THEME SONG: POPCORN PARK
Written by Rita Abrams
© Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
ALL: Being a kid can be fun
Or it can be a nuisance
BURNA: Let me put in my two cents—
Sometimes your friends can be a pain
GROARK: Don't mind her—
MUGGSY: She just likes to complain
ALL: But there's a place where we all love to be
And we belong—
NEW KID: even ME!
ALL TO VIEWER: And we think YOU will love it too
In POPCORN PARK!
In POPCORN PARK!
NUBBS SPEAKS: It's a great place to play!
In POPCORN PARK!
BURNA SPEAKS: And WE make it that way
ALL: That's right!
ESSIE: You care about me, I care about you
NUBBS: We know we'll be fair in whatever we do!
ENDING:
ALL: We have a real good time
NUBBS SPEAKS: Pop in!
ALL: And you will find
We do our part with all our heart in Popcorn Park
ALL SPEAK: So on your mark! Let the good times start!
(SING) IN POPCORN PARK!
TRUSTWORTHINESS SONG #1
A FUNNY FUNNY FEELING IN MY BONES
Written by Rita Abrams
© Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by All)
FIRST VERSE:
GROARK:
Oh has there ever been a thing that you have wanted so much
But it is not really yours to have, to hold, and to touch
If you start getting sneaky thoughts of how to make it your own
You get a funny, funny feelin' in your bones!
SECOND VERSE:
NUBBS: When someone gives you something fabulous that blows you away
ESSIE: And you find out he kinda sorta never bothered to pay
GROARK: Do you just grab it and hang onto it or leave it alone?
ALL EXCEPT MUGGSY: You get a funny, funny feelin' in your bones!
BRIDGE:
MUGGSY: Look at this thing I got! (SPEAK): It's AWESOME!
(SINGS): I ask you dude, am I cool or what?
BURNA (SPEAKS): Aw, man, gimme a break, Mugsy! Don't be a fool!
Like, even I know stealing doesn't make you cool!
THIRD VERSE:
ESSIE (SPEAKS):
So Groark!
(SINGS): As your friend let me remind you what you seem to forget—
GROARK: What's that?
ESSIE: Taking something stolen will not get you respect
OTHERS SPEAK: Yeah!
NUBBS (SINGS) It'll make you like a thief and you'll end up all alone
GROARK: I got a funny, funny feelin' in my—
ALL OTHERS EXCEPT MUGGSY: Icky, sicky feelin' in my
GROARK & ALL EXCEPT MUGGSY: Funny, funny feelin' in my bones!
MUGGSY: (SPEAKS BOASTFULLY, HOLDING UP SPACE STATION):
I'm the MAN!
TRUSTWORTHINESS SONG #2
TELLING THE TRUTH AND DOING WHAT'S RIGHT
Written by Rita Abrams
©Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by Groark and Muggsy)
GROARK: Hey Muggsy—What do you say?
We're gonna take a little trip today
It'll be easy when we're side by side
To be tellin' the truth, and doin' what's right
MUGGSY: Hey, Groarky—Life can get crazy
And sometimes my conscience gets a little lazy
GROARK: Well, here's a way to help you sleep at night
BOTH: Keep tellin' the truth, and doin' what's right!
BRIDGE:
MUGGSY: I thought the way to make you like me
Was just to give you something fine
GROARK: I thought that since you stole it FOR me
I could just pretend that it was MINE, MINE, MINE!
MUGGSY: So Groark, as my friend you get A plus plus
GROARK: And if you can't trust your friends, well, who can you trust?
MUGGSY: A whole lotta bad stuff will fade out of sight
If you keep tellin' the—
GROARK: TRUTH! And doin' what's—
MUGGSY: RIGHT!
BOTH: Life 'll be more easy breezy
When we're not doing somethin' sleazy
Our future's looking bright
'Cause we'll be—tellin' the truth, and doin' what's right! Bye Bye!
RESPECT SONG #1
POOR ME
Written by Rita Abrams
©Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by Burna—and the whole group)
BURNA: One minute they're here—the next they're not
Some fickle friends are all I've got
Well now I know—and thanks a lot! Poor me!
I cracked some jokes, my pals got weird
And one by one, they disappeared
Next thing I knew no one was here—but poor me!
BRIDGE #1:
What did I do? Why can't they see
SPEAK: I was just kidding! Just being ME!
SING: But now I know—I finally learned
That being Burna—You get burned!
So now I'm out—I've been replaced
And I can't even show my face
And this old world's a lonely place! Poor me!
BRIDGE #2:
OTHERS: Well she might call it "poking fun"—
GROARK: But she's insulted EVERYONE!
MUGGSY (SPEAKS): So GUESS WHAT—Now we're on the run
ALL: And Burna is the lonely one
BURNA: So that's my tale—and now I'm wise
NUBBS: The tale—as seen through BURNA'S eyes!
BURNA AND OTHERS: Sometimes it's hard to face reality!
BURNA: Oh woe—It sure does not feel good
To be so darn misunderstood
Some day those so-called friends are gonna see
How wrong they were about poor me!
OTHERS SPEAK: Oh gee!
RESPECT SONG #2
WHEN YOU RESPECT ME AND I RESPECT YOU
Written by Rita Abrams
©Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by the whole group)
ESSIE: Hey, hey, come along
I want to sing you a simple song
About how we can make life better everyday
NUBBS: Hey, hey, let me tell
How easy it can be to treat each other well
And simple things that we can do along the way
CHORUS:
When you accept me, and I accept you
We'll have a friendship that's real and true
So many good feelings are gonna come through
When you respect me and I respect you
MUGGSY: Hey, hey, now you know
That showing people kindness is the way to go
Even when their ways are different and new
BURNA: Hey, don't you put'em down
However you may treat 'em will come back around
And how you act will boom-boom-boomerang back to you
CHORUS:
When you accept me, and I accept you
We'll have a friendship that's real and true
So many good feelings are gonna come through
When you respect me and I respect you
When you respect me and I respect you
RESPONSIBILITY SONG #1
A CLOSE ONE
Written by Rita Abrams
©Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by Groark, Muggsy, and Burna)
GROARK: Whew! That was a close one! Phew! What a relief!
She'll blame it on Muggsy Instead of on me
I did the damage, but if I don't tell
They'll blame it on somebody else
MUGGSY: Whew! That was a close one! She knows it's my fault
So I'll just keep hiding (SPEAK) And NEVER come out!
I just can't face her all by myself
I wish I were somebody else
BRIDGE:
BURNA: Where is that Muggsy?! How could he do it?!
He promised to help me
GROARK & MUGGSY: Maybe I blew it
GROARK: If I don't tell them I'll get off free
But I wouldn't be acting responsibly
MUGGSY: She asked for my help and I let her down
BURNA: WHERE is that ir-re-sponsible clown?!
MUGGSY: Should I just face her?
GROARK: Should I just tell?
BOTH: I wish I were somebody else!
RESPONSIBILITY SONG #2
RE-RE-RE-RE-RESPONSIBLE
Written by Rita Abrams
©Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by Groark, Muggsy, and Burna)
GROARK: When you say that you'll do something—And
you do it
MUGGSY: When you promise someone something—and stick to it
BURNA: When you start to do a job, and you follow through it
You are RE-RE-RE-RE-RESPONSIBLE
ALL: It might not be easy—
BURNA: Things can come up that you'd rather do instead
But just let me sum up
MUGGSY: You should try to keep your head, and make sure you're one of
ALL: The most RE-RE-RE-RE-RESPONSIBLE
BRIDGE:
MUGGSY: If you ask a favor, and I say "No problem!"
I just better not forget!
GROARK: But if I make a mistake, and let YOU take the blame
ALL: That's even more irresponsible yet!
ALL: If you want to be somebody to depend on
If you want to be somebody worth befriending
There's a word that's gonna give you a happy ending
BURNA: And it's RE- MUGGSY: RE- GROARK: RE- BURNA: RE-
ALL: RESPONSIBLE!
MUSICAL TAG, THEN ALL EXCLAIM: You can count on us!
FAIRNESS SONG #1
HOW CAN I KNOW WHAT'S FAIR?
Written by Rita Abrams
©Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by Essie, with Burna and Muggsy)
ESSIE: All of my life I thought I knew—
Deep in my heart—the fair thing to do
It seemed so simple—so easy to choose
But that was then—Now I'm confused
BRIDGE 1:
Where do I start? Where do I begin?
Whatever my choice—I'm afraid I can't win
Oh which way to go? Oh how can I know what's fair?
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK DURING WHICH ESSIE SPEAKS LYRICS:
(Music) Up until now—it was so clear
(Music) I don't know how—I ended up here
(Music) I feel so shakey—and quakey inside
(Music) Oh woe is me—How shall I decide?
BRIDGE 2:
Can I come through? I don't know if I can
The fate of these two lies here in my hands
It TORTURES me so—Oh how can I know what's fair?
ESSIE: IT TORTURES ME SO
BURNA & MUGGSY: HOW CAN SHE KNOW (ADD ESSIE) WHAT'S FAIR?!
FAIRNESS SONG #2
FAIR PLAY
Written by Rita Abrams
©Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by Burna and Muggsy, with Essie)
BURNA & MUGGSY: You're lookin' at two folks who
almost blew it
Two folks, why did we do it?
MUGGSY: I hurt her, she hurt me
BOTH: We hurt each other needlessly
We were unfair as we could be!
BRIDGE:
BOTH: But then we both woke up and saw the light
And knew right then and there
The only way to make it right
Was learn how to play fair
CHORUS:
FAIR PLAY means to play by the rules
We won't be fools again
ESSIE: You finally learned
You've got to take turns, my friends
BOTH: FAIR PLAY
BURNA: Gonna open my mind
MUGGSY: And you will find it's true
BOTH: That if you listen to me
I'm gonna listen to you
MUGGSY: And I won't blame you for what I do
BURNA: And I won't take advantage of you
BOTH: Yes she/he and I have found out why
We're better off this way
'Cause we like playing fair
ALL THREE: And we like FAIR PLAY—FAIR PLAY—hooray!
CARING SONG #1
CONFUSED ABOUT CARING
Written by Rita Abrams
©Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by Burna, with chorus of others)
BURNA: What makes them think they're so caring?
What makes them think I'm so—not?
Who says that I should be sharing
More—than I think I've got?
What's the big deal about giving?
Just how giving can I be—
When I'm so busy just living
And caring for itty bitty ME?!
BRIDGE:
ALL: Burna, you're selfish
You should be ashamed
BURNA (SPEAKS): I care for others!
MUGGSY (SPEAKS): She cares—about her game!
BURNA: Oh go on with all of your caring
And all of your self-sacrifice
I'd think it would get a bit wearing
Bein' so blinkin' nicey-nice!
GROARK: You oughta TRY it
BURNA: And I'll just go on in my own way
Caring—but still having fun
While you go on caring your lives away
I'll be caring— OTHERS (SARCASTICALLY): She'll be caring!
BURNA (DEFIANTLY): I'll be caring—for Number One!
GROARK That's our Burna! MUGGSY: Ya gotta love 'er!
CARING SONG #2
KIDS WHO CARE
Written by Rita Abrams
©Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by All)
VERSE 1:
BURNA: When you come across somebody who could use a hand
And you know you've got a hand to give
NUBBS: When you see that being someone who can understand
Is a much better way to live
CHORUS:
BOTH: And you want to be kind, and you want to be good
And when somebody needs you, you're there
When you give of yourself to help somebody else
Then it makes you a kid who cares
VERSE 2:
ESSIE: In this world where we are living there's a lot to do
And a lot of choices you can make
NUBBS & GROARK: But when somebody is needing help and you come through
It is worth the time that it can take
CHORUS:
ALL: 'Cause you want to be kind, and you want to be good
And when somebody needs you, you're there
When you give of yourself to help somebody else
Then it makes you a kid who cares
BRIDGE:
NUBBS: And did you know that when you give and help someone through
ESSIE: What you are giving somehow will be a gift to you too
VERSE 3:
ALL: And no matter where you some from in this great big world
There is one thing that is always true
When we care for each other and give what we can
It's the best thing that we can do
CHORUS:
ALL: 'Cause we want to be kind, and we want to be good
And when somebody needs us, we're there
When we give of ourselves to help somebody else
It's because we are kids who care
It's because we are kids who care
CITIZENSHIP SONG #1
WHY SHOULD I CARE?
Written by Rita Abrams
©Copyright 2003 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by Nubbs, with Group)
NUBBS: Maybe they're right—Maybe I'm wrong
Maybe this job just can't be done
I wanted to do something that's good
But all on my own I don't know if I could
Maybe their help is too much to ask
Maybe it's just too big of a task
But deep down inside I hear a voice say
If you keep on, you will find the way
Why should I care?
All I can say is, I do
BRIDGE:
OTHERS: You're just a kid, Nubbs
What can you do?
Why try to change things?
It's too much for you
NUBBS: If I had their help, we could go far
We could do so much with who we are
Why should I care?
All I can say is, I do
And I still have a dream
That someday my friends will care too!
CITIZENSHIP SONG #2
WE DID IT!
Written by Rita Abrams
©Copyright Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
(Sung by All)
ALL: We did it! We did it!
Those three little words
We did it! We did it!
We're changing our world
It wasn't always easy
It wasn't always fast
But we put our heads together and we did it at last! (CHEERS)
We did it! We did it!
NUBBS: I knew that we would
ALL: We did it! We did it!
NUBBS: And wow it feels good!
ALL: We stuck out all out necks
We made up all our minds
That we never would give up until we did it this time
BURNA: And there was someone who helped us do it
GROARK: He had a vision and he stuck to it
ESSIE: He added life to this world that we know
ALL: And that's when we knew he was a hero
We did it! We did it!
Made our dream come true
We did it! We did it!
And you all can too
'Cause once you make your mind up
And once you make a plan
Just remember that if anyone can do it you can!
Yes if anyone can do it we all can!
(SHOUT) WE DID IT! (CHEERS)
IT'S TOUGH TO BE A DRAGON
THEME SONG: GETTING ALONG WITH GROARK
Music and lyrics by Rita Abrams
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
Sometimes your spirits are high,
But sometimes they are saggin'.
It's tough to be a dragon.
Whenever things start goin' wrong.
'Cause when your temper goes higher and higher,
That's when I start to breathe fire,
'Til I say "STOP!—"
'Cause we've just got to get along.
Sounds good to me.
So let's tell Groark:
We don't bully, and we don't tease.
Yes, Groark.
I'll respect you. And vice versa, please.
Oh, Groark.
There's no need for fussin' and fumin'.
Go, Groark.
Whether you're dragon, or whether you're human.
We're gonna have good times.
Oh yes and—
We're gonna do just fine.
And you know why?
'Cause you and I can get along.
That's right! Right here, right now.
We're learning how to get along.
THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A FRIEND
Music and Lyrics by Randel McGee
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
There's nothing like an aspirin when you're feeling sick.
There's nothing like some gasoline to make your car go quick.
But if you're needing someone on whom you can depend.
Then I've got to tell you that
There's nothing like a friend.
CHORUS:
There's nothing like a friend.
There's nothing like a friend.
Someone who cares about you
To the very end.
So if you're mad or lonely,
And your feelings need to mend,
It's what the doctor ordered.
There is nothing like a friend.
CHORUS:
There's nothing like a friend.
There's nothing like a friend.
Someone who cares about you
To the very end.
There's nothing like a friend.
There's nothing like a friend.
Someone who cares about you
To the very end.
MAD AND MADDER
Music and Lyrics by Rita Abrams
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
Look what you did, you dummy!
I bet you think you're funny!
You turned my plane into a mushy heap!
Your airplane's ruined my lunch!
Now I've got nothing to munch.
You're nothing but a clumsy creep.
