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Sing For The Earth - Little Wild Animals

by Claudia Robin Gunn

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1.
Animal Families 03:55
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We got animal families In 2 by 2 and 3 by 3 There’s zoo babies everywhere Come on in and show you care Our little tribe of kiwi’s growing Here at our city zoo Recently the family’s been expanding Darling little featherlings stretching out On their first morning Oh won’t you come and see Welcome to the family Our little kiwi kinderling Longest beak and tiny wings Join the tribe of kiwilings Our flamingos are flamboyant Here at our city zoo Don’t you know our family’s been expanding Fluffy gray flamingolings Cute as a button little things Hanging out and having fun Oh won’t you come and see? And welcome to the family Our pink flamingo finery A regiment of plumery Rosy tinted colony There is a romp of playful otter Here at our city zoo Recently our family’s been expanding So come and see the otterlings and welcome to the family Little otters so divine It’s nearly swimming time (Ooh ee) Welcome to the family All the zoos across the world Are joining up to help preserve The families and habitats Of creatures big and small And our spider monkey troop is growing Here at our city zoo Recently the family’s been expanding Little spider monkeys Clinging on to dad and mummy Flying high from tree to tree It must be lovely (Ooh ee) Welcome to the family Little spider monkey babes Curiouser everyday Monkey business all the way Stripy zebra dazzling, giraffes a towering A lion’s pride, a keeper’s smile Kea conspiracy, kororā chattering Elephants a memory, red panda cuddling Merry bound of wallaby, tiger cubs a tumbling Tortoise Galapagos, so many families (Ooh ee) Welcome to the family (Ooh ee) Welcome to the family
2.
Brave Like A Lion 02:46
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I’m wearing my lion suit For book character day I’m going as the lion in the meadow Daddy made the costume Just yesterday He stitched the ears He made the tail it’s fluffy Like a lion’s tale should be And I’m proud like a lion Walking up to school For book character day And I’m gonna Play like a lion, run like a lion Be brave like a lion can be And I’m gonna Roar like a lion, be strong like a lion Do you wanna play lions with me? Other kids have a costume from the store Some of them think mine’s funny But mine was made with love So I don’t mind if it’s a little crinkly Did you know mama lions do the hunting? Daddy lions do the big roar Lion cubs do the tumbling Let’s play like a lion some more We can play like a lion, run like a lion Be brave like lions can be We can roar like a lion be strong like a lion Be brave like a lion with me When I get home I ain’t taking it off I’m gonna be a lion cub again tomorrow Cos I had fun like a lion Playing like a lion Like the lion in the meadow Now I’m gonna sleep like a lion Snuggle like a lion Dream like a lion dream And when I wake up I’m gonna stretch like a lion Will you be a lion with me? Play like a lion, brave like a lion Daddy you’re my favourite lion
3.
Cloud Forest Chorus 02:34
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In the cloud forest canopy The songbirds call All the hummingbirds and toucans And umbrella birds and more If you walk down below Among the orchid blooms Don’t forget to look up and see The colours up there too Hear the cloud forest chorus The cloud forest song Hear the hummingbirds and toucans And umbrella birds and more In the cloud forest you might see The spectacled bear Yellow tailed woolly monkey Or the mountain tapir If you walk down below Be sure to look around In the cloud forest magic May always be raining down Hear the cloud forest chorus It’s a cloud forest song Hear the hummingbirds and toucans And umbrella birds and more It’s a cloud forest chorus Of biodiversity If we wanna hear the chorus We must save the trees There are many kinds of wildlife In the cloud forest shade Like the rain frog, tortoise beetle And the giant snail It’s a cloud forest chorus A cloud forest song Let the hummingbirds and toucans And umbrella birds live long It’s a cloud forest chorus Of biodiversity If we wanna hear the chorus We must save the trees
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Don't Be Scared of Bugs 03:20
