Now is the Time
Lyrics


Wake Up!

Chorus:

    Wake up, wake up it's morning time.
    Wake up, wake up the sun will shine.
    Wake up, wake up it's morning time.
    Jump out of bed you're gonna feel just fine.
Make a move, get up,
Get out of that cozy bed.
You've gotta get right up and clear that sleepy head.
    CHORUS

Another day for you to go to school.
If you don't go you will soon become a fool.

    CHORUS
Another day for you to go to work.
You've got responsibilities that you can't shirk.
    Wake up, wake up it's morning time.
    Wake up, wake up the sun will shine.
    Wake up, wake up it's morning time.
    Jump out of bed you're gonna feel just fine.
    Jump out of bed you're gonna feel just fine.
    Jump out of bed you're gonna feel just …
get out of bed sleepy head you're gonna feel just fine. Rise and shine!

Words and music by Andy Duinker

© Copyright 1996 by Andy Duinker
Red Castle Publishing PO Box 10001 New Minas, NS B4N 5K1


Get up in the Mornin'

Get up in the mornin' and let the sun shine down all day.
Get up in the mornin' and let the sun shine down all day.
Get up in the mornin' at the break of day,
see what Momma Nature's gonna send your way.

Don't be grumpy, don't be blue.
Don't sass your momma, I'm a-warnin' you!
Oh, get up in the mornin',
this is what you gotta do.
Get up in the mornin' at the break of day,
see what Momma Nature's gonna send your way.

Get up in the mornin' …let the rain pour down all day
…let the snow drift down all day
…let the clouds float by all day
…let the wind blow hard all day


Words and music by Donna Rhodenizer

© Copyright 2001 by Donna Rhodenizer
Red Castle Publishing PO Box 10001 New Minas, NS B4N 5K1


Dust Bunny Rag

When the house is dusty as Kansas and you know somebody's coming to visit,
There's no time to waste, not a minute, you'd better get the dust rag and get ready to clean.
Blowing all the particles gently will temporarily move those dust balls,
But when all the dust has settled you will agree, it's time to do the dust bunny rag.

    Here little bunny, it's time you came clean.
    Stop that cavorting where you can be seen.
    Please all you bunnies, I'm so short on time.
    There's no waxy build up and I promise you'll shine.
Wait, I saw a scurrying critter, he just ran under that chair in the corner.
Getting on your hands and your knees will
just confirm you should have started dusting last week.
Putting scatter rugs in the hallway will only cover up two or there million.
Ev'rybody knows how bunnies can multiply, it's time to do the dust bunny rag.
    CHORUS
Maybe you could get really famous and make appointments for viewings on Sundays,
And invite your friends to come over, visitation hours are from two until five.
But as we all know, it is common to have those dust bunnies in your parlour.
Ev'rybody has them so why don't we agree
to get accustomed to those bunnies under our feet?
Take a dancing lesson and get hip to the beat, and learn to do the dust bunny,
learn to do the dust bunny, learn to do the dust bunny rag.

Words and music by Donna Rhodenizer

© Copyright 1998 by Donna Rhodenizer
Red Castle Publishing PO Box 10001 New Minas, NS B4N 5K1


Singin' the Blues

Please take my bicycle,
my shiny red bicycle.
It's let me down for the very last time.
I have skinned both my knees,
I'm hurtin', so baby, please,
please take my bicycle,
I'm singing the blues.

Please take my chewing gum,
my very best bubble gum.
It's let me down for the very last time.
Bubbles have busted,
they cannot be trusted.
Please take my chewing gum,
I'm singing the blues.

    Bicycles and chewing gum,
    busted bubble dreams.
    Age, it makes no matter
    when blue is how everything seems.
I expect the best bet is to read all these notes first and then You see I’m not old enough
To own my own pickup truck
Too young to date
and my Momma's not in jail.
I don't mind rainy days,
my dog has not run away,
but all the same I am singing the blues.
But all the same I am singing the blues.
But all the same I am singing the blues. Oh yeah.

Words and music by Donna Rhodenizer

© Copyright 2001 by Donna Rhodenizer
Red Castle Publishing PO Box 10001 New Minas, NS B4N 5K1


I Got a Sister (But I Wanted a Dog)

When my family goes out walking people stop us on the street.
“Is that your baby sister? Oh my dear she is so sweet.”
But what they don’t know and I can’t say, is
She is surely here to stay.
It is enough to make a body sing the blues.

I got a sister well, I got a sister but I wanted a dog.
Yeah, I wanted a dog.
I got a sister, I’m telling you mister, that I wanted a dog.
Yeah, I wanted a dog.
When I spoke to my parents and asked them for someone to play with,
They misunderstood my request
And a sister came instead of my dog.

A dog would sleep at the foot of my bed.
A dog would roll over and learn to play dead.
He would never tell secrets or snitch about things that we do.
A dog would go anywhere, any time, any place,
He wouldn’t care about mud on his face, no siree,
You can take it from me.
Can you tell me what sister would all that stuff?
Well, she wouldn’t I know and that’s rough,
‘cause a sister is just what I got.

I got a sister, well, I got a sister but I wanted a dog.
Yeah, I wanted a dog.
I got a sister, I’m telling you mister, that I wanted a dog.
Yeah, I wanted a dog.
When I spoke to my parents and asked them for someone to play with,
They misunderstood my request
And a sister came instead of my dog.
I got a sister, but I wanted a D-O-G.
I wanted a dog!

(c)2004 by Donna Rhodenizer / Red Castle Publishing



Phone Me
Dedicated to Cathy Lynn How, Bridgetown

Hello operator, I've been trying to make a call.
I've been trying for an hour, with no success at all.
I can't seem to get an answer all I get is a machine,
and I have left a hundred messages today.

    I am tired of the voice that says, "I'm sorry I'm not home."
    Then I leave my name and number, but I wait until the tone.
    I would like to talk in person, I am done with the machine.
    I just have to talk to someone who just wants to talk to me!
Hello operator, I've been calling on the phone.
I don't want to leave a message, and there ain't nobody home.
There are people I should talk to, there are things I need to say,
and I have left two hundred messages today.

IMPROVISATIONAL SECTION

Hello operator, could you be the referee?
As I play phone tag with someone who don't want to talk to me.
If it's only me who's playing, then I wanna end this game,
and I have left three hundred messages today.
    I am tired of the voice that says, "I'm sorry I'm not home."
    Then I leave my name and number, but I wait until the tone.
    I would like to talk in person, I am done with the machine.
    I just have to talk to someone who just wants to talk to me.
Hello operator, I'm no longer on the phone.
It don't matter that the person cannot be reached at home.
'cause my phone is disconnected, it's no longer on the wall.
No more messages will come from me today,
but I have left three hundred messages today.
I have left three hundred messages today.

Words and music by Donna Rhodenizer

© Copyright 1998 by Donna Rhodenizer and Andy Duinker
Red Castle Publishing PO Box 10001 New Minas, NS B4N 5K1


Who's in the Tub?

Who's in the tub, and splashin',
who's in the tub?
Rub-a-dub dub, scrub-a-dub dub
Who's in the tub?
She's/he's washin' and scrubbin'
And splashin', getting wrinkly….
Who's in the tub and splashin',
who's in the tub?

*___'s in the tub, and splashin'
___'s in the tub.
Rub-a-dub dub, scrub-a-dub dub
___'s in the tub?
She's/he's washin' and scrubbin'
And splashin', getting wrinkly….
___'s in the tub and splashin',
___'s in the tub?

*add names to your tub. Sing as many verses as you wish, or be greedy and keep the tub all to yourself. It is entirely up to you!

Words and music by Andy Duinker

© Copyright 1996 by Andy Duinker
Red Castle Publishing PO Box 10001 New Minas, NS B4N 5K1


Cha Cha Cha

Cha cha high and cha cha low
Cha cha fast and cha cha slow
Cha cha up and cha cha down
We can all do the cha cha and turn around.

Cha cha en haut et cha cha en bas.
Cha cha vite et cha cha lentement.
Cha cha sur le plancher, cha cha au ciel
Cha cha tous les jours et tournez vous.

Cha cha out and cha cha in
Cha cha by your knees and under your chin.
Cha cha in and cha cha out
We can all do the cha cha and turn ourselves about.
(c)2005 Donna Rhodenizer / Red Castle Publishing


Star Light Star Bright

Star light, star bright shine on me
Tell me what on earth you see.
Shining down from the sky above
do you make a wish on who you see?
Star light, star bright,
who's wishing?

Star light, star bright could it be
you are all alone like me?
Could I make your wish come true?
No more can I, I know, than you.
Star light, star bright,
who's wishing?

    Seems to me a simple life
    to wait for wishes in the night;
    'til the sunrise sets you free
    from granting wishes endlessly.
If I saw the things you do,
would I still shine on like you?
Blazing there for all to see,
for children, lovers, fools like me.
Star light, star bright,
who's wishing?

We can share the dark night skies,
sharing secrets, hopes and lies.
Safely distant, miles away,
too far to trust or to betray.
Star light, star bright,
who's wishing?
    CHORUS
Star light, star bright,
who's wishing?
Who's wishing?


Words and music by Donna Rhodenizer

© Copyright 2001 by Donna Rhodenizer
Red Castle Publishing PO Box 10001 New Minas, NS B4N 5K1


It's a Pirate's Life For Me

A pirate is as lucky as can be,
He lives a delightful life as sea.
He does only what he wants to
Be it everything or nothing,
It’s a pirate’s life for me (for me)
It’s a pirate’s life for me.

Away we go with a ho, heave ho
To the sea (to the sea)
To the sea (to the sea)
Away we go with a ho, heave ho
It’s a pirate’s life for me.
A pirate can have a talking bird
Who says a lot of scurvy pirate words,
Like ahoy, avast and matey
And landlubber walk the plank,
It’s a pirate’s life for me (for me)
It’s a pirate’s life for me.

Chorus

A pirate can sleep the day away,
He chooses the place his boat will stay.
He can swing a sword around
And no one says, “Put that away.”
It’s a pirate’s life for me (for me)
It’s a pirate’s life for me.

Chorus

I expect the best bet is to read all these notes first and then

(c)2006 Donna Rhodenizer / Red Castle Publishing




Now is the Time

Now is the time to say our goodbyes.
Turn out the lights put the music away.
It's been fun we are glad you could come and be with us;
but now is the time to say
goodbye, goodbye, see you later my friends,
safe journeys 'til we meet again.

Words and music by Donna Rhodenizer

© Copyright 1996 by Donna Rhodenizer
Red Castle Publishing PO Box 10001 New Minas, NS B4N 5K1






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