

## Song Credits

Written by Dino Valenti, published by Unichappell Music Inc. SP ACC 1.

## Trivia

* The Everything Grows album booklet shows that the song was mistakenly written by Josef Berger and Nick Klonaris.
Thanksgiving (Canada)

**Thanksgiving** (French: *Action de grâce*), or **Thanksgiving Day** (*French:* Jour de l'Action de grâce'**) is an annual Canadian holiday, held on the second Monday in October, which celebrates the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Outside of Canada it is sometimes called** Canadian Thanksgiving **to distinguish it from Thanksgiving in the United States, held on a different date.**
Teacher

A **teacher** (also called a **schoolteacher** or formally, an **educator**) is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue.

*Informally* the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. when showing a colleague how to perform a specific task). In some countries, teaching young people of school age may be carried out in an informal setting, such as within the family (homeschooling), rather than in a formal setting such as a school or college. Some other professions may involve a significant amount of teaching (e.g. youth worker, pastor).

In most countries, *formal* teaching of students is usually carried out by paid professional teachers. This article focuses on those who are *employed*, as their main role, to teach others in a *formal* education context, such as at a school or other place of *initial* formal education or training.
Sunflower

**Sunflower** is a Raffi song on the album Raffi Radio.

## Lyrics

Sunflower Sunflower

Life seeker

Seed bearer

Light keeper

Bead maker...

Star mirror

Sun Gazer

Sunflower...

Sunflower

Sunflower

Life seeker

Seed bearer

Light keeper

Bead maker...

## Song Credits

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

### Quiet Time

* Saffron Henderson, Megan Metcalfe: Background Vocals
* Raffi: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
* Michael Creber: Piano
* Miles Hill: Electric Bass
* Jerry Adolphe: Drums
Spirit Of One

**Spirit Of One** is song on Raffi's 2009 CD: Communion.

## Lyrics

All for one, one for all

The joy and the power in everyone

To live for the greatest good

A spirit of one

Our great love shining strong

Calling the chorus in the human song

To live for the greatest good

A spirit of one

One child, love-filled child

One love, human love

Calling out to us

To live in a spirit of one

[Instrumental break on cello and violins]]

One child, love-filled child

One love, human love

Calling out to us

To live in a spirit of one

All for one, one for all

The joy and the power in everyone

To live for the greatest good

A spirit of one

To live for the greatest good

A spirit of one

## 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
* Patrick Godfrey: Keyboards
* Laurel Murphy: Harmony Vocals
* Rylan Gajuk: Cello
* Salt Spring Island Fiddlers led by Carolyn Hatch: Sonja Kornelsen, Olivia Kornelson, Sarah Lundy, Ryder Bergerud, Emma Woodland, Braden Young, Kaya Hunter, Clayton Upex, Sean Cunningham.
* String arrangement by Carolyn Hatch and Raffi.
Swing

**Swing** is a Raffi song from the 2002 album: Let's Play!.

## Lyrics

Swing, swing, swing high

Swing swing low

Swing, swing, swing, high

Swing swing low…

Like the robin in my window

I feel like I can fly away

On a cloud or on a rainbow

I know I'll go

Like the moon up in the heavens

Like the balsam growing tall

Like the tides that move the oceans

I know I'll go

## Song Credits

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

* [[Raffi, Robbie Steininger: Guitars
* Michael Creber: Piano
* Robbie Steininger: Lead Guitar
* Tania Hancheroff: Background Vocals

## Trivia

* The Let's Play! album booklet shows that Raffi and Michael Creber wrote the song's lyrics.
The 1995 Juno Awards Collection

**The 1995 Juno Awards Collection** is a 2-disc compilation album released in 1995.

## Tracklist

### Disc 1

1. Could I Be Your Girl?/ Jane Arden
2. Grace, Too/ The Tragaically Hip
3. Sleeps With Angels/ Neil Young
4. Push/Moist
5. Awaiting Eternity/ Rose Chronicles
6. Song Of The Land/ Susan Aglukark
7. Nobody Gets Too Much Love/ Charlie Major
8. Such A Lonely One/ Prairie Oyster
9. Safe In The Arms Of Love/ Michelle Wright
10. Guess Again/ Free Trade
11. Sunsplash/ Jim Hillman & The Merlin Factor