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I’m a busy honeybee I’m a daring dragonfly I’m an Archeys frog I’m a katipo hiding in the driftwood I’m a happy huhu grub I’m a little blue ladybug I’m a red admiral butterfly Don’t be scared of bugs Insects, amphibians, arachnids and invertebrates Bugs are many; bugs are very interesting and numerous Don’t be scared of bugs I’m a silky spinning spider I’m a shy and secret slater I’m a pink and wriggly earthworm Keeping all the soil turned I’m a copper caterpillar I’m a giant wētāpunga I’m a powelliphanta snail Don’t be scared of bugs Insects, amphibians, arachnids and invertebrates Bugs are many; bugs are varied, interesting and numerous Insects, amphibians, arachnids and invertebrates Bugs are many; bugs are very interesting and numerous Don’t be scared of bugs Don’t call us names or make a nasty fuss We’re just little bugs in a big big world Come on now Insects, amphibians, arachnids and invertebrates Bugs are many; bugs are very interesting and numerous Insects, amphibians, arachnids and invertebrates We are many, we are varied, interesting and numerous Don’t be scared of bugs I’m a three eyed tuatara I’m a stick insect in the Manuka I’m a bright green beautiful puriri moth Flying aloft for just one night I’m a glow worm shining by the river (don’t be scared of bugs) I’m a cicada in the summer (don’t be scared of bugs) I’m a giant centipede (don’t be scared of bugs) Hiding in the leaves Da da da (Don’t be scared of bugs) Da da da (Don’t be scared of bugs) Da da da da da da da Da da da da da Just a little bug! Don’t be scared of bugs
5.
Earth Kind 03:15
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If I had 100 hearts I would give em all away To make the world a kinder place Even better than it is today If I had 100 dollar bills I would make a great big cake Made of every kind of food my friends would like And share it with all earthkind For we all have countless gifts that we can give And we can make a difference Even if we’re still just little kids For we all have limitless love and courage and hope When we find it, hold strong For this is how we roll Count it up for all earthkind You know the count goes on and on Count it up were counting on Infinity goes on and on If I had 100 stars in my hands I would throw them right back to the sky I’d never let the Milky Way go dark We should all share the light If I had 100 years I would try to make the most of Every single second Cos no one knows just how much they’re given For we all have countless gifts that we can give And we can make a difference Even if we’re still kids For we all have boundless love and courage and hope When we find it, hold strong For this is how we roll Count it up for all earthkind You know the count goes on and on Count it up we’re counting on Infinity goes on Count it up for all earthkind And the count goes on and on Count it up we’re counting on Infinity goes on and on and on and on and on Be kind for all earthkind
6.
Echidna Lullaby 03:45
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I am little spiky but I promise I’m not scary I only have these spines to keep me safe Inside I’m just a softie I am a little baby, a lil’ Echidna baby So please don’t be afraid, I love to play Oh won’t you play a game? We could roll roll roll roll roll roll roll away We could roll roll roll roll roll roll roll away If I’m a little prickly, its only cos I’m hiding When I roll into a ball or dig a hole It’s cos I need to hide away I am a little baby, a lil’ Echidna baby Oh please don’t be afraid, I love to play Oh won’t you play a game? We could dig dig dig dig dig dig underground Can you dig dig dig dig dig dig just like me? We can roll roll roll roll roll roll roll away We can roll roll roll roll roll roll roll away (roll roll roll roll roll roll roll) We could roll roll roll roll roll roll roll away (roll roll roll roll roll roll roll) We could roll roll roll roll roll roll roll away (roll roll roll roll roll roll roll) We could roll roll roll roll roll roll roll away (roll roll roll roll roll roll roll away) We could roll roll roll roll roll roll roll away We are a little spiky, but we’re not scary We only have these spines to keep us safe Can you roll roll roll roll roll roll away? Can you dig dig dig dig underground? Can you roll roll roll roll roll roll away? Roll away, roll away
7.
Feathers and Bones (Extinction Elegy) 04:09
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I have been raised by the river I have been raised in the trees I have been raised in the mountains and plains Just like the creatures that came before me Eagles flew here before us Eagles flew years ago Eagles flew here but now they’re long gone This is the Haast eagle’s song Moa walked here by the river Moa walked here years ago Moa walked here but now they’re long gone This is the great moa’s song Huia sung here before us Huia sung years ago Huia sung here but now they’re long gone So this is a tribute song Grayling swum here before us Grayling swum years ago Grayling swum here but now they’re long gone This is those grayling’s song I have been raised by the river I have been raised in the trees I have been raised in the mountains and plains Just like the creatures that came before me And I will remember the eagle