Lyrics

Songs from I Dream of Pizza

 

Huff Puff Blow the House Down

© 1994 Robert Davis/Rick Washbrook

 

Here’s a crazy little story about three little pigs

And a big bad wolf who wanted into their digs

A house made of straw, a house made of sticks

But the best birthday party was at the house made of bricks

So c’mon little piggies, one-two-three,

Let me into your party

 

Chorus:

I’m gonna huff, puff, blow the house down (repeat four times)

I wanna have some fun at the best birthday party in town

 

Well I could see through the window everybody was there

Goldilocks and all Three Bears

Little Miss Muffet twisting on her tuffet

Little Bo Peep dancin’ with her sheep

So get ready triple pigs ‘cause I’m coming in

Doing double time on a gust of wind

Repeat Chorus twice

 

Those bricks proved way too tough for wolf man

But with lungs like that he should be singing with the band

The pigs opened the door and invited us in

I dig those hairs on their chinny-chin-chins

So come on Wolfie baby do your thing

Take a deep breath, everybody sing

Chorus

 

Scaredy Cat

© 1994 Robert Davis/Rick Washbrook

 

I grabbed my box
I went lookin’ for my pet

We had an afternoon appointment with the vet

Couldn’t find him anywhere

Where can that cat be?

Has my little kitty run away from me?

 

Chorus:

Where is that Scaredy Cat?
Where is that Scaredy Cat?

Cause the vet’s got a needle

Where are you Scaredy Cat?

 

I flew down the stairs and I ran outside

I think my kitty cat is trying to hide

A cat needs shots and I’m running out of time

Oh where oh where is that cat of mine?

Chorus

 

Well, I looked to my left and I looked to my right

And then I turned around and saw this beautiful sight

In my backyard, behind the picnic table

Guess who was playing with my car’s booster cable

 

I found my Scaredy Cat, I found my Scaredy Cat

And we’re off to get  a needle, my little kitty, not me

Oh no, no, no, no, not me

We’ve got to get to the vet

Let’s go, Scaredy Cat

 

I Dream of Pizza

© 1995 Robert Davis/Rick Washbrook/Traditional

 

I dream of pizza with a light brown crust

Covered with onions and cheese

I dream of pizza with a light brown crust

Green peppers but no anchovies please

 

I dream of pizza with a light brown crust

Tomatoes and pepperoni

I dream of pizza with a light brown crust

Green olives but no anchovies please

 

I like to eat my pizza, but no anchovies please

I like to eat my pizza, but no anchovies please

 

I dream of pizza with a light brown crust

Covered with onions and cheese

I dream of pizza with a light brown crust

Green peppers but no anchovies please

 

I like to eat my pizza, but no anchovies please

I like to eat my pizza, but no anchovies please

 

I dream of pizza with a light brown crust

Tomatoes and pepperoni

I dream of pizza with a light brown crust

Green olives but no anchovies please

 

Mr. Freezie

© 1995 Robert Davis

 

Oh Mr. Freezie, goes down so easy

A little squeezy and you’re in juice heaven

Oh Mr. Freezie, come on and freeze me one more time

First you’re freezable, then you’re squeezable

You’re my incredible Mr. Edible

Oh Mr. Freezie, come on and freeze me one more time

 

Oh when it’s hot out

You’ll be sought out

To quench my unquenchable thirst

But if you’re bought out

I’ll cry my heart out

Oh Mister Freezie, I need you so

 

I love you once, I love you twice

You’re the ice that’s so very nice

Oh Mr. Freezie, come on and freeze me one more time

 

Cause when it’s hot out

You’ll be sought out

To quench my unquenchable thirst

But if you’re bought out

I’ll cry my heart out

Oh Mister Freezie, I need you so

 

Oh Mr. Freezie, goes down so easy

A little squeezy and you’re in juice heaven

Oh Mr. Freezie, come on and freeze me one more time

I love you once, I love you twice

You’re the ice that’s so very nice

Oh Mr. Freezie, come on and freeze me one more time

Oh Mr. Freezie, come on and freeze me one more time

 

There’s a Hole in Daddy’s Haircut

© 1994 Robert Davis

 

