Singing Assemblies

1. Give Me Oil in my Lamp Circus Scape! Harvest Hymn 2 Dem Bones Hineh Ma Tov What a wonderful sort of mummy Losers Like Me Seek ye First Shark with a Heart Sneak a Peek Snow Days This Little Light of Mine The Cleaner Shrimp The Court of King Caractacus There’s a Hole in my Bucket Waving Not Drowning When I Needed a Neighbour Singing Assemblies

2. Welcome to my ocean floor, I’m glad that you’re around Grab yourself a rock to cling to – that’s where I am found Don’t be caught out by my looks: I know I’m cute as pie But I am a predator: come in and you will die My little tentacles they tempt you to come in But then my nematocysts give you a big sting You’ll end up paralysed so won’t begin to fight Against my central mouth that kills you with a bite Waving not drowning – I’m a sea anemome Waving not drowning – I’m the flower of the sea Waving not drowning – come and give me a high five Waving not drowning – chances are you won’t survive Waving not drowning - 1

3. That little clown fish he’s a good buddy of mine I let him live in me – he tickles all the time It’s not me being kind – you see we have a deal He gives me scraps of food so won’t become a meal Waving not drowning – I’m a sea anemome Waving not drowning – I’m the flower of the sea Waving not drowning – come and give me a high five Waving not drowning – chances are you won’t survive repeat Waving not drowning - 2

4. The ocean is a lovely place with water deep and blue The problem is that other creatures want to stick to you They find themselves a bit of skin and set up home for free And if you’ve had enough of them you’d better talk to me There’s nowhere you can go and have a proper wash and dry There’s nowhere you can have a bath no matter how you try So why not find a cleaning station – come and swim right in And I will tackle every bit from mouth to caudal fin Chorus on next page The Cleaner Shrimp - 1

5. So if you’re sad if you’re sad And feeling blue feeling blue Those parasites parasites Have got to you got to you Open your mouth open mouth And swim to me swim to me For the best clean the best clean In all the sea all the sea There is no charge is no charge It’s all for free all for free Just promise that promise that You won’t eat me won’t eat me I shall not fail shall not fail I shall not skimp shall not skimp Sing your praises to the cleaner shrimp The Cleaner Shrimp - 2

6. Now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Caractacus are just passing by…. Now the noses… Now the boys who put the powder on… Now the fascinating witches who put the scintillating stitches in the breeches… Now if you want to take some pictures… Court of King Caractacus

7. There’s a hole in my bucket, dear Lisa… Well fix it, dear Henry… With what shall I fix it, dear Liza… With straw, dear Henry… The straw is too long, dear Liza… Then cut it, dear Henry… With what shall I cut it, dear Liza… With an axe, dear Henry… The axe is too dull, dear Liza… Then sharpen it, dear Henry… On what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza… On a stone, dear Henry… The stone is too dry, dear Liza… Well wet it, dear Henry… what shall I wet it, dear Liza… Try water, dear Henry… In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza… In a bucket, dear Henry… But there’s a hole in my bucket, dear Liza… Hole in my bucket

8. You hear the starter’s gun The race has just begun You start to cheer them to the line All eyes are on the three Who fight for victory No-one seems to care for those behind I know I did my best to get this far I know that I will never be a star I’m not the fastest I’m not the best Look past the podium You’ll find me with the rest There will be champions They would agree There’d be no winners Without losers like me Losers Like Me - 1

9. I know I reached the final I know the reason why I’ll Hold my head up high when I go home The crowds are cheering – can you hear it? This is the Olympic spirit Hope some of that gratitude’s for me They say that taking part is what is key They mean that winning’s never meant for me I’m not the fastest I’m not the best Look past the podium You’ll find me with the rest There will be champions They would agree There’d be no winners Without losers like me Losers Like Me - 2

10. I know who gets the glory I know that in this story No-one is interested in me But I stood tall I took the call And I will race them One and all I will give it all I have to give And know that I have truly lived I’m not the fastest I’m not the best Look past the podium You’ll find me with the rest There will be champions They would agree There’d be no winners Without losers like me Losers Like Me - 3

11. Think about the farmer Working in his field Hoping that the weather means He gets a bumper yield He keeps on eye On skies of blue At harvest time he says a little Prayer of thanks for everything you do Think about the gardener Trying to grow food Hoping that the sun will shine And keep him in the mood He keeps an eye On skies of blue At harvest time he says a little Prayer of thanks for everything you do Harvest Hymn 2

12. Sneak a peek every week Don’t let lice play hide and seek They will try – they are sly Once a week say bye bye bye! It’s not very nice when you’ve got the lice Need to do your bit to destroy the nit Stop them laying eggs: break their little legs If we all attack they’ll stop coming back Don’t need chemicals Just a comb And conditioner Treat at home! Sneak a Peek

13. When I needed a neighbour Were you there, were you there? When I needed a neighbour Were you there? And the creed and the colour And the name won't matter Were you there? I was hungry and thirsty Were you there, were you there? I was hungry and thirsty Were you there? And the creed and the colour And the name won't matter Were you there?  When I Needed a Neighbour - 1

14. When I needed a shelter Were you there, were you there? When I needed a shelter Were you there? And the creed and the colour And the name won't matter Were you there? When I needed a healer Were you there, were you there? When I needed a healer Were you there? And the creed and the colour And the name won't matter Were you there? When I Needed a Neighbour - 2

15. Wherever you travel I'll be there, I'll be there. Wherever you travel I'll be there. And the creed and the colour And the name won't matter I'll be there.  When I Needed a Neighbour - 3

16. This little light of mine I’m gonna let it shine This little light of mine I’m gonna let it shine This little light of mine I’m gonna let it shine Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine The light that shines is the light of love Lights the darkness from above It shines on me and it shines on you And it shows what the power of love can do I’m gonna shine my light both far and near I’m gonna shine my light both bright and clear Where there’s a dark corner in this life I’m gonna let my little light shine This Little Light of Mine

17. Give me oil for my lamp, keep it burningGive me oil for my lamp I prayGive me oil for my lamp, keep it burningKeep it burning till the light of day Chorus Sing Hosannah, sing HosannahSing Hosannah to the King of KingsSing Hosannah, sing HosannahSing Hosannah to the King Give me joy in my heart, keep me singing… Give me peace in my heart, keep me resting…. Give me love in my heart, keep me serving…. Give Me Oil in my Lamp

18. Hineh ma tov uma na'imShevet achim gam yachad.Hineh ma tov uma na'imShevet achim gam yachad. ChorusHineh ma tovShevet achim gam yachad. How good and pleasant it is for brothers & sisters to sit together. Hineh ma tov

19. Seek ye first the kingdom of god And his righteousness And all this things will be added unto you Hallelu Halleluiah Halleluiah Halleluiah Halleluiah Hallelu Halleluiah Seek Ye First

20. I threw a snowball at Miss Parker, she threw a snowball at me I said that wasn’t kind - she said she didn’t mind It was revenge you see for messing round in literacy I would have thrown a ball at Mrs Toghill then a couple more of Mrs Bill All the children and the staff having a such a laugh Snow days are the best don’t you agree? I threw a snowball at Miss Chandler; she threw a snowball at me Miss Paine was walking round when she heard a sound Snow flying through the air and landing in her hair I threw a ball at Mr Brignall; he threw a big one back at me All the children and the staff having a such a laugh Snow days are the best don’t you agree? Snow days are the best

21. I threw a snowball at Miss Mitchell, she threw a snowball at me Then all the teachers said, “Look – there’s the head!” Snowballs began to pour down on top of Mr Gilmour He threw a snowball at Miss Pearson, she threw a snowball at me All the children and the staff having a such a laugh Snow days are the best don’t you agree? Snow days are the best

22. Acrobats Contortionist Fire Eater Flying Trapeze I’m a Clown I want to go to the Circus Juggling Spinning Plates The Circus is Going Unicycle Walking the Wire World’s Greatest Show

23. Would you like to be a great contortionist? Show the world that you’re a circus specialist? Good enough to beat any gold medalist Bending back until your nose is level with your little toes Here’s a song to help achieve the thing you wish Quick instructions set out in a little list Nothing detailed – no specifics: just a gist When you try it tell us how it goes Might time take before you’re a perfectionist Might feel like you want to quit – you must persist Take your time don’t get your knickers in a twist Takes a while to learn the knack of moving sections of your back “One step at a time” would say a strategist Awful if you find a section has been missed And you need to see a physiotherapist To straighten out your spine upon a rack Contortionist (1)