And I will rejoice in its flight Though I never saw it or heard the wingbeats The Haast eagle soars through the night And I will remember the moa And I will respect the great bones Though I wasn’t here nor my mothers before me This was the great moa’s home And I will remember the huia And I will imagine their song Those white tipped feathers and legendary voices This is the place they belonged I will remember the grayling I will recall they swum up from the sea Then forests fell and choked up the rivers Now graylings are history I have been raised by the river I have been raised in the trees I have been raised in the mountains and plains Just like the creatures that came before me And they can be found in the rivers They can be found in the trees They can be found in the mountains and plans The bones and the fossils and feathers of creatures That came before me
8.
Giraffe Song 02:17
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Ooooooh Sometimes I wish I could be a giraffe Head stretched up high in the leaves I would pretend a giraffes what I am And my friends had long necks like me Heads high up in the sky Imagine how much we could see We’d sleep standing up Clean our ears with our tongues Oh what a life that would be Ooooooh Sometimes I’d love to be a giraffe Head stretched high in the leaves My friends and I so tall together Singing giraffe songs like these Heads high up in the sky All of the world we can see We’d sleep standing up Clean our ears with our tongues See our spot patterns unique every one Munch on acacia leaves No lions thank you team This is the life for me Ooooooh Sometimes I need to be a giraffe Head stretched high in the leaves My friends and I so tall together Swaying with the beautiful breeze Heads high up in the sky All of the world we can see We’d sleep standing up Clean our ears with our tongues See our spot patterns unique every one Munch on acacia leaves No lions thank you team When we drink water we drop to our knees This is the long legged Long necked Longest drink in town Long seeing life for me Ooooooh
9.
Go Baby Rhino Go 03:10
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Go baby rhino go Run baby rhino run Stop baby rhino stop And then we’ll start all over again Go baby rhino go Run baby rhino run Stop baby rhino stop And then we’ll start all over again Rhino baby rhino I can play you on a jukebox Any song you wanna listen to As long as it sounds like do ba de dop do ba de dop Run baby rhino run and stop Go baby rhino go Run baby rhino run Stop baby rhino stop And then we’ll start all over again Go baby rhino go Oh run baby rhino run Stop baby rhino stop And then we’ll start all over again Rhino baby rhino I can see you’re growing stronger And faster everyday Don’t let anybody slow you down or tell ya To take it easy Go baby rhino go Stop baby rhino stop And when the day is done and we’ve had all our fun Sleep baby rhino sleep Dream baby rhino dream Soon baby rhino soon You’ll wake up and start over again Go baby rhino go Run baby rhino run Stop baby rhino stop And then we’ll start all over again Go baby rhino go Oh run baby rhino run Stop baby rhino stop And then we’ll start all over again And then we’ll start all over again Start all over again Now rest baby rhino rest Snooze baby rhino snooze Dream baby rhino dream Then we’ll start all over again
10.
Happy Little Honeybee 01:45
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Buzz buzz, buzz buzz You're my happy little honeybee You're my happy little honeybee You get smiles from all the fruit trees You spread the love - to everyone you meet Buzz buzz buzz buzz You're my happy little honeybee You got pollen on your dusty feet You bring life to all the flowers Cos you spread the love everywhere you been Buzz buzz buzz buzz Oh happy little honeybee Oh happy little honeybee I see you buzz buzz buzz buzz buzzing round and round I see you pollinating flowers all around the town Show me how you dance wiggle left and wiggle right When ya tell your friends the way to find the flowers blooming bright Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Thank you happy little honeybee Thank you happy little honey bee You bring smiles to all the garden And all the flowers and all the trees You spread the love everywhere you been
11.
Hippo Harmony 03:05
