General Music (GM) 2022 Hoe Down
Hi! I think the song "Try a Little Kindness" will be better for 1st grade and "Same Boat" for Kindergarten. I originally labeled them opposite. Sorry! I'd still like some older students singing with the kids at the mics, so no other changes. Thanks!
all - Star Spangled Banner (only singing)
Fiddlers (maybe Carrie, too? We'll have to ask her.)
K chorus - Aud older kids - Same Boat (singing/dancing)
1st chorus - others verses Try a Little Kindness (singing/dancing)
small group Happy Anywhere (only singing)
2nd and 3rd dance Come as You Are (only dancing)
8 aud group - Crowded Table (only singing)
4-6 dance Wild Hearts (only dancing)
2 groups OK Corral (only dancing)
hot shots dance Pon de Replay (only dancing)
all - or sm group- Meet in the Middle (only singing)
all - Forever Young (only singing)
all - 50 Nifty
all - Twist and Shout (singing/dancing)
All-Star Spangled Banner - Meet in the Middle - Forever Young - 50 Nifty - Twist & Shout
1 Try a Little Kindness - Soloists verses
2 Same Boat - Chorus Soloists verses
3 Dance - Come As You Are
4 Dance - Come As You Are
5 Dance - Wild Hearts - aud dance - OK Corral
6 Dance - Wild Hearts- aud dance - OK Corral
7 Dance - Wild Hearts- aud dance - OK Corral
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Classes 5, 6 and 7 (Cool Cats, Superstars and Hot Shots)
Star Spangled Banner
Same Boat **Just enough to audition soloists
Try a Little Kindness **Just enough to audition soloists
Crowded table **just enough to audition- small or medium sized group will perform this
Meet in the Middle **Chorus PLUS enough of a verse to audition soloists
Forever Young
Twist and Shout **Chorus PLUS 1st verse for solo auditions
CL8 (solos and small groups)
Same Boat (2-4 students from Superstars or Hot Shots will sing into mics while 1st grade dances. 1st graders will join in singing during the chorus.)
Try a Little Kindness (2-4 Superstars or Hot Shots- same structure as above with the soloists, and Kindergarteners will join in for the chorus.)
Happy Anywhere (small group of Mighty Mites/Shorty Squad)
Crowded Table (small group of 4th/5th/6th graders)
Meet in the Middle (soloists chosen from 4th/5th/6th grade for the verses)
Twist and Shout (soloists chosen from 4th/5th/6th grade for the verses)
STAR SPANGLED BANNER (all)
O say, can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hail'd
At the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watch'd
Were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave - - .
O'er the land of the free And the home of the brave?
Fifty Nifty (all)
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies.
Fifty nifty stars in the flag that billows so beautifully in the breeze.
Each individual state contributes a quality that is great.
Each individual state deserves a bow.
We salute them now!
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies.
Shout 'em, scout 'em. Tell all about 'em,
One by one 'till we've given a day to every state
in the USA . - - - in the USA - - - .in the USA . - - -
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut;
Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana;
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan;
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada;
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, O-hi-o;
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas;
Utah, -- Vermont, - - Virginia, - - Washington,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, - -Wy-o-ming. - - - -
North - - - , South- - - , East- - - , West- - - , <wait>
In our cool, - - considerate - objective - - unprejudiced - opinion = = = =
Arizona - - - is- - - the- - - best - - - - = = = =
of- - - the- - - = = = =
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies.
Fifty nifty stars in the flag that billows so beautifully in the breeze.
Each individual state contributes a quality that is great.
Each individual state - deserves a bow.
We salute them now!
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies.
add up to U - - - S - - - - A - - - - - - - - - - -.
All-Star Spangled Banner - Meet in the Middle - Forever Young - 50 Nifty - Twist & Shout
1 Try a Little Kindness - Soloists verses
2 Same Boat - Chorus Soloists verses
3 Dance - Come As You Are
4 Dance - Come As You Are
5 Dance - Wild Hearts - aud dance - OK Corral
6 Dance - Wild Hearts- aud dance - OK Corral
7 Dance - Wild Hearts- aud dance - OK Corral
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Classes 5, 6 and 7 (Cool Cats, Superstars and Hot Shots)
Hey, do you know about the U.S.A.?
Do you know about the government?
Can you tell me about the Constitution?
Hey, learn about the U.S.A.
<wait> <wait> In 1787 I'm told
Our founding fathers did agree
To write a list of principles
For keepin' people free.
The U.S.A. was just startin' out.
A whole brand-new country.
And so our people spelled it out
The things that we should be.
We the people,
In order to form a more perfect union,
Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
Provide for the common defense,
Promote the general welfare and and
Secure the blessings of liberty
To ourselves and our posterity
Do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America
for the - - United States of America
FOREVER YOUNG (all)
1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - go
May life’s blessings find you always May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young May you stay forever young
- wait May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young May you stay forever young
- wait - - May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift
- wait - May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful May your song always be sung
May you stay forever young May you stay forever young May you stay for-ever young
Well I never have wandered down to New Orleans Never have drifted down a bayou stream
But I heard that music on the radio
And I swore some day I was gonna go
Down to Highway 10, past the Lafayette There's the Baton Rouge and I won't forget To send you a card with my regrets
'Cause I'm never gonna come back home
Chorus
They got a alligator stew and a crawfish pie
A Gulf storm blowin' into town tonight
Livin' on the Delta's quite a show
They got hurricane parties every time it blows But here up north it's a cold, cold rain
And there ain't no cure for my blues today
Except when the paper says "Beausoleil is a-coming into town" Baby let's go down
Chorus
Bring your mama, bring your papa, bring your sister, too They got lots of music and lots of room
When they play you a waltz from a-1910
You gonna feel a little bit young again
Well you learned to dance with your rock'n'roll You learned to swing with a do-si-do
But you learn to love at the fais-so-do
When you hear a little Jolie Blon
Chorus
Meet In The Middle (all or sm group)
It was seven hundred fenceposts from your place to ours Neither one of us was old enough
to drive a car
Sometimes it was raining, sometimes it would shine
We wore out that gravel road between your house and mine
Chorus - I'd start walking your way You'd start walking mine We'd meet in the middle 'Neath that old Georgia pine We'd gain a lot of ground 'Cause we'd both give a little Ain't no road to long
If we meet - - - in the middle
It's been seven years tomorrow since we became friends Under that old pine tree, we ought to see again
Standing in the back road reminding me and you
That if we don't see eye to eye there's something we can do
Chorus - I'd start walking your way You'd start walking mine We'd meet in the middle 'Neath that old Georgia pine We'd gain a lot of ground 'Cause we'd both give a little Ain't no road to long
If we meet - - - in the middle
And I’m glad we work it out That’s what friends are all about
Chorus - I'd start walking your way You'd start walking mine We'd meet in the middle 'Neath that old Georgia pine We'd gain a lot of ground 'Cause we'd both give a little Ain't no road to long
If we meet - - - in the middle
OK Corral
Wild Hearts
Try A Little Kindness - 1st Grade (chorus)
If you see your brother standing by the road
With a heavy load from the seeds he sowed
And if you see your sister falling by the way
Just stop and say, "You're going the wrong way"
CHORUS - But you've got to try a little kindness
Yes, show a little kindness
Just shine your light for everyone to see
And if you try a little kindness Then you'll overlook the blindness
Of narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets
Don't walk around the down and out Lend a helping hand instead of doubt
And the kindness that you show every day Will help someone along their way
CHORUS - But you've got to try a little kindness
Yes, show a little kindness
Just shine your light for everyone to see
And if you try a little kindness Then you'll overlook the blindness
Of narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets
CHORUS - But you've got to try a little kindness
Yes, show a little kindness
Just shine your light for everyone to see
And if you try a little kindness Then you'll overlook the blindness
Of narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets
Same Boat - K
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 - go
We're all in the same boat
Fishing in the same hole
Wondering where the same time goes We're all in the same boat
We can all believe what we believe Peacefully agree to disagree
But you can't judge a man
Until you walk a country mile in his shoes Root-n-doo-doot-doo
We're all in the same boat
Fishing in the same hole
Wondering where the same time goes And money, too
Trying to fix the same broke hearts Wishing on the same stars
We're all hoping hope floats
We're all in the same boat
Share them peaches, if you're holding Take a chance and keep on going
If you can't be nice
Don't say nothing at all
So help somebody who might be struggling Spread a little love,
gotta give back something If the boat keeps rocking
We'll all go overboard
We're all in the same boat
Fishing in the same hole
Wondering where the same time goes And money, too
Trying to fix the same broke hearts
Wishing on the same stars
We're all hoping hope floats We're all in the same boat
We're all hoping hope floats We're all in the same boat
Happy Anywhere (small group)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 - go
I've always been a rolling stone
With a reckless streak
Yeah, the grass never gets too grown Underneath my feet
The city lights, southern stars
No such thing as gone too far
I'm running wide open
I was born with my feet in motion
But since I met you, I swear
I could be happy anywhere
Any map dot location
You're always my destination
You're the only thing that I'm chained to I could be happy anywhere
I could be happy anywhere with you
I'm running wide open
I was born with my feet in motion
But since I met you, I swear
I could be happy anywhere
Any map dot location
You're always my destination
You're the only thing that I'm chained to I could be happy anywhere
I could be happy anywhere with you
I could be happy anywhere with you
CROWDED TABLE (small group)
You can hold my hand
When you need to let go
I can be your mountain
When you're feeling valley-low
I can be your streetlight
Showing you the way home
You can hold my hand
When you need to let go
I want a house with a crowded table
And a place by the fire for everyone
Let us take on the world while we're young and able And bring us back together when the day is done
If we want a garden
We're gonna have to sow the seed
Plant a little happiness
Let the roots run deep
If it's love that we give
Then it's love that we reap
If we want a garden
We're gonna have to sow the seed
I want a house with a crowded table
And a place by the fire for everyone
Let us take on the world while we're young and able And bring us back together when the day is done
The door is always open
Your picture's on my wall
Everyone's a little broken
And everyone belongs
Yeah, everyone belongs
I want a house with a crowded table
And a place by the fire for everyone
Let us take on the world while we're young and able And bring us back together when the day is done And bring us back together when the day is done