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Song For Crying
00:50
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oh let's cry cry the nights are long
let's cry cry we're too tired to yawn
so we'll cry cry it's our favorite song
cry like the day we were born
let's cry cry our lungs are strong
let's cry cry i forget what's wrong
so we'll cry cry it's our favorite song
cry like the day we were
remember the way we were
crying the day we were born
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2. |
Song For Waking
01:43
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one o’clock in the morning
baby wakes with a cry
wrap up in the quilt
baby needs milk
it’s just my baby and i
in the morning
every morning
three o’clock in the morning
baby wakes with a cry
the house is asleep
but baby must eat
it’s just my baby and i
in the morning every morning
five o’clock in the morning
baby wakes with a cry
still no one’s up
but the baby i love
in the morning
every morning
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3. |
Song For Dressing
01:16
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one onsie a chocolate mess
one you'll soon outgrow
i'm getting my baby dressed
where did your booties go
one bootie is washed and pressed
and one lost in the snow
i'm getting baby dressed
where did your jacket go
one jacket is double breasted
one snaps in a row
i'm getting my baby dressed
tell where should we go
tell me now where should we go
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one two peek-a-boo
three four five horsey-ride
six seven eight pat-a-cake
bake it with my baby's name
nine ten let's pretend
eleven twelve clear the shelves
put all of our toys away
games that me and baby play
and we play all day long
we play all day long
we play all day long
to our made up songs
one two peek-a-boo
three four five horsey-ride
six seven eight pat-a-cake
games that me and baby play
all day long
we play all day long
we play all day long
to our made up songs
to our made up songs
to our made up songs
to our made up songs
and we play all day long
we play all day long
we play all day long
to our made up songs
games that me and baby play
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you ready for food?
you ready for food?
the waffles, falafels, the baba ghanoush
the melons and mangos, the leftover stew
the kiwi, linguini, a little tofu
you hungry? you hungry? ready for food?
you ready for food?
you ready for food?
food
food
the waffles, falafels, the baba ghanoush
the melons and mangos, the leftover stew
the kiwi, linguini, a little tofu
you hungry? you hungry? ready for food?
you ready for food?
you ready for food?
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wash wash wash wash your face
wash wash wash wash your face
wash wash wash wash your face
wash your little baby face
wash wash wash wash your face
wash wash wash wash your face
wash wash wash wash your face
wash your little baby face
peanut butter on your nose
apple sauce cheerios
hummus sticky in your hair
let me wash it out of there
wash wash wash wash your face
wash wash wash wash your face
wash wash wash wash your face
wash your little baby face
close your eyes scrunch your nose
kick your feet curl your toes
here it comes the warm wash cloth
time to wash your baby off
wash wash wash wash your face
wash wash wash wash your face
wash wash wash wash your face
wash your little baby face
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7. |
Song For Napping
01:34
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let the birds sing let the sun shine
let your toys be they will be fine
you on your knee rubbing your eye
come bury your head in this shoulder of mine
go to sleep child of mine
go to sleep let the sun shine
someone is playing off in a park
someone is praying her hands at her heart
someone is laughing nodding her head
someone is napping asleep in my bed
go to sleep child of mine
go to sleep let the sun shine
go to sleep child of mine
go to sleep let the sun shine
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8. |
Song For Pooping
02:44
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are you working hard
are you working baby
do you have that work to do
i can read it in your face
what goes up must come down
what goes in must come out
you make both of us so proud
the way you're working
are you working hard
are you working baby
do you have that work to do
i can read it in your eyes
you lay back on the pad
thinking through the food you had
how'd you make this out of that
your system's working
and this is the story of how baby grew so big
this is the story of how baby grows so tall
without number two and the doo doo that we do
human beings wouldn't do anything at all
what goes up must come dow
what goes in must come out
you make both of us so proud
the way you're working
your system's working
the system's working
the system's working
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9. |
Song For Bathing
02:21
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bless your skin so soft
time to rinse it off
soon your mess is gone
turn the water on
set the temperature
test it to be sure
strip down to your skin
put your body in
scrub your face and ears and neck
scrub your shoulders and your chest
scrub your arms and legs and mind you
scrub your front and your behind you
scrub your hands and scrub your feet
scrub your top and underneath
in-between your folds in there
then maybe i should wash your hair
shampoo
shampoo
shampoo
shampoo
turn the water off
bless the towel so soft
bless your body bare
dress and brush your hair
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10. |
Song For Clipping Nails
00:36
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baby beautiful cuticles neat in a row
but those nails are looking over grown
my parent hands by comparison look freakish and weird
clutching these pinky shears
easy does it you can trust me darling because i never have yet done you harm
lend me your arm
pinky to thumb
clip clip clip
now we're done
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11. |
Hush A Baby
01:10
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hush a baby
hush a bye
daddy's singing a lullaby
feel the sway in his arms
feel the bounce in his knee
find his shoulder and go to sleep
hush a baby
hush a bye
daddy's singing a lullaby
feel the sway in his arms
feel the bounce in his knee
find his shoulder and go to sleep
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12. |
Song For Going Together
03:46
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are we ready to go
all set you bet
are we ready to go
up the hill to grammy's house
or to the park we go
or round and round the roundabout
the only thing we know
we're all going to together
we're all going to together
together together
are we ready to go
are we ready to go
are we ready to go
all set you bet
are we ready to go
are we ready to go
are we ready to go
are we ready to go
up the hill to grammy's house
or to the park we go
or round and round the roundabout
the only thing we know
we're all going to together
we're all going to together
together together
together together
we're all going to together
we're all going to together
together together
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The Wiggly Tendrils Boston, Massachusetts
Completely obsessed with music and home recording.
The Wiggly Tendrils recommends:
That's That And The What's What
by That's That And The What's What
Friends and sometimes TWT collaborators set out to make a "classic rock" album but got lost along the way. Favorite Track: Aviator Shades.
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No. 1 - (Limited Edition Single)
by A Severe Joy
Ok, you have to buy their Limited Edition Single - Mono Plexi-discs. It's a series, so if it's sold out then check back. The music is amazing, and the packaging is top notch. I highly recommend it.
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Capitol Limited EP
by Deirdre and Conor / Kitchen Table, Illinois
Becky and Gabe back up their dear friends Conor and Deirdre Loughridge on three of their wonderful love songs; they return the favor on three of our weepy songs. We used a toy drum set!
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