OTHER PETER ALSOP SONGS
Atta Way T'Go Boy!
The Breathing Song
No Easy Answers
Peaceful Feet
POPS
Wellin Magic
(from BULLETS AND GUITARS album)
When you ran for office, you acted like a star, C-F-C
Now you’re in and we eat fish heads, while you eat caviar, and when you C-D7-G-G7
Promised us the good old days, you took us back so far C-F-C
That we’re in the middle ages, now you’re acting like the Czar!! Hey, C-F-C-G7-C
Chorus (between each verse):
Atta way t’go boy, atta way t’go! C-F-C
You really know your business, you really stole the show, yeah C-D7-G-G7
You showed us you were boss, no matter what the cost, so C-C7-F-C
Atta way t’go boy, atta way t’go! C-F-C-G7-C
When PATCO stood their ground, you told ‘em, “Take a hike!”
Then you sent your Army in to scab and break the strike
No need to pray for safety for those airplanes in the night,
Jesus never joined a union, so God is on your side, right?!
You said the voters would be happy when you cut the tax
Then you tried to give the old folks and the ERA the axe!
Cut disabled, health care, artists, kids, Latinos and the Blacks,
While you and all your cabinet are driving Cadillacs!
Yes, you’re the Great White Father who approved the neutron bomb,
Protecting all your children with your magic Pentagon
And we’ll win every war, cause your logic is right on,
We’ll have factories to live in, when we’re dead and gone! Hey!
When the Polish Army took over the affair,
You were such a hero, your outrage filled the air,
You spoke out for Solidarity like a real millionaire,
Cause you support the unions, long as they stay over there!
Have you noticed Nicaraguans make your Generals tense?
But it’s the people from the countries that we help who hop our fence?
Can’t the Sandinistas understand, our dollars make good sense?
Let’s mine a couple harbors, . . maybe then they’ll be our friends!
You sent our boys into Grenada, y’said “To keep the peace!”
But it took attention off the mess you made in the Mid-east!
Who needs to check with Congress first, you handled them with ease,
Y’told ‘em “Commies in our backyard, and I’m Chief of Police!” Hey!
Y’say you want to save the peasants down in El Salvador
From all becoming communists, you say you’ve got the cure,
Our way of life is best, we have to teach it to the poor
So y’send the rich folks guns t’spread the word from door-to-door!
You’ve got proof that guy Kadahfy, is a terrorist, you say
But you won’t tell us what it is, so we’ll believe you anyway
He bombs victims who are innocent, so I guess that it’s okay
For you to bomb his wife and kill his kid and blow his house away!
(We have t’set a good example! Right!)
Written by by Peter Alsop, ©1984, Moose School Music (BMI)
On Bullets And Guitars (Anthology) – www.peteralsop.com
(from WELLIN WORLD Series)
Chorus: Breathing in, Breathing out,
Breathing in, Breathing out,
Breathing brings relief
Breathing in, Breathing out,
Breathing in, Breathing out,
I'll close my eyes and see
Breathing in, Breathing out,
Breathing in, Breathing out,
Listen to the breeze
Breathing in, Breathing out,
Breathing in, Breathing out,
Like wind above the trees
The air flows in The air flows out
Down to your toes Down it goes
It warms your feet I feel the heat
Up to your knees It's like the seas
Along your thighs Warm waters rise
Beneath your hips It gently slips
Up to your waist It sooths each place
Around your chest It feels the best
It holds your arms I'm safe from harm
Down to your hands Warm desert sands
Your shoulders roll So deep and slow
Your neck's relaxed And so's my back
In through my nose And then it flows
All down your spine It feels so fine
Now rest your face I feel so safe
Your head and hairs I've got no cares
Let go, release You feel at peace
I feel at peace We feel at peace
Imagine now a golden light
That circles you and warms you
And loosens muscles that are tight
Protects you and transforms you
You're perfectly relaxed now
Remember how you feel
When your body's calm like this
It's easier to heal, easier to heal.
Written by Peter Alsop, ©1985, Moose School Music (BMI)
(from WELLIN WORLD Series)
Chorus: There's no easy answers
When you've got to choose
Just take your chances
N'do the best you can do
(Repeat)
Easy answers
Can be easy to find,
When y'got an easy problem,
When y'got a lot of time
But when you don't,
When you're in a squeeze
When y'got t'please everyone,
Then grab your hat 'n check the possibilities!
Chorus
It's no fun
When y'don't know what t'do
You think something's wrong with you
But it's not true
So keep on,
Though it's so hard to see
Sometimes something good comes by
That you didn't expect, when y'wait 'n see!
Chorus
Written by Peter Alsop, ©1985, Moose School Music (BMI)
(from HERE & GONE IN 60 SECONDS album)
I have two feet, I think they're neat
I like to sing about them
I tap my feet and I repeat
Feet-feet, feet-feet, Feet-feet-feet!
Feet-feet, feet-feet, Feet-feet-feet!
Feet-feet, feet-feet, Feeeeet!
Feet-feet, feet-feet, Feet-feet-feet!
Feet-feet, feet-feet, Feeeeet!
My feet need air and lots of care
I tell them that I love them
I have to shout, 'cause they're down there
I'm way up here, above them!
Chorus
My Dad's feet don't smell so sweet
When he come home from walks
I hold my nose when my Dad goes
And takes off both his socks!
Feeeeeeee-eeeeet. ("Oh wow, … Dad! Whew!! Cough-cough")
Every day before I play
I put my feet in shoes, then
If my toes fall off my feet
That way I will not loose them!
Chorus
People all around the world
Love their feet like me
So let's have peace and tap our feet
And sing in harmony!
Chorus
Written by Peter Alsop, ©2003Moose School Music (BMI)
POPS – POWER OF POSITIVE STUDENTS
(from WELLIN WORLD Series)
Intro: It's almost time for the bell to ring.
Yeah, I get bored just sittin' here.
School, my friend, is not my thing,
I'm not dumb, I just don't care.
Chorus: We got POPS! We can't wait!
We got POPS in school, now school is GREAT! Yeah!
We got POPS! We can't wait!
We got POPS in school, now school is GREAT!
Brdg1: (At-ti-ti-ti-tuude!) Pow-er of
(At-ti-ti-ti-tuude!) Pos-i-tive
(At-ti-ti-ti-tuude!) Stu-dents! Yeah!
(Clap-clap! Clap-clap-clap!)
V1. (Negativity run! Negativity hide!)
We learn alot 'cause we got POPS!
We got POPS on our side!!
Chorus
V2. I got, you got, who got POPS!?
He got, she got, we got POPS!! I said,
I got, you got, who got POPS!?
He got, she got, we got POPS!!
Brdg2: (At-ti-ti-ti-tuude!) We're helpin' each other!
(At-ti-ti-ti-tuude!) We're doin' alright!
(At-ti-ti-ti-tuude!) We're helpin' each other!
We're changin' our lives!
Chorus
V3. We can do more than we think we can! POPS!
We can do more than we think we can! POPS!
We can do more than we think we can! POPS!
Chorus
Written by Peter Alsop, Copyright 1987, Moose School Music (BMI)
(from WELLIN WORLD Series)
I feel well, an' how are you?
Are you feelin' Wellin too?
Well enough to laugh and play?
It's another Wellin day!
Chorus: Wellin magic is in the air
Wellin music is everywhere
Feelin' well's the only way to be,
Like the Wellin's keep on tellin' us,
It's up to you and me!
Too much sugar makes me crazy
Too much T.V. makes me lazy
Too much thinkin', my mind gets fried,
So I grab a carrot and head outside!
Instrumental Break
Chorus
I know how my body feels
I know that my mind can heal
And I'm so glad to be alive
Stayin' healthy is good advice!
Chorus
Written by Peter Alsop, © 1985, Moose School Music (BMI)