Margaret Wise Brown Digital Program

Digital Program

Original Music inspired by the works of Margaret Wise Brown

The Bushwick Book Club Seattle
presents
Original Music Inspired by
The Works of Margaret Wise Brown
 February 11, 2023
at Hugo House

Hosted by Emily Persha & Wes Weddell

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Featuring Musical Performances from
(Click name for primary link, * = first Bushwick appearance, ^ = lyrics included below)
Rights to all song lyrics ©/℗ the individual artists, reprinted here—exactly as submitted—with permission

Kristin Chambers
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Peter Donovan
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 Julia Massey^
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Bjørn Watkins

Brittany Danielle
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 Vince Martinez^
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  Mitchell Beck*^
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 Michael Wallenfels^

Elle Vergara

 Levi Fuller^
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Jed Crisologo
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Lyrics from performers

Original Music Inspired by the Works of Margaret Wise Brown

PERFORMER-PROVIDED LYRICS
Rights to all song lyrics ©/℗ the individual artists, reprinted here—exactly as submitted—with permission

Julia Massey
inspired by Goodnight Moon

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In the great in the great in the great in the great green room

There was an old lady, a quiet old lady

In the great in the great in the great in the great green room

There was an old lady, a quiet old lady

In the great in the great in the great in the great green room

There was an old lady, a quiet old lady

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Who was whispering hush hush hush

Who was whispering hush hush hush

Who was whispering hush hush hush

She was whispering hush hush hush

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In the great in the great in the great in the great green room

There was a comb and a brush, and a bowl full of mush

In the great in the great in the great in the great green room

There was a comb and a brush, and a bowl full of mush

In the great in the great in the great in the great green room

There was a comb and a brush, and a bowl full of mush

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And she was whispering hush hush hush

She was whispering hush hush hush

She was whispering hush hush hush

She was whispering hush hush hush

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In the great in the great in the great in the great green room

There were stars and air, noises everywhere

In the great in the great in the great in the great green room

There were stars and air, noises everywhere

In the great in the great in the great in the great green room

There were stars and air, noises everywhere

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As she was whispering hush hush hush

She was whispering hush hush hush

She was whispering hush hush hush

She was whispering hush hush hush

Vince Martinez
“Wild Child”
inspired by Little Fur Family

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We’re a family

In a family tree

You came from mama

You came from me

I get up in the morning

Warm your toast

Plenty of butter

Know you love it the most

I want to stay

Don’t want to leave

But there’s bills to pay

Wish I could play

There’s a wide wild world

For you to explore

So let your mama wash you up

And get out that door

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Child, My child, Be free, Stay wild

Child, My child, Be free, Stay wild

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In the wild wild wood

Where the wild flowers grow

Wild wind blows through the hollows

Wild grass tickles your nose

You might run into the old man

Who’ll bless you when you sneeze

You bless him right back child

mind your thank yous and please

Head down to the river

Watch the fish as they swim

Pull one right out of the water

kerplunk throw it back in

Go chase the ladybugs

Keep your heart filled with love

It’s you I’ll be thinking of

Out in the wild

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Child, My child, Be free, Stay wild

Child, My child, Be free, Stay wild

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One day

you’ll have something small you love

Like you to me

And you’ll have to set it free

But for now

Why don’t you run on home

Know you’re not alone

Come and be with your family

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Sleep sleep

Little fur child

Out of the windiness

Out of the wild

Sleep warm in your fur

All night long

We’re a little fur family

And this is our song

Mitchell Beck
“Goodnight Moon”

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It’s feeling kind of strange

To say goodnight when

You’re just waking up but

That’s how you live your life, huh?

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Those mystic feelings creep in

My head just starts to thinkin’

I need some comfort in me

I start to look around me

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[INSTRUMENTAL]

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I make a cup of tea

Goodnight things all around me

Cow friends up on the shelf see

Far north friends underneath them

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Goodnight to all my family

Next door and down the hallway

Good dog out in the stairway

I’ll see you in the morning

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[INSTRUMENTAL]

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Goodnight moon

I hope to see you tomorrow

Goodnight moon

Keep a watch on me while I drift away

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[INSTRUMENTAL]

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Goodnight

Goodnight

Goodnight moon

Goodnight moon

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[FADE OUT]

Michael Wallenfels
“Is It Fine?”
inspired by The Dark Wood of the Golden Birds

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Look at this door / goes where you never been before

Is it fine to have a door? / yeah, it’s fine

One side of the door is painted blue and green

One side of the door nobody’s ever seen

Yeah it’s fine to have a door / that goes where you never been before

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Look at these woods / I’d take you through them if I only could

Is it fine to see the woods? / yeah, it’s fine

The gold on the leaves in winter when they fall

The golden birds in summer when they call

Yeah it’s fine to have woods / and it’s take you through them if I could

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Look at your heart / right in the middle of who you are

Is it fine to have a heart? / yeah, it’s fine

The door that is always open is your heart

The woods warm and golden is your heart

Yeah it’s fine to have a heart / right in the middle of who you are

Levi Fuller
[lyrics are the words of Margaret Wise Brown’s poem, “Full as a Fiddle”]
from Two Little Gardeners (MWB + Edith Thacher Hurd)

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Hi diddle diddle,

We’re full as a fiddle

Of things that come out of the ground.

What we plant in the spring

We eat in the fall

And put up in jars

And eat it all

When the snow comes falling down.

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Hi diddle diddle,

We’re full as a fiddle

Of things that come out of the ground.

What we plant in the spring

We eat in the fall

And put up in jars

And eat it all

When the snow comes falling down.

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