These six original songs for soprano and piano are each very
short and delightful.
The lyrics, by the composer, are silly rhyming verses appropriate for children.
Premiered November 14, 2004
The Earl of Byrl was a squirrel named Merle,
Who had a bushy tail that would not curl.He did not care his tail was just a lump of hair,
Until he met the girl squirrel Pearl
The accent of Tony the Pony was phony,
And ev'ryone knew it but Joanie.Who thought it was sweet when he said,
"Would you care for a bite to eat?"
But he only ever fed her baloney.
A monkey in the zoo by the name of Bobbie Sue,
Had an uncle of one hundred and two.She asked him, "Does it hurt, To be older than dirt?"
"And to be a monkey's uncle, too?"
Donna the iguana said that she was gonna
Get some sun and fun in Tiajuana.But when she missed her flight, in the middle of the night,
She knew she'd have to wait 'til mañana.
Claire the bear went up the stair
To look for something that she could wear.But she found nothing clean, and later was seen
With her little bear bottom bare.
Laura Bell the gazelle wasn't feeling very well
When she heard what her friend had to tell."You know, I've been tryin'," said Ryan the Lion,
"An all red meat diet...Oh, well!"