Hello sun It's good to see you And you're looking Bright today And I know As bright as you are So will I be In my own way Hello sky It's good to see you And you're looking Clear today And I know As clear as you are So will I be In my own way Hello tree It's good to see you And you're standing Tall today And I know As tall as you stand So will I stand In my own way Hello river It's good to see you And you're running Strong today And I know Strong as you run So will I run In my own way And you can sing Any words that you want Because this song Is for you today And I know The words that you sing So will I sing In my own way

I love the sound of my own voice I love the sound of my voice That doesn’t mean I can’t listen to yours It means in the mirror is someone I love My voice (my voice) all our voices now My voice (my voice) all our voices now My voice (my voice) all our voices now My voice (my voice) all our voices now Human beings sure make a lot of sound Please can you show me your cow Moooooooo Sad cow? Moo Happy cow? Moo Confused cow? Moo Surprised cow? Moo I love the sound of my own song I love the sound of my song I know you wrote a song for me too Listening, sharing, it’s what we do My song (my song) we’re singing as one My song (my song) we’re singing as one My song (my song) we’re singing as one My song (my song) we’re singing as one Humans sing like rivers run Come on now and show me some Heeey (Heeey) Oooh (Oooh) Aaah(Aaah) I love the sound of my heartbeat I love the sound of my heart And when I hear our voices meet My heart starts to fly and I tap my feet My heart (my heart) beating like a drum My heart (my heart) beating like a drum My heart (my heart) beating like a drum My heart (my heart) beating like a drum Now this song is almost done We sing like the setting sun Voices ringing through night Your voice makes the world bright

The hills turn green in the gentle April rain Dandelions beautify the sidewalk again We’re learning how to sing together with devices off And grandma showed me how to fix the hole in my sock I gotta look up all the good news Sing it loudly from the rooftops Always remember that I get to choose What I pay attention to In summertime I cool off my body in the river I keep watering my succulent I see it growing bigger I’m learning how to call a friend when I’m lost in the night The scrub jays and the robins still sing the morning light I gotta look up all the good news Sing it loudly from the rooftops Always remember that I get to choose What I pay attention to Your focus (your focus) What you notice (notice) Will get louder (louder) It’s your power (power) Your focus (your focus) What you notice (notice) Will get louder (louder) It’s your power (power) My neighbor helped us shovel snow in the blizzard storm Fresh water flows into our home where we are warm We gave an extra jacket to somebody in the cold Gratitude’s a practice it never can be sold I gotta look up all the good news Sing it loudly from the rooftops Always remember that I get to choose What I pay attention to Hmmhmmhmmhmmhmm Hmmmhmmhmmhmmhmm

I grow where the bright suns shines                                      Slow and steady yet I’m alive                                                 I smell like vanilla sweet                                             I’m your ponderosa tree                                                           My cones hold 75 seeds                                                                     I feed the finches, the chickadees                                          They have to peck through my spikey cones                         I am generous, I share my home                                              Ponder-o, ponder-o, ponderosa                                            How you grow, how you grow. hermosa                                                                                                      Underground my roots reach far,                                          Growing as long as I am tall                                                    In my woods find the mother tree                                         The oldest one gives me food to eat                                        Ponder-o, ponder-o, ponderosa                                            How you grow, how you grow, hermosa        Gentle giant watching over us Gentle giant watching over us   My sap is a glowing gold                                                         I live to be 500 or more                                              I can survive small wildfires My life story will make you smile                                             I’m your shade from the desert day                                       I’m home for the squirrels and jays                                        I find water in the dry dry ground                                          And I wear a green majestic crown                                          Ponder-o, ponder-o, ponderosa                                            How you grow, how you grow, hermosa        Gentle giant watching over us Gentle giant watching over us  Us    

I like to doodle, paint, sketch and scribble I drew my castle a little too grey I want some new paper so I can start over Dad said "remember paper comes from trees, There’s a easy way To reduce waste and compromise Use the other side Cuz everything (everything) I’ve ever seen (I’ve ever seen) Comes from the earth (comes from the Earth) Let’s keep her green (let’s keep her green) We all can learn (we all can learn) I do believe (I do believe) To give on back in reciprocity My favorite baseball cap no longer fits me It would be so easy to throw it in the trash But this hat could last another lifetime Keep the sun out of a baby’s eyes So I’ll make a pile Of old stuff to pass along And sing this song Cuz everything (everything) I’ve ever seen (I’ve ever seen) Comes from the earth (comes from the Earth) Let’s keep her green (let’s keep her green) We all can learn (we all can learn) I do believe (I do believe) To give on back in reciprocity These ideas ain’t so new For native people this is tried and true They teach us how to see That this land is a gift, we’re together in this Unbelievable mutual web of reciprocity We’re in relationship with this blue planet We always receive and can give back Maybe I start a garden or check out farmer’s markets Maybe I just clean up after snack Or walk to school Or make it cool to say thank you It’s always true That everything (everything) I’ve ever seen (I’ve ever seen) Comes from the earth (comes from the Earth) Let’s keep her green (let’s keep her green) We all can learn (we all can learn) I do believe (I do believe) To give on back in reciprocity

Today I get to be a kid Yes I get to be me I’m the newest fruit On my family tree My mom told me that Grandpa would tap his feet to the dance hall beat He would close his eyes, groove his whole body and smile And I wonder Did my great great grandma whistle while she washed the dishes Did she wish upon a star? How did she live without a car Today I get to be a kid Yes I get to be me I’m the newest fruit On my family tree My roots go way back To an ancient family Silent supporters Are rootin’ for me I imagine One thousands years ago under star-filled skies Familiar faces glowed in the firelight In my imagination They had no barbecue but just like me and you They ate delicious food they knew that love is something we do Today I get to be a kid Yes I get to be me I’m the newest fruit On my family tree My roots go way back To an ancient family Silent supporters Are rootin’ for me My ancestors were a lot like me, full of resilience living creatively They solved problems by candlelight, now I’m here shining bright Life can be hard to take, sometimes I’m not ok Even when I feel alone, I’m loved by those who came before Today I get to be a kid Yes I get to be me I’m the newest fruit On my family tree My roots go way back To an ancient family Silent supporters Are rootin’ for me

One of my friends won’t play with me He’s with someone else, they seem happy I’m standing alone, my heart hurts Friendship is fun but it takes some work There’s the weather of your heart Let it have it’s day There’s the weather of your heart Let it have it’s day it's day I had to switch schools, mom got a new job Nobody knows me teacher said my name wrong I miss my old friends I’m alone and afraid I felt a little better when you asked me to play There’s the weather of your heart Let it have it’s day There’s the weather of your heart Let it have it’s day There’s the weather of your heart Let it have it’s day There’s the weather of your heart Let it have it’s day it's day Sometimes it seems like the feelings in my heart won’t go away, away But the sun needs the rain And the blue sky cannot shine without the grey No No No Ooooh Aaaah My big brother drives me to school Today he slept in, made me look like a fool I walk in late, everyone looks at me Thank goodness my buddy saved me a seat There’s the weather of your heart Let it have it’s day There’s the weather of your heart Let it have it’s day And when you’re happy Let it have it’s day And when you’re bored Let it have it’s day And when you’re sad Let it have it’s day Or you're feeling wild Let it have it’s day Or feeling grumpy Let it have it’s day Or when you're loved Let it have it’s day When you're afraid Let it have it’s day Or excited Let it have it’s day Or feeling lonely Let it have it’s day Or frustrated Let it have it’s day When you're glad Let it have it’s day

I am a round brown muddy ground salad-eating creature I don’t hibernate I stay up late storing my family’s food for the winter I’m kinda chubby, keeps me snuggy and I build my own shelter I’m slow to walk but I swim like a shark I’m water’s favorite carpenter I need some beaver (beaver) believers (believers) To help me make my home I help that water (water) sink deeper (deeper) And I can’t do it alone I got iron teeth, sharp as steel and yes I chop some trees down But I always leave enough for you and let me tell you how I build now I’m dedicated my pond is rated best for frogs and salmon Warblers and bobcats, otters mink and muskrats, mergansers and heron My home is meant for sharing I need some beaver (beaver) believers (believers) To help me make my home I keep those wetlands (wetlands) greener (greener) And I can’t do it alone Ponds and bogs and marshes are what we beavers do best People do not like it when we make a soggy mess But the critters in the rivers need the homes we love to share We can live together but you’ll have to be prepared You can defend your favorite tree with sandy paint or fencing You can recover your culvert with homegrown engineering You could plant willow, aspen groves or a cottonwood tree I’m looking for patient people planning for a greener century I need some beaver (beaver) believers (believers) To help me make my home I help those fires (fires) slow down (slow down) I keep those wetlands (wetlands) greener (greener) I help that water (water) sink deeper (deeper) And I can’t do it alone No I can't do it alone

It's Easter morning, there's eggs on the floor Eggs made of chocolate with a raspberry core I ate a whole handful and three fluffy green peeps It's noon and I'm already falling I'm falling I'm falling asleep Yes I have to be careful with sneaky candy So my favorite treat is blueberries blueberries blueberries and cream Tonight I'm a tiger, my sister's a mouse Halloween evening and all through the house You'll find trick or treaters now stuck to the couch We started with one piece and couldn't stop, couldn't stop filling our mouths Yes I have to be careful with sneaky candy So my favorite treat is blueberries blueberries blueberries and cream Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, licking my plate Hanukkah babka Christmas fudge cake All this festive sweetness makes me hyper until I crash and feel cranky until I eat sugar, oh sugar, oh sugar again It's a familiar cycle, I need a plan For dessert we've having blueberries blueberries blueberries and cream Yes my favorite treat is blueberries blueberries blueberries and cream Dadeedadeedadada Dumdadeumushda Daumdedadaumdadadada Umdadeedadaumdadadadedododo Umdadadeedeedadaumdadadeedadadado

Well I started rolling a snowball just cuz I can There's no architecture, no bills, no plan I'm an artist, a visionary, just a little man Who wants to make something with his own two hands Well rolling that first ball was surely a thrill The second one just as much until I realize I can't lift it maybe mommy will No, I think it's gonna be a snow caterpillar Biggest snow larvae the world has ever seen Eight snowballs long as white as she is mean And as the sun comes up she'll melt and begin to seem Like a lumpy bumpy bug in a child's winters dream Like a lumpy bumpy bug in a child's winters dream Well the neighbor kids came out and asked if they could play I started hesitating but my caterpillar gave me the courage to say I need a bucket for a hat and sticks for antennae, please We worked for several hours with hardly word A snowball here and there and maybe a bird And when the time had come we stood back to observe Out marvelous maggot in all her splendor Biggest snow larvae the world has ever seen Eight snowballs long as white as she is mean And as the sun comes up she'll melt and begin to seem Like a lumpy bumpy bug in a child's winters dream Like a lumpy bumpy bug in a child's winters dream Well now we're all freezing, we go on inside Mommy made a fire, daddy baked pie I'm warm in my bed, she's under the sky And I wonder Will I dream of a snow butterfly? Biggest snow larvae the world has ever seen Eight snowballs long as white as she is mean And as the sun comes up she'll melt and begin to seem Like a lumpy bumpy bug in a child's winters dream Like a lumpy bumpy bug in a child's winters dream