Daddy A Go Go Rock of All Ages

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1 Daddy A Go Go Rock of All Ages Get Yer Yo-Yoʼs Out (written by John Boydston ) Come on everybody grab yourself a yo- yo To get the world on a string itʼs the way go- go You say you want a revolution well you know (you never know) You can learn all the tricks like Reach for the Moon You can Rock The Baby not a minute too soon The Man on the Flying Trapeze, you can learn that too (you know, if you practice really hard you can learn to be as good as Yo Yo Ma someday. Iʼve never actually seen him in action but I hear heʼs really good. And with a name like Yo Yo Ma, heʼs probably awesome) Call me old- fashioned but hey, what the heck? Take a little break from all the high tech Go ahead and give that computer a big old fat rain check (guitar solo) Thereʼs Walking the Dog and a whole bunch of others You can impress your friends and all of their mothersʼ You can learn all the tricks like Tommy Smothers (heʼs a real Spin Doctor) (You know a yo- yo is like life itself in so many ways, even though I can only think of one or two. its got its ups and downs, and

2 The more you practice the better off youʼll do) Try Around the World or something tough like that Machine Gun Sky Rocket Skin the Cat So come on Everybody get your Yoʼs Yoʼs Out Get Your Yo- Yoʼs Out Get Your Yo- Yoʼs Out Get Your Yo- Yoʼs Out) I Lost My Teddy Bear (Words and music by John D Boydston )III Well, I must have lost my Teddy Bear But I canʼt remember when or where And sometimes I really miss him We had so many things to share I wonder if my parents did something with him And it might sound like a shocker But they told me once I couldnʼt to high school with my teddy bear in my locker (I guess they have small lockers there, whaddya gonna do?) Sometimes I miss my snuggle- bunny It the bluest and softest blanket But one day it just kinda disappeared Before had a chance to thank it I know theyʼd never admit it But maybe my parents hid it Trying to save me from harm Didnʼt want me going to college With a snuggle- bunny under my arm (guess that could be kinda of awkward. Anyway, hereʼs what my dad always tells me) Someday youʼll start to laugh When youʼre 25 and taking a shower or a bath And youʼll feel pretty lucky When you realize you donʼt need your little rubber ducky. But I remember my little red wagon Riding up and down the street I used to pretend it was a dragon Breathing fire and really throwing some heat But one day it got all broken Not a word was spoken, not a peep

3 Next thing I knew there it was, waiting for the trash heap. (But the cool thing was thatʼs when I got my first tricycle. I donʼt know what happened to that either. Then I got a bike and that was cool cause I could ride it everywhere) I wonder if that will fit in my locker?) Idaho! (Words and music by John D Boydston )III If youʼre looking for a really cool place to go Thereʼs a state out west by the name of Idaho You can ski there in the winter Ride the river rapids when its hot Then at night you can talk about The big fish you almost caught (On the Bigwood baby) Way to Go Idaho You wonʼt know till you get up and go Whoa Whoa Idaho Thatʼs what youʼll say when you get up and go From Twin Falls all the way up to Courʼ DʼAlene Red Fish Lake, Stanley everywhere in between Picaboo. I see you Pocatelleo and Idaho Falls Sun Valley, Ketchum, and McCall Itʼs fun there winter spring summer and fall Way to Go Idaho Ride the rivers and go with the flow Whoa Whoa Donʼt cha know You wonʼt know till you get up and go They got lots of snow in Idaho youʼll even see it in summer You can hike, you can bike, all you like You might even see Arnoldʼs hummer (heʼs the governator) Youʼll see real cowboys and cowgirls at the rodeo in Idaho They get on their horses and their broncing bucks to put on a show in Idaho (Yahoo!) Way to Go Idaho You wonʼt know till you get up and go Whoa Whoa Idaho

4 Thatʼs what youʼll say when you get up and go You might meet bear or a moose and her calf You can look from afar but I wouldnʼt ask for an autograph (and never give a moose a muffin) Way to Go Idaho They got big potatoes cause they know how to grow Whoa Whoa Idaho Everybody you meet will want to say hello (Oh, thereʼs a couple of other t owns I forgot to mention, and one of them is Hailey. We actually named a puppy Hailey. We were going to call her Boise, the other town I wanted to mention, but she was a she. So I said ʻletʼs call her Girlsie.ʼ) John Barleycorn Must Dye (written by John Boydston ) This is the story of John BarleyCorn, A guy liked to tie- dye since the day he was born He tie- dyed his cradle and tie- dyed his crib He tie- dyed his jammies, tie- dyed his bib The day he turned five, he tie- dyed his granny She turned around and gave him a potch on his fanny He never asked why, he lived for dyeing. It was the one thing that kept him from crying He tied his food, his cakes and his pies He went into his dadʼs room and he tie- dyed his ties In fact he tie- dyed everything that his dad had His father wasnʼt happy he was not a Grateful Dad One day John Barleycorn was challenged to a duel By another tie- dye guy, who never went to school. The artist he was known as Wild Bill Hiccup He used to drive around in his tie- dyed pickup The legend thatʼs been told everywhere it is said Wild Bill tie- dyed a whole town he painting that baby red Could be trouble for John BarleyCorn Been tie- dying since the day he was born John said hey Iʼll meet you at the edge of town And bring all your supplies cause this time youʼre going down The two they squared off as the noon bell it did ring To find out just who was the tie- dyinʼ king

5 Will Bill he grabbed a t- shirt and he began to tie He said John Barleycorn itʼs a good day to tie- dye After a tense standoff John began to laugh He said listen here Bill weʼre artists, letʼs go and do our craft Will Bill he did grin and said I must confess I didnʼt really feel like cleaning up a big old mess The two of them they shook hands and now they are friends And just in time I gotta say cause thatʼs where our story ends (Legend has it that Will Bill rode off in the sunset.and later opened a T- shirt store called Tie- Dye taʼ Die For. John Barleycorn he wrote his life story something called a dye- ography called it Only the Good Tie- Dye Young. ) Money Doesnʼt Grow on Trees (written by John Boydston ) When I was five plus three I asked my great grand pappy If I had any extra money he wasnʼt using He said listen up here sonny, Iʼm not trying to be funny But thereʼs a thing or two you should know about money He said the answer may be blowing in the breeze Its good to have a Kleenex when you sneeze And no matter how many times, you say please, please, please Money doesnʼt grow on trees It sounded some like he was raving But he said everyone should be saving Saving up their money for a rainy day But it didnʼt look like rain So I figured Iʼd ask again Just to clarify what he was trying to say He said its hard to jump around without your knees Sometimes the toothpaste tube needs a squeeze And sometimes you can hear the D- J pop all of his peas And money doesnʼt grow on trees So I gave my great grammy a holler And after she gave me a dollar (thank you) I told her I had a question about what pappy said

6 If a dollar is made out of paper And a paper is made out of trees Then I gotta question Pappyʼs financial expertise She said people from Wisconsin love their cheese A scratching dog might just have some fleas But money doesnʼt grow No money Doesnʼt grow Take our word sonny, cause money doesnʼt grow on trees Rock of Ages (Words and music by John D Boydston )III I wanna write a little letter and talk about the rock I hear I think it might have started with the Ride of Paul Revere Itʼs the Rock of Ages, ainʼt never gonna disappear Itʼs a little bit of Be and a whole lot of Boppa Lula Once your toes get a tappinʼ a little bit wonʼt do you Whatever you do donʼt let nobody fool you I heard a funny song about a girl who was really tall When she sleeps in the kitchen, her feet stick out in the hall She can shop on both levels when sheʼs walk around the mall. ( I certainly was in the right, interlude) You can hear it China all the way to Mykuzinstan Everywhere you look thereʼs gonna a rock and roll band And all you got a do give emʼ a big old hand Maybe give emʼ a shot on the American BandStand Cause the rock of ages being heard across the land Itʼs the only language everybody can understand (take me home guitar all the way home) The Root Beer Song (written by John Boydston ) Hey Kids hereʼs a little song my great great great Grand- pappyʼs great great grandpappy ʼs grandypappyʼs uncle taught him And he taught me and I thought Iʼd teach you all how it goes. Everybody up for that? I said everyone up for that? Great here we go.

7 I was walking up a mountain side what did I see? A man doing chin- ups, but he looked to be a 103 I said hey old man Howʼd you stay so fit all these years? He said its no secret son, I drink myself some root beer He said: ROOT beer! ROOT beer! ROOT beer! ROOT beer! I said ROOT beer? He said ROOT beer! He said I just like my root beer, I donʼt even know whatʼs in it, but itʼs good Works for me I said, Now Kids, weʼre going to sing this, now help us out. Ok kids thatʼs pretty much the end of the song I didnʼtʼ say it was a great song or anything. But I think you all know it Iʼm gonna step out and take this call and let you all sing it by yourselves, here we go. Wait a minute kids youʼre gonna get me in trouble, cause I think youʼre emphasizing the wrong word. Now sing it with me, it goes like this.

8 See how the emphasis in the root, not the beer? If you guys are going singing about beer, Iʼm gonna get in trouble. OK, when kids, I think thatʼs all the singing weʼre gonna do today. Remind me never to teach you kids that song about the capital of the Netherlands. (whatʼs it called Dad?) Uh, thatʼs the Amster (pause) darn song. And that song about the capital of Finland? (whatʼs the name of that song) Uh, thatʼs the Hecksinki Song. Iʼm never going to teach you that on either. (fade) Round and Round (Written by Chuck Berry ) Well, the joint was rockinʼ a goinʼ ʼround and round Yeah reelinʼ and a rockinʼ what a crazy sound Well they never stopped rockinʼ till the moon went down Oh it sounds so sweet I gotta take me a chance Rose out of my seat just had to dance Started movinʼ my feet well a clappinʼ my hands Well the joint started Rockinʼ Going ʻRound and around Yeah reelinʼ and a rockinʼ what a crazy sound A well they never stopped rockinʼ till the moon went down Twelve oʼclock Well the place as packed Front doors was locked Well the place was packed

9 When the police knocked Both doors flew back But they kept on a. School Bus Driver (The Stop Song) (Written by John Boydston ) Can you guess who I am I gotta stop Gotta pick up all the riders so I stop Got my hands on a wheel not a mop Gotta get you there on time chop chop Until everybodyʼs on I gotta stop Iʼm the School Bus Driver, not your pop Well my name is Gus, and I drive the bus I get to meet great kids thatʼs really a plus Iʼm gonna get you there all safe and sound So smile when you see me its better than a frown Be a rider not a fighter and weʼll all be friends At the end of the day we can do it all again. I been doing this now for 17- years I know who steer and how to shift gears My bus is pretty wide and its big and mellow You can help me out by staying kind of mellow I do what I do and I think itʼs tops I really like the part where I make the stops Iʼm a school bus driver so I stop Gotta pick up all the riders so I shop Got my hands on a wheel not a mop Gotta get you there on top chop chop Until everybodyʼs on I gotta stop Now everybody bop until you drop (You can rock and roll just not on my bus) Well Iʼd really like to stop but I guess I better go Gotta get you there on time and this bus is kinda slow I can usually get you there before the bell But sometimes with traffic itʼs really hard to tell Well Iʼm the school bus driver not your pop I canʼt talk now cause I gotta STOP!

10 What a Wonderful World (Written by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele ) I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I say to myself What wonderful world I see skies of blue and clouds of white Bright sunny days, dark sacred nights And I think to myself What a wonderful world (bridge) The colors of the rainbow are so pretty in the skies Are also on the faces of people walking by I see friends shaking hands saying How do you do? Theyʼre really saying I love you I see babies cry, I watch them grow Theyʼll learn much more than Iʼll ever know And I think to myself What a wonderful world Yes, I think to myself What a wonderful world And I say to myself What a wonderful world