West Northfield Elementary Choir is an opportunity for grade three through six students to sing as part of a school choir. We will rehearse once a week allowing students to develop musicianship through singing, build team working skills by contributing to a large group, and perform for various concerts and assemblies.
West Northfield Elementary Choir
Sonny’s Dream - Ron Hynes
Sonny lives on a farm on a wide open space,
Where you can take off your sneakers and give up the race;
You could lay down your head by a sweet river bed,
But Sonny always remembers what it was his momma said.
Chorus: Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone,
And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home;
And the nights get so long and the silence goes on,
And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong.
Sonny carries a load though he's barely a man,
There ain't all that to do, but he does what he can;
And he watches the sea from a room by the stairs,
And the waves keep on rollin', they've done that for years.
Chorus
It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there,
And he goes to the highway and he stands there and stares;
And the mail comes at four and the mailman is old,
But he still dreams his dreams full of silver and gold.
Chorus
Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read,
Stars in his eyes and dreams in his head;
And he's hungry inside for the wide world outside,
And I know I can't hold him though I've tried and I've tried and I've tried.
Chorus
Travel Song
Donkey: Sing a song, yes, a travel song
When you gotta go somewhere
'Cause the fun is getting there
Yeah, oh, what the heck? I must confess I love a road trip
Sing a song, hit the trail
Forget the maps, forget the guides
Before ya know it
You've made strides with me
And I know all I need all along
Is a path and a pal and a song
So I'm singin' and I'm pallin' with you
Shrek: Why me? Why me?
Tell me what was my crime?
He's as chatty as a parrot
More annoying than a mime
Hey, look, a cat who's wearing boots,That's crazy
Why me? Why me?
A simple answer would be fine
Won't someone please send me a sign?
Shrek: What did I do to deserve this?
Honestly
This friend 'o mine is asinine
Why me?
Shrek: Donkey:
Why me? Why me? Sing a song, hit the road
A simple answer would be fine It's the way to get around
Won't somebody please send me a sign? Before ya know it you've gained ground with me
What did I do And I know all I need all along
To deserve this? Honestly Is a path and a pal and a song
This friend 'o mine So, I'm singin'
Is asinine and I'm pallin'
Ooh. With you
That'll do, Donkey, That'll do
Tell my Ma'
Tell my ma when I go home,
The boys won't leave the girls alone,
They pulled my hair and stole my comb,
But that's all right 'till I go home.
She is handsome, she is pretty
She is the belle of Belfast city,
She is courting, one two three
Please won't you tell me who is she?
Albert Mooney says he loves her,
All the boys are fighting for her,
They knock on the door and they ring the bell
Sayin' "Oh my true love, are you well?"
Out she comes, as white as snow,
Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,
Old Johnny Murphy says she'll die
If she doesn't get the fellow with the roving eye.
Chorus: Tell my ma when I go home,
The boys won't leave the girls alone,
They pulled my hair and stole my comb,
But that's all right 'till I go home.
She is handsome, she is pretty
She is the belle of Belfast city,
She is courting, one two three
Please won't you tell me who is she?
Let the wind and the rain and the hail blow high
And the snow come tumbling from the sky
She's as nice as apple pie
She'll get her own lad, by and by
When she gets a lad of her own,
She won't tell her ma 'till she comes home,
Let them all come as they will,
For it's Albert Mooney that she loves still.
Chorus x3
Favourite Things - Richard Rodger
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens,
Brown paper packages tied up with strings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels,
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles,
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes,
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,
Silver white winters that melt into springs,
These are a few of my favorite things.
When the dog bites, when the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad
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