### Disc 2

1. Funkmobile/ Bass Is Base
2. Higher Love (Club Mix)/ Capital Sound
3. Class And Credential (Jamdance Mix)/ Carla Marshall
4. Bastard Is A Bastard Does/ Monster Voodoo Machine
5. Calypso Christmas Medley/ Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
6. The Bonny Swans/ Loreena McKennitt
7. Elan-Yé/ Eval Manigat
8. Le Pianiste Envolé/ André Gagnon
9. Variations For The Solo Harp (1976)/ Erica Goodman
10. Sketches From Natal - I. Mont-Aux Sources/ Malcolm Forsyth
11. Bananaphone/ Raffi
The Recording Academy

**The Recording Academy** (formally **the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences**; abbreviated **NARAS**) is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy Awards, which recognize achievements in the music industry of songs and music which are popular worldwide. The Recording Academy is a founding partner of the Grammy Museum, a non-profit organization whose stated mission is preserving and educating about music history and significance. The Recording Academy also founded MusiCares, a charity that states it serves to impact the health and welfare of the music community. The Recording Academy’s Advocacy team lobbies for music creators’ rights at the local, state, and federal levels.
Simple Gifts

**Simple Gifts** is the 14th track on *Bananaphone*.

## Lyrics

It's a gift to be simple, it's a gift to be free

It's a gift to come down where we are to be

And when we find ourselves in a place just right

‘Twill be in a valley of love and delight

When true simplicity is gained

To bow and to bend we will not be ashamed

To turn and to turn will be our delight

For by turning and turning we'll come round right

It's a gift to be simple, it's a gift to be free

It's a gift to come down where we are to be

And when we find ourselves in a place just right

‘Twill be in a valley of love and delight

When true simplicity is gained

To bow and to bend we will not be ashamed

To turn and to turn will be our delight

For by turning and turning we'll come round right

It's a gift to be simple, it's a gift to be free

It's a gift to come down where we are to be

And when we find ourselves in a place just right

‘Twill be in a valley of love and delight

It will be in a valley of love and delight

## Song Credits

Traditional Shaker Hymn arrangement [Raffi]] and Michael Creber, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II) (SOCAN).

* Background vocals: Jane, Sue, Michael
The Bathurst Street Theatre

The **Randolph Theatre** (formerly the **Bathurst Street Theatre**) is a 500 seat theatre in Toronto, Ontario, that is housed in a former church. The Gothic revival building is located at 736 Bathurst Street at the intersection with Lennox Street. The theatre is in the former church sanctuary, while the 100-seat **Annex Theatre** is in an adjoining building at 730 Bathurst Street.

A Young Children's Concert with Raffi was recorded at this theater in 1984 where he performed solo with his guitar, kazoo and an enchanted audience.
Ronald Reagan

**Ronald Wilson Reagan** (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood movie actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975.
Tipper Gore

**Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore** (née Aitcheson; born August 19, 1948) is an American social issues advocate, activist, photographer and author. She was the second lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 through her marriage to 45th vice president Al Gore in 1970, although they separated in 2010.
Sleep Song

**Sleep Song** is a song off of Raffi's album Good Luck Boy. It was written by Robert Armes in 1972.

## Lyrics

Maybe it's the time of year

Summer's still waiting to call

Winter's somehow left behind

Can't make up its mind

And everything you believe in

Comes tumbling down

Instead of sleeping you'll be staying up all night

Lying awake all day

Hoping that everything will be alright

But your body don't work that way

And so you say you're always on the losing end

Feeling lost in a crowd

But you're lonely when you're by yourself

Maybe that's just as well

'Cause you can't always count on someone

To lend a helping hand

Sometimes when I get feeling low

Wondering why this world would treat me this way

I think of people and places that make me smile

And it don't matter how you hard you try

You can't hold the world on your shoulders, no

You could say we're all doing our best to get by

Only fools could promise you good times

But I can only try to put things right

So dim the lights, pull the shades

Maybe we both could get some sleep tonight
Who Built The Ark?

**Who Built the Ark?** i s a song featured on Raffi's album More Singable Songs. It tells the story of a man named Noah who lived a long time ago and saved some animals (two of every kind of land animal and bird; male and female) from a flood and built a boat called an Ark. This is also a Bible song (based with the Bible story Noah's Ark).

## Lyrics

Well, who built the Ark? Noah, Noah,

Who built the Ark? Brother Noah built the Ark

Now didn't old Noah build the Ark?

He built it out of hickory bark.

He built it long, both wide and tall,

Plenty of room for the large and the small

Well, who built the Ark? Noah, Noah,

Who built the Ark? Brother Noah built the Ark

In came the animals two by two

Hippopotamus and kangaroo

In came the animals three by three

Two big cats and a bumblebee

In came the animals four by four

Two through the window and two through the door

In came the animals five by five

Five little sparrows, doin' the jive

Well, who built the Ark? Noah, Noah

Who built the Ark? Brother Noah built the Ark

In came the animals six by six

The elephant laughed at the monkey's tricks

In came the animals seven by seven

Four from home and the rest from heaven

In came the animals eight by eight

Some were on time and the others were late

In came the animals nine by nine

Some were shoutin' and some were cryin'

In came the animals ten by ten

Five black roosters and five black hens

Then Noah says, "Go and shut that door,

The rain's started dropping and we can't take more!"

Well, who built the Ark? Noah, Noah,

Who built the Ark? Brother Noah built the Ark

## 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).

* Ed Roth - Piano
The More We Get Together

**The More We Get Together** is Raffi's first children's song on his Singable Songs for the Very Young album.

## Lyrics

The more we get together

Together, together

The more we get together

The happier we'll be

'Cause your friends are my friends

And my friends are your friends

The more we get together

The happier we'll be

Oh, the more we get together

Together, together

The more we get together

The happier we'll be

There's Kristy and Tanya

And Jason and Justin

The more we get together

The happier we'll be

OK, are you ready to sing now?

The more we get together

Together, together

The more we get together

The happier we'll be

'Cause your friends are my friends

And my friends are your friends

The more we get together

The happier we'll be

## 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
* Bob Doidge: Bass
* Ken Whiteley: Mandolin
* Chris Whiteley: Double-Reed Harmonica

## Trivia

* The 1976 version plays in D major, the 1984 concert version plays in E major, and the 1988 concert version plays in G-flat major in a-capella.
* This song is sung to the tune of the German folk song, "O Du Lieber Augustin" and the children's song, "Did You Ever See a Lassie?".

## Videos

RAFFI - The More We Get Together - A Young Children's ConcertRAFFI - The More We Get Together - In Concert with the Rise and Shine Band
Skin And Bones

**Skin And Bones** is a Halloween song from More Singable Songs.

## Lyrics

There was and old woman all skin and bones.

Ooh ooh ooh ooh.

She lived down by the old graveyard.

Ooh ooh ooh ooh.

One day she thought she'd take a walk.

Ooh ooh ooh ooh.

She walked down by the old graveyard.

Ooh ooh ooh ooh.

She saw the bones a'laying around.

Ooh ooh ooh ooh.

She went to the closet to get a broom.

Ooh ooh ooh ooh.

She opened the door and BOO!

## Song Credits

Written by Jean Ritchie, published by Geordie Music Publishing Company.

* Raffi - Guitar
* Ed Roth - Synthesizer
Somewhere in the World

**Somewhere in the World** is the 12th track on *One Light One Sun*. It is an instrumental song.

## Song Credits

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

Raffi: Guitar

Jason Yip: Er-hu

Moshe Hammer, Fujiko Imajishi, Leslie Knowles, Paul Meyer: Violins

Kent Teeple: Viola

Peter Schenkman: Cello

Brian Leonard: Gong, Glockenspiel, Orchestra Chimes

Erica Goodman: Harp

Ken Whiteley: Synthesizer

Fred Rizner: French horn
The Gershwin Theatre

The **Gershwin Theatre** is a Broadway theatre located at 222 West 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan in the Paramount Plaza building. The theatre is named after brothers George Gershwin, a composer, and Ira Gershwin, a lyricist. It has the largest seating capacity of any Broadway theatre with 1,933 seats, host to large musical productions. The Gershwin has been home to the Tony Award-winning blockbuster musical *Wicked* since October 30, 2003.

