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The Pool Rap

June 10, 2016 by Mark Shepard


37405987_sAbout This Song: (Lyrics Below)

Here’s another one of my Kid Songs developed over the years as an interactive, multi-cultural school and library performer combining Drums, Songs and Stories.

Most of the stories I tell are from various folktale traditions. This one is from my own life and literally describes some of the great memories I have of hanging out at the town pool with my next door neighbor and buddy, Pete.

This is one of my first “rap” pieces and over the years it has expanded dramatically. Interestingly, this song supports a number of themes, language arts, physical education, and I usually get the entire audience to BREATHE with me… Including parents and teachers… thereby qualifying as STRESS REDUCTION… :o).

In a live performance of my DrumSongStory family concert material I will literally start the show with this (actually the story that LEADS in to this) and then weave other songs and stories into it so that it can literally take an HOUR… to open up and close several story and song “loops” that weave a kind of magical spell binding interactive experience.

In the Shark verse I will sometimes break off the pool rap and sing my “Sharks” song… then I come back to the pool rap… then when I get to the ice cream verse, I peel off to do my Porcupine Ice Cream song…

Eventually I tell a story about how my sister painted me orange… (YES she REALLY painted me ORANGE!) and from there who knows where I’ll go until we eventually come back to the pool rap for the final refrain… and “wrap”  the whole thing up…

The Pool Rap

Song # 221 | 7/13/94 | CD: New Songs/Ancient Stories

Refrain:
I can dive to the bottom of the pool where it’s cool
I can dive to the bottom of the pool…

I’m treasure hunting for gold doubloons
And I’m holding my breath so I go to find ‘em soon
As soon as I got ‘em I can push off the bottom
And EXPLODE to the surface like a porpoise on purpose
Take a breath of fresh air…
Time to go back there!

Refrain:

Under the waves it’s like a cave
And I’m feeling very, very, very brave
Til I hark to the bark of a great white shark
And it’s coming to get me (save me, save me!)
I scream out loud but only bubbles come out
blub, blub, blub
Why can’t anyone hear me shout?
EXPLODE to the surface, like a porpoise on purpose
Take a breath of fresh air…
Time to go back there!

Refrain:

Now I am an Octopus
I let my arms and legs go to mush
My tentacles flutter…
My skin is like blubber… soft as butter…
“HEY!” SOMEONE just pinched me on my tush!
EXPLODE to the surface, like a porpoise on purpose
Take a breath of fresh air…
Time to go back there!

Refrain:

Oh, oh. I’m getting hungry
(Hungry, hungry, hungry)
I wonder if that Good Humour Man
is out there with his ice cream stand
I hope my mom brought lots of money
Cause I want something yummy for my tummy
EXPLODE to the surface, like a porpoise on purpose
Take a breath of fresh air…

Refrain: (variation: I can Rise…)

THERE’S ICE CREAM THERE!
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
I’ll take a snow cone, and a chocolate eclair….

ummmm ummