Can You Dig It?



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List of Songs-

Pirate Treasure
Hop Like a Bunny
Dig it
Working in a Coal Mine
Alien Worm Invasion
I Want to Be a Paleontologist
Underground Infrastructure
Joel the Mole
Mud Cake Restaurant
What is an Aquifer?
Just Dig in
Furry Fuzzy Weatherman



LYRICS

Pirate Treasure





We sets our sails for a pirate treasure 
Yo ho ho is the song we sings 
Oh, my bones! If we ever find her 
Rich we'll be, like Persian kings 

Digging down deep! (8x) 

Digging down deep for a pirate treasure 
Bakes our backs in the noonday sun 
Cares not we if we never find her 
Search itself is half the fun, yo 
The search is half the fun! 

Digging down deep! (7x) 

We sets our sails for a pirate treasure 
Yo ho ho is the song we sings 
Oh, my bones! If we ever find her 
Rich we'll be, like Persian kings 
Digging down deep for a pirate treasure 
Bakes our backs in the noonday sun 
Cares not we if we never find her 
Search itself is half the fun, yo 
The search is half the fun! 

Could it be buried in a foreign land? 
Aye, Matey, dig it down deep! 
Could it be hiding in the island sand? 
Aye, Matey, dig it down deep! 
Could it be sitting under this here tree? 
Aye, Matey, dig it down deep! 
Could it be waiting there just for me? 
Aye, Matey, dig it down deep! 

Digging down deep! (8x) 
Digging down deep! (7x)




Bounce Like a Bunny





Let me tell you about the bunnies
A female is called a doe
A boy is called a buck 
And they live underground in a burrow

CHORUS
Bounce, bounce, bounce like a bunny
Hop, hopping all around
Bounce, bounce, bounce like a bunny
Jump up and down to the underground
Jump up and down to the underground

Let me tell you a little more
A baby is called a kit
Or a kitten, isn't that crazy? 
And there is no hair on it

CHORUS

Bunnies live in groups, of many burrows called a warren
And you know they have long ears
That's why we adore 'em

CHORUS
Jump up and down to the underground
Jump up and down to the underground...




Dig it



I m not digging up fossils
Or digging up stone
Not digging up power lines
Or old dog bones 
Can you dig it
Tell me can you dig it

I'm not digging up dirt
Or a tunnel hole
Not digging down to China
Or digging for coal
Can you dig it
Tell me can you dig it

Not digging like a mole in the underground
Not digging rock bands with a Woodstock sound
Not digging for worms in my back yard
But I can dig up anything right here with library card
Can you dig it
Tell me can you dig it

If you dig fables or
Dig history
If you dig science 
or dig fantasy
You can dig it
Tell me can you dig it

If you dig poems
Or you dig non fiction
If you dig graphic novels
Or dig classic tradition
You can dig it
Tell me can you dig it

I can dig up information from any time or place
I cam dig up facts and figures from here to space
I can dig up any book it's not that hard
But I can dig up anything right here with library card
Can you dig it
Tell me can you dig it



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Working in a Coal Mine

Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Five o'clock in the mornin'
I'm all ready up and gone
Lord I am so tired
How long can this go on?

I'm workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down

Cos I'm on call in the mornin'
Oh I go by the coal
But when Saturday goes around
I'm too tired for havin' fun (Too tired for having fun)

I been workin'in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down

Lord I am so tired
How long can this go on?

I'm workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down




Alien Worm Invasion

Alien worm invasion!
Alien worm invasion!
Right here in our nation, there's an
Alien worm invasion...no kidding...

This is not a science fiction tale
Of a fable like Johnna and the whale
It's happening right in our back yard
Look out, they're tunneling deeper
Without a permit card! 

Alien worm invasion!
Alien worm invasion!
Right here in our nation, there's an
Alien worm invasion...no kidding...

Did you know there are no native worms
To some North America Midwest zones
Like Minnesota and Wisconsin too
Long ago the glaciers killed them off
And now they're coming after you!

Alien worm invasion!
Alien worm invasion!
Right here in our nation, there's an
Alien worm invasion...no kidding...

Hitching rides with the early settlers
They became destructive Midwest meddlers 
Yes, they're good for gardens and fertilize stuff
But they soon creep into hardwood forests 
And eat all the delicate duff!

A word of warning to the fishermen in the Land of a Thousand Lakes
Don't dump your worms on the ground, please stop for heavens sake
Just like the dandelions, Asian carp and many more
There are alien invaders knocking at our door

Alien worm invasion!
Alien worm invasion!
Right here in our nation, there's an
Alien worm invasion...
No kidding...
I'm really serious...
Look it up...
Google it...
Ask a librarian...
Read all about it...
While you still can...
The invaders are digging deep...
While you sleep...




I Want to Be a Paleontologist

I want to be a Paleontologist
Looking back in time again and again
I want to be a Paleontologist
So I can dig up all my friends from
Jurassic, Triassic, Cretaceous too
With a shovel and a brush searching for clues
I want to be a Paleontologist
It's the career that I want to pursue, how about you?

Its been called historical science
A mix of many interesting fields
Archeology, biology, geology
Who knows the answers that it might yield 

Look up the word paleontology 
Open up the dictionary tonight
definition is the study of fossils 
And evolution of prehistoric life

established in the 1800's
But people thought about it before
But even now we have so many questions
Like what killed off the dinosaurs?

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Underground Infrastructure


Buried below our feet
Under houses, streets and signs
There's a special network
Not talking bout the Internet kind

Most people don't think about it
But they use it every day
Every time  they wash their hands 
Or communicate in any way

Underground infrastructure
Infrastructure underground
Underground infrastructure
Infrastructure underground

Infrastructure is a way to say
Heres our basic framework
The foundation of utilities  
And other public networks

Tunnels pipelines, underground structures
Just to mane a few
Sewage, gas, electricity
Transportation and telephone too





Joel the Mole



This is a song about Joel 
Joel is a mole
If he was a miner
He'd be Joel the mining mole
He'd be Joel the mining mole
He'd be Joel the mining mole
If he was a miner
He'd be Joel the mining mole

If Joel played the guitar
He would play with soul
Everyone would tell the tale of 
Joel the mole with soul
Joel the mole with soul
Joel the mole with soul
Everyone would tell the tale of
Joel the mole with soul

Joel lives in my back yard
In a deep deep hole
Traveling underground
In Joel mole-made holes
In Joel mole-made holes
In Joel mole-made holes
Traveling underground
In Joel mole-made holes

In case you didn't understand
Joel is a mole
Not a bunny or muskrat
He's just Joel the mole
He's just Joel the mole
He's just Joel the mole
Not a bunny or muskrat
He's just Joel the mole





Mud Cake Restaurant


You can have anything you want at the mud cake restaurant

If you want a mud pie
You can have a mud pie
A yummy yummy mud pie 
Any kind of mud pie
Let me tell you why...
You can have anything you want at the mud cake restaurant

If you want some mud fries
You can have some mud fries
Yummy yummy mud fries
A whole bunch of mud fries
Let me tell you why...
You can have anything you want at the mud cake restaurant

If you want a mud burger
You can have a mud burger
A yummy yummy mud burger
The finest mud burger
Let me tell you why...
You can have anything you want at the mud cake restaurant

You can place your order
Any kind of order
A yummy yummy order
I big, big order...because...
Our little pint sized chefs 
Are mixing up the best
Ingredients from their back yard
See them working oh, so hard
Mixing up plain old soil
With water and whatever for ya
Digging up each of their creations
Served with young imaginations
So you can have anything you want at the mud cake restaurant 



What is an Aquifer?




What is an aquifer?

Aquifer, aquifer

What is an aquifer?
Aquifer for?

What is an aquifer?
Aquifer, Aquifer

What is an aquifer?
Can you tell me a little bit more?



An aquifer is an area underground
Holding water and gas between rock and sand
Its kinda like an underground lake or an underground stream
Do you understand? Do you know what I mean?

An aquifer is made of permeable material
Meaning that liquids and gas pass right through
Sedimentary rocks like gravel and sandstone
Are water bearing rocks its true

An aquifer fills up with rain or snow
That drains deep into the ground
Ground water reservoir can flow into springs
Or be dug into wells when they are found







Just Dig in


Whatever you do, dig in
Give it all you've got, with vigor and vim
Don't mess around, and do it half-way
So whatever you do, dig in every day

When you're doing your chores at home, dig in
When you're doing your work at school, dig in
When you're working as part of a team, dig in
And even when when nobody's watching, dig in

When you're working on a project, dig in
When you're studying for a test, dig in
When you start to read a book, dig in
And when you're practicing your instrument, dig in




Furry Fuzzy Weatherman





I'm the furry fuzzy weatherman one day a year
I'm the furry fuzzy weatherman everyone wants to hear
The I'm the furry fuzzy weatherman they want to know
If the I'm the furry fuzzy weatherman will see his shadow
Or no…

In the Puxatony way, the crowd was here to stay
Until Phil let 'em know what was to be
Would it be an early spring, or a longer winter thing
Then he took a step outside for all to see

I'm the furry fuzzy weatherman one day a year
I'm the furry fuzzy weatherman everyone wants to hear
The I'm the furry fuzzy weatherman they want to know
If the I'm the furry fuzzy weatherman will see his shadow
Or no…

What kind of forecast will he bring today?
Asked the furry fuzzy weatherman on Groundhog Day
What kind of forecast will he bring this way?
Asked the furry fuzzy weatherman on Groundhog Day

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Rock and Roll All Night - 2012 Summer Reading CD



A Hard Day's Night

It's been a hard day's night
And I've been working like a dog.
It's been a hard day's night,
I should be sleeping like a log.
But when I get home to you,
I find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright.
You know I work all day
To get you money to buy you things.
And it's worth it just to here you say,
You're gonna give me everything.
So why on earth should I moan,
'Cos when I get you alone
You know I feel okay.
When I'm home everything seems to be right.
When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeah.
It's been a hard day's night
And I've been working like a dog.
It's been a hard day's night,
I should be sleeping like a log.
But when I get home to you,
I find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright.
So why on earth should I moan,
'Cos when I get you alone
You know I feel okay.
When I'm home everything seems to be right.
When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeah.
It's been a hard day's night
And I've been working like a dog.
It's been a hard day's night,
I should be sleeping like a log.
But when I get home to you,
I find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright.
You know I feel alright,
You know I feel alright.

Reach for the Stars! 


Raise your hands to the sky
Prepare yourself and get ready to fly
Hold your head up and bend at the knees
Take off and jump as high as you please

Reach for the stars!
Up, up, up, up!
Reach for the stars!
Up, up, up, up!
So long Venus, seeya Mars
The Milky Way will soon be ours
Reach for the stars!
Up, up, up, up!
Reach for the stars
Everybody drop and have a seat
And listen to this groovy beat
Goodbye gravity your work is done
Seven, six, five, four, three, two, one!
Reach for the stars!
Up, up, up, up!
Reach for the stars!
Up, up, up, up!
So long Venus, seeya Mars
The milky Way will soon be ours
Reach for the stars!
Up, up, up, up!
Reach for the stars!
Up, up, up, up!
Now wave your hands above your face
Like you’re floating out in space
Move ‘em left and swing ‘em right
Orbit like a satellite…real slow
Nowhere to go
The earth is far below
Get ready here we go! Everybody…

Reach for the stars!
Up, up, up, up!
Reach for the stars!
Up, up, up, up!
So long Venus, seeya Mars
The milky Way will soon be ours
Reach for the stars!
Up, up, up, up!
Reach for the stars!
Up, up, up, up!


