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CIRCUS OF FLEAS

by fleaBITE

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You can fart in a jar You can spit at a star But don’t sit under the Poo Tree You can eat till you burst You can cuss you can curse But don’t sit under the Poo Tree My granny had a horse My granny had a whip She looked me in the nostril and she give me this tip What she say? “Hey little Johnny now you listen to me Don’t sit under the Poo Tree” You can lie to your friends You can steal all their pens But don’t sit under the Poo Tree You can wear dirty clothes Stick a stick up your nose But don’t sit under the Poo Tree Birdies like to eat all day But every night they rest In the tree down yonder where the sun sets in the west They’re full of worms and beetles And seeds and bits of fruit So just before they say their prayers They do a mighty poop And that is why I tell you what my granny said to me “Never sit below that stinky old Poo Tree” You can eat off the floor You can slam closed the door But don’t sit under the Poo Tree You can dance with baboons By the light of the moon But don’t sit under the Poo Tree
2.
Roll up roll up And come to the circus of fleas If you please They’re free-range fleas The best you will see Watch them fly the trapeze Their tightrope walking Will have you all gawking Look up now look out look out They’re somersaulting And high-wire vaulting In threes Roll up roll up And come to the circus of fleas In 3D There’s no striptease I’m telling you please Bring the whole family Their unicycling tricks Tricks are death defying Will they or won’t they fall? They’re parachuting And rooting and tooting With ease Fire-eating fleas Will have you on your knees Breath taking feats Take a seat They’re so neat…. fabulicious! Roll up roll up And come to the circus of fleas By the trees No birds or bees Just talented fleas And they’re all Japanese They’re ice-skating Now they’re lift-weighting Strong yet so cute to boot They’re singing and they’re dancing No steroid enhancing Oh please! Roll up roll up And come to the circus of fleas Guaranteed
3.
Stop Shelley the sheep From sneezing She’s a sensitive sheep She suffers From asthma, eczema Extra high blood pressure And all day long she eats grass See Sarah the sheep Her sister She sees Shelley the sheep Is snuffling Poor Shelley says Sarah Life just isn’t fair And all day long she eats grass Shelley the sheep Sarah the sheep Sascha, Sal and Stephanie Susan, Sandy, Cybeline Shelley the sheep Sarah the sheep And all day long they eat grass But Shelley the sheep Keeps sneezing Through the short summer nights She sniffles The sheep all stop sleeping But Shelley she can’t help it And all day long she eats grass So None of the sheep Like Shelley Her sneezing has made Them sleepless The reason says Sarah Life just isn’t fair Cos she’s allergic to grass
4.
The Big Cheese always gets what he wants The Big Cheese always wins I’m just a little cheese Little eyes, dirty knees Here’s what I want for my birthday I want to be The Big Cheese I want to be The Big Cheese And late at night When the stars are bright I can see myself sitting on a satellite The Big Cheese always calls all the shots The Big Cheese voice is loud I’m just a little cheese Getting bigger by degrees Here’s what I want for my birthday I want to be The Big Cheese I want to be The Big Cheese And late at night In the pale moonlight I can see a skyrocket and it’s taking flight
5.
The wind and the rain played a dangerous game The wind and the rain they’ll never change The wind said I’ll race you I’ll race you to that tree I’m the smartest I’m the fastest The rain said there’s no-one That’s smarter than me I am wetter I am better” The wind said I’ll bet you I’ll make that tree fall down I’ll destroy it Can’t avoid it The rain said I’ll flood it right out of the ground Watch me do it I will prove it Hurricane Tornado Blow wind Blow blow blow Thunder clouds Quick lightning Flow rain Flow flow flow The wind was exhausted The rain had now run dry People crying Trees lay dying The wind said I won But the rain said it was I Out of the blue A mighty sun shone in the sky
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OOBY GOOBY 02:55
Ooby’s got What everybody wants and Ooby’s got What everybody needs and Ooby’s just a fella with a heart of caramella Let’s hear three cheers for Ooby Ooby Gooby now Ooby’s good Helps the little children Ooby’s nice Always kind to animals Ooby’s just a fella who will lend you his umbrella Let’s hear three cheers for Ooby Ooby Gooby now Where he came from Well nobody knows Just appeared one day from over the hill Dressed from head to toe in bright orange clothes Watch him go Ooby’s fun Dances like a windmill Ooby’s smart Counts up to a trillion Ooby’s just a fella With long hair that’s kind of yella Let’s hear three cheers for Ooby Ooby Gooby now
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SPIDER 03:56
