Ollie, Ollie, Oxen Free!

Words and music by Skaie Knox

    Butterflies and pancake skies,

    What a perfect playground day,

    I’ve got Katy, Matty, Andrea, and Tommy,

    And the ultimate game to play,

    B-Part

    Darn I’m it! …three, two, one!

    I scream, “Ready or not, here I come!

    CHORUS

    Would I find you here, (How’d you find me here?)

    Or would I find you there? (and how’d you find me there?)

    So many places,

    Oh where could you be?

    Hiding under the bed,

    Or behind the maple tree,

    Ollie, Ollie, oxen, free,

    Come on out no need to sneak,

    Let’s play another game of hide and seek. (Ollie, Ollie, oxen free!)

    The rules are easy, no need for cheating,

    Just get lost, so you can’t get found,

    Find a really small space, and cover your face,

    Remember not to make a sound…

    Bridge

    Whispers and giggles,

    I wish I were hiding instead…

    I’d act like a pillow and stuff myself,

    Underneath  my mom’s bedspread.

    My wish came true, I knew, I knew,

    I’d get the chance to run for cover,

    Here in my hiding place, I feel my heart pump and race,

    And pray I won’t be discovered…

    2008 Splashing Mermaid Music

Crooked Little House

Music and Lyrics by Skaie Knox

There was a crooked man
Who walked a crooked mile.
He found a silver dollar,
shining under some leaves in a pile.
He bought a crooked cat
Whose best friend was a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together
In a crooked little house.

There was a woman who lived in a giant shoe.
She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
She gave them soup,
With crusty bread,
Kissed them all,

then sent them to bed.

And they all lived together

In a giant leather shoe.

Home sweet Home,

A place we call our own,

Home sweet Home,

Where children play,

Games of hide and seek,

That last all sunny day,

And imaginations run free…

There was crooked man,

Who walked a crooked path,

There was a woman in a shoe, Who

On her way home, from shopping for food,

Ran into a man, with funny crooked teeth,

He looked at her, holding a wedge of crooked cheese,

And they fell in love, instantly…

And the woman became the crooked man’s spouse…

He adopted her children, and she his cat and mouse,

Now they all live together,

And how the love one another,

Yes, happily ever after

In a crooked little house.

2008 Splashing Mermaid Music

Dance’n ‘n Drive’n

Written by Skaie Knox

Vroom, Vroom, down the street,

Houses passing with the beat,

Can you feel that energy flowing,

Let me show you how to get goin'

Loos'n up and listen, no need get up just sit,

All the kids are getting with it, jiggy in the car let's do it!

B-part:

1, 2, 3, 4

Move your feet above the floor,

Give your body a shake, shake, shake!

5, 6, 7, 8!

We're....Dance'n n' Drive’n,

Sit’n n' shake'n,

Ride'n n' Roll'n,

Turn'n and Twist'n,

We're Jeep'n n' Jiggle'n,

Gas'n n' giggle'n,

Bounce'n ‘n Bobble’n,

We're dance'n 'n drive'n!

Now if you're not inside a car,

You can pretend that you are,

On a chair waiting in the dentist office,

On the sofa watching Sponge Bob and Patrick,

Riding on a school bus, or playing a computer game,

In a car or make believe, the moves are all the same!

B-part:

1, 2, 3, 4

Move your feet above the floor,  

Give your body a shake, shake, shake!

5, 6, 7, 8!

Bridge:

Anyone can dance THE jiggy in the car,

Just move and be exactly who you are,

But there is one rule you must follow and do,

No bugging the driver or kicking the seat in front of you.

2008 Splashing Mermaid Music