In 1993, Raffi On Broadway was recorded as a celebration of all that we love on this big, beautiful planet.
Shake a Toe

**Shake a Toe** is the second track on Raffi's album Bananaphone.

## Lyrics

Everybody come'a shake a toe

From your head to your feet

In the rhythm of the come and go

Shake a toe toe toe

Toe together and shake

Like a bunny in a hop hop hop

Feel the rhythm and groove

Shake a toe toe toe!

You’re invited to come and sing

From your head to your feet

Hear the beauty of the voices ring

Won’t you sing sing sing!

Join the party and howl

Like a birdie on a wing wing wing

Feel the rhythm and groove

Come sing sing sing, alright!

[Instrumental]

Well everybody come'a shake a toe

From your head to your feet

In the rhythm of the come and go

Shake a toe toe toe

Toe together and shake

Like a bunny in a hop hop hop

Feel the rhythm and groove

Shake a toe toe toe!

[Instrumental]

Shake a toe toe toe!

## Song Credits

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

* Guest Vocal: Jessica Birch (with mom Jane)
Susan Linn

**Susan Linn** is an American writer, psychologist, and ventriloquist. She is the founder of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and author of the book Consuming Kids. She is a research associate at Boston Children's Hospital and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School.

Linn guests stars in a Finding Raffi podcast episode: Thanks A Lot.
Savez-vous Planter Des Choux

**Savez-vous Planter Des Choux** is a French song on Everything Grows. In English, it means **"Do You Know How to Plant Cabbages?"**

## Lyrics

* French
* English

Savez-vous planter des choux

A la mode, a la mode

Savez-vous planter des choux

A la mode de chez nous

On les plante avec la main

A la mode, a la mode

On les plante avec la main

A la mode de chez nous

On les plante avec le pied

A la mode, a la mode

On les plante avec le pied

A la mode de chez nous

[Fiddle and accordion break, followed by a pitch change]

On les plante avec le coude

A la mode, a la mode

On les plante avec le coude

A la mode de chez nous

On les plante avec le nez

A la mode, a la mode

On les plante avec le nez

A la mode de chez nous

Savez-vous planter des choux

A la mode, a la mode

Savez-vous planter des choux

A la mode de chez nous

Do you know how to plant cabbages

Fashionable, fashionable

Do you know how to plant cabbages

The way we do it at home

We plant them with the hand

Fashionable, fashionable

We plant them with the hand

The way we do it at home

We plant them with the foot

Fashionable, fashionable

We plant them with the foot

The way we do it at home

We plant them with the elbow

Fashionable, fashionable

We plant them with the elbow

The way we do it at home

We plant them with the nose

Fashionable, fashionable

We plant them with the nose

The way we do it at home

Do you know how to plant cabbages

Fashionable, fashionable

Do you know how to plant cabbages

The way we do it at home

Do you know how to plant cabbages

In fashion, in fashion

Do you know how to plant cabbages

In our fashion?

## Song Credits

Traditional arrangement by Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN)).
The Gorilla Song

**The Gorilla Song** is the thirteenth track on *Bananaphone*.

## Lyrics

One, two,

A one two kazoo

If I were a gorilla,

La la la la la

I'd eat me a banana.

Na na na na na

I'd live in a treehouse

And swing on a vine,

But one thing is sure:

I would love ya,

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

And if I were a tuba,

Ba ba ba ba ba

All I'd do is oompah.

Pah pah pah pah pah

I would take a big breath,

And I would march in a band,

But one thing is sure:

I would love ya,

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

'Cause it don't matter to me-

Whatever you happen to be;

An eagle,

An onion,

A pig or a grape,

As long as you're you,

I will love ya.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

And if I were a space ship,

Ip ip ip ip ip

I would take a long trip.

Rip rip rip rip rip

I would circle the planets

And head for the stars,

And then I'd come home,

'Cause I love ya.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

And if I were a daisy,

Sy sy sy sy sy

Would you still be my baby?

By by by by by

I would pull all my petals out,

One at a time,

And always come up with

I love ya

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

'Cause it don't matter to me-

Whatever you happen to be;

A beagle,

A grunion,

A fig or an ape,

As long as you're you,

I'll still love ya.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Ba-bum-bump.