Things That Go Bump in the Night


“Turn out the light,” my mother said,
“Brush your teeth and go to bed.”
She doesn’t know about my plight
‘Bout things that go bump in the night

Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump in the night

Maybe it’s a vampire hiding out there
With ruby red lips and slick black hair
Waiting to give me a terrible bite
Like things that go bump in the night

Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump in the night

Is that a werewolf at my door?
Same as 30 days before
Back again with his full moon fright
With things that go bump in the night

Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump in the night

Bump, bump, bump, b-bump, b-bump
Bump, bump, bump, b-bump, b-bump
Bump, bump, bump, b-bump, b-bump
Things that go bump in the night

A mummy wants to turn my room
Into a dusty pharaoh's tomb
I don’t know why he thought I might
Want to go bump in the night (no way!)

Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump (bump, bump)
Things that go bump in the night

Bump, bump, bump, b-bump, b-bump
Bump, bump, bump, b-bump, b-bump
Bump, bump, bump, b-bump, b-bump…

Living in Dreamland 

Floating around in a vacuum place
No gravity to hold me just endless space
I was riding a rocket off to the stars
I got to visit the moon on my way to Mars
Living in dreamland imagining
What I was in my dream
What I was in my dream

I had a helmet on, it was time to rock
Surrounded by a team of super jocks
Running really quickly on the green, green grass
A crowd was cheering when I caught the pass
Living in dreamland imagining
What I was in my dream
What I was in my dream

Living in dreamland in my bed
Watching the movies inside my head
I’ m the star in every scene I write
Living in dreamland every night

An alarm was ringing I had to be quick
Got in the truck I was fully equipped
Climbing the ladder swinging my axe
Saving lives was my only task
Living in dreamland imagining
What I was in my dream
What I was in my dream

Rock And Roll All Nite

You show us everything youve got
You keep on dancin and the room gets hot
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You say you wanna go for a spin
The party's just begun, we'll let you in
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You keep on shoutin, you keep on shoutin
I wanna rock and roll all nite and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all nite and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all nite and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all nite and party every day

You keep on saying you'll be mine for a while
Youre lookin fancy and I like your style
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You show us everything youve got
Baby, baby that's quite a lot
And you drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You keep on shoutin, you keep on shoutin

I wanna rock and roll all nite and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all nite and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all nite and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all nite and party every day



Before the Morning Light

When I look into the sea of distant stars and galaxies’


Constellations fill my gaze Cassiopeia light lights the stage at night
Before the morning light
When I lift my head up high to see an airplane in the sky
Moving lights are all I see the passengers move invisibly at night
Before the morning light
When the moon comes up and the sun goes down
The crickets make that chirping sound
Mothers put their kids to bed
Time for dreams to fill their heads
When I look out into space with my night time dreamy face
Will I see a UFO where is it from where will it go tonight
Before the morning light
When I look into the dark sky on the 4th of each July
I see rockets as they fly racing to explode up high at night
Before the morning light
When the moon comes up and the sun goes down
The crickets make that chirping sound
Mothers put their kids to bed
Time for dreams to fill their heads

Read a Book and Dream

When I read a book before I go to bed
Echoes of the story spin inside my head
And it seems like these are not dreams
When I read about space I’m an astronaut
Or a dragon and a princess and a battle fought
It still seems like these are not dreams 
Read a book and dream, oh yeah
It’s so easy to do
Read a book and dream, oh yeah
And you might just learn a thing or two
In between chapters I close my eyes
And imagine myself the hero guy
And it seems like these are not dreams
I travel the world and cure a disease
Visit the moon and the redwood trees
And it seems like these are not dreams
Read a book and dream, oh yeah
It’s so easy to do
Read a book and dream, oh yeah
And you might just learn a thing or two
Imagination is the only thing
You need to be crowned the Pumpkin King
And it seems like these are not dreams
Living underwater in Atlantis style
Singing this song and making children smile
And it seems like these are not dreams


