1. |
I Thank You
02:24
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I Thank You
I thank you for my grandchildren
I thank you for their health
I thank you for the food we have
To eat upon the shelf
I thank you for each holiday
In my mother’s house
May there be nobody here
This year who does without
I thank you
I thank you
I thank you
I do
I thank you for my family
May they be free from pain
If they do, I pray that you
Will give them strength again
I thank you for the laughter
When I hear the children play
May they always know the joy
Of living every day
I thank you
I thank you
I thank you
I do
I thank you for the month of June
I thank you for the birch
I thank you for the seeds that grow
I thank you for Mother Earth
I thank you for the songs I sing
Filled with peace and joy
May this year be free from fear
For every girl and boy
I thank you
I thank you
I thank you
I do
I thank you for the wild rice
and for the winds that blow
I thank you for the sharp knife
for the grinding stone
I thank you for the recipe
for which I still have none
May all the children of this earth
have family to love
I thank you
I thank you
I thank you
I do
I thank you for the bells that ring
on this blest day
Filled with peace, may all wars cease
together we now pray
I thank you for this place of grace
in fellowship alone
May all the children of this earth
Have a place called home
I thank you
I thank you
I thank you
I do
Words & music by Larry Long
Written with youth from Naytahwaush, Minnesota in honor of Jean Accobee
Copyright Larry Long Publishing 2023 BMI
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2. |
Isabelle Is A Bell
03:01
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Isabelle Is A Bell
Isabelle is a bell.
Sure do love my Isabelle.
You’re the apple of your daddy’s eye.
You’re the twinkling star up high.
Way beyond the open sky.
Isabelle is a bell.
Your momma, poppa sure loves you.
Liliana and Arthur, too.
You’re the earth, star and moon.
Isabelle is a bell.
Loves to giggle; loves to laugh.
Loves to sit on Grandpa’s lap.
Loves to sing; loves to dance.
Whenever she can get the chance.
Isabelle is a bell.
Sure do love my Isabelle.
Whenever you are feeling bad.
Whenever you are feeling sad.
Think of this song by your Granddad.
Guaranteed it will make you glad.
Isabelle is a bell.
Sure do love my Isabelle.
Words & Music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long 2023 | BMI
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Liliana
02:35
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Liliana
Liliana
From silence, prayer; prayer to faith
From faith the gift of love
We have come to be with you
To share your new life begun
I give to you my love
Liliana
A bright pink halo of light
Above San Francisco Bay
Shining now down on you
On this your birthday
A song of love I play
Liliana
For your mother and father
For your grandmothers, too
For those who’ve come before
May all your dreams come true
I give my heart to you
Liliana
Words & Music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long 2023 | BMI
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4. |
It Takes a Lot of People
02:49
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It Takes a Lot People
Some people work in the field.
Growing food; hope they always will.
Driving tractors in big rolling wheels.
It takes a lot of people to make this world go round.
(Chorus)
It takes a lot of people to make this world go round.
It takes a lot of people to make this world go round.
Some are thin. Some are small.
Some are big. Some are tall.
It takes a lot of people to make this world go round.
Some people work as a nurse.
Changing bedpans; how could life be worse.
Keeping other people from riding in a hearse.
It takes a lot of people to make this world go round.
(Chorus)
Some are Zulu, Israeli; some are Lebanese.
Some are Russian, others Portuguese.
Choctaw, Creek, Anishinaabe.
It takes a lot of people to make this world go round.
(Chorus)
Words & Music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long Publishing 1989; Renewed 2023 | BMI
Lyrics collectively written with students from Little, Oklahoma through Larry's program entitled Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song..
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5. |
Big Lake
03:01
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Big Lake
Like a sheet of glass.
Like a roller coaster.
The moon shines like an eye
looking down upon us.
Big Lake.
Big, big, lake.
Big fresh water ocean.
Sometimes you roar
like a mountain lion.
Sometimes you are
gentle as a kitten.
Big Lake.
Big, big, lake.
Big freshwater ocean.
Steelhead, Coho,
Walleye, Chinook, Suckers,
Brook Trout, Northern Pike,
Silver Sided Salmon.
Big Lake.
Big, big, lake.
Big fresh water ocean.
Words & music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long 2023 | BMI
Lyrics collectively written with elementary students from Two Harbors, Minnesota through Larry's program entitled Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song.
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6. |
In the Barnyard
02:59
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In the Barnyard
Got a horse named Red,
sleeps in the shed.
Standing up, don’t need no bed.
In the barnyard.
Gonna take him on down to the County Fair.
Got a dog named Suzie,
really is a doozie.
Goes ruff, ruff.
Thinks she’s tough.
In the barnyard.
Gonna take her on down to the County Fair.
Got a sheep named Peaches,
loves to make speeches.
She eats grass, she eats hay,
Everyday, in the barnyard.
Gonna take her on down to the County Fair.
Got a pig named Petunia,
really will swoonya’.
Loves to eat tunya’
with a great big spoonya’.
Wash her down, Chandler Town.
Win first prize, ain’t no lie.
In the barnyard.
Gonna take him on down to the County Fair.
Got a rabbit named Bow,
stubbed his toe.
Got a rabbit name Billy,
really silly.
Rabbit named Spot,
with a great big dot.
Rabbit named frog,
barks like a dog.
In the barnyard.
Gonna take 'em on down to the County Fair.
Got a cow named George,
sleeps in the gorge.
Cow name Sunny,
really funny.
Cow name Jolly,
Jolly dolly.
Cow named Linda,
breaks the winda’.
In the barnyard.
Gonna take him on down to the County Fair.
Got a duck named Dewey,
knows Kungfuey.
Duck named Quack,
swims on his back.
Duck named Rocky,
sure is cocky.
Duck named Bannard,
plays guitar.
In the barnyard.
Gonna take 'em on down to the County Fair.
Words & music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long Publishers 1988; Renewed 2023 BMI
Lyrics collectively written with shildren from Davenport, Oklahoma through Larry's program entitled Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song
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7. |
Arthur Little Red Bear
03:05
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Arthur Little Red Bear
Courageous and noble, Arthur Little Red Bear.
The same as my father with golden red hair.
When he comes of age, fathers beware.
The pride of our family, Arthur Little Red Bear.
He plays with his food that falls to the floor
covered with peas, on out the door,
where the whole neighborhood, Arthur they adore.
The pride of our family, Arthur Little Red Bear
On March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day,
we gather and feast in a joyous parade.
To celebrate Arthur’s birthday.
The pride of our family, Arthur Little Red Bear
He wakes up each morning with laughter and screams
from beneath a woolen blanket of green.
There’s no time to waste, “Wake up!” says he.
The pride of our family, Arthur Little Red Bear
Green ribbons and shamrocks, unconquered soul.
Gentle and kind, yet so strong and bold.
Now getting too big for Grandpa’ to hold.
The pride of our family, Arthur Little Red Bear.
From building log cabins to fish to sell,
his two great-great-grandfathers had stories to tell.
Their first name he carries, he carries them well.
The pride of our family, Arthur Little Red Bear
Words & music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long 2023 | BMI
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8. |
How Much Do I Love You
01:43
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¿Cuanto te Amo?
(How Much Do I Love You)
¿Cuanto te amo?
Un montón.
¿Cuanto te amo?
Un montón.
¿Cuanto te amo?
¿Cuanto te quiero?
¿Cuánto te necesito?
Un montón.
How much do I love you?
A whole lot.
How much do I love you?
A whole lot.
How much do I love you?
How much do I want you?
How much do I need you?
A whole lot.
Words & Music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long 2023
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9. |
Noelia
03:08
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Noelia
Noelia, Noelia.
Beautiful in every way.
Noelia, Noelia.
A song for you I play.
On the eleventh day,
Of the eleventh month,
We gather for peace on this earth.
On the eleventh hour,
From the bell tower,
Rejoicing the day of your birth.
Noelia, Noelia.
The bells of Armistice ring.
Noelia, Noelia.
A song of love you bring.
What are your dreams?
What will they become?
May all your dreams come true.
Into a world
I’ll never know,
Except through these dreams of you.
Noelia, Noelia.
Dawn of the morning, you.
Noelia, Noelia.
You are my dream come true.
Words & Music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long Publishing 2023 | BMI
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From the Bottom of My Heart
From the bottom of my heart
to the wide-open sky.
Wherever you may go
I hope that you find.
The power of God’s love
in every stone you turn.
In every breath of air.
In every spoken word.
From the bottom of my heart
to the darkness of the night.
When angels appear
and cover you with light.
On that special day
when all your dreams come true.
May you always know
this love I have for you.
From the bottom of my heart
to these moments filled with joy.
One day I hope and pray
you will have a girl or boy.
To rock upon your knee.
To take out on a ride.
Through your memories
to the park that has a slide.
Just to let her go.
To be all that he can be.
Through this life of mine
you mean the world to me.
Words & music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long Publishing 2015 / BMI
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Larry Long Minneapolis, Minnesota
Larry Long is a chip off the old block of American hardwoods, a spoken
word poet, a singer-songwriter, rouser,
seeker, storyteller and
conservationist. Well traveled across the world, wherever he
goes, he celebrates people and places in song.
Larry Long is a recipient of the prestigious In The Spirit of Crazy Horse Award for his work in forgotten communities.
www.larrylong.org
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