## Song Credits

Written by Jay Knowles and John Knowles, published by Gut String Music.
Slow Day

**Slow Day** is the fourth track on Bananaphone.

## Lyrics

It’s a slow day, slow day,… scat…

It’s a …day, slow day in the neighbourhood

Clouds are hangin’ low…scat…

It’s a day dreamin’, doy o’dreamin’…scat

I’m like a 3-toed sloth, on a day oth

Content to hang around

With this hummalong song…scat

I’m away in a daydream, no cravin’ on my mind

Sweet sound on the radio, I feel so fine

I’m a cool kettle, in a fine fettle

Scattin’ down the avenue

[Piano solo]

Turtles out walkin’, all roud the town…

Slugs sliddin’, no bunnies hoppin’…

On this slow day, slow day, slow day in the neighbourhood

It’s such a … slow day in the neighbourhood

Slow day in the neighbourhood

## Song Credits

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

### Quiet Time

* Linda Kidder, Sue Leonard, Jane Mortifee: Background Vocals
* Raffi: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
* Michael Creber: Piano
* Miles Hill: Acoustic Bass
* Keith Bennett: Harmonica
* Jerry Adolphe: Drums
What A Wonderful World

"**What a Wonderful World**" is a song written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single, which topped the pop charts in the United Kingdom,[1] though it performed poorly in the United States because Larry Newton, the president of ABC Records, had set himself against it.

Raffi sings his version of this song on his 2002 album Let's Play!

## Lyrics

I see trees of green, red roses too

I see them bloom for me and you

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white

The bright blessed day and the dark sacred night

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow

So pretty in the sky

Are also on the faces

Of people goin' by

I see friends shakin' hands

Sayin', "How do you do?"

They're really sayin'

"I love you"

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow

They'll learn much more than I'll ever know

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

## Song Credits

Written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, published by Range Road Music, Inc., Quartet Music, and Abilene Music, Inc. (Administered by Carlin Music Publishing Canada II, BMG Rights Management Canada, Concord Sounds Canada, and Red Brick Music Publishing).

* Ron Thompson: Guitar
* Miles Hill: Bass
* Michael Creber: Piano and Synth
* Salvador Ferreras: Percussion
The Singable Songs Collection

**The Singable Songs Collection** is a collection album by Raffi featuring 3 of his albums on one CD; Singable Songs for the Very Young, More Singable Songs and Corner Grocery Store.

## Track listing

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

1. The More We Get Together
2. Down By the Bay
3. Brush Your Teeth
4. Robin In the Rain
5. Five Little Frogs
6. I Wonder If I'm Growing
7. Aikendrum
8. Bumping Up and Down
9. Must Be Santa
10. Willoughby Wallaby Woo
11. Spider On the Floor
12. Baa Baa Black Sheep
13. Going to the Zoo
14. My Dreydel
15. Peanut Butter Sandwich
16. Five Little Pumpkins
17. The Sharing Song
18. Mr. Sun
19. Old Macdonald Had a Band

### **More Singable Songs**

1. Six Little Ducks
2. You Gotta Sing
3. Les Petites Marionettes
4. Sodeo
5. Oh Me, Oh My
6. Junior Ragtime
7. Comin' Down The Chimney
8. Douglas Mountain
9. Listen To The Horses
10. Who Built The Ark?
11. Sambalele
12. Skin and Bones
13. Shake My Sillies Out
14. If I Had a Dinosaur
15. I've Been Workin' On the Railroad
16. New River Train

### **Corner Grocery Store**

1. You'll Sing a Song
2. Pick a Bale O'Cotton
3. Frere Jacques
4. There Came a Girl From France
5. Cluck, Cluck Red Hen
6. Boom, Boom
7. Here Sits a Monkey
8. My Way Home
9. Les Zombis Et Les Loups
10. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
11. Anansi
12. The Corner Grocery Store
13. Jig Along Home
14. Popcorn
15. Y A Un Rat / Sur Le Pont D'Avignon
16. Going On a Picnic
17. Rock-a-Bye Baby
18. Goodnight, Irene