24. Find a trainer or a coach you can enlist Check your diet with a good nutritionist Vitamins from any high street pharmacist Contortionists would soon admit it only works when you are fit Exercise each day your trainer will insist Won’t be easy so you really must persist Soon you’ll find you legs and shoulders intertwist Can scratch your ears with toe-nails when you sit Become famous – find yourself a publicist Interviews with all the local journalists Get on TV as a game show panellist When you’re good as what you do then fame and fortune wait for you When you’re a celebrity contortionist Five star treatment – in Hello you are “A” list Headline news about the pop star that you kissed It’s really like a dream come true because of what you learned to do Contortionism is the thing for you! Contortionist (2)

25. When you go to a circus I bet you see That one of the acts using gravity Throwing all kinds of objects down and up Then trying to catch them and not mess up You gotta juggle You mustn’t struggle Get in a muddle You gotta juggle See them flying round and round In the air not on the ground Clubs or balls or diablo Fire sticks if you want a glow Keep your hands in perfect sync Careful now you must not blink Round and round and round…..they go around and round and round Juggling

26. Find a trainer or a coach you can enlist Check your diet with a good nutritionist Vitamins from any high street pharmacist Contortionists would soon admit it only works when you are fit Exercise each day your trainer will insist Won’t be easy so you really must persist Soon you’ll find you legs and shoulders intertwist Can scratch your ears with toe-nails when you sit Become famous – find yourself a publicist Interviews with all the local journalists Get on TV as a game show panellist When you’re good as what you do then fame and fortune wait for you When you’re a celebrity contortionist Five star treatment – in Hello you are “A” list Headline news about the pop star that you kissed It’s really like a dream come true because of what you learned to do Contortionism is the thing for you! Contortionist (2)

27. When you got to the circus I bet you see That one of the acts uses gravity Throwing all kinds of objects down and up Then trying to catch them and not mess up You gotta juggle You mustn’t struggle Get in a muddle You gotta juggle See them flying round and round In the air not on the ground Clubs or balls or diablo Firesticks if you want a glow Keep your hands in perfect sync Careful now you must not blink Round and round and round They go around and round and round Juggle

28. I went to the circus: I wanted to see If one of the acts there would interest me But as luck would have it I saw one that was great This fantastic person started to spin plates Now I want to be like them I want to spin too And I’m constantly trying But it’s quite hard to And now there’s toast on the kitchen floor There is jam on the cupboard door There is croissant and margarine Where the cereal should have been Now there is food all around the place And that look on my mother’s face Which says clearly she really hates When I start spinning breakfast plates Plates (1)

29. And now there’s chips in the kitchen sink And there’s fish in my brother’s drink There is ketchup and vinegar Dripping down from the frigidaire There is food all around the place And that look on my mother’s face Which says clearly she really hates When I start spinning dinner plates Now I can’t go to restaurants – they ask me to leave ‘Cause the mess that I make there, you wouldn’t believe Plates (2)

30. And now there’s soup in the waiter’s hair And bread rolls flying through the air And the tablecloth’s not that white After hosting a big food fight There a look from the maitre d’ Says he’s not that impressed with me Like my mother he really hates When I start spinning rest’rant plates But it’s more like I’m breaking plates Always making a few mistakes So there’s lots of just falling plates Very few actual spinning plates Plates (3)

31. Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones (repeat 3 times) Oh hear the word of the Lord The toe bone's connected to the foot bone,The foot bone's connected to the ankle bone,The ankle bone's connected to the leg bone,Oh hear the word of the Lord The leg bone's connected to the knee bone,The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone,The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone,Oh hear the word of the Lord CHORUS The hip bone's connected to the back boneThe back bone's connected to the neck bone,The neck bone's connected to the head bone,Oh hear the word of the Lord The finger bone's connected to the hand bone,The hand bone's connected to the arm bone,The arm bone's connected to the shoulder bone,Oh hear the word of the Lord Dem Bones

32. It’s the time of the year when Mum and Dad despair I can see the Big Top over there Ev’ry night before I sleep I say to them Will it be tomorrow you’ll take me there? I really want to go, go, go to the circus I really want to go, go, go to the circus I can’t wait to see Tightrope walkers and jugglers I really want to go, go, go to the circus Acrobats, musicians, clowns will laugh and cry I can’t wait to see it Let me get inside I really want to go, go, go to the I am circus going to the super, magic circus! I can’t wait to see Ringside Fire eaters, jug-glers Seats for ev’ryone I really want to go, go go to the circus, CIRCUS I want to go to the circus

33. Can you guesss what I can be? Fun for all the family Big red nose and curly hair, I bring mischief ev’rywhere CHORUS Round and round goes my bow tie Squirting water in your eye Look out here’s a custard pie, you’d better run Never will you have a frown I’ll pick you up when you are down Yes, you know it, I’m a clown Let’s have some fun Blowing bubbles in the air, giant shoes are what I wear In the circus, at the fair, causing chaos anywhere CHORUS I’m a Clown