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It's a 'ippo! 'ippo-onomous! Come and join our hippo harmony Sing a little merry melody Cos I know a little hippo Who’s hip hip hopping along Hip hip hippo Dancing everywhere she goes Hip hop hippo Bubbles when she blows Hip hip hippo Hip hip hopping along Come and join our hippo harmony Sing a little merry melody Cos I know a little hippo Who’s a hip hip hopping along Hippopotamus! Tell me how you say it Hip hip hippo Hippaponamus Happy hoppy hippo 'opotopatus Happy hoppy hippo Hip hip hopping along It’s a hippopotamus! Come and join our hippo harmony Sing a little merry melody Cos I know a little hippo Who’s hip hip hopping along Can you sing the bass part? That’s low - down here Can you sing the alto? In the middle - no problem Can you sing soprano? That’s high - up high Three part harmony It’s so easy Join our hippo harmony Come and sing a little merry melody Cos I know a little hippo Who’s hip hip hopping along Hippopotamus Tell me how you say it Hip hip hippo Hoppiponamoss It’s a hippo Hip hop hippo Hippapippamus Happy hoppy hippo Happiponomonomoss Oh oh It’s a hippopotamus! Join our hippo harmony Sing a little merry melody Cos I know a little hippo Who’s hip hip hopping along All together now Come and join our hippo harmony Sing a little merry melody Cos I know a little hippo Who’s hip hip hopping along Oh oh hip hip hopping along Oh oh hip hip hopping along Hippopotamus! That's very loud
12.
Loopy the Inchworm 02:59
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I found a little inchworm Inching up an oak tree Looping in a funny way Doubled up and back again It crawled onto a leaf and up my arm It must have thought that I was a little acorn And I got a kind of loopy love Got me doing inchworm stuff Like this bendy stretchy yoga pose Now I can touch my knees with my nose Now Loopy goes where I go Inching up my headphones Looping in a funny way Doubled up and back again After looping all day it's time to sleep And Loopy snuggles up on an oak leaf Now I got a kind of loopy love It’s got me doing inchworm stuff Like this bendy stretchy yoga pose Now I can touch my knees with my nose I love Loopy, Loopy loves me I love Loopy, Loopy loves me Goodbye my little inchworm Looping up your oak tree Looping in your funny way Doubled up and back again Inchworm, inchworm, inchworm I got a kind of loopy love It’s got me doing inchworm stuff Like this bendy stretchy yoga pose Now I can touch my knees with my nose I just got a kind of loopy love It’s got me doing inchworm stuff Like this bendy stretchy yoga pose Now I can touch my knees with my nose I love Loopy, Loopy loves me I love Loopy, Loopy loves me
13.
Lovebirds Love 02:27
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Lovebirds love Lovebirds love Lovebirds love (Oooh) Lovebirds love to sing for you and I And always stay together Lovebirds love to share their joy With you and I, true love forever Lovebirds love to love to give Lovebirds love to love to wish Their lovely thoughts into the world To all the lovely hearts and souls Lovebirds love to dance in twos In lovely ballroom tippy toe dance moves Lovebirds love to share their joy With you and I, true love forever Lovebirds love to love to shine Their lovely lovely love bird style And this I know, I know is true That lovebirds lovebirds always do Love to love to sing Love to love to dance Love to love to give Love to love to take a chance Lovebirds love to sing and share And dance and give and shine and wish Lovebirds love to stay together Lovebirds love true love forever (Oooh) Lovebirds love (Oooh) Lovebirds love (Oooh) Lovebirds love (Oooh)
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Muddy Puddles (Frog Song) 02:13
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I jumped in a puddle right up to my middle It was muddy, it was deep and it was cold! It got me in a muddle; it was actually a pond A little frog jumped out and said won’t you sing along? Muddy puddles are the best (he sang) But sometimes puddles turn into ponds Muddy puddles are a frog’s best friend I hope you’re gonna stay and jump with me til the end Ribbet I said I only wanted a tiny little splash The kind that gets your trousers wet And dries off in a flash The froggy said well now you’re here You might as well jump in We can have sploshy splashy muddly puddly swim Muddy puddles are the best (he sang) But sometimes puddles turn into ponds Muddy puddles are a frog’s best friend I hope you’re gonna stay and jump with me til the end Ribbet I splosh in my galoshes, the water’s everywhere My pants are dripping and the drops are even in my hair The rain is coming down in waves, better race inside I wave goodbye to Mr Frog and in the pond he dives Muddy puddles are the best (he sang) Sometimes puddles turn into ponds Muddy puddles are a frog’s best friend I hope you’re gonna jump on by and visit again Muddy puddles are the best (I sang) Sometimes puddles turn into ponds Muddy puddles are a frog’s best friend I know I’m gonna jump on in this puddle again
15.
Panda On A Plane 03:26
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Bei Bei (Bei Bei) bye bye (bye bye) Panda flying on a plane Bei Bei (Bei Bei) bye bye (bye bye) Up up up up up away Bei Bei (Bei Bei) bye bye (bye bye) Panda growing tall, off to see some more Of the world (up up up up away) So climb aboard Bei Bei (Bei Bei) bye bye (bye bye) Where you wanna go today? Bei Bei (Bei Bei) bye bye (bye bye) Up up up up away Bei Bei (Bei Bei) bye bye (bye bye) Heading for the sky, time to fly above All the clouds (up up up up up away) So let’s head out Up up up up up up away Bei Bei (Bei Bei) ni hao (ni hao) Panda flying in the plane Bei Bei (Bei Bei) ni hao ni hao To the motherland again Bei Bei (Bei Bei) ni hao (ni hao) Panda growing strong Back to find the place you belong (Up up up up away) So let’s head on Up up up up up away Bei Bei, Bei Bei Panda flying on a plane Bei Bei, Bei Bei Panda flying on a plane Oooohhh Up up up up up up up away
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Pekapeka Pukapuka (NZ Bat) 03:01
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Pekapeka rere ahiahi Didn’t see em anywhere, didn’t hear anything Didn’t even know their name Here on this island, in the ocean At the bottom of a planet in space But then I took a little listening bug That senses the frequencies I went to find out where these little tiny fluffy hidey Creatures of the night might be All the pekapeka, pekapeka The tiny mammals of our land They are the pekapeka, pekapeka Smaller than my little hand Pekapeka rere ahiahi Pekapeka rere ahiahi You mightn’t see them, you might not hear them But they’re part and parcel of this place Here on our island in the ocean At the bottom of a planet in space Will you take a little listening bug To gather all the frequencies? And try and find out where the little tiny fluffy hidey Creatures of the night might be Meet the pekapeka, pekapeka In the hollows of the oldest trees All the pekapeka, pekapeka Tiny mammals flying free This is the pekapeka pukapuka So everybody can lend a hand It’s the pekapeka pukapuka All about the tiny mammals of this land Pekapeka rere ahiahi
17.
Pink Flamingo Fling 03:16
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The pink flamingo fling Meet Marina Maraschino, the stretchy pink flamingo She leads the pink flamingo wing display All the other pink flamingos, follow her where she goes And do their level best to keep the pace Outstretched go her wings for a second See her black flying feathers underneath And the rest stretch their wings out wide Then they fold them back just in time for tea It’s the pink flamingo fling It’s the pink flamingo fling It’s the pink flamingo fling we can all join in Cos flamingos are a merry kind of band The pink flamingo fling Meet Concertina Charlie, the daring pink flamingo He directs the marchers as they turn So many pink flamingos, putting on a marching show This way, that way and return To the left - to the right Pink flamingos in sync as they follow Concertina and the band, all the pink flamingo fans Heads high, legs stride It’s the pink flamingo fling It’s the pink flamingo fling It’s the pink flamingo fling we can all join in Cos flamingos are a merry kind of band Meet Valentina Vita the calmest of flamingos Balancing on one long leg with ease It’s a simple kind of style, can you hold it for a while? Pink flamingo yoga is a breeze Pink Flamingos Meet Ballerina Bindi, the little grey flaminglet Fluffy feathers shiver as she points pink feet Little grey flaminglets, copy all her dance steps First, second, third, point, twirl then repeat! It’s the pink flamingo fling It’s the pink flamingo fling It’s the pink flamingo fling We can all join in Cos flamingos are a merry kind of band Everybody Flamingos are a merry kind of band All together Flamingos are a merry kinda band Pink flamingos Pink flamingos Pink flamingos Pink flamingos Pink flamingos Pink flamingos Pink flamingos Pink flamingos
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Rainbow World (Biodiversity) 03:50
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We live in a rainbow world How do you feel yellow bee? What will you play blue spotted ray? What will you sing black swallow? What will you think of tomorrow? What can you see green parrot? What can you smell brown bear? What can you hear grey elephant Under the rainbow shining here? If I had wings or a beak or could walk on four feet Or had flippers and gills or a lizards fine frills Would I love sunshine or would I seek shadows? Would I see more colours in every rainbow? Would I be able to walk in their shoes And know that these colours are too good to lose? What do you know shiny stone? What do you see tallest tree? Why do you ripple, running river? And what do you dream of? Do you remember, great mountains When you were down there below? And where do you rush to so slow Oh glacier all covered in snow? Do you love sunshine or do you seek shadows? Do you see more colours in every rainbow? If I was able to walk in your shoes Would I know that this world is much too good to lose? So show me your colours World show me your colours Yellow bee, blue ray, black swallow Will I see you tomorrow? Green parrot, brown bear, grey elephant What do you hear oh what do you hear? Shiny stone, tallest tree running river What is in your heart? Great mountains, glaciers remember We live in a rainbow world So show me your colours World show me your colours So show me your colours World show me your colours (show me your colours) Don’t lose your colours, oh We live in a rainbow world