Spinning a web With silken thread She sits She waits She watches With four pairs of eyes Suddenly sees On incoming breeze She sits She waits She watches The smallest of flies Pray pray pray pray pray It flies my way She sits She waits She watches From the corner on high The stickiest web Such a comfy bed She sits She waits She watches Come here little fly I’ve waited all week You will be such a treat She sits She waits She watches Her manners refined Pray pray pray pray pray It flies my way She sits She waits She watches The fly passes by Darkness and gloom All is still in the room She sits She waits She watches The minutes tick by Suddenly hears Mosquito appears She sits She waits She watches Must be dinner- time Pray pray pray pray pray It flies my way She sits She waits She watches It’s mine Mine
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CALL ME UP 03:23
Wake up in the morning (The morning) Birds sing and I’m yawning (In the morning I’m yawning) Telephone ring Ring-a-dee ding ding Ring-a-dee ding ding Who’s on the line Is it you In the morning In the evening In the night time Call me up In the bathroom In the kitchen In the hallway Call me up When I’m laughing When I’m crying When I’m thinking When I’m sighing When I’m sinking When I’m flying Call me up Call me up Late night and I’m dialling (I’m dialling) Your voice and I’m smiling (When I’m dialling I’m smiling) Telephone ring Ring-a-dee ding ding Ring-a-dee ding ding Who’s on the line Is it you
10.
Forget me not Me not Forget me never Foreverly But please remember me Tenderly Think of me When you lay down to sleep Forget me not Me not Forget me never Foreverly Yes I will think of you Smiling through Tears of blue I will remember you Forget me not Forget me not
11.
SWEETIE PIE 02:42
You’re my sweetie pie You’re my jelly roll You’re my chocolate cake You’re my toad in the hole You’re my cup of tea You’re my ice-cream cone You’re my sweetie pie You’re my jelly roll You’re my mince and cheese You’re my chicken soup You’re my sweet short bread You’re my sugar cube You’re my lamington You’re my squishy jube You’re my mince and cheese You’re my chicken soup And I love you! You’re good enough to eat alright You’re good enough to swallow I could nibble all day long And then again tomorrow I’d like to pick’n’mix you I’d like to fill my plate I’d like to eat my veges first But darling I can’t wait You’re my hot cross bun You’re my sausage roll You’re my vegemite You’re my casserole You’re my cup of tea You’re my ice cream cone You’re my sweetie pie You’re my jelly roll
12.
You make me laugh Ha Ha Ha You make me cry Boo Hoo Hoo You make me laugh You make me cry Ha Ha Ha Boo Hoo Hoo
13.
I took a trip Try something new Past all the girls in skimpy bikinis Past all the boys with scary tattoos Across the beach Over the sand I crossed a stream and saw a big party It was all happening in no man’s land I saw poodles Oodles of poodles Yes oodles of poodles At the Dog’s Day Out And these poodles Were all eating noodles Yes oodles of noodles At the Dogs’ Day Out I quickly hid Behind a tree I knew that dogs have sensitive noses I didn’t want them to smell me And then the band Began to play And all the pooches started to dance and I knew this was a special day They did the four-step They did the foxtrot And they swirled and they twirled and they howled Until tomorrow came They did the shimmy They did the jive bomb And they do-ci-do-ed Until the cows came home I couldn’t stop I joined the line We snaked around all doing the conga It was the most amazing time I wagged my tail I barked out loud I moved and grooved with all of the canines We partied till the sun went down I saw oodles Of schnauzers and schnoodles And labradoodles At the Dogs’ Day Out There were oodles Of chihuahuawoodles All eating noodles At the Dogs’ Day Out
14.
ROOTS 03:21
Roots man roots Got to get back to your Roots man roots I dig it Roots man roots Got to get back to your Roots man roots Yeah Climb it Your family tree Looks like You’re just a monkey It’s a possibility Grow it From a little seed Looks like You might be a weed Do what comes naturally Where did you come from Where will you go Sky up above Ground down below Where did you come from Where will you go Where you belong Roots man roots Got to get back to your Roots man roots I dig it Roots man roots Got to get back to your Roots man roots Yeah Eat it All ripe and juicy Looks like You’re fruity to me Ice cream and jelly for tea

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Winner Best New Zealand children's album 2013.
Crammed full of performing animals, childhood wishes and a rootin'tootin' good time, fleaBITE's dazzling new songs will delight their crowds with daring feats of musicianship and hilarious lyrics.

"The perfect mix of entertainment, oroiginality and intelligence for young kiwis."

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released September 3, 2012

Written/produced by Robin Nathan
Performed by fleaBITE

Featuring:
Adam Page - saxophone, bass, synth
Janet Roddick Roddick - vocals
Shannon Williams - vocals, grass munching

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fleaBITE has won Best New Zealand Children's Album award...twice!

fleaBITE is by Robin Nathan, the producer of the 'Fatcat & Fishface' CD series.

"CIRCUS OF FLEAS is the perfect mix of entertainment, originality and intelligence."
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