Martin Luther King, He Had a Dream


He was born on 15th day of January ‘29
He was a man a peace, he saw the warning signs
He stood up for equality, peace and harmony and civil rights
He did his best to erase the line that divided black and white
Martin Luther King
He had a dream; an amazing thing
Martin Luther King
He had a dream; an amazing thing
He was truly a man of faith, who couldn’t bear to be silent
He was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and would never be violent
He was the leader of a movement that would forever change us all
He inspired generations in the 60’s with his wake up call
Martin Luther King
He had a dream; an amazing thing
Martin Luther King
He had a dream; an amazing thing
Even when evil tried to take it away
His dream was so big, it’s still alive today
You can’t be radical or too extreme
When you know you’re right and you dare to dream!
He once said all men are brothers, so do our best to live in peace
He believed love had the power to end war, injustice and grief
He was a man who could not be silenced, his voice still echoes strong
He left us many words of wisdom, everybody sing along
Martin Luther King
He had a dream; an amazing thing
Martin Luther King
He had a dream; an amazing thing

The Sleeping Song


Daddy is sleeping don't wake him up
Daddy is sleeping everybody quiet
Daddy is sleeping his eyes are shut
Daddy is sleeping don't wake him up

Mommy is sleeping don't make a sound
Mommy is sleeping tiptoe around
Mommy is sleeping don't play too loud
Mommy is sleeping don't make a sound

Everybody needs sleep
Everybody needs sleep
Everybody needs sleep
To be your best you need your rest!

The kitty is sleeping she's rolled into a ball
The kitty is sleeping at the end of the hall 
The kitty is sleeping her name don't call
The kitty is sleeping she's rolled into a ball

Our neighbors are sleeping on that live on our block
Our neighbors are sleeping every door is locked
Our neighbors are sleeping they set their clocks
Our neighbors are sleeping on that live on our block

All the children are sleeping and you should be too
All the children are sleeping and dreaming it's true
All the children are sleeping they're not at the zoo
All the children are sleeping and you should be too


Counting Sheep

One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
More
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Up to heaven
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen more
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen soar
Twenty
Thirty
Forty
Plump
Fifty
One hundred
Watch them jump
One thousand
One Million
Too tired to leap
Goodnight pillow
Goodnight sheep




The Cricket Love Song


The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song
The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song
The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song
The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song

Late at night you can hear the sound
In the woods when the sun goes down
They start to chip
Wings go to work
From dusk until dawn
Hear the cricket love song

The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song
The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song

Tiny creatures with big back feet
Try to attract a mate that’s sweet
The woods are awake
With music they make
Every frog, bird and fawn
Knows the cricket love song

The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song
The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song
The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song
The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song

Female crickets listen with two ears
Attached to their elbows, do you think that’s weird?
Instead of a kiss, antennae clinched
Another courtship is born
With a cricket love song

Late at night you can hear the sound
The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song
In the woods when the sun goes down
The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song
The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song
The cricket, the cricket, the cricket love song

Fireflies

You would not believe your eyesIf ten million fireflies lit up the world as i fell asleep'Cause they'd fill the open airand leave teardrops everywhereyou'd think me rude but I'd just stand and stare

I'd like to make myself believe
that planet Earth turns slowly
Its hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
  
Cause id get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs
as they tried to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head
a sockhop beneath my bed
a disco ball is just hanging by a thread

I'd like to make myself believe
that planet Earth turns slowly
Its hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When i fall asleep
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leave my door open just a crack
(please take me away from here)
'Cause i feel like such an insomniac
(please take me away from here)
why do i tire of counting sheep
(please take me away from here)
when I'm far too tired to fall asleep

To ten million fireflies
I'm weird 'cause i hate goodbyes
i got misty eyes as they said farewell
but ill know where several are
if my dreams get real bizarre
'cause i saved a few and i keep them in a jar


I'd like to make myself believe
that planet Earth turns slowly
Its hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When i fall asleep
I'd like to make myself believe
that planet Earth turns slowly
Its hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When i fall asleep

I'd like to make myself believe
that planet Earth turns slowly
Its hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep