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laundry
01:08
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I fell right down the laundry chute one day
My mom put me in with the underwear
I got all wet and spun around
Now I smell like fresh, clean air
I learned the laundry chute's no place to play
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worn out
01:41
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3. |
bubblegum
00:37
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You can buy me
Bubblegum, bubblegum
And if you do
I'll give you some
Bubblegum
Chew chew chew chew chew chew chew
Yum yum yum yum
Thanks for buying us some bubblegum
To share
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4. |
go to bed
01:38
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Go to bed
Rest your head
Yes, that's what I said
It's time to go to bed
This is your last warning
I should hear you snoring
Sleeping is not boring
See you in the morning
Go to bed
Rest your head
Yes, that's what I said
It's time to go to bed
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5. |
red hook
00:34
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Go to the park
To watch the evening sun
When it gets dark
I feel I have to run
That man feeds cats
From the back
Of his van every night
I wonder if he has enough to
Feed himself right
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6. |
three long notes
03:24
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Three long notes
Three long notes
I've been playing these so long
I'm inclined to this it's wrong
Three long notes
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7. |
chortle
00:19
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Hee hee hee hee
Ha ha ha ha
Ho ho ho ho
Har har har
Hoo hoo hoo hoo
Hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk
Whee ha hee haw
Mwah ha haaaah
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8. |
gravity
00:54
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Late night in summer
Stars fall out of the sky
Lately, in summertime
My heart falls out of love
Look, watch, there it goes
Watch, look, so long, farewell
People come to watch it
The comet, not my broken heart
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9. |
babysat
00:38
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Mom's gone out shopping
Dad's gone out fishing
Brother's at practice
I'm stuck with the babysitter
I can't do what I want
I can't stay up late, oh
I wish they all would
Come home right now
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10. |
cozy
02:04
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11. |
love in the night
00:59
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Run away with me into the night
Nobody knows where we're going to
You might think that this is not quite right
Jumping out windows is always taboo
True love don't care about falling, no
True love don't care if it's smart, oh
True love don't care what your parents think
True love knows what's in your heart, so
Run away with me into the night
We both know it's the right thing to do
We'll enjoy our love in broad daylight
You can love me just like I love you
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12. |
fast
00:20
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We can go fast, or
We can go faster
We might not last
But we sure can go fast.
Sure, we can go faster but
We are the fastest and
If we don't crash then
We'll also be lastest
Oh, we don't like slow
'Cause it does not go
As fast as we know
That we like to show we know
We can go fast, or
We can go faster
We might not last but
We sure can go fast
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13. |
kooky
00:31
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14. |
tantrum
00:38
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Jumping
And shouting
And making
A lot of noise
I'm angry
So angry
I could break everything
I feel so
Unhappy
Like I'm trapped
Let me out
Screaming
And shouting
And crying
About nothing
I can't
Remember
What I'm so
Upset about
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15. |
cell phone love
00:52
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Sitting alone
Waiting
My new cell phone won't ring
Although I've called him twice
I can't wait no more
I have to know if he still loves me
Oh, that's him calling now
How nice
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16. |
sleepy
01:18
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My cat sleeps all day
I'd like to do the same
On the sofa it's so warm
My eyes slowly close
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17. |
ticket
00:34
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If you park your car here
You will get a ticket
If you get a ticket
You must pay the fine
Drive around the block until you
Find a legal parking space
Don't you dare take that space
I'm here first, it's mine!
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18. |
four-note two-step
01:07
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19. |
nose
00:26
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Pick your nose and you will find
Sticky gobs of mucus
Mucus helps your nose stay clean
Leave it there to do this
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5:30am
01:07
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5:30am
Hot summer morning
Small baby kitten
Mewling so loudly
Crying
"I'm hungry.
I'm lonely.
I'm so scared."
Small baby kitten
Mewling so loudly
Hot summer morning
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21. |
plans
00:31
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I'd like to know what we're doing today
You say you did not make any plans so far in advance
Can't we just go somewhere fun right now, please?
You say you are open to suggestions
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22. |
hiccups
00:54
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I've got hiccups, hiccups, hiccups
I can't talk quite normally
When you've got the hiccups it gets hard to
Speak or breathe or think
I'll try holding, holding, holding
All my breath until it stops
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23. |
green
00:46
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I do not eat broccoli anymore
I do not eat spinach anymore
I refuse to eat anything green
I do not eat green things anymore
I just throw them right on the floor
I do not eat anything good for me
I only drink diet sodas all day
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24. |
slip
01:48
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25. |
folksy
02:20
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26. |
just thinking
01:15
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27. |
first warm night
01:48
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28. |
top pot
00:57
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I love those Top Pot doughnuts
Can't get enough
Don't live in Seattle so my life is quite tough
Please come to Brooklyn
I'll drum up business for you
It won't be too hard
All we have are yucky chain stores
I love those Top Pot doughnuts
Can't get enough
Don't live in Seattle so my life is very tough
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29. |
january
01:15
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wah wah wah
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30. |
breadwinner
02:33
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Go to work
Come back home
Eat some food
Go to bed
It's the same
Every day
It keeps my
Family fed
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31. |
let's
00:43
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Let's not worry
Let's just do
Let's just try something new
Let's not fuss and let's not fret
Let us smile
Oh, yes, let's!
Let's not freak out about this
It's nothing that we cannot fix
Let's not worry 'bout our debts
Let's just fix them
Oh, yes, let's!
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32. |
sensitive boy
00:57
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Sensitive boy
Won't talk to me
Nose in a book and
He won't look up
I think I like him
Though I've not talked to him
Mystery boy
Sensitive boy
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33. |
prospect heights waltz
01:17
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doo doo doo
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alone time
01:12
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Sometimes I need some alone time
Sometimes I need to be by myself
It does not mean I'm unhappy
It does not mean I don't like you
When I'm alone I like to think
When I'm alone I like to read
When I'm alone I've got time to dream
When I'm alone
When I'm alone
When I'm alone
Sometimes I'll hide out in my room
Sometimes I'll find a nice place outside
It does not matter where I am
I just don't want to be bothered
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35. |
fanfare
00:54
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I feel so important
I feel very special
I'll tell everybody
Look here, notice me
Yes, that's right I'm feeling fine
All the time
Yes, that's right I'm feeling swell
Can't you tell
I feel so important
I feel very special
I'll tell everybody
Look here, notice me
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36. |
peace and quiet
01:33
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All I want right now is to have some peace and quiet time
All I want to do is to sleep until tomorrow
Turn that racket down! Can't you see I need to sleep?
Must you be so loud? Can't you take it somewhere else?
All I want right now is to have some peace and quiet time
All I want to do is to sleep until tomorrow
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37. |
loss for words
01:38
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Ooo eee ooo eee ooo eee ooo
Ooo eee ooo eee what else can I do?
I've got nothing much to say
I cannot follow through
You're not that much help at all
You have not got a clue
La dee da dee loop dee loo
Haw hee gosh gee
No dessert for you hoo
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38. |
moxie
00:56
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Coming home one afternoon
I see the woman from the top floor
She has got her suitcase and her tiny little terrier
Moxie is its name, I think
The owner leaves her suitcase 'cause she
Has to throw something away
I turn to look from the front door
He goes, he sniffs, he lifts his leg up
I cry, "Hold on, you're not doing what I think you are!"
Moxie took a leak upon his owner's suitcase
What a dog!
Moxie took a leak upon his owner's suitcase
What a dog!
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39. |
interjection
00:50
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homeless
00:52
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Can you spare a dollar?
I'm so hungry
Have you got some time to
Listen to me?
I'm sorry I've disturbed you
But what else is there to do?
I live here on the subway
I ask for money each day
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41. |
long day
02:21
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triple stomp
00:31
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43. |
new shoes
00:40
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44. |
sunlight
00:54
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Sunlight through the trees
It makes me feel at ease
Then I remember you never shall return
The sun gives me sunburn
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45. |
left behind
01:11
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I'm so sad you're moving
I hate to see you go
Don't forget to write me
I love to read, you know
I am stuck here in my house
Without fun things to do
I look forward to living
Vicariously through you
I will eagerly check
My mailbox every day
When you come to visit
In my home you can stay
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lost dog
01:38
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I go everywhere
In my Mustang '65
With my faithful hound dog
Forever by my side
Then one day I took a trip to
California
My beloved hound dog
Decided there to stray
Oh yoo hoo ow ow ow woo
Come back my dear boy!
Way down by the river
I saw where he had died
That is where I sat
And cried
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47. |
oscillation
00:55
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Oscillation is the act of
Moving back and forth and back
And forth and just repeating
Those two motions
Soon you'll get the knack
Oscillation!
Fans can do it, nothing to it
Keep on swaying fro and to
Oscillation!
To and fro sway sound waves also
That's what oscillators do
Oscillation is the act of
Moving back and forth and back
And forth and just repeating
Those two motions
Soon you'll get the knack
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48. |
ditched
01:04
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If you say I can't go with you
I will cry one hundred days
Once the last tear falls from my eye
I'll forget your stupid ways
Walk away and don't come back
For I won't welcome you
I won't dwell upon the past
Oh, I've got better things to do
If you say I can't go with you
I will cry one hundred days
Once the last tear falls from my eye
I'll forget your stupid ways
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travel
01:10
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I was talking to a friend the other day, it seems
He said, "You look like you need a trip to
Figure out your truest dreams.
Travel is the cure for all the ache inside your little heart.
You'll feel a whole lot better if you leave
And spend some time apart."
So I booked a cruise and now I'm
Off to see the earth's extremes
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50. |
moody
01:03
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51. |
wet june
00:37
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it's been raining the whole month long
That i why I'm writing this song
Stuck inside with nothing to do
Who would think that this month is June?
Where is the sunshine that tells us it's spring?
Where is the warm air that makes my heart sing?
All of this moisture just makes my hair curl
All of these dark clouds make me want to hurl
I just sing the same thing each day:
Gosh darn rain, won't you go away
It's so bad I sing in clichés
All 'cause June rained on my parade
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dizzying
01:41
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I find it dizzying and quite confusing
To sing without leaving a space for some breathing
Oh yes, it is frustrating yet so amusing
To just keep on plowing right through this unwittingly
Why should I stop for a small bit of oxygen
When I could be like an efficient car engine
Yet, lack of fresh air makes me question my ingenuity
It must be time to inhale again
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Andrea La Rose Prague, Czechia
My music is often about a lack of clarity and how performers and listeners make decisions about what they hear. When it's not about that, it's about clapping.
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