DRIVING IN MY CAR

MOTHER GOOSE CLUB

SONGWRITER: MIKE BARSON

COUNSTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: DRIVING IN MY CAR

LABEL: STIFF RECOPRDS

GENRE: KIDSONG

YEAR: 1982

 

           Michael Barson (born 21 April 1958) is a Scottish-born multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Barson came to prominence in the late 1970s as the keyboard player for the band Madness.

           "Driving in My Car" is a song by Madness. It was released as a stand-alone single on 24 July 1982 and spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four. It reached number 20 on the Australian Singles Chart.

         The B-side to the single was "Animal Farm", a mostly instrumental reworking of the song "Tomorrow's Dream" from the album 7. The 12" release of the single included the song "Riding on My Bike", which is basically a rewording of the main track, sung by Lee Thompson.

         "Driving in My Car" was the 13th in a run of 20 consecutive UK top 20 hits for Madness, and is the only one of those 20 never to have been officially released on a Madness album in the USA. It was later included on the 2010 re-release of the band's 1982 album The Rise and Fall, as well as its two B-sides.

Driving in my car.

Vroom vroom vroom.

Driving in my car.

Vroom vroom vroom.

Driving very fast.

Vroom vroom vroom.

Driving very slow.

Vroom vroom vroom.

I like driving.

Driving in my car.

 

Riding on my bike.

Pedal pedal pedal.

Riding on my bike.

Pedal pedal pedal.

Riding very fast

Pedal pedal pedal.

Riding very slow

Pedal pedal pedal.

I like riding,

Riding on my bike

 

Rowing in my boat,

Splash splash splash,

Rowing in my boat,

Splash splash splash,

Rowing very fast

Splash splash splash,

Rowing very slow.

Splash splash splash.

I like rowing.

Rowing in my boat.

 

Riding on my train.

Choo, choo, choo.

Riding on my train.

Choo, choo, choo.

Riding very fast.

Choo, choo, choo.

Riding very slow.

Choo, choo, choo.

I like riding.

Riding on my train.

 

Flying in my airplane.

Whoosh whoosh.

Flying in my airplane.

Whoosh whoosh.

Flying very high.

Whoosh whoosh.

Flying very low.

Whoosh whoosh.

I like flying.

Flying in my airplane.

THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN

VARIOUS

SONGWRITER: UNKNOWNED

COUNSTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: CRAYOLA: ANIMAL SONGS

LABEL: MADACY RECORDS

GENRE: KIDSONG

YEAR: 1996

 

       William Kotzwinkle is an American novelist, children's writer, and screenwriter. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He has won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for Doctor Rat in 1977, and has also won the National Magazine Award for fiction. Kotzwinkle wrote the novelization of the screenplay for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

           He has been married to author Elizabeth Gundy since 1965.

           The Bear Went Over the Mountain(1996) is a novel by William Kotzwinkle. The movie rights for the book were sold to Jim Henson.

          "The Bear Went Over the Mountain" is a campfire song sung to the tune of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow". The public domain lyrics are of unknown origin.

           Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his 1961 album 101 Gang Songs and it is from Kidsongs. It is also a piece of background music from Animaniacs.

          Arthur Bramhall isolates himself in a forest cabin to write a novel; once it is complete, he goes off to buy champagne in celebration, after first burying the manuscript to protect it from fire. In his absence, a bear digs up his manuscript. The bear reads the manuscript, decides it is good, and brings it to New York City, where he is accepted as a talented author and desirable party guest.

The bear went over the mountain,

the bear went over the mountain,

the bear went over the mountain,

to see what she could see.

And all that she could see,

and all that she could see,

was the other side of the mountain,

the other side of the mountain,

the other side of the mountain,

was all that she could see.

 

The bear went across the river,

the bear went across the river,

the bear went across the river,

to see what she could see.

And all that she could see,

and all that she could see,

was the other side of the river,

the other side of the river,

the other side of the river,

was all that she could see.

 

The bear went through the forest,

the bear went through the forest,

the bear went through the forest,

to see what she could see.

And all that she could see,

and all that she could see,

was the other side of the forest,

the other side of the forest,

the other side of the forest,

was all that she could see.

 

The bear climbed up the big tree,

the bear climbed up the big tree,

the bear climbed up the big tree,

to see what she could see.

And all that she could see,

and all that she could see,

was the forest, river, and mountain,

the forest, river, and mountain,

the forest, river, and mountain,

was all that she could see.

Was all that she could see. 

WHEELS ON THE BUS

MELANIE MARTINEZ

SONGWRITERS: MELANIE MARTINEZ; MICHAEL KEENAN & EMILY WARREN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: K - 12

LABEL: ATLANTIC RECORDS

GENRE: CHILDREN

YEAR: 2019

 

                 Melanie Adele Martinez (born April 28, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, director, photographer, screenwriter, and visual artist. Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, New York, Martinez rose to prominence in 2012 after appearing on the American television vocal talent show The Voice. Following the show, she released her debut single "Dollhouse", followed by her debut EP of the same name (2014), through Atlantic Records.

         Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry Baby (2015), which went on to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in February 2017. Martinez's songs "Sippy Cup", "Mad Hatter", "Mrs. Potato Head", "Cry Baby", "Pacify Her" and "Soap", were all certified gold in the U.S., and her songs "Dollhouse" and "Pity Party" received platinum certification from the RIAA.

               Martinez released her second studio album, K-12 (2019), alongside its accompanying film, as a follow up to the storyline of Cry Baby.

         K-12 (pronounced "K through twelve") is the second studio album by American singer Melanie Martinez. It was released with an accompanying film of the same name on September 6, 2019, through Atlantic Records. 

I'm just looking out the window and it's cold outside

There are two boys yelling behind me and I'm terrified

Counting trees as they pass me by

And I'm trying not to look across the aisle

'Cause Maya's letting Dan put his hand up her skirt

And she's got her hand down his pants

 

I know the driver sees it

I know he's peeking in the rearview mirror

He says nothing

Trying to ignore it, it's fucking boring

I'm quietly observing

I'm saying nothing

 

No one's watching us, don't give a fuck

Wheels on the bus

I'm holding it down up in the front

Wheels on the bus

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Wheels on the bus

 

Well, I'ma light it up and pass it

Puff, puff, and pass it

Don't be a dick and baby say: Come on, just pass it over here

Counting cars as they pass me by

And I'm trying not to look at all behind me

'Cause Jason's got his ass on the glass

And I hate it him, driver hit a bump fast

 

I know the driver sees it

I know he's peeking in the rearview mirror

He says nothing

Trying to ignore it, it's fucking boring

I'm quietly observing

I'm saying nothing

 

No one's watching us, don't give a fuck

Wheels on the bus

I'm holding it down up in the front

Wheels on the bus

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Wheels on the bus

 

Ooh, ooh oh, ooh

Wheels on the, on the bus

Ooh, ha ooh oh, ooh, ooh

Wheels on the bus

 

No one's watching us, don't give a fuck

Wheels on the bus

I'm holding it down up in the front

Wheels on the bus

 

Ooh, wheels on the bus

Ooh, wheels on the bus

Ooh, wheels on the bus.

THE OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY

FLIPPER

SONGWRITER: ALAN

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: SEX BOMB BABY

LABEL: DEF AMERICAN

GENRE: children's rhyme

YEAR: 1988

Flipper era uma banda de São Francisco, Califórnia formada em 1979 e continuando de maneira errática até o final da década de 1990. Entre seus membros fundadores estavam membros das bandas Sleepers e Negative Trend.

Em 1984, surgem os discos Blow'n Chunks (ao vivo) e Gone Fishin, seguido por mais um com registros ao vivo, o LP duplo Public Flipper Limited de 1986. Por fim, em 1988, é lançado o Sex Bomb Baby, então último disco da banda, que no final de 1987 havia se separado por causa da trágica morte do lendário Will Shatter, por overdose de heroína no dia 9 de dezembro.

The phrase and title There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly—alternatively, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, or There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly, or I Know an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly—is a children's rhyme and song of a kind known as cumulative. The song tells the story of an old woman who swallowed increasingly large animals, each to catch the previously swallowed animal. There are many variations of phrasing in the lyrics, especially for the description of swallowing each animal. The spider and fly are described in each verse, but the other animals are only described when they are introduced. The absurdity stems from the increasingly improbable solutions that only worsen the initial problem and are more likely to cause the woman's death: the logic of swallowing of even more animals of ridiculous sizes without dying, contrasted with the expected, matter-of-fact recounting of her death from swallowing an animal larger than herself, when in fact the swallowing of any animal as a solution was absurd. This song for children appeals to their initial logic that a fly can be swallowed by an old lady. A spider would also be seen as logical and physically possible. As you get to the bird, it slowly becomes clear for the child that it's part of an imaginary scenario leading to a whole horse being swallowed. The last sentence brings the child back to a rational understanding that the old lady is in fact dead of course as physically this is not possible making place for children's amusement and laughter.

The song was written by Rose Bonne (lyrics) and Alan Mills and copyrighted in 1952. At that time it was entitled simply "I Know an Old Lady." A widely distributed version of the song was released on Brunswick Records in 1953, where it was sung by Burl Ives. Ives' rendition appears on his album, Folk Songs, Dramatic and Humorous -- which debuted in late summer, 1953. The 1961 illustrated book by Rose Bonne also indicates that the lyrics are hers, whereas the music was composed by Alan.

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.

I don't know why she swallowed that fly,

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider.

That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

But I don't know why she swallowed that fly

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a bird.

How absurd, to swallow a bird!

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider

That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

But I don't know why she swallowed that fly

Perhaps she'll die

There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.

Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider

That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

But I don't know why she swallowed that fly

Perhaps she'll die

There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.

What a hog! To swallow a dog!

She swallowed the dog to catch the cat

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider

That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

But I don't know why she swallowed that fly

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a goat.

Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!

She swallowed the goat to catch the dog

She swallowed the dog to catch the cat

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider

That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

But I don't know why she swallowed that fly

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.

I don't know how she swallowed a cow!

She swallowed the cow to catch the goat

She swallowed the goat to catch the dog

She swallowed the dog to catch the cat

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider

That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

But I don't know why she swallowed that fly

Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a horse

She's dead, of course.