Michael E. Thomas Band

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The Miles Of Smiles Show! "Let's Rock" ~ "Summerland" ...kids music

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Miles Of Smiles, Lets Rock! Credits

Recorded by Mudd Wallace and Gavin McGuinness @ Homestead Recording Studios, Randalstown, N. Ireland, June/July 2005
Mixed by Mudd Wallace and Michael E. Thomas
Graphics by Medusa Photography
Cover illustration by Daryn Talbot

Mastered by UE Nastasi at Sterling Sound, NYC
All songs written by Michael E. Thomas (ASCAP)

Musicians

Michael E. Thomas~guitar/vocals/sound effects
James Blennerhassett~6-string electric bass/double bass/flea specialist
Peter McKinney~drums/percussion/heavy metal triangle
co-starring our friends...
Maura Donaghy~backing vocals
Sean McGowan~Saxophone
Hannah Graham and the sisterhood~kid vocal expertise
Moses and Disney~two rock and roll dogs singing their tails off

Track Listing

1. I Went To Visit My Grandma
2. Bouncy Castle
3. Let's Rock
4. Popcorn
5. Animal Song
6. Penguin Freeze

7. Miles of Smiles
8. Pretty Polly & The Purple Pandas
9. Red Fire Engine
10. Two Little Dogs
11. Orange Bird, Who Is That With You?
12. Chicken Gumbo
13. Only You Can Dream

