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Musicians: 2. A Rum Sum Sum (Morocco) 3. Tocan Las Maracas 5.

Fra Michele (Italy)


Rhythm of the Rocks Nancy Stewart: guitar, keyboards, vocals
by MaryLee and Nancy Marylee Sunseri: recorders, dulcimer, percussion , voice In the little country of Morocco Si tiene una maraca roja (. Fra Michele a ve va un gallo
John Beron: bongos, cymbals, bells, waterphone At the top of North Africa  1993 Nancy Stewart Mezzo rosso, mezzo jallo
SIDE A Adam Brown: vocals Emily Brown: vocals You can hear the sound amailla) Que a ve va una gallina
1. Can You Imagine* Margie Dally: cello, Dave Dally: violin, Of the children all around Toca, toca, toca, toca, toca Que di ce va “cococote”
2. A Rum Sum Sum*** Bob Langford: bass and animal sounds A’singin’ a rum sum sum Michael’s rooster is a fine fellow
3. Tocan las Maracas* Rachel Maratta: vocals Si tiene una maraca verde (azul) A little bit red and a little bit yellow
4. Mango Fandango** MaryAnn Schaupp: operatic voice Chorus: Toca, toca, toca, toca, toca And he has a very fine hen friend
5. Fra Michele**** Frank Sunseri: Romanian panpipes And she calls him “Cococote”
6. My Singing Bird**** A rum sum sum, a rum sum sum Todos tocan las maracas
7. Kookaburra Guli, guli, guli, guli, guli, rum sum sum Todos tocan las maracas 6. My Singing Bird (Ireland)
8. Children Are Singing All Around the World* A Raffi, a Raffi, Todos tocan las maracas
1. Can You Imagine Guli, guli, guli, guli, guli, rum sum sum Todos maracas aqui I have seen the lark soar high at morn
SIDE B To sing up in the blue
Can you imagine, living in another land In the little country of Morocco I have heard the blackbird pipe its song
1. International Fives** Close your eyes, and imagine At the top of North Africa 4. Mango Fandango The thrush and linet too
2. Rhythm of the Rocks*** You can hear the sound But none of them can sing so sweet
3. Pichi Pichi Picture yourself in a castle in Spain Of the children all around Mama, mama, I want a mango My singing bird as you
4. Rice Harvest Lullaby**** Or deep in a jungle warm in the rain A’ singin’ a rum sum sum Papa, papa, please papaya Ah…………….
5. Everybody Loves Saturday Night Out in a rain forest, high in a tree No, no, nana, a ripe banana My singing bird as you
6. Make New Friends** Where rainbow colored birds are flying free In Morocco you can ride on a camel Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, quince!
7. Hello/Goodbye Song** Out across the desert sun If I could lure my singing bird
Paint me a picture, make me a song And sing a little song Red berries, berries blue From its own cozy next
* written by Nancy Stewart Teach it to me and I’ll sing along As you’re moving right along These are fruits so good for you If I could catch my singing bird
** written by MaryLee Sunseri Tell me a story, make me a rhyme Through this mysterious land Cheery cherries, sweet and new I would warm it on my breast
***adaptation and new material by Nancy Stewart Then when I hear it, you’ll know that I And coconuts, yes they’re fruits too And on my heart my singing bird
**** adaptation and new material by MaryLee Sunseri Can imagine… And under the shade of a palm tree Would sing herself to rest
 1993 Friends Street Music, BMI, and Piper Grove Music,  1993 Nancy Stewart You can catch a little rest from the sun Orange oranges, lemons yellow Ah……………
BMI Hear the flute and tambourine Fill my tummy sweet and mellow Would sing herself to rest.
FS Music, 6505 SE 28th Street, Mercer Island, WA 98040 / As the children start to sing Vitamins grow on a tree
PG Music, PO Box 758, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 A song of a rum sum sum In a pretty package for you and me 7. Kookaburra (Australia)
All material produced, arranged, and engineered by
MaryLee Sunseri and Nancy Stewart And if you go to Marrakech Oh they travel many miles Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Cover artwork by MLS– graphics by Karl Zahlis You can visit the marketplace Fill the world with happy smiles Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Where there’s magic in the air, Sweet delicious tasty treat Laugh, kookaburra, laugh kookaburra,
And the dancers everywhere From Mother Nature, a gift to eat Gay your life must be
Will put a smile upon your face.

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree This is not a reel, it’s not a twist Rocks in your pockets and rocks in your hand 13. Rice Harvest Lullaby (Vietnamese) 16. Hello, Goodbye
Eating all the gumdrops he can see Not a jig, not a tango Rocks from the water and rocks from the land
Stop, kookaburra, stop, kookaburra This is a dance called “Five” Rocks that have traveled many a mile Tiny child, sleepy one Oh my friends you are traveling far away
Leave some there for me Rocks making music, making us smile See the moon shining soft and bright And I know I may not see you for a long time
Come and feel the music (tradtional with additional lyrics and melody) Voices sing in the night But as sure as the sun lights up the day
8. Children Are Singing All Around the World Turning round and round  1993 Nancy Stewart By the fields of rice, by the fields of rice Your memories will shine within my mind
Come and take the first step
Children are singing all around the world And then jump up and jump, 11. Mi Chacra (Argentina) Little love, child of mine So goodbye, I’ll see you down the road
Making music wherever they go Jump up and jump, Harvest dreams in the bonfire light Though we may fly like birds in spring
In their houses in Canada, oochis in Japan Jump up and jump, jump up and jump Vengan a ver mi chacra que is hermosa Soft and low singing songs To homelands far away
And haciendas in Mexico Jump up and jump, Vengan a ver mi chacra que is hermosa By the fields of rice, by the fields of rice So goodbye, auf wiedershen, aloha
Jump up and jump, El burrito (donkey) hace a si Sayanara, au revoir, ciao, shalom
Though the words sound different to you and me Jump up and jump, jump El burrito hace a si Long stalks are beaten on the ground, Adios, dasvedanya
Children are the same across the sea On the ground
Children are singing all around the world 1,2,3,4,5 (Thai) 1,2,3,4,5, (French) Oh va camarad, oh va camarad See the hulls flying in the wind So goodbye, I’ll see you down the road
Making music wherever they go Oh va, oh va, oh va Rice is our life, our life is the rice Though we may cry we know
This is not the blues, it’s not a rock Oh va camarad, oh va camarad And we sing as we beat the rice That endings are beginnings
Well they're’ singing while they work Not a rap, not the opera Oh va, oh va, oh va  1993 MaryLee Sunseri We’ll say hello, guten tag, aloha, konichiwa
and while they play This is a dance called “Five” Bonjour, bongiorno, shalom
Early in the morning and all through the day  1993 MaryLee Sunseri Repeat with: 14. Everybody Loves Saturday Night Hola, straswitcha
Children are singing all around the world Gato (cat)
Making music wherever they go 10. Rhythm of the Rocks (Ghana) Perrito (little dog) Everybody loves Saturday night Oh my friends you are traveling far away
Vaquita (cow) Everybody loves Saturday night And I know I may not see your for a long time
Listen to the rhythm of the rocks Everybody, everybody, everybody But as sure as the sun lights up the day
You know the world’s getting smaller everyday What would they say if they could talk 12. Pichi, Pichi (Japan) Everybody, Your memories will shine within my mind
‘Cause children are the same in so many ways So many years down under the ground Everybody loves Saturday night So goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Children are singing all around the world Listen to the sound, listen to the sound Pichi pichi, chapu, chapu, ran, ran, ran  1984 MaryLee Sunseri
Making music wherever they go Pichi pichi, chapu, chapu, ran, ran, ran Boga watta fero saboday (African)
 1993 Nancy Stewart Obwisanna, sa na, obwisanna, sa Tout le monde aime samedi soir (French)
Obwisanna, sa na, obwisanna, sa Underneath the weeping willow stands a little child Todo el mundo ama Sabado noche (Spanish) Visit our websites for lots of fun ideas,
9. International Fives No umbrella, child is waiting, rain is falling down free songs, and ordering additional recordings
(additional verses not on recording) 15. Make New Friends
1,2,3,4,5, (English) 1,2,3,4,5, (Spanish) Falling, falling rain is falling on the little child
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Find me a rock that’s smooth and round
Mother comes to bring umbrella, rain is falling down Make new friends, but keep the old Www.Maryleemusic.com
Find me a rock down under the ground
This is not a waltz, it’s not a fling Find me a rock that I can pound One is silver and the other is gold
Not a swing, not a cha cha Listen to the sound, listen to the sound
This is a dance called “Five”

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