There’s a hole in daddy’s haircut

Something’s missing way up there

Daddy’s got a grown-up’s case of disappearing hair

There’s a hole in daddy’s haircut, but I can’t tell you why

His hair got up and left one day without even saying ‘bye

 

There’s a hole in daddy’s haircut, it gets bigger everyday

But it’s not the kind of hole you can jump inside and play

There’s a hole in daddy’s haircut, I can see it from the floor

But even though there’s less up there I love daddy even more

 

And when he’s lying on the couch

I can see it even clearer

And daddy tends to make a face

When he sees it in the mirror

And he tried to hide it with a rug

But that rug wouldn’t stay on

So I volunteered to colour it in with my favourite crayon

 

Oh, there’s a hole in daddy’s haircut, something’s missing way up there

Daddy’s got a grown-up’s case of disappearing hair

There’s a hole in daddy’s haircut, God placed it up above

So that hole in daddy’s haircut, must be filled with love

 

Yeah, I don’t care much for that hole, it’s daddy that I love

There’s a hole in daddy’s haircut, a hole in daddy’s haircut

 

Hey Lawdie!

© 1995 Robert Davis/Traditional

 

Chorus:

 

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie, Lawdie

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie Low

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie, Lawdie

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie, Low

 

I know a frog by the name of Kermit

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie, Low

He can’t croak here without a permit

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie, Low

Chorus

 

I know a dog by the name of Snoopy

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie, Low

His eyelids are getting droopy

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie, Low

 

I know a cat by the name of Morris

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie, Low

Don’t be finicky, sing the chorus

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie, Low

Chorus

 

I know a dino by the name of Dino

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie, Low

He’s the only pet dino we know

Hey Lawdie, Lawdie, Low

Repeat Chorus three times

 

Skippin’ a Stone

© 1994 Robert Davis

 

Went to the beach one sunny day

Got kind of bored, I was itchin’ to play

But I was all alone

So I started skippin’ a stone

 

Chorus:

Let’s go! Whip it! Skip it!

Skippin’ a stone

 

I whipped that stone with all of my might

It skipped to the left, it skipped to the right

Like a metronome

I skipped that stone

Chorus

 

Skipped it on over the tail of a whale

One day this’ll make a whale of a tale

Get on the telephone

Tell my friends about my skippin’ a stone

Chorus

 

Skipped it so high it nearly hit the sun

This skippin’ a stone’s a whole lot of fun

Like a dog to a bone, I love skippin’ a stone

Chorus

 

Skipped it so far, it began to curl

I skipped my stone clear around the world

Across twelve time zones, I skipped that stone

Chorus

 

Well, my stone was gone, I figured what the heck

Just then that stone hit me in the back of my neck

I think I’m goin’ home, Mama!

No more skippin’ a stone

Repeat chorus twice

 

Don’t Grow Up

© 1994 Robert Davis

 

Ba-ba-ba-boom…

 

You can go to school and learn a thing or two

Climb the highest mountain just for the view

You can raise a sheepdog from a little pup

But whatever you do, don’t grow up

Ba-ba-ba-boom…

 

You can munch a hotdog, drink soda pop

Scoop yourself a sundae, put a cherry on top

You can order pizza and eat it for your sup

But whatever you do, don’t grow up

 

Chorus:

Don’t grow up, that’s the last thing to do

Don’t grow up, it’s fun just being you

Don’t grow up, and you’ll always be brand new

Just stay a kid forever, and don’t grow up

Ba-ba-ba-boom…

 

You can play baseball, hit a home run

Or you can play hockey, now that would be fun

You can sing this song until I yell stop!

But whatever you do, don’t grow up

Ba-ba-ba-boom…

 

One day you’ll be older with responsibilities

Like taking out the garbage and washing your own jeans

You’ll read the morning paper, drink coffee from a cup

But whatever you do, don’t grow up

 

Don’t grow up, there’s no point to it at all

Don’t’ grow up, there’s something big in being small

Don’t’ grow up, even if you’re ten feet tall

Just stay a kid forever, and don’t grow up

 

Don’t grow up, stay exactly as you are

Don’t grow up, just being you will take you far

Don’t grow up, look at the moon, look at the stars

And stay a kid forever, don’t grow up ever

 

Sleepy Lullaby

© 1995 Robert Davis

 

Go to sleep already

It’s late, time for beddy

Hold on tightly to your teddy

Let me tuck you in

Wipe the milk from your chin

And I’ll sing to you a sleepy lullaby

 

If you don’t go to sleep

Mom and I will weep

It’s hard getting by on two hours sleep

If we’re lucky

That’s why I’m moving slowly

Backwards so you’ll go

To sleep to this sleepy lullaby

 

Lordy please have mercy

Let me out of this here nursery

Oh, for a few minutes to ourselves, if we’re lucky

Just me and your mom

And between us, the intercom

Baby’s first portable phone

 

We don’t really mind

All the yellin’ and the cryin’

Who needs peace and quiet anyway

Because without you in our home

We wouldn’t need this poem

Or sing to you a sleepy lullaby

 

Because you’re our little baby

And if you go to sleep well then maybe

We can do it all over again tomorrow night

Go to sleep already

 

Songs from Get Snappy:

 

Harry Caterpillar

© 1996 Robert Davis

 

Harry Caterpillar went out one day

To cross the street to see his friends and play

First, Harry, looked both ways

Though he knew that the trip would take him three whole days

So do you know what Harry did?

 

Chorus:

He wiggled and he jiggled and he rolled himself over

He wiggled and he jiggled and he rolled himself over

He wiggle, jiggled, rolled himself over

That’s what Harry did

(that’s what he did)

That’s what Harry did.

 

Well that road was packed with automobiles

And Harry didn’t want to end up a part of their wheels

Up until now he was doing okay

Still no car would give Harry the right of way

So do you know what Harry did?

Chorus

 

A big dump truck was speeding down the street

Harry’s journey was nearly complete

Harry knew that he’d better act fast

Could it be, golly gee, Harry’s luck wouldn’t last?

 

“Look out, look out look out! Oh my goodness, boys and girls, really fast now, what did Harry do?”

(fast) Chorus

 

Harry safely made it across the street

All in one piece with all twelve of his feet

And even though the passersby thought old Harry would surely die

Harry Caterpillar grew up to become a beautiful, colourful and hairless butterfly

But first he had to…

Chorus

 

When the Geese Wave Goodbye

(Robert Davis)

 

Sometime late in the summer

You will see a magical sight

Birds in the sky waving goodbye

Engaged in a glorious flight

They're waving goodbye to the summer

They not waiting around for the cold

I watch them as they are leaving

And it leaves me feeling alone

 

Chorus:

 

Yes, I see them every summer

I look for that V in the sky

And I always stop to wonder

When the geese wave goodbye

 

Yes, they're waving goodbye to the summer

They've got warmer places to be

They've made up their minds they're leaving

Once again without me

I watch them as they are soaring

Flying so free and so high

They all seem to know when it's time to go

Into that dusky blue sky

 

Chorus

 

No more talking

Just a lot of honking

They just go

They don't like the snow

 

So wave goodbye to the summer

All good things come to an end

And I'll see you when you're back this way again

Take care of yourself until then

 

Chorus:

 

Yes, I'll see you every summer

I'll look for that V in the sky

And I'll always stop to wonder

when the geese wave goodbye

 

Repeat Chorus

 

© 1996 Snapping Toes Music

 

Bags

© 1997 Robert Davis

 

Chorus:

Bags, bags, got a lot of bags

So much you can do with them so hold onto your bags

 

Bags for your lunch

Bags for your books

Bags for your gym clothes

Bags for your marbles

And bags for your Oreo’s

Chorus

 

Bags for candy

Bags for tea

Bags for carrying fruit

Bags for popcorn

And bags for birthday loot

Chorus

 

Well, I gotta lotta bags to put my stuff in

I gotta lotta stuff to put in my…

 

Bags made of paper

Bags made of jute

Bags made out of rags

Bags made from recyclables

So there’s gotta be bags made out of bags!

Chorus

 

Twinkle Twinkle Traffic Light

 

(sung to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

© 1997 Robert Davis/Traditional

 

Twinkle twinkle traffic light

How you twinkle day and night

First you’re red, then you’re green

Then you’re yellow in-between

Twinkle twinkle traffic light

How you twinkle day and night

 

Wiggle Waggle Wig

© 1997 Robert Davis

 

When dogs are happy

They’re a waggin’ their tails

Waggin’ their tails, waggin their tails

When dogs are happy

They’re a waggin’ their tails

A wiggle waggle wiggle waggle wig, wig

A wiggle waggle wiggle waggle wig

 

When cats are happy they’re a waggin’ their tails…

When horses are happy…

 

The Days We Have Together

© 1997 Robert Davis

 

If today could last forever,

Then that is what I’d like it to do

For if I had to choose between tomorrow and today

I would choose today and I would choose you

 

Chorus:

 

Because I treasure

The days we have together

The days we have together

Just me and you and you and me

And I’ll remember

The days we have together

The days we have together

just me and you

 

We can always look forward to tomorrow

And in our hearts look back on yesterday

But you and I just have this day for awhile

So let’s not throw it away

Chorus

 

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas to You

© 1997 Robert Davis

 

I never will forget what happened that night

A short while after Daddy turned out the light

It was Christmas Eve but I couldn’t sleep

Thinking ‘bout my presents and my candy to eat

 

I heard a thump on the roof just over my head

Threw back the covers and I jumped out of bed

And I went downstairs to the Christmas tree

And there was Santa Claus smiling at me and singing

 

Chorus:

 

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas to you

He sang Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas to you

He sang, Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas to you

 

He had a long white beard and was dressed in red

He told me ‘bout his reindeer and his flying sled

‘n then he put lots of presents under the tree

And each and every one was addressed to me

 

Well, before I could thank him he was out of sight

He flew up the chimney back into the night

So I rushed to the window to see where he’d gone

But all I heard was Santa Claus singing this song, he sang

Chorus

 

Suddenly I woke up in bed

Was Santa real or just all in my head

Then outside my window, I saw reindeer fly by

Then I saw Santa, waving goodbye and singing

Chorus

 

Five Great Lakes

© 1996 Robert Davis

 

Chorus:

Five Great Lakes

Five Great Lakes

Do you know the Five Great Lakes

Huron, Michigan, Superior, Ontario…and Erie

Altogether make Five Great Lakes

 

Which one’s the largest of the Five Great Lakes?

Which one’s the largest of the Five Great Lakes?

Lake Superior is the most exterior

It’s the largest of the Five Great Lakes

Chorus

 

Now which one’s the smallest of the Five Great Lakes?

Which one’s the smallest of the Five Great Lakes?

Oh I know it’s Ontario

It’s the smallest of the Five Great Lakes

Chorus

 

Which one’s completely within the United States?

Which one’s completely within the United States?
Well, if you want to fish again in Lake Michigan

It’s the all-American of the Five Great Lakes

Chorus

 

What makes them so great?
What makes them so great?
Well, I don’t know but I’d sure like to go see

Five Great Lakes, everybody now!

Chorus

 

I Spell Love

 

Written by: (c) 2000 Robert Davis

 

Some spell love l-o-v-e

But I can spell love differently

It's in the way that you define it

I spell love where I find it

 

I spell love c-a-t

I spell love d-o-g

M-o-m and d-a-d

That's how I spell love

 

I spell love when I see you

I hope you spell love when you see me too

I spell love with an I and you

That's how I spell love

 

I spell love with my family

I spell love with my friends

I spell love when I greet the day

And in my prayers at my day's end

 

I spell love when I see you

I hope you spell love when you see me too

I spell love with an I and you

That's how I spell love

 

I spell love when I see you

I hope you spell love when you see me too

I spell love with an I and you

That's how I spell love

I spell love with an I and you

That's how I spell love

 

Other Songs:

 

We’re from Canada, eh!

 

Chorus:

 

C-A-N-                                               

A-D-A

We’re from Canada, eh!                    

C-A-N-

A-D-A

We’re from Canada, eh!

 

C is for our country, that spans from sea to sea

A is for the Arctic as north as you can be

N is for our nation, strong and free

Add ADA and one more eh

that word we love to say

 

Chorus

 

A’s for Aboriginal, Canada’s originals

D is for diversity, that’s you and you and me

A sounds like eh! That word we love to say

Sing it loud

Spell it proud

We’re from Canada, eh!

           

Chorus

 

You’re from Canada

I’m from Canada

We’re from Canada, eh!

 

© 2004 Robert Davis