Celebrations and Songs...Debra's FAESL+ 3+ AM class

 

This class is willing to give the gift of song every year at the graduation parties. These are some of our presentations.

Yesterday by the Beatles

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh I believe in yesterday

Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh yesterday came suddenly

Why she had to go
I don't know, she wouldn't say
I said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh I believe in yesterday

Oh I believe in yesterday.

My Money (originally "My Bonnie")

My money lies over the ocean,
My money lies over the sea,
My money lies over the ocean,
O bring back my money to me.

Bring back, bring back,
O bring back my money to me, to me!
Bring back, bring back,
O bring back my money to me.

Blue Skies

Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see

Bluebirds
Singing a song
Nothing but bluebirds
All day long

Never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you’re in love, my how they fly

Blue days
All of them gone
Nothing but blue skies
From now on

It's Raining, It's Pouring

It's raining, it's pouring;
the old man is snoring.
He went to bed
and he bumped his head
and he couldn't get up in the morning.

additional verses by the class (fall 2008):

This morning is sunny.
The fresh air is coming.
Some people are happy
in my house, ‘cause
everyone is going shopping.

She’s working, she’s studying.
Her youthful days are passing.
She feels so bad
‘cause she can’t enjoy herself
and she can’t go out in the evening.

Today’s sun is shining
but my grandson is crying.
He doesn’t want to get up.
He wants to watch TV.
He’s a difficult child in the morning.

I’m reading, I’m writing.
This work is like fighting.
I went to bed
and got some sleep
and woke up refreshed in the morning.

I’m sitting, I’m waiting…
my best friend is coming.
She wants to go out
to have some fun
‘cause today is good for talking.

We’re packing, we’re driving.
We are going on a road trip.
We stopped for gas
and we bought some snacks.
Then we kept going ‘til the evening.

She’s singing, she’s smiling,
she’s teaching us some grammar.
She’s very smart;
she can say “hello”
in all of our languages.

He’s crying, he’s suf’fring*.
He’s working crazy hours.
He didn’t go home.
He worked overtime.
He’s a typical Brazilian.

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Song of The South, Disney
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay
My, oh my what a wonderful day!
Plenty of sunshine heading my way
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay

Mister Bluebird on my shoulder
It's the truth, it's actch'll
Ev'rything is satisfactch'll
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay
Wonderful feeling, wonderful day!

Sing Your Way Home

(a nice song to sing in your car on your way home in the evening...)

Sing your way home
at the close of the day...
Sing your way home,
drive the shadows away.

Smile every mile
For wherever you roam
It will brighten your road,
It will lighten your load,
If you sing your way home.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
I don't care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game.

Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better
Tune and original Artist: Irving Berlin
from: Annie Get Your Gun
Remake: Debra’s class: 5/07

(Debra)              Anything you can do, I can do better.
(all students)     We can do anything better than you.
(Debra)               Oh, you can?
(all students)     Yes, we can.
(Debra)               No, you can't.
(all students)     Yes, we can. Yes, we can!

(Lucy)                 Any tune you can play I can play sweeter.
(Elena)                I play a keyboard better than you.
(Lucy)                 No, you don’t.
(Elena)                Yes, I do.
(Lucy)                 No, you don’t.
(Elena)                Yes, I do.  Yes, I do! 

(Elena)                I can play the piano while I sing this song.
(Ricardo F.)          I can sing this song and dance all                            night long.
(all Brazilians)      We can speak Portuguese!
(Debra)                And English?
(all students)       Yes!
(Debra)                Russian, too?
(all Russians)        Yes!
(Debra)                 Oiy!  What you can do!

(Marcia)                Any hair you can cut I can cut better.
(Cida)                   I cut hair better and do color too.
(Marcia)                No, you can’t.
(Cida)                   Yes, I can. 
(Marcia)                No, you can’t.
(Cida)                   Yes, I can! 

(Yvonn)                Anything you can sew I can sew quicker.
(Lucy)                   I sew Barbie’s clothes more nicely                             than you.
(Yvonn)                Her coat?
(Lucy)                   Her vest.
(Yvonn)                Her shirt?
(Lucy)                   Her dress! 
(Yvonn)                No, you can’t.
(Lucy)                   Yes, I can.  Yes, I can! 

(Zohair)                Any car you can fix I can repair better.
(Valeria)               I can fix a car and design airplanes                             too.
(Zohair)                No, you can’t.
(Valeria)               Yes, I can. 
(Zohair)                No, you can’t.
(Valeria)               Yes, I can! 

(Amal)                 Any car you can drive I can drive more                            safely.
(Marina)               I can drive more safely and fly a                            plane too.
(Amal)                 An airplane?
(Marina)               An airplane. 
(Amal)                 A jet?
(Marina)               A jumbo jet. 
(Amal)                 No, you can’t.
(Marina)               Yes, I can.  Yes, I can! 

(Lucy)                  Any food you can cook I can make tastier.
(Valeria)               I can cook anything and bake for                            you too.
(Lucy)                  No, you can’t.
(Valeria)               Yes, I can.
(Lucy)                  No, you can’t.
(Valeria)               Yes, I can! 

(Elena)                 Anything you can knit I can knit faster.
(Ricardo F.)           I can knit anything faster than you.
(Elena)                  A scarf?
(Ricardo F.)           A sweater.
(Elena)                  No, you can’t.
(Ricardo F.)           Yes, I can.  Yes, I can! 

(Debra)                 I can paint a picture.
(Cica)                    I can draw a landscape.
(Luba)                   I can play soccer.
(Ricardo R.)          I can win more often.
(all students)         We can do most anything!
(Cida)                    Can you clean a house?
(Rosana)               Yes, better than you!
(Cida)                    I know you do!

(Debra)                Anything you can do, I can do better.
(all students)        We can do anything better than you.
(Debra)                 No, you can't.
(all students)         Yes, we can.
(Debra)                 Oh, you can?
(all students)        Yes, we can.
(Debra)                 Really, you can?
(all students)        Yes, we can. Yes, we can!

 

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Links to help us learn songs we sing:

Yesterday by the Beatles
This YouTube version shows the lyrics (words) and one still picture of the Beatles.

Yesterday by the Beatles
This YouTube version shows multiple pictures and videos of the Beatles.

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