Lyrics

I Went To Visit My Grandma I went to visit my grandma on a saturday night. She has a dog named Bo-Bo and a cat named Dwight.(chorus) She offered me a hot sandwich and put a sugar in my tea. I gave her a bonnet and she set it on her knee. I'd really like to see her with a flower in her hair, but she just likes to smell them while sitting in her chair. (chorus) I went into the bathroom to get my hands clean, a noise came from the kitchen, I wondered what could it be? I was only gone a minute. It seems like a minute too late. Someone ate my sandwich right off of my plate. (chorus) Well, I asked my grandma where did it go? She just grinned then smiled at me and said, "oh, I don't know." Then I saw Dwight the Cat, with his head in my tea, and Bo-Bo looking guilty staring at me. (chorus) Grandma had mustard hanging from her nose and a good bit of cheese dribbling down the front of her clothes. I said, "Grandma, you ate my sandwich. What'ya do that for?" She said, I was feeling kinda hungry, Honey, I'll fix you some more.(chorus)	Bouncy Castle ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh I went down to the family fair There were games and sweets and teddy bears But the only thing that caught my eye Was the bouncy castle in the sky ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh The castle was very bright you see Red and blue, yellow and green Kids were bouncing just like me Flopping around like a bouncy sea ooh,ooh,ooh,ooh Bouncy castle in the sky Guaranteed wicked fun inside Bouncy castle in the sky If you want more fun, you might try the bouncy slide
Popcorn My pop made a snack last night. He said, "Mama don'tya worry, don'tya get a fright." Now it may sound like the roof coming down Kids all dig that popcorn sound, whoa! He dropped some kernals out of his hand, used a lttle oil in a cooking pan You'd better stand back as far as you can When they start to pop, we jump to the popcorn jam It goes pop,pop,pop,pop pop,pop,pop,pop pop,pop,pop,pop, popcorn! It'd easy to do the popcorn jam You just squat on the floor just as low as you can then Bounce like you're dancing on a frying pan then you pop right up just as high as you can. Pop! POP! chorus Got a little butter? Carmel will do! Munch, crunch all over town Kids are having popcorn, NOW! chorus hmmmm, I'm doing the popcorn in my shoes )	Animal Song ooh,oooh,ooh,wooh I like singing my song Won't you all sing along We'll sing around the world To every boy and girl ooh,oooh,ooh,wooh I can sing like a frog, I can sing like a frog, like a frog on a log, I'm gonna sing like a frog, ribet, ribet,ribet Well I can sing like a cat, I'll sing just like that when I sing like a cat, meow, meow, meow I can sing like a cow, I'm gonna show you how I can sing like a cow, moo, moo, moo I can sing like a dog, like a dog in the fog, I can sing like a dog, woof, woof, woof I can sing like a duck, Like a duck with a lot of luck I can sing like a duck, quack,quack, quack I can sing like a horse, Like a horse of coarse! I can sing like a horse, whoohoo, this water's cold, whoohoo Well I can sing like a-a lion, oh, I-I'm scared of lions, ok if it's a friendly lion roar,roar,roar, mommy! ooh,oooh,ooh,wooh
Penguin Freeze I'd like to tell you about a dance called the Penguin Freeze When the music is playing you can shake like a breeze But you never know when the music may stop So listen closely and you'll stay on top. Now some silly kids might like to tease, yes they do! When the music stops Freddy will sneeze When Leah's good she always says please The trick is when you try to do all three Do the Penguin Freeze (3x) PPPPPenguin Freezzzze Now you can do the Penguin Freeze So when the music stops shake your knees Bring your friends to the Loop-Dee-Loop And try the freeze with a hula-hoop wow, look at them go!!	The Miles of Smiles Show "Ladies and Gentlemen, Penguins and Puppies, Welcome to The Miles of Smiles Show!" Hello my friends, It's so good to see you Come on and clap your hands, I want to hear you, I want to hear you We're gonna have us a good time So get on up, reach for the sunshine! We're gonna sing and dance, sing and dance Are you ready? Are you ready over there? Is everybody ready? Ok, here we go... Everybody sing, yeah, yeah ,yeah (3X) Oh, yeah (Come on, I can't hear you, louder) Hello my friends, It's so good to see you again Come on and clap your hands, I want to hear you, I can hear you We're gonna have us a good time So get on up, reach for the sunshine! We're gonna sing and dance, sing and dance With you and you and you and you (2x) Everybody sing, yeah, yeah ,yeah (3X) Oh, yeah (Come on now, a little bit louder) "Are you ready to do some singing out there? We're going to do some singing, I see you out there!" Ready? Here we go... Well all my friends gonna do the best they can, Gonna sing, gonna jump, gonna wave their crazy hands Gonna have some fun talkin' 'bout your grandpa She's a nice lady, don't talk about your grandma I Gotta joke around and have a little fun If you think you've got it then try to sing along...do you know what I'm saying? a-whop,babaluba,a chingy chong cham,wham,bam,bam
Pretty Polly and the Purple Pandas Pretty Polly and the Purple Pandas(2x) Pretty Polly loves to rock and roll She does the boogie woogie on the kitchen floor Polly sings with her friends next door It's the Purple Pandas layin' four on the floor Pretty Polly and the Purple Pandas(2x) Piper's blowing on the saxophone As Pounder plays a beat that won't be slow Picket's filling in at the bottom end While Purple plays a guitar solo again Pretty Polly and the Purple Pandas(2x) It's saturday night at the old town hall Gonna have fun, yeah, we'll have a ball The band is hot and that's pretty cool Yeah, we're rockin and rollin' after school Pretty Polly and the Purple Pandas(4x)	Red Fire Engine I want to drive a red fire truck That's what I'll do when I grow up I'll help my neighbors just the same When they see me coming down the lane And when I'm past eleven I'm going to drive a red fire engine You'll know I'm coming when you hear that bell Please stand aside while the sirens wail I'll be there as fast as I can I am your neighborhood fireman I want to drive a red fire truck That's what I'll do when I grow up I'm going to drive a red fire engine I'll save aunties cat stuck in a tree She can take him back when he's licking me When I get back to the station house I'll rescue my mom from a kitchen mouse I want to drive a red fire truck That's what I'll do when I grow up I'm going to drive a red fire engine
Orange Bird, Who is that with you? I was walking down the road on my way to school When I saw a orange bird and said, How do you do? Orange bird, orange bird, who is that with you? It's my friend the grey goat, how do you do? Grey goat Purple cat Red sheep Gold hen Green fox Blue horse White frog Yellow camel Silver snake Farmer Farmer, Farmer who is that with you? An orange bird, a grey goat, a purple cat, a red sheep, a gold hen, a green fox, a blue horse, a white frog, a yellow camel, silver snake and they're all on my way to school.	Chicken Gumbo Oh, how I love my chicken gumbo So put my order in for a super jumbo Yeah, I sure do miss my chicken gumbo So I'm going to Louisianna on the double oh me, oh me, oh me, oh my-oh I'm gonna sit back and relax on the bayou When that gumbo sets my mouth on fire-o I'm gonna sing a little song, oh me, oh my-o(chorus) Creole food is lovely now you've heard I've got Jambalia for dessert Soon you'll be dancing with a creole girl and singing about chicken gumbo to the world
Only You Can Dream Only you can dream like dreamers do Only you can see what's there in front of you Only you can be what you will be Only you can sing if you only wanted to ooh,ooh,ooh When It's time for you to sleep And dream as dreamers do, Remember you can be anything you wanted to A cowboy on the range Or a Rocket out in space A dancer on the stage or A bunny in a play You can be a fire engine You can be a star in heaven You can be good and kind Bringing peace to all mankind chorus/solo You can be a fire engine You can be a star in heaven You can be good and kind Bringing peace to all mankind chorus Me, I like to dream, for I'm a dreamer too I'd like to dream of peas for everyone of you. A candle burning brightly so we may find our way Must close it's eyes nightly so it may dream away.

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