You're telling lies about me.
Boy, this is getting ugly!
I know that he's all wrong and I'm all right.
(ASIDE): He'll soon be sore and swellin'.
I'm scared, but I'm not tellin'.
Guess the only thing to do is fight.
My anger's getting worse now!
I think I'm gonna burst now!
Where are the buddies that we used to be?
How could this happen to us?
Feels like a big storm blew us
Into a great big angry sea!
How can we work this thing out?
This fight is weirding me out.
How in the world will it turn out all right?
Feels like we hate each other.
Feels like I've lost a brother.
Why end a friendship with a fight?
I CAN HANDLE THIS
Music and Lyrics by Rita Abrams
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
Didn't know if I could do it, didn't know if I could do it.
Yes! I can do it, I can do it, I can do it.
I can handle this!
He can handle this!
REPEAT
It feels good to know I can get control of my an-GRR!
(SPOKEN): That’s it, kid. That’s it.
When my heart is pounding 'cause something has upset me,
I know how to stop - and not let it get me.
You can try to shake me, and make me lose my cool.
But I can keep control, 'cause I'm nobody's fool.
I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it.
I can keep control.
He can do it, he can do it, he can do it, he can do it.
He can keep control.
It won't work to yell, or hit, or call bad names.
You know nobody wins when everybody blames.
And when I lose control, I can't think straight.
Me neither!
You wanna be on top?
Then STOP, and take a breather.
I can do it.
You can do it, (repeat)
We can keep control.
REPEAT THIS STANZA
BOTH:
It feels good to know we can keep control of our an-GRR!
It feels good to know now we've got control of our anger.
THE ROBOT
Music and Lyrics by Randel McGee
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
GROARK SINGS:
We went and built our robot, just my friend and me.
He's big and strong and awesome, but sweet as he can be.
He'll clean up all the garbage, right before your eyes.
And then he'll win the contest and get us that first prize.
We worked it out together,
And now he’s looking great.
The best of things can happen,
When you cooperate. (Hee-haw!)
(Stanza from first act of video)
GROARK: I'm gonna build a robot with no one else but me
A scary lookin’ monster—just you wait and see.
It'll roam around the country and pick up all the mess.
My litter pickin’ robot is gonna be the best.
He'll run around the city and clean up all the trash.
Get money for recycling and give me all the cash!
SHORT CIRCUIT
Music and Lyrics by Rita Abrams
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
ESSIE & GROARK: We had it all together.
How well we were getting along.
Partners we'd be forever.
How could we have been so — WRONG!
ESSIE: How could you be so rude?
You made us come unglued!
GROARK: Don't give me attitude!
CHORUS: Short circuit! Short circuit!
ESSIE: You turned a great project
Into a total wreck.
GROARK: Don't give me disrespect.
CHORUS: Short circuit! Short circuit!
GROARK: Looked like we had it made.
ESSIE: Looked like we’ve made the grade.
BOTH: Thanks to his (her) escapade.
Look — Garbage on parade! (CRASH ... Sigh)
BOTH: Wish it were still the old days.
ESSIE: Wish it were still last week.
GROARK: I really miss our old ways
Before we were quite so —
BOTH: FREAKED!
ESSIE: We made the coolest rig,
And then HE blew it big!
GROARK: I think I hear a dig.
CHORUS: Short circuit! Short circuit!
ESSIE: We could have been a team.
We could have built a dream.
GROARK: She shrunk my self-esteem!
ESSIE: Say one more word — I'll scream.
GROARK: (spoken) Gimme a break. (Essie screams!)
GROARK: We almost had success.
Instead we have a mess.
ESSIE: We're talking deep distress.
CHORUS: Short circuit! Short circuit! Short circuit! Short circuit!
GROARK AND ESSIE (in turn): Danger, implosion imminent...alarm...disconnect, disconnect...prepare to self-destruct...run for the hills.
WORKING IT OUT
Music and Lyrics by Randel McGee
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
GROARK: I thought I was right, and you were wrong.
ESSIE: I thought I was right, so we didn’t get along.
GROARK: But we found together, we really belong.
BOTH: Now we're workin' it, workin’ it out.
CHORUS:
BOTH: Workin' it out! To keep our act together.
Workin' it out! Through the stormy weather.
Workin' it out! We'll be friends forever.
Workin' it out! Workin' it out!
GROARK: Fixin' this mess won't take an engineer.
ESSIE: Talkin' it out, there's nothin' to fear.
GROARK: We'll put our heads together, then everything is clear.
BOTH: 'Cause we're workin' it, workin’ it out. (Sing together now.)
REPEAT CHORUS
NEIGHBORHOOD SOUNDS
Music and Lyrics by Randel McGee
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
McGEE SINGS:
One day in my neighborhood
I tried to listen the best I could
To hear what kind of sounds that I might hear.
I stood out on my wide front porch
With my trusty, best friend Groark,
And this is what came rolling in my ears.
I heard my neighbor's dog bark ... Ruff.
Kids in the park ... Yippee!
A car speed by ... VROOM.
An airplane in the sky ... Yeeroum.
The wind in the trees ... Whoooo.
The mail-man sneeze ... Achoo.
So many different sounds for us to hear.
Later, in my neighborhood
Again I listened the best I could
To hear the many sounds that I could hear.
I heard a robin sing ... Tweet-tweet.
The telephone ring ... Brr-ing.
My father mow the lawn ... Zhoom.
The cat give out a yawn ... Meyawn.
A sprinkler splash ... Shplish-shplish.
Then Groark let out a laugh ... Ha.
All these happy sounds are music to my ears.
One day in my neighborhood
I tried to listen the best I could
To hear what kind of sounds that I might hear.
I stood out on my wide front porch
With my trusty, best friend Groark,
And that was what came rolling in my ears.
MY FRIENDS DON'T WANT ME BLUES
Music and Lyrics by Randel McGee
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
GROARK SINGS:
They say that they don't want me, they tell me go away.
They think that I don't listen to a single word they say.
They cry that I don't care about the way they feel,
Or try to understand them. Tell me what's the Big Deal?
I've got the "My-Friends-Don't-Want-Me-Hangin'-Around-Here" Blues.
Tell me, what should I do?
I've got the "My-Friends-Don't-Want-Me-Hangin'-Around-Here" Blues.
They say I don't pay attention, they gripe that I don't hear.
They think their words go in one side and out the other ear.
What can a dragon do to get out of this mess?
I'm lookin' for some help, an’ I am ready to confess!
I've got the "My-Friends-Don't-Want-Me-Hangin'-Around-Here" Blues.
BACK-UP SINGERS: They don’t want you. Nobody wants you.
GROARK: I’ve got the "My-Friends-Don't-Want-Me-Hangin'-Around-Here" Blues.
BACK-UP SINGERS: They don’t want you. Nobody wants you.
GROARK: One more time! I've got the "My-Friends-Don't-Want-Me-Hangin'-Around-Here" Blu-u-u-ues.
(Spoken) How can a dragon so green, get the blues so bad?
BURNA (spoken): Ah, get lost!
I'M SURE LISTENING NOW
Music and Lyrics by Rita Abrams
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved
GROARK: Once I was so caught up in myself.
NUBBS & ESSIE: You weren't really listening to anyone else.
GROARK: So I found myself alone.
NUBBS & ESSIE: Your friends left you on your own.
GROARK: I wasn't listening,
ALL: But you're (I’m) sure listening now!
GROARK: I never really cared about what anyone said.
NUBBS & ESSIE: You only cared about the things in your little head.
GROARK: So I got to be a bore.
NUBBS & ESSIE: And we got to be ignored
GROARK: 'Cause I wasn't listening.
ALL: But you're (I’m) sure listening now!
GROARK: And I can look you in the eye.
Ask you how you feel.
And hear the things you say to me.
NUBBS & ESSIE: And when you show us that you care,
We will do the same.
And we can be a winning team.
NUBBS & ESSIE: Now we're having fun with you, and it's a surprise.
GROARK: And you are much more fascinating than I realized.
NUBBS & ESSIE: Yes, we've got a lot to say.
GROARK: And listening works both ways.
I finally learned.
NUBBS & ESSIE: You're taking your turn.
GROARK: I won't interrupt.
NUBBS & ESSIE: Or make us shut up.
GROARK: I'm finally listening.
ALL: We’re sure listening now!
We’re sure listening now!
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
Music and Lyrics by Randel McGee
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
McGEE: How do you feel when you show that you care?
GROARK: I feel good!
McGEE: You feel good.
How do you feel when you're willing to share?
GROARK: I feel good!
McGEE: You feel good.
How do you feel in the back of your mind,
When you're being friendly, and helpful and kind,
Your friends are all happy and everything's fine,
Tell me, tell me, how do you feel?
GROARK: I feel good!
McGEE: How do you feel when you're singing a song ?
GROARK: I feel good.
McGEE: You feel good.
How do you feel when a friend sings along?
GROARK: I feel good.
McGEE: You feel good.
How do you feel way deep down inside,
Full of excitement and bursting with pride,
Happy and smiling and cheery and light,
Tell me, tell me, how do you feel?
GROARK: I feel great!
(Alternative verses)
McGEE: How do you feel when you're telling a lie?
McGEE: You feel bad.
GROARK: I feel bad.
McGEE: How do you feel when you make someone cry?
McGEE: You feel bad.
GROARK: I feel bad.
McGEE: Well, how do you feel from your head to your feet,
When you're teasing and mocking and being a creep,
When you climb into bed and you lie down to sleep,
Tell me, tell me, how do you feel?
GROARK: (spoken — emphatically) I feel rotten!
SOMEBODY'S PUSHING YOU AROUND (NUBBS' LAMENT)
Music and Lyrics by Rita Abrams
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
NUBBS SINGS:
What did I do to them?
How could they be so mean?
Wish I could just wake up from this awful dream.
Maybe it's all my fault,
Something I said or did,
Maybe it's what you get when you're a wimpy kid.
CHORUS:
Did you ever feel so sad you wanted to cry,
Hurt so bad you wanted to die,
Or curl up in a hole underneath the ground?
Did you ever wish that you had stayed in your bed
And pulled the covers over your head,
Because somebody's pushing you around?
BRIDGE:
It's such a lonely, helpless, hopeless, worthless feeling,
The one that people who get bullied know too well.
You wonder "Is it me? Am I just unappealing?”
Or is it 'cause they're really nasty?" I can't tell.
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ENDING:
Can't they pick on someone else?
You're alone, all by yourself.
Just because somebody's pushing you around.
IT'S NOT COOL TO BE CRUEL
Music and Lyrics by Randel McGee
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
GROARK SINGS:
We thought it might be cool to tease my little pal.
And though we had a couple laughs, I'm the one who's sorry now.
It's not cool to be cruel.
We thought a little joke might be a lot of fun.
We got carried away before I knew what we had done.
It's not cool to be cruel.
BRIDGE: I hurt my buddy's feelings and made him feel upset.
I really was a bully! I'm hoping he'll forgive me and forget!
NUBBS:(spoken) Maybe.
GROARK: So if you're gonna tease or give somebody grief,
STOP! ... Think it over some, then sing along with me.
It's not cool (Others: It's not cool) to be cruel (to be cruel).
Bully's not a name (a name) to be proud about (about).
It's not good for anyone, so let's all shout it out (shout).
It's not cool (It's not cool) to be cruel (to be cruel).
We can always take a tip (a tip) from the Golden Rule (the Rule)
Treat everybody with respect, and I can promise you'll be feeling cool!
So if you're gonna tease (to tease) or give somebody grief (some grief)
STOP! ... Think it over some, then sing along with me.
It's not cool (It's not cool) to be cruel.
It's not cool to be cruel. (Oh, yeah)
WE ARE FRIENDS
Music and Lyrics by Randel McGee
©1992 Randel McGee
All rights are reserved.
McGEE SINGS:
It's time to have a party, for everyone around the world,
Every man and woman, every boy and girl.
Just forget your quarrels. Send your troubles on a holiday.
When we get together, this is what we say.
CHORUS:
We are friends. Somos amigos! Wij zijn vrienden. O-tomodachi desu.
Nous sommes amis. Be yow ne kyaa pong yu. Mui druzhya. We are
friends.
So let's all come together, from every country, every land.
It's time to get acquainted. It's time to understand
Though everyone is different and looks at life in their own way,
We've got a lot in common, that's why we still can say ...
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Everyone likes laughing.
Everyone loves a song.
We all like a party.
So, come sing along ...
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(Foreign language verses)
Spanish:
Venga, todo el mundo! Vamos a una fiesta.
Por cada hombre y mujer, cada chico y chica.
Olvidese sus peleas! Hay otras cosas en que pensar.
Cuando nos juntamos, nos podemos cantar.
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Japanese:
Party ni shimashoo! Sekai ju no hitotachi.
Anata mo, watashi mo, kodomo mo, otona mo!
Iyana koto wa wasuri, etc.
Minna issho ni natte tanoshiku uttai-masho.
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PEOPLE LIKE THAT
Music and Lyrics by Rita Abrams
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
BURNA: People like that are trouble.
GROARK SPEAKS: How do you know?
BURNA: People like that are strange.
GROARK: How does she know?
BURNA: When you run into people like that,
The only thing to do is run away!
GROARK: Do you believe this?
BURNA: People like that are different.
GROARK: From whom?
BURNA: People like that are weird.
GROARK: Aren't we all?
BURNA: There is a place for people like that,
And that is anywhere on earth but HERE!
He makes it obvious, he is inferior,
Unlike the rest of us, who are superior.
I do not trust him as far as I can throw him.
GROARK: She does not TRUST him, huh —
She does not KNOW him!
BURNA: People like that make mischief.
GROARK: Tell me more.
BURNA: People like that mess up.
GROARK: Is that a fact?
BURNA: I've got some scary stories about them.
GROARK: What's scary is she made them up!
BURNA: And you can tell from a mile away when's someone's sleazy,
Something about him makes you uneasy.
And if he's trying to be your friend I would not let him.
GROARK: She would not LET him?
She has not MET him!
BURNA: Well, now that you've heard my story,
GROARK: Now that we've heard her "FACTS",
We are not amused, but rather confused
By what you say you know.
There is no way you know.
It's not OK, you know,
When you don't even know
These people you call "People like That!"
I HAVE A DREAM
Music and Lyrics by Rita Abrams
©1996 Elkind+Sweet Communications, Inc.
All rights are reserved.
GROARK: I have a dream that you'll accept me
And not reject me
Because o' my skin.
You'll look inside me
To where I hide me.
See who I am.
I have a dream. (Sing it, Nubbs!)
NUBBS: I have a dream you won't exclude me
Or treat me rudely
'Cause I'm teeny ween.
Just ‘cause I’m little
It don’t mean diddle.
Let’s be a team.
I have a dream. (Take it, Essie)
ESSIE: I have a dream that you won't judge me
Or think less of me
'Cause I'm a girl.
And you will show me
That you want to know me
For who I am.
I have a dream.
BRIDGE
ALL: When you prejudge us
Then you begrudge us
The chance to show you
What we’re worth.
If you're different from us,
That shouldn't bum us.
There's room for all of us on earth! (Go, Muggsy!)
MUGGSY: I have a dream
That I won’t be scorned,
‘Cause I was born
In another land.
No matter where we’re from
We’re equals everyone.
Please understand.
I have a dream. (Bring it home, Burna!)
BURNA: I have a dream that it won't get thrown up
That you're the grownup
And I'm just green.
If you don't frown on me
And don't look down on me
I'll have esteem.
I have a dream. (Everybody!)
ALL: We have a dream.
That it won’t matter
If we're thin or fatter
Or in between.
We could look weird to you
But end up dear to you.
So now you see
We have a dream. (One more time!)
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