19.
Roll Poly Polar Bear 02:29
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Hello little roly poly polar bear In your light reflecting warm collecting Mama’s waiting best be hasty snow white fur In the Arctic snow on the ice You’ll swim and dive and catch And run and sleep and roly poly grow Show show me your little roly poly baby twinkle toes Stomp stomp stomp Your little roly polar bear feet Wriggle like an otter, swim like a fish Slide like a penguin, splash splash splish In the Arctic snow by the sea You’ll swim and dive and catch And run and sleep and roly poly grow If the sea ice melts, when the hot sun glows Where will little roly poly baby polar bears And their parents go? Oh such a dear little roly poly polar bear In your light reflecting warm collecting Mama’s waiting best be hasty snow white fur You still need somewhere cold To swim and dive and catch And run and sleep and roly poly grow By the sea you’ll swim and dive and catch And run and sleep and roly poly grow On the ice you’ll swim and dive and catch And run and sleep and roly poly grow Little roly poly polar bear in your polar bear home
20.
Tara Tuatara 02:37
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Tara tuatara told me a story just the other day About how the world is warming It’s not good for tuatara babies She said the time was short but the years are long We can find a way (come on people) Cos we are the living fossils Survivors of the dinosaur age We only live on the islands now We used to be everywhere We are the kings and queens of an island kingdom And ocean air (come on people) You know the time is short but the years are long And we can find a way (come on people) We are the living fossils Survivors of the dinosaur age Tara tuatara blinked her third eye And told me what she saw Tara tuatara wanted to warn us What we had in store (come on people) She said the time was short but the years are long And we can find a way (come on people) We are the living fossils Survivors of the dinosaur age The order Sphenodontia Needs a little help today We are the living fossils Survivors of the dinosaur age Come on people Come on people Come on people Come on people Come on people, come on people Come on people cool things down Come on people, come on people Come on people cool things down For Tara tuatara and all her tuatara babies
21.
The Little Blue Sushi Shop Penguins 02:18
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Underneath the sushi shop First there came a little squark Then there came an answer from the harbour The sushi chefs were busy Rolling up the sushi When they heard the noise they stopped Oh fish - what’s that? And the little blue sushi shop penguins Were hiding underneath of the air vents The little blue sushi shop penguins Were looking for nice warm place to call their home Oh no! So they lured them out with fish Shut them in the sushi fridge Til the city officers arrived You can’t stay here the officers say We usually give tickets but not today Dear little penguins - run back to the bay! And the little blue sushi shop penguins Were hiding underneath of the air vents The little blue sushi shop penguins Were looking for nice warm place to call their home Oh no! Now in the middle of Lambton Quay Little and blue and brave can be Holding up the traffic as they waddled Oh on the way to the sushi shop This is a place we like a lot Commuting distance from the sea It’s the perfect place for me! The little blue sushi shop penguins Were hiding underneath of the air vents The little blue sushi shop penguins Were looking for a nice warm place to call their home Oh no! Two days later they both came back Haven’t we warned you already bout that? The officers were pulling out their hair! We know you need a nesting spot Underneath a sushi shop Isn’t the best real estate You can better down by the bay Oh, good idea Now the little blue sushi shop penguins Are cosy inside their rocky nest The little blue sushi shop penguins Have a nice warm safe cosy place to call their home Good show!
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The Very Busy Sloth 03:17
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I’m a sloth but I’m not just lazing around Up here in the trees so far off the ground I eat green leaves and I chew them slow I don’t get dizzy upside down you know I’m thinking my way through a million things My brain works so fast I get giddy So I may look like I’m doing nothing at all But really I’m actually quite busy (I’m a sloth) I have three toes, some sloth have two On humans you’d call them fingers (I’m a sloth) I’ve a very long tongue, long claws, green fur It gets covered in algae, I don’t mind - it’s tasty And I’m thinking my way through a trillion things My brain works so fast I get giddy So I may look like I’m doing nothing at all But really I’m actually quite busy (I’m a sloth) Back in the olden days we were much bigger We were called megatherium Giant sloth as large as an elephant Can you even imagine? Now I’m thinking my way through gazillions of things My brain works so fast I get giddy And I may look like I’m doing nothing at all Really I’m actually quite busy I’m a sloth but I’m not just lazing around Up here in the trees so far off the ground (I’m a sloth) Thinking my way through gazillion things (I’m a sloth) Thinking my way through a trillion things (I’m a sloth) Thinking my way through a million things (I’m a sloth) Don’t tell me I don’t look busy Oh no no Oh no no
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This Book Belongs to Everyone 02:21
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This book is history This book everything in you and me This book belongs to everyone This book belongs to everyone This book is as old as the universe As young as a baby born this minute This book is the story of all of us The story we all write Everyone gets their name in the action The footnotes, the inlays, the margins Full colour plates mixed with black and white sketches From the minute to the infinite experience This is the book of the creatures and the bones Their DNA and traces fossilised in limestone This is the book - the record in the rings Of the weather back then, and did the songbirds sing? This is the book of the creatures and the bones Their DNA and traces fossilised in limestone This is the book of life Oh the story we all write This book belongs to everyone (This book is history) This book belongs to everyone (This book is everything in you and me) This book belongs to everyone This book belongs to everyone
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We Are the Platypus 03:12
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Poisonous talons, swim with our eyes closed Electromagnetic senses in our nose Burrows in the river banks, two layers of fur Bill like a duck, swim like a fish Do you know who we are? Semi aquatic egg laying mammals Furry like an otter, paddle shaped tail We only eat meat not plants Cos we’re carnivores Watch out beetles and swimming snails Cicadas and shrimp and tadpoles tails We are the platypus We are not a curiosity We are just the only living ones of our kind We’re quite mysterious We’re platypus Mammals that lay eggs are quite unusual Platypus babies we are called puggles Underneath the water our fur can glow Why on earth this happens - no one knows We are the platypus We are not a curiosity We are just the only living ones of our kind We’re quite mysterious We’re platypus (Ooh) We are the platypus (ooh) We are not a curiosity (ooh) We are just the only living ones of our kind (ooh) We’re quite mysterious We are the platypus (ooh) We are the platypus (ooh) We are the platypus We’re quite mysterious
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Zoo Hullabaloo 03:13
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It’s the zoo hullaballoo Come and sing with us too Waiata, pakipaki, takahia, tārere Hurihuri, kanikani All together, tātou katoa Waiata, can you sing too? Come and do the zoo hullabaloo Waiata, waiata, sing like a korimako, waiata Sing sing sing sing sing sing waiata Pakipaki, can you clap too? Come and do the zoo hullabaloo Pakipaki, pakipaki, clap like an otter, pakipaki Clap clap clap clap clap clap pakipaki Takahia can you stomp too? Come and do the zoo hullaballoo Takahia, takahia, stomp like an elephant, takahia Stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp takahia Waiata, pakipaki, takahia, tārere Hurihuri, kanikani All together, tātou katoa Tārere can you swing too Come and do the zoo hullaballoo Tārere, tārere, swing like orangutans, tārere Swing swing swing swing swing swing tārere Hurihuri can you twirl too? Come and do the zoo hullaballoo Hurihuri, hurihuri, twirl like a fur seal, hurihuri Twirl twirl twirl twirl twirl twirl hurihuri Kanikani, can you dance too? Come and do the zoo hullaballoo Kanikani, kanikani dance like a cockatoo. kanikani Dance dance dance dance dance dance kanikani Waiata, pakipaki, takahia, tārere Hurihuri, kanikani All together, tātou katoa Waiata, pakipaki, takahia, tārere Hurihuri, kanikani All together, tātou katoa All together, tātou katoa Oooh can you do the zoo Can you do the zoo Can you do the zoo Can you do the zoo hullaballoo?

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Tune in to the beautiful chorus that our world makes - and add your voice to the choir. This album + digital songbook (included) is an invitation for children and adults to sing and learn about some of the wonders of life on this planet.

Shining a spotlight on wildlife conservation and climate awareness, this album and songbook from APRA Award winner Claudia Robin Gunn, contains 25 original tunes. Celebrate our planet and a diverse range of the fascinating creatures who inhabit the trees, the plains, the mountains and the rivers, the coastlines and even the ice floes alongside us humans.

The songbook includes science notes and activity ideas for children to explore written by Dr Melissa R. Gunn and is illustrated by Elise De Silva.

The biodiversity crisis is referenced in the heartfelt song Rainbow World, and the tragedy of extinctions is catalogued in the song Feathers and Bones (Extinction Elegy). This tune offers an emotive call to remember creatures long disappeared from her homeland of Aotearoa New Zealand - hula, moa, Haast's eagle and the greyling.

Fellow land of the long white cloud inhabitants that feature in other songs include the myriad critters of 'Don't be Scared of Bugs', little blue penguins (kororā) in The Little Blue Sushi Shop Penguins (another true story), disco number Tara Tuatara and the delights of kiwi hatchlings in Animal Families.

The incredible monotremes of Australia get a shout out in the gentle and reassuring collab with Angie Who 'Echidna Lullaby', and in 'We Are The Platypus' which pays tribute to this enigmatic being with a to the front rock number.

Have a boogie with zoo animals, with actions in te reo Māori, in the Zoo Hullabaloo featuring Loopy Tunes Preschool Music and send a love letter to your best friend in Lovebirds Love featuring Itty Bitty Beats.

Claudia and Melissa's mother Deni Gunn lends clear and resonant harmonies to the fun and quirky songs Loopy the Inchworm and Roly Poly Polar Bear.

Created with funding from Creative New Zealand, this is part two of a two album project following on from Sing For The Sea - Little Wild Ocean Friends. All tracks have been produced by Tom Fox at The Sound Room.

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released December 9, 2022

Songwriter/Performer: Claudia Robin Gunn
Featuring guest vocalists Deni Gunn, Itty Bitty Beats (Jenny and Lucy), Angie Who and Loopy Tunes Preschool Music (Siu and Leah)
Producer: Tom Fox at The Sound Room
All Instrumentation: Tom Fox
Mastering: Mike Bloemendal
Illustrator: Elise De Silva
Graphic Design: Claudia Robin Gunn
Science Communicator: Melissa R Gunn
Funded by Creative New Zealand

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Claudia Robin Gunn makes sweet smart songs for cool kind kids that celebrate the magic in every extraordinary day of childhood. With warm, uplifting melodies, her lyrics are infused with wonder and an over-arching sense of safety and love. This little wild world of adventure and magic is one that you would wish for any child.

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