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GROW

by Andrew Queen

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1.
Macaroni and Cheese 02:41
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My mom calls me a picky eater But really… I like all kinds of food Like cheeseburgers, pizza and spaghetti Or chicken fingers if I’m in the mood But there’s one thing I like better ’n all of these I wish that I could always eat macaroni and cheese Macaroni and cheese Macaroni & cheese! Won’t you make some for my dinner pretty please? You say that greens are good to eat but they don’t taste good to me Won’t you please make macaroni and cheese I’ll eat fruit if it’s blended into milkshakes Tomatoes in the ketchup on my fries I’ll eat carrots baked into a carrot cake And pickles even though they’re just cucumbers in disguise I’ll help you pick the green beans and even shell the peas. But please don’t put them on my plate – I just want mac and cheese Macaroni and cheese Macaroni & cheese! Won’t you make some for my dinner pretty please? You say that greens are good to eat but they don’t taste good to me Won’t you please make macaroni and cheese They hide sweet potato puree in my pancakes ’n’ they’re always trying to sneak in something green Like spinach blended into my spaghetti sauce And broccoli in my birthday cake! — Well that was just plain mean! One day when I get older I’ll eat anything, you’ll see For now my all-time favourite is macaroni and cheese Macaroni and cheese Macaroni & cheese! Won’t you make some for my dinner pretty please? You say that greens are good to eat but they don’t taste good to me Won’t you please make macaroni and cheese Won’t you please, please make macaroni and cheese Won’t you please, please, please make macaroni and cheese
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Stone Soup 03:34
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Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to fetch her poor dog a bone But when she got there the cupboard was bare. She said, “It’s time to make soup from a stone.” So she went out back ‘n’ found three round rocks and scrubbed ‘em good and clean She filled a pot of water and put it on the fire and dropped those rocks right in Stone soup Stone soup! Soup from a stone Soup from a stone! We’ll stir it up together and serve it up hot If we each bring a little we’ll all have a lot Stone soup Stone soup! Soup from a stone Soup from a stone! Come on everybody make yourselves at home Jack and Jill tumbled down the hill to see what was going on ”Herbs & spice would be quite nice to bring out the taste of the stone.” Jack came back with pepper and salt. Jill brought parsley and thyme Little Boy Blue brought savoury, too. And the soup started smelling fine Stone soup Stone soup! Soup from a stone Soup from a stone! We’ll stir it up together and serve it up hot If we each bring a little we’ll all have a lot Stone soup Stone soup! Soup from a stone Soup from a stone! Come on everybody make yourselves at home Humpty Dumpty jumped from the wall and landed on his feet He asked Mother Hubbard what he could do. She said “Carrots would make the broth sweet.” Mary, Mary quite contrary had a nice garden you know She brought some potatoes, ripe red tomatoes and onions right outta the row Stone soup Stone soup! Soup from a stone Soup from a stone! We’ll stir it up together and serve it up hot If we each bring a little we’ll all have a lot Stone soup Stone soup! Soup from a stone Soup from a stone! Come on everybody make yourselves at home Next thing you know everybody was there dropping veggies into the pot Garden green beans, garlic and peas and cold, crunchy celery stalks Hey diddle diddle the cat played the fiddle the cow jumped over the moon The little dog laughed to see such soup and everybody grabbed a spoon Stone soup Stone soup! Soup from a stone Soup from a stone! We’ll stir it up together and serve it up hot If we each bring a little we’ll all have a lot Stone soup Stone soup! Soup from a stone Soup from a stone! Come on everybody make yourselves at home
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Whoa Jack! 03:39
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Jack woke from the very same dream he’d had a hundred times before It was a pancake breakfast with maple syrup, bacon & sausage and so much more The dream seemed so real he could almost taste it now When he was jolted back to the harsh reality his mother said Jack go sell the cow Whoa Jack! Cut him some slack! Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Whoa Jack! You’d better get back Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah! He met a man on the sideroad who gave him a handful of beans But his mother threw them out the kitchen window -- she didn’t believe in magic it seems Next day Jack woke up – and he couldn’t believe his eyes Then he climbed and climbed and climbed and climbed the magic beanstalk up to the sky At the top of the beanstalk he found a castle in the clouds And then a FEE FI FO FUM !!! knocked him over thundering loud Found a place to hide in the kitchen while the giant counted his gold And when he fell asleep Jack snuck across his lap and stole a sackful of coins so bold. He went back up the beanstalk and hid in the kitchen again He heard, “Fee fi fo fum I smell the blood of an Englishman!!” The giant sat in his great big chair and soon began to snore And then Jack stole the hen that laid golden eggs and high-tailed it out the back door. Last time up the beanstalk he stole the magic harp that could sing But the harp cried out and woke up the giant and just about ruined everything Back home jack grabbed an axe and gave the beanstalk a mighty chop And then the giant tumbled down to the ground from high in the sky with a flip flap flop.
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Little Red Hen 02:46
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Little Red Hen went out one morn, And found a little grain of corn “Who’s gonna help me plant this seed?” She asked her friends Pig, Dog & Sheep “Who will help me dig the row and turn the soil up with a hoe?” “Not I” said Sheep, “Not I” said Pig Dog said, “I’ve got bones to dig.” Ha, ha, ha, come & play Little Red Hen needs help today! Ha, ha, ha, you and me Little Red Hen’s a friend in need! “Who will help me water the seed and dig up all these nasty weeds?” “Not I” said Pig, “Not I” said Dog Sheep said, “Go ask Mr. Frog!” “Who will help me pick the crop and tears the husks from the cobs?” “Not I” said Sheep, “Not I” said Dog Pig was busy sawing logs. (Zzzzz….) CHORUS “Who will help me grind it up and mix it with some eggs and milk?” “Not I” said Dog, “Not I” said Sheep Pig didn’t answer, he was still asleep! “Muffins are ready, who wants to eat?” They all came running, “Me!” “Me!” “Me!” Little Red Hen asked, “Why should I share? When I needed help you were not there.” CHORUS Pig, Dog, Sheep began to cry And said, “We want to apologize! You worked so hard, we didn’t see That a friend in need is a friend indeed.” Little Red Hen began to sing “Forgiveness is a noble thing.” So she gave each friend their own corncake And hoped they learned from their mistake! CHORUS
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Fried Ham 00:59
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Fried ham, fried ham Cheese and baloney And after the macaroni We’ll have some pickles, and onions, and pretzels, And then we’ll have some more fried ham! Fried yams, fried yams Cheese ravioli And after the guacamole We’ll have samosas and tofu and hummus And then we’ll have some more fried yams!
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Witch's Brew 04:43
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I know an old witch who went out one night To boil up a brew to stir up a fright She tossed in a toadstool and a hiss of a cat Some musty dusty powders and the tail of a rat She cackled like a jackle by the pale moonlight Sipped from the ladel but it wasn’t quite right She went out a-searchin’ in the deep dark woods The potion needed something to be terribly good She picked up a plant. It was poison oak And swallowed three leaves … it ain’t no joke Perhaps she’ll croak I know an old witch who swallowed a goblin Whose eyeballs were wiggling and waggling and wobbling She swallowed the goblin to the chase the oak The poison oak… perhaps she’ll croak I know an old witch who swallowed a vampire “One vampire! Ah ha ha ha ha!” She sat by the campfire and swallowed a vampire I know an old witch who swallowed an ogre “Get out of my swamp!” The ogre was dripping with green slimy boogers I know an old witch who swallowed a zombie What good would this song be without a zombie? I know an old witch who swallowed a wizard “Alakazam!” Who cast a spell and got stuck in her gizzard The spell created a spooky fog And turned the old witch into a frog And she croaked up the wizard, chased by the zombie…ogre…vampire…goblin…poison oak… And then she croaked! “Ribbet, Ribbet!”
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Green is the Scene 04:32
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Broccoli and spinach, lettuce, peas Frogs and turtles, plants and trees Icky sticky boogers from an ogre's sneeze What is the same in all of these? Green is the scene Green is what I mean Green is the scene Green is what I mean Green is the colour that they share Just like Kermit's wavy hair ... Hey... Kermit the frog? Frog's don't have hair! ... Well, if he did, it would be green... probably.. When you're driving green means go Go clip the nails off a dragon's toe Chorus Green is slimey guts and goo Moss and mould and a witch's brew I once saw a snake and a lizard too Playing on a tuba and a big kazoo
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Ain't No Flies on Us! 02:53
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Worms 01:27
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Nobody gets me, everyone forgets me, I think I'll go eat worms! Short fat squishy ones, Long thin slimy ones, Chewy, Gooey, Icky, Ooey Worms! Down goes the first one, down goes the second one, Oh how they squiggle and squirm! Long slim slimy ones, Short, fat juicy ones, Itsy bitsy fuzzy wuzzy worms Long thin slimy ones slip down easily Short fat fuzzy ones don't The short fat fuzzy ones stick to your teeth And the juice goes slurpin' (slurping noise) down your throat Up comes the first one, up comes the second one, See how they wiggle and squirm! Long slim, slimy ones, Short, fat juicy ones, Itsy bitsy fuzzy wuzzy worms. Now everybody gets me, no-one forgets me Why did I eat those worms?!! Long slim slimy ones, Short, fat juicy ones, Itsy bitsy fuzzy wuzzy worms.
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Three Billy Goats Gruff 04:45
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Oh Ho! We are the Billy Goats Gruff Oh Ho! The Billy Goats Gruff are we Oh Ho! We are the Billy Goats Gruff Oh Ho! The Billy Goats Gruff are we Our story begins as the littlest Billy Goat Gruff crosses the bridge Trip trop, trip trop, … And the Troll said, Who’s that trip tropping over my bridge? I’m a hungry Troll with an empty fridge Oh Ho! Please be kind to me! I’m the littlest Billy Goat Gruff as you can see Oh Ho! I’m much too skinny for you You should wait for my bigger brother who’s coming_along soon So the Troll grumbled while he thought about it Hmmmmm…. Very well. Be off before I change my mind You may cross my bridge but just this one time And so by and by, along came the middle sized Billy Goat Gruff Trip trop, trip trop, … And the Troll said, Who’s that trip tropping over my bridge? I’m a hungry Troll with an empty fridge Oh Ho! Please be kind to me! I’m the middle sized Billy Goat Gruff as you can see Oh Ho! I’m much too skinny for you You should wait for my bigger brother who’s coming_along soon So the Troll grumbled while he thought about it Hmmmmm…. Very well. Be off before I change my mind You may cross my bridge but just this one time And so by and by, along came the great big Billy Goat Gruff Trip trop, trip trop, … And the Troll said, Who’s that trip tropping over my bridge? I’m a hungry Troll with an empty fridge Oh Ho! Please be kind to me I’m the great big Billy Goat Gruff as you can see Oh Ho! You can’t carry on Bullying everybody who comes along Well you know the only reason I act this way Is because I’ve never had a friend to hang out with or play Nobody seems to want to make friends with a Troll Sometimes I just want to crawl into a deep dark hole Oh Ho! Why don’t you come with me Come be friends with us the Billy Goats Three Oh Ho! If you’ll stop playing rough You can come be friends with us the Billy Goats Gruff
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Pizza Tree 01:54
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On top of my pizza with hot melted cheese I lost my pepperoni with a gigantic sneeze It stuck to the ceiling and fell to the floor Then my pepperoni bounced out the back door It rolled through my sandbox and bounced off a truck Then my pepperoni, it landed in muck! It lay there all summer and right through the snow And then in the springtime it started to grow It grew tiny branches like you’d never believe With pepperoni flowers and pizza crust leaves Now whenever I’m hungry I just have to go Out into the backyard where my pizza tree grows
12.
Orange is the Thing 03:28
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Sing sing sing! Orange is the thing Smiles and laughter fill the air around the campfire ring Sing, sing, sing! Orange is the thing Makes the world around us bright so sing, sing, sing! Once there was a little mouse. His name it doesn’t matter Had a pumpkin for a house and his heart went pitter-patter For a ginger cat came creeping round looking for some dinner Peeked through the jack-o-lantern’s eye the mouse began to quiver That old tomcat was clever had brought along some cheese Made a trail of cheddar bits and hid behind some trees But the mouse popped out of the pumpkin’s nose ran for the setting sun Found haven in a carrot patch that lucky mouse had won So let’s sing sing sing! Orange is the thing Smiles and laughter fill the air around the campfire ring Sing, sing, sing! Orange is the thing Makes the world around us bright so sing, sing, sing! Once there was a little girl staring into a stream Sparkling scales of goldfish tails lead her into a dream Robins flew into the blue and tangerine skies Orange stripes of tigers danced with monarch butterflies So if you’re feeling down someday you know what you can do Imagine something orange to warm your body through Mangoes, peaches, clementines and loooong summer days Fill your mind with bright sunshine chase those blues away So let’s sing sing sing! Orange is the thing Smiles and laughter fill the air around the campfire ring Sing, sing, sing! Orange is the thing Makes the world around us bright so sing, sing, sing!
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Too Tall 02:53
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When I was an itty bitty baby my feet looked like water skis I had long skinny legs and long skinny arms and great big knobbly knees My mother took one loving look as I began to bawl She said with a smile, “Just wait a while this one’s gonna be too tall.” Too Tall, my feet hang over the bed Too Tall, I’m always bumping my head Well people often ask me, “Do you play basketball?” “How’s the weather up there?” and “How did you get so tall?” Well it’s not from eating spinach or munching on string beans The reason for my height is my family’s too tall genes. Too Tall, my feet hang over the bed Too Tall, I’m always bumping my head My friends all said when I turn to the side I practically disappear Toothpick, skinny bones, stretch and slim are some of the taunts I’d hear You better watch out on a windy day, you might just blow away I wished I could be the bionic man just to hear what they would say. Too Tall, my feet hang over the bed Too Tall, I’m always bumping my head I’ve taken trips on aeroplanes with my knees buckled up to my chin I’ve cracked my head on doorframes, almost every house that I’m in And just for the record I’m not very good at basketball Just some of the trials and tribulations of being too tall. Too Tall, my feet hang over the bed Too Tall, I’m always bumping my head
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Just Down the Road 04:49
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Last night at the table I found myself amazed So many different countries were visiting my plate Lamb from New Zealand, red peppers from Peru Asparagus from Mexico and Chinese garlic, too I thought of Laura Ingalls that pioneering girl Wondered what she’d think of our carbon crazy world I think that Laura Ingalls would shake her head and frown To see the waste that we create moving food around We can’t grow bananas in the cold And let’s hope that the Family Farm’s never sold ‘Cause the apples are crisp and sweet. And the cheddar can’t be beat There’s good eating from just down the road This morning when I woke up I thought about the Farm And all the ways that I could try to do less harm I went driving in the country stopped at a roadside stand Down at the market I shook a farmer’s hand I started me a garden just three feet wide And planted some tomatoes, green beans and chives I ‘m gonna read a book about how to make my own jam Preserving fruits and vegetables means I won’t need to buy ’em in a can We can’t grow mangos in the cold. And let’s hope that the Family Farm’s never sold ‘Cause the carrots are crisp and sweet. And the maple syrup can’t be beat There’s good eating from just down the road So ask your produce manager what’s local and what’s ripe Remember what’s spewing from that truck’s tailpipe We’ve gotta check the labels. Put our habits to the test ‘Cause when we eat in season you know the food tastes its best You shouldn’t need a passport when you’re at the grocery store If you stay within a 100 miles you’d be a locavore The pioneers could do it so why can’t we? It’s time that we think local and act responsibly We can’t grow avocadoes in the cold And let’s hope that the Family Farm’s never sold ‘Cause the turnips are crisp and sweet. And the wild blueberries can’t be beat There’s good eating from just down the road So come on! Let’s get started! Check your plate Add up your food miles the planet can’t wait When you buy local it lessens the load There’s good eating from just down the road

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Andrew "Too Tall" Queen dishes up one super-sized order of fun! With generous helpings of original tunes about food, sprinkled with silliness and seasoned with sweet sing-a-longs, GROW will leave folks with a belly full of laughs and hungry for more!

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released November 1, 2011

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Andrew "Too Tall" Queen is one of the tallest talents in Canada’s family-folk music scene, engaging big and little folks with his animated delivery of original fairy tale songs and twisted traditionals.

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