Radio WOOF Goes Back to School

1. Admirable Youth/ All You Kids
2. Chicken
3. Rover: Boy Bilked By Bamboozler!
4. There’s a Dog in the School*
5. Raccoon’s Tail
6. Old Joe Clark
7. Rover: Beanstalk Shock!
8. Wiggle-O
9. Have You Ever Been?
10. Rover: FEEing and FYing!
11. West Fork Gals
12. Super Dooper Pooper Scooper*
13. Robin Hood**
14. Rover: Jack Gets a Goose!
15. It’s the Principal*
16. Liza Jane
17. Walk a Mile***
18. Rover: Giant Crash!
19. Traffic Stoppin Sally*
20. Happily Ever After

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Credits

Bill Wellington: Banjo, guitar, fiddle (2), claves, vocals, voices
Sophie Mae Wellington: Vocals, voices
Lynne Mackey: Piano, shaker, vocals, voices
Chris Wray: Bass (4, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19), jimbe, whistling, vocals
Buddy Thomas: Acoustic and electric guitar leads, vocals
Richard Adams: Tuba
Joe Herrmann: Fiddle (1, 6, 11, 16, 20)
Joe Fallon: Bass (1, 6, 11, 16, 20)
Bill Dudley: Guitar (1, 6, 11, 16, 20) pennywhistle (9)
Hannah Kirkland: Vocals (9)
Caleb McClay, Katie McClay, Shannon McClay,
Graham Mc Dowell, Morgan McDowell: Vocals, voices (4, 8, 13, 17)
Constance & Kate Harrington: Vocals (17)

Producer and Engineer: Bill Dudley
Additional production: Richard Adams
Cover Art: Brad Basil
Graphic Design: Peter-the-Pixel Pusher
Recorded: July, 2005 ~ Alive Studios, Harrisonburg, VA
October, & November, 2005: Marquis Studios, Staunton, VA

This recording is dedicated to all who make teaching their profession

Lyrics

All songs traditional unless otherwise noted

1. All You Kids (Buffalo Gals)

All You Kids won’t you come out tonight.
Come out tonight, come out tonight
All You Kids won’t you come out tonight
And Dance by the light of the moon?

2. Chicken

In a little country school house where the kids all used to go,
There was a little fellow by the name of Ragtime Joe.
One day the teacher asked the class to spell a certain bird,
The kind of bird it was a chicken, and they could not spell the word.

So the teacher called on Ragtime Joe to spell that word for them,
He did not hesitate a bit, this is the way he began:

[Chorus]
  C - that's the way to begin
  H - that's the next letter in
  I - that is the third
  C - season to the bird
  K – fillin’ it in
  E - getting near the end
  C-H-I-C-K-E-N
  That is the way to spell “chicken!”

The school board voted five to one to cancel music class
They said we’ll save some money, and more kids will pass
If they spend less time on singing and more time on taking a test
They said “We are the school board and we always do what’s best!”

But at the very next meeting there stood Ragtime Joe
Saying “members of the school board there is one thing you should know:
If it had not been for music class I never woud have learned to spell.”
Then he took his old time banjo and showed them very well!

[Chorus]

4. There’s a dog in the school (Music & Lyrics by Bill Wellington)
C 1998 Bill Wellington P Well-In-Tune All Rights Reserved

There’s a Dog in the School
Oh no!
What are we going to do?
As long as there are dogs in the school
They’ll have to learn the alphabet too!

[WOOF the alphabet]
Next time won’t you WOOF with me?

There’s a Chicken in the school
Oh no!
What are we going to do?
As long as there are chickens in the school
They’ll have to learn the alphabet too!

[CLUCK the alphabet]
Now I know my ABC’s
Next time won’t you CLUCK with me?

There’s a pig in the school
Oh no!
What are we going to do?
As long as there are pigs in the school
They’ll have to learn the alphabet too!

[SNORT the alphabet]
Now I know my ABCs
Next time won’t you SNORT with me?

There are some children in the school
Ah yes!
Here’s what we’re going to do:
As long as there are kids in the school
They’ll have to learn the alphabet too!

A-B-C-D-E-F-G.
H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P,
Q-R-S,
T-U-V,
W-X-Y-Z
Now I know my ABCs’
Next time won’t sing with me?

5. Raccoon’s Tail

Raccoon’s tail is ringed all around,
Possum’s tail is bare
Rabbit ain’t got no tail at all
Just a little bitty bunch of hair
Just a little bitty bunch of hair.

Squirrel he’s a funny little thing,
He’s got a pretty tail,
Squirrel he steals all the farmer’s corn
And he puts it on the rail
And he puts it on the rail.

The partridge is a pretty little thing,
She’s got a speckled breast,
Partridge steals the farmer’s corn
And she takes it to her nest
And she takes it to her nest.

Raccoon is a mighty man,
Rambles in the dark,
Ought to see him hunt his den
When he hears my hound dogs bark
When he hears my hound dogs bark

Raccoon’s got a bushy tail,
Possum’s tail is bare
Rabbit ain’t got no tail at all
Just a little bitty bunch of hair
Just a little bitty bunch of hair

8. Wiggle-O

Wiggle-O-O wig wiggle-O-O wiggle-O-O wig wiggle-O-O

Hey Morgan! (Shannon, Caleb, Katie, Graham)

Hey what?

Are you ready?

For what?

To Wig!

Wig what?

To wiggle-o!

Uh-oh!

My hands are high my feet are low and this is the way I wiggle-o

9. Have You Ever Been?

Have you ever been down the water spout
Way down to the bottom of the water system?
There you’ll find a little alligator
Who goes by the name of
Albert if you do he’s mine.
I lost him.
I miss him.

12. Super Duper Pooper Scooper (Music by R. M & R. B. Sherman)
C 1963 Walt Disney Corporation All Rights Reserved

Because we had a dinosaur when I was just a lad
Our yard was filled with dino poop and so it smelled real bad
But then one day we got a tool which saved me poor old nose
I wrote a song about this tool and this is how it goes:

Oh super duper pooper scooper for my brontosaurus
Even though it’s kind of rude to a famous chorus
If we sing it soft enough, maybe they’ll ignore us
Super duper pooper scooper for brontosaurus

In case you’re wondering what we did with all that dino poop
We added lots of water and turned it into soup
Now we don’t have dino poop, we have soup instead
And while you helped us sing this song we put some in your bed

Oh super duper pooper scooper for my brontosaurus
Even though I might get sued for making up this chorus
If we sing it loud enough they never can ignore us
Super duper pooper scooper for my brontosaurus.

13. ROBIN HOOD (Music & Lyrics by Pete Sutherland)
c 2000 Pete Sutherland p BMI, Epact Music All Rights Reserved

A long time ago…we don¹t know how long
There lived a man named Robin....and this is Robin¹s song...
He was livin¹ in the trees...he was swinging¹ down the vines...
With his men all dressed in green....and Marian by his side....

[Chorus]

Oh, Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
Rode all around the neighborhood,
Helpin¹ people out of trouble,
Like he knew he should -
Knew he should - should be good -
Good ol¹ Robin Hood!

King John robbed the people...till he heard the doorbell ring...
It was merry men a-callin¹.... upon the robber king....
King John held a contest....to catch Robin Hood....
With the prize a golden arrow....he said, ³Boy, will that be good!²....

[Chorus]

A beggar drew his bow....it was Robin in disguise...
He was the best of all of them....so of course he won the prize...
There¹s a fire at the castle....it was set by Little John...
The king jumped out the window....and he ran the marathon....

[Chorus]

Now were they really people....in those tights and pointy hats...
Or was it just a movie....starring bears and snakes and cats....?*
Well, Robin married Marian...they live out in the forest...
They are happy ever after....and here comes the chorus.....!

[Chorus]

15, It’s the Principal (Music & Lyrics by Bill Wellington)
C 2005 Bill Wellington P Well-In-Tune All Rights Reserved

Do you know anybody who would kiss a pig?
I do, it’s the Principal!

Do you know anybody who would where a pink wig?
I do, it’s the Principal!

Yes the principal at your school
Is really really really really really cool
They motivate you and me
To be all the best that we can be

And we can be
so very good
If we just do
what we should!

Do you know who gets the best space in the parking lot?
I do, it’s the Principal!

Do you know who can help when you’re in a tough spot?
I do, it’s the Principal!

Yes the principal is the one
Who has to make the whole school run
They give their very best
And that’s what they expect of all the rest

And what that means
for everyone
Is to focus on
Ed-u-ca-tion!

Do you know who goes to school in the summertime?
I do, it’s the Principal!

Do you know who listened well to each and every rhyme?
I do, it’s the Principal!

Yes the principal has a job
That couldn’t be done by any old slob
They have to be on their toes
For after all as good- ness knows

The work they do
For you and me
Has grave respon-
Si-bi-li-i-teeee!

Do you know anybody who would kiss a pig……
I do, it’s the principal!

Remember that fight that we had?
Why did we both have to lose?
It’s because we both walked away mad
Instead of walking a mile in each other’s shoes

[Chorus]

I want to walk a mile in your shoes
I want to walk a mile in your shoes
I want to know what you think and what you feel
‘ Cause I really want to walk a mile in your shoes

The world is in a mess
You see it every time you put on the news
But all nations could find happiness
If they were walking a mile in each other’s shoes

[Chorus]

Tempers start to cool down
A frown turns into a smile
Anger just cannot be found
When you’re wearing those shoes and walking that mile

[Chorus]

(Lyrics for this verse were added by Bill & Sophie Wellington)

Cats and dogs always fight
They don’t know wrong from right
But cats and dogs can’t choose
‘ Cause cats and dogs don’t where any shoes

[Chorus]

Now every day at school at a quarter past three
The bell rings twice and the kids are set free
They grab their book bags and their coats and they head for the door
Because they had enough school they don’t need anymore
But when they get to the curb before they cross the street
There’s one more person that they got to meet!
One more person that they got to meet!

[Chorus]

She weighs 44 pounds and stand 3’ 10”
But she can hold up a pickup truck with one little hand
Down at the crossing who is in control?
It’s traffic-stopping Sophie from the safety patrol.

You know that school is on a busy road
And you don’t want to be like Tom the Toad
He hopped up on the asphalt
The trucks and the cars they did not halt
He’d still be swinging at the swimming hole
If he’d listened to Sally from the safety patrol!
Listened to Sally from the safety patrol!

[Chorus]

So any time that you want to cross that street,
Wait until the whistle goes “tweet tweet tweet”
That’s when you know safe to cross
Because you heard it from Sally and she’s the boss
You can bet the vehicles stop every time
Cause if you don’t obey Sally you’re committing a crime!
Don’t obey Sally you’re committing a crime!