Let the Children Play
In an early chapter of Henry and the Chalk Dragon, La Muncha Elementary School receives a visit from two mysterious people whom Henry hears referred ... Read More
“Dreams” — this is my favorite song off of the Slugs, Bugs, & Lullabies album. Why? Simple. It’s got pirates, mad killer bees, and Zorbians. Yo ho ho. Any questions?
Pete Peterson is the author of the Revolutionary War adventure The Fiddler’s Gun and its sequel Fiddler’s Green. Among the many strange things he’s been in life are the following: U.S Marine air traffic controller, television editor, art teacher and boatwright at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch, and progenitor of the mysterious Budge-Nuzzard. He lives in Nashville with his wife, Jennifer, where he's the Executive Director of the Rabbit Room and Managing Editor of Rabbit Room Press.
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Andrew Peterson
@andrewDreams
Well I’ve never marooned on a tropical isle
Or flown an invisible jet
And I haven’t floated a boat down the Nile
Or figured out time travel–yet
And I’ve never swung from a jungle trapeze
Or found any dragons to slay
And I haven’t been eaten by mad killer bees
Or leastways, I haven’t today
And I’m just a kid with a head full of dreams
And a dream full of things to get done
But all of my life it’s been spinach and greens
And I’m ready to have me some fun
‘Cause I’ve never captained my own pirate ship
That was laden with Spanish doubloons
So many things I’ve yet to check off my list
But hey, it ain’t even noon
Well I’ve never flown on a rocketship bike
Or battled a venomous frog
And I’ve never ridden a horse through the sky
Or learned to converse with a dog
And I’ve never once rescued a maid from distress
Or crept through a cavern of jewels
Or happened upon a tyrannosaur rex
In the trees at the back of the school
And I’m just a kid with a head full of dreams
And a dream full of things to get done
But all of my life it’s the same old routine
And I’m ready to have me some fun
Oh, I’ve never spelunked in the caves of the moon
Or stun-rayed a Zorbian fiend
And I don’t have a tunnel dug under my room
But who knows what tomorrow will bring?
Dan K
I do like this version much better than the food version from Appendix M.
Also it’s great to hear the word spelunked in a song.
Chris Hubbs
My favorite part of this song (aside, of course, from hearing my two-year-old daughter cry ‘yo ho ho!’ in all the right places) is the conviction with which Andrew sings it.
When I hear the lyric “or figured out time travel — yet”, I can just see the little boy of 7 or 8 with chin up and jutted jaw, determined that he will soon, in fact, figure out time travel.
Great stuff.
Ron Block
@ronblockI’ll never forget the moment when, a few days after getting this cd, I came upstairs and my 7 yr old daughter was sitting there next to the cd player singing along for all she was worth: “And GOD MADE MEEEE, LIKE HEEEE MADE THE SEEEEEEEA…” My kids (and my self) have loved Slugs, Bugs, and Lullabies. It really captures the spirit of childhood. One of my favorite songs from The Far Country does the same thing; it’s the grown-up version of Dreams – A Little Boy Heart Alive.
Jud
I heart this album. It doesn’t hurt that I have a “Livvy Mae” of my own who gets all atwitter with excitement when she hears her name in a song.
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