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The Farmer's Market

by Timmy Abell

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The Farmer's Market Timmy Abell and Steven Heller Get on the truck and grab your hat! Daddy's taking us down to the railroad tracks Got a dollar in my pocket, gonna clap my hands Goin' to the Farmer's Market! Look at all those apples and peaches and pears Pineapples and plums and look....over there It's a pumpkin truck, we'd better grab us one Gonna make a jack-o-lantern and spook someone, Boo! I want a watermelon I can't get along without a ripe watermelon Cut a great big slice, stick my face on in When I come to the seeds, I go *** *** ding Chorus What about some roasted nuts We've got chestnuts, walnuts, hickorynuts, butternuts Peanuts, you're a nut, I'm a nut too I'll tell you one thing, I like singing with you I'm gonna eat some sweet strawberries Raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, blueberries Gooseberries, too, I'll tell you why We're gonna take 'em all home and bake a six foot pie Chorus There's the boy with the baby ducks Little chickens and rabbits and cute little pups Someday I'm gonna get a dog of my own Put him in the truck and take him on home Chorus Oh the Farmer's Market, it sure is fun Daddy next week let's make sure to bring Mom I'll show her that puppy with the big brown eyes I'll give her a peach for a sweet surprise Get on the truck, Daddy's taking us home Got a lot of good food, now my money's all gone But what's going on behind the fence over there It's the Flea Market, Daddy, let's stop right here Chorus (© 1989, Local Honey Music, ASCAP / Butterside, BMI)
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Mail Myself To You Woody Guthrie I'm gonna wrap myself in paper I'm gonna daub myself with glue Stick some stamps on the top of my head I'm gonna mail myself to you I'm gonna tie me up with a little red string I'm gonna tie blue ribbons too I'm gonna climb up in my mailbox I'm gonna mail myself to you *************** Now when you find me in your mailbox Cut the string and let me out Wash the glue right off of my tummy Stick some bubblegum in my mouth Take me out of my wrapping paper Wash the stamps right off of my head Pour me full of some ice cream sodies Tuck me in to a nice warm bed Repeat First Verse (© Tro/Ludlow Music, BMI)
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The Unicorn 02:38
The Unicorn Shel Silverstein A long time ago, when the earth was green There were more kinds of animals than you've ever seen They'd run around free, as the earth was being born And the loveliest of all was the Unicorn. There were green alligators and long-necked geese Humpty-backed camels and chimpanzees Cats and rats and elephants and sure as you're born The loveliest of all was the Unicorn Well God saw some sinning, and it gave him pain So he said "Stand back, I'm going to make it rain" He said "Hey, brother Noah, I'll tell you what to do, Build me a floating zoo... And take some of those.." Chorus Well Noah was there to answer the call And he finished building the arc, just as the rain started falling He marched in the animals, two by two And called out as they went through, "Hey, Lord, I've got your..." Chorus Then Noah looked out at the driving rain And those Unicorns were laughing and just playing silly games They were kicking and shoving as the rain was pouring Oh those silly Unicorns, but there were.... Chorus Then the arc started moving, drifting with the tide And those Unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried The arc started moving, and sort of drifted them away...... (And that's why you've never seen a Unicorn to this very day) Chorus
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Away, Mommy, Away Timmy Abell We're bound for the bathtub, we're bound to get wet Away, Mommy, away, away! We've got to scrubbed and then off to our beds Mommy, we're bound away! It's all day in the dirt and the grease and the sand Away, Mommy, away, away! A'sailing we'll go, it's goodbye to dry land Mommy, we're bound away! So haul off your clothes and hop into the tub Away, Mommy, away, away! Hold fast to that washcloth and give a good rub Mommy, we're bound away! I've got me toy boat and a squirt gun or two Away, Mommy, away, away! And a bottle of suds for each of the crew Mommy, we're bound away! The sailing is fine and the weather is clear Away, Mommy, away, away! Now look who comes in and starts scrubbing our hair Mommy, please go away! The tide it is running away down the drain Away, Mommy, away, away! The water's all sudsy and we are all clean Mommy, we're bound away! So pull down the sheets and make ready for bed Away, Mommy, away, away! It's anchors away now for this sleepy-head Mommy, we're bound away! © 1989, Local Honey Music, ASCAP
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Drifting 05:52
Drifting Timmy Abell I feel like a cloud in the sky In the evening sky But look at me, I am on my bed ...Drifting I feel like a seagull on the breeze, On the gentle breeze Spreading my wings and gliding so free ...Drifting I feel like a bottle on the sea On the deep blue sea Riding the waves and floating so free ...Drifting And in the bottle there is a note, Something I wrote: "Good night Mommy, and good night Daddy-o And especially, ...good night to me" "Good night Daddy, and good night Mommy-o And especially, ...good night to me" (Repeat 'til asleep) © 1989, Local Honey Music, ASCAP
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If I Were 03:53
If I Were Steven Heller If I were the ocean, as deep as forever I'd turn all the sharks into vegetarians If I were the ground, I would shake bullies down And not let them up till they drank from love's cup. If I were the sky, I'd let all children fly And play on the clouds soft and snowy If I were the moon, I'd shine down in your room And light up your dreams with my silver moonbeams. If I were the breeze, I would tickle the trees And keep all the flowers a'dancin' If I were the rain, I'd always come back again Wash the world clean, keep the grass growing green. If you were me, what would you be Would you play on the clouds soft and snowy If you want to try, in your mind you can fly You can light up your dreams with your magic moonbeams. If you just stay you, there's so much you can do Wash the world clean, keep the grass growing green. (©1989 Butterside Music, BMI)
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immy Crack Corn (Blue Tail Fly) Traditional When I was young I used to wait On master and hand him his plate Pass him the bottle when he got dry And brush away the blue-tail fly Chorus Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care My master's gone away When he would ride in the afternoon I'd follow him with my hickory broom The pony being rather shy When bitten by the blue-tail fly Chorus One day he rode around the farm Flies so numerous that they did swarm One chanced to bite him on the thigh The devil take the blue-tail fly Chorus Well the pony jumped, he start, he pitch He threw my master in the ditch He died and the jury wondered why The verdict was the blue-tail fly Chorus Now he lies beneath the 'simmon tree His epitaph is there to see "Beneath this stone I'm forced to lie The victim of the blue-tail fly"
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A Place in the Choir Bill Staines All God's critters got a place in the choir Some sing low, and some sing higher Some sing out loud on the telephone wire And some just clap their hands or paws ....or anything you've got now Listen to the bass, it's the one on the bottom Where the bullfrog croaks and the hippopotamus Moans and groans with a big to-do And the old cow just goes mooo Chorus The dogs and cats, they take up the middle Where the honeybee hums and the cricket fiddles Where the donkey brays and the pony neighs And the old coyote howls Chorus Listen to the top where the little birds sing On the melody with the high notes ringin' And the hoot owl hollers over everything And the blue jay disagrees Chorus Singin' in the nighttime, singin' in the day The little duck quacks, and he's on his way The opossum ain't got very much to say And the porcupine talks to himself Chorus It's a simple song of living sung everywhere By the ox and the fox and the grizzly bear By the grumpy alligator and the hawk above The sly raccoon and the turtle dove Chorus (© 1978, Mineral River Music, BMI)
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Hi Ho We're Rolling Home Timmy Abell & Steven Heller Pockets are full, got all my things Hi! Ho! We're rolling home Trees fly by, the highway sings Hi! Ho! We're rolling on home Been to the ocean, went to the city Over the mountains, they sure were pretty It's a great big country, we went a long way Now we're going back home Missed my dog and my own bedroom But I had a good time, and I'll be home soon Said goodbye to a lot of good friends Now we're going back home Chorus Combed the beach, watched the weather Saw an eagle and I found his feather Rode a bike all day, and I learned how to whistle And I can't wait to get home When we went to the city, we rode on a train It went under ground, but we came up again So many people all in one place That's why we're going back home Chorus We camped on a mountain, sat by the fire Daddy told stories 'till we got real tired We all fell asleep, counting up the stars Same ones we've got back home I love to travel and see new faces Learn everything about a lot of nice places One special place is all my own I'll be there when I get home (Tag) Daddy's slowing down, we're almost there School in the morning, I don't care One special place, all my own Feels so good to be home (© 1989 Local Honey Music, ASCAP, Butterside Music, BMI)
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I Love You 03:40
I Love You Timmy Abell As the dawn is waking It's a sweet bird song... It's the silent message That the world is gliding on. And you know what it means Because you feel it whenever You tumble down inside yourself And find that quiet place... I know what it means because I feel the same feeling for you Love is the stuff That makes really good friends... Get a little from your neighbor And you give it right back again. Chorus Listen to the voices All around the world... Joining together In a great big chorus of "I love you". Chorus (© 1989 Local Honey Music, ASCAP)

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American Library Association ~ Notable Children's Recording
Produced by Steven Heller
Upstream Records
Asheville, NC

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released November 1, 1989

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Timmy Abell Asheville, North Carolina

Timmy has spent 40 years presenting concerts of high-quality original and traditional music and storytelling for children and families throughout the US. His recordings have received the highest national awards and he is a recipient of the NC Arts Council's Fellowship for Songwriting. Timmy and his wife Susana are currently touring a program called "So Many Ways To Share A Story". silvertrout.org ... more

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