34. When you’re dead you mustn’t worry Try not to be blue The embalmers will take incredible care of you There will be no more decaying ‘Cause when they are through Your remains will still remain For a century or two Rip out all your insides, fill you with stuffing Put your vital organs into a jar Wrap you up in bandages and fling you in a tomb What a wonderful sort of mummy you are! What a wonderful sort of mummy you are (1)

35. Take the heart out – leave the rest in – fill the canopic jars: Stomach, liver, guts and lungs are separate by far Don’t forget to soak in natron - forty days will do Amulets will keep you safeso stick in one or two Chorus Rip out all your insides, fill you with stuffing Put your vital organs into a jar Wrap you up in bandages and fling you in a tomb What a wonderful sort of mummy you are! Don’t forget to have a coffin – Tutankhamun had four! Repeat chorus What a wonderful sort of mummy You’re simply gorgeous and rather scrummy A rather wonderful sort of mummy you are! What a wonderful sort of mummy you are (2)

36. PART 1 Acrobats – what a marvelous sight Here to amaze at the circus tonight Cartwheeling across the ring Tumbling and balancing Such daring tricks in their repertoire Each acrobat wants to be a star Leaping, darting to and fro The acrobats, the acrobats will steal the show PART 2 Marvel at their expertise The way their bodies move with ease Tremendous agility and flexibility Working together as a team Their sense of timing is supreme Acrobats astound and delight the audience tonight The Acrobats

37. Acrobatic! And dramatic! Giving it their all Charismatic And emphatic A C R O B A T S Part 1 and Part 2 then together: The acrobats, the acrobats The acrobats, the acrobats The acrobats, the acrobats will steal the show The Acrobats (2)

38. I stand on the ground, I wait for the sound As the band begins to play The star of the show, the greatest we know The ringmaster calls out my name I’ll be glad when it’s over, all this waiting around Let the curtain be open, and my music begin On the flying trapeze, I fly like a bird I move through the sky On the flying trapeze I soar through the air I fly so high I reach out to hold the bar It’s there, there in my hand On the flying trapeze, on the flying trapeze Flying Trapeze

39. I swing through the air, the crowd isn’t there I’m alone as I fly I leap in the dark, the light in my eyes, The search for the arms moving near Then I loosen my fingers and the world’s upside down Soon I’m flying in circles and the show has begun On the flying trapeze, I fly like a bird I move through the sky On the flying trapeze I soar through the air I fly so high I glide through my galaxy so free In the world of my own On the flying trapeze Flying Trapeze (2)

40. The circus is going it’s moving away It’s the end of the music and the fun All the lights and the sounds and the dancers spinning round On the ropes, fifty feet above the ground The circus is going and moving away And it’s sad when the band no longer plays I’ll wait for a year until I can hear The circus is coming back to town The circus is going, it’s moving away All the tents and the stalls are closing down All the lights and the sounds and the sawdust on the ground And the clowns as they jump and spin around The circus is going, it’s moving away But I know it will come back, so I say I’ll wait for a year until I can hear The circus is coming back to town The Circus is Going (1)

41. We saw dance High off the ground And we saw clowns That fell around We saw trapeze They held the bar We saw fire Real fire! A tight wire So high So high His arms like wings The circus ring The circus ring The Circus is Going (2)

42. The circus is going it’s moving away It’s the end of the music and the fun All the lights and the sounds In the Big Top standing there With the flags all waving in the air The circus is going, it’s moving away But I know it will come back so I say I’ll wait for a year until I can hear The circus is coming back to town I wish when the circus has to go They could show me what I have to do How to eat fire And how to balance in the air So I can join a circus too The circus is going, it’s moving away And it’s time ‘cause the band no longer plays I’ll wait for a year until I can hear the circus is back in town The Circus is Going (3)

43. CHORUS I’m a shark with a heart Don’t want to eat you Get tea in the sea Don’t need no human too Don’t believe the scary films you see on TV I’m a shark with a heart You can be friends with me When they see my fin people scream and start running I can sense their fear whenever I’m near My reputation as one angry kinda simmer Makes people think I want them for my dinner There’s something ‘bout me that you need to get right All made up of cartilage not a bone in sight King of blue waves, I’m the top of the fooc chain If I lose a tooth another grows back again ‘cos Shark with a Heart