Stories with a Twist! :: Barb Lawson

Listen up! Here's a little "taste" of Songs with a TWIST:

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Songs with a TWIST
by Barbara Spilman Lawson

$10.00 each + shipping

SONG LIST
Click on each song for all the words and motions.
1	Introduction to Flea
2	Flea
3	Introduction to Peanut Butter and Jelly
4	Peanut Butter and Jelly
5	Introduction to Lollipop
6	Lollipop
7	Introduction to Ravioli
8	Ravioli
9	Introduction to Skunk
10	Skunk
11	Introduction to An Austrian Went Yodeling
12	An Austrian Went Yodeling
13	Bear Hunt
14	Introduction to The Green Grass Grew
15	The Green Grass Grew
16	Good-bye

Credits:

Barbara Spilman Lawson: vocals, kazoo
Richard Adams: Keyboards, Percussion, Banjo, Tuba, vocals (#15)

Producer and Engineer: Richard Adams
Musical Arrangements: Richard Adams
Cover Art and Graphic Design: Barbara Spilman Lawson
Technical Graphic Support: Cortney Skinner

Recorded November/December, 2005: Marquis Studios, Staunton, VA

Lyrics

All songs traditional or made up at Girl Scout Camp

Flea (the warm-up song)

(Directions: Slap your hands on your lap, then clap your hands together. Slap, Clap, Slap, Clap. Keep the pattern going. After each line, the audience repeats.)

Flea
Flea fly
Flea fly flow
Vista
Vista

Coom-a-la, Coom-a-la, Coom-a-la Vista.

Oh, no, no, no, not the Vista.

Eeny-meeny, ex-a-meeny, ooo-ah-ooo-ah-a-meeny
Ex-a-meeny, zah-la-meeny, ooo-ah-ooo-ah.

Be biddly bo bo bo bo ba-dee-en-da-en.

Shhhhhhhhhhh.......

(Now repeat the song a little faster, then a third time at Super Sonic Speed!)

Peanut Butter and Jelly

Peanut, Peanut Butter, (both index fingers point in the air)
JELLY! (spoken in a "cool" whisper - both index fingers point down)
Peanut, Peanut Butter, (both index fingers point in the air)
JELLY! (spoken in a "cool" whisper - both index fingers point down)

First you take the peanuts and you dig 'em,
(act like you are digging up peanuts with both hands)
You dig 'em,
You dig 'em, dig 'em, dig 'em!
Then you smash 'em,
(act like you are smashing the peanuts with both hands)
You smash 'em,
You smash 'em, smash 'em, smash 'em!

Peanut, Peanut Butter,
JELLY!
Peanut, Peanut Butter,
JELLY!

Then you take the grapes and you pick 'em,
(act like you are picking grapes with both hands)
You pick 'em,
You pick 'em, pick 'em, pick 'em!
Then you smash 'em,
(act like you are smashing the grapes with both hands)
You smash 'em,
You smash 'em, smash 'em, smash 'em!

Peanut, Peanut Butter,
JELLY!
Peanut, Peanut Butter,
JELLY!

Then you take the bread and you spread it,
(act like you are spreading peanut butter and jelly onto a piece of bread)
You spread it,
You spread it, spread it, spread it!
Then you bite it,
(act like you are biting into the peanut butter and jelly sandwich)
You bite it,
You bite it, bite it, bite it!

(Hum the chorus instead of singing the words
so it sounds like you have your mouth full of peanut butter!)

Lollipop
(This is a sad song, not a happy one, because you are coming to the end of your lollipop. So make a sad face, and hold on to your lollipop. And each time you lick your lollipop, make sure it is a loud, sloppy, messy SLURP!)

When you come to the end of a lollipop, (giant slurp)
To the end,
To the end of a lollipop, (giant slurp)
When you come to the end of a lollipop, (giant slurp)
PLOP goes your heart! (slap palm of hand to chest)

Oh gilly, oh golly,
How I love my lolly,
Right down to the very last lick! (giant slurp)
But when you are through with it,
What can you do with it? (shrug shoulders)
All you have left is the stick!
(act like you are throwing a lollipop stick away)

Ravioli

[Chorus]
Ravioli, ravi, ravioli,
Ravioli,
That's the food for me! (point to yourself with both thumbs)

Do I have it on my chin? (point to your chin with index finger)
Yes, I have it on my chin!
On my chin, on my chin!
Ohhhhhhhh...... ("draw" a big circle in the air)

[Chorus]

Do I have it on my shoe? (point to your shoe)
Yes, I have it on my shoe!
On my shoe, on my shoe!
On my chin, on my chin! (point to your chin)
Ohhhhhhhh...... ("draw" a big circle in the air)

[Chorus]

Do I have it on my on my leg?(point to your leg)
Yes, I have it on my leg!
On my leg, on my leg!
On my shoe, on my shoe! (point to your shoe)
On my chin, on my chin! (point to your chin)
Ohhhhhhhh...... ("draw" a big circle in the air)

[Chorus]

Do I have it on my on my shirt? (point to your shirt)
Yes, I have it on my shirt!
On my shirt, on my shirt!
On my leg, on my leg! (point to your leg)
On my shoe, on my shoe! (point to your shoe)
On my chin, on my chin! (point to your chin)
Ohhhhhhhh...... ("draw" a big circle in the air)

[Chorus]

Do I have it in my on my ear? (point to your ear)
Yes, I have it in my ear!
In my ear, In my ear!
On my shirt, on my shirt! (point to your shirt)
On my leg, on my leg! (point to your leg)
On my shoe, on my shoe!(point to your shoe)
On my chin, on my chin! (point to your chin)
Ohhhhhhhh...... ("draw" a big circle in the air)

[Chorus]

Do I have it up my nose?(point up your nose)
Yes, I have it up my nose!
Up my nose, up my nose!
In my ear, In my ear! (point to your ear)
On my shirt, on my shirt! (point to your shirt)
On my leg, on my leg! (point to your leg)
On my shoe, on my shoe! (point to your shoe)
On my chin, on my chin! (point to your chin)
Ohhhhhhhh...... ("draw" a big circle in the air)

[Chorus]

Do I have it on my eye? (point to your eye)
Yes, I have it on my eye!
On my eye, on my eye!
Up my nose, up my nose! (point up your nose)
In my ear, In my ear! (point to your ear)
On my shirt, on my shirt! (point to your shirt)
On my leg, on my leg! (point to your leg)
On my shoe, on my shoe! (point to your shoe)
On my chin, on my chin! (point to your chin)
Ohhhhhhhh...... ("draw" a big circle in the air)

[Chorus]

Do I have it in my hair? (point to your hair)
Yes, I have it in my hair!
In my hair, in my hair!
On my eye, on my eye! (point to your eye)
Up my nose, up my nose! (point up your nose)
In my ear, In my ear! (point to your ear)
On my shirt, on my shirt! (point to your shirt)
On my leg, on my leg! (point to your leg)
On my shoe, on my shoe! (point to your shoe)
On my chin, on my chin! (point to your chin)
Ohhhhhhhh...... ("draw" a big circle in the air)

[Chorus]

Did I get some in my mouth? (point to your mouth)
NONE has gotten in my mouth!
In my mouth, in my mouth,
In my hair, in my hair! (point to your hair)
On my eye, on my eye! (point to your eye)
Up my nose, up my nose! (point up your nose)
In my ear, In my ear! (point to your ear)
On my shirt, on my shirt! (point to your shirt)
On my leg, on my leg! (point to your leg)
On my shoe, on my shoe! (point to your shoe)
On my chin, on my chin! (point to your chin)
Ohhhhhhhh...... ("draw" a big circle in the air)

[Chorus]

Skunk

Wellllllllllllllllllllll......
(hold on to this note for a long time - point finger in the air)

I stuck my head in a little skunk's hole,
Little skunk said, "Well, bless my soul!"
"Take it out!" (move thumb front to back in a "get outta here" motion)
"Take it out!" ("get outta here" motion)
"Take it out!" ("get outta here" motion)
Remoooooooove it!"

Well I didn't take it out,
And the little skunk said,
"Better take it out or you'll wish you had!"(shake pointer finger)
"Take it out!" ("get outta here" kind of motion)
"Take it out!" ("get outta here" motion)
"Take it out!" ("get outta here" motion)
Remoooooooove it!"

Well I didn't take it out,
And the little skunk said,
"Pssssssssssssssst!" (Make a horrible grimace face)
I removed it!

Confidentially, (hand to mouth like you are telling a secret)
PU! (hold nose)

An Austrian Went Yodeling

Oh, an Austrian went yodeling,
On a mountain top high,
When along came an avalanche,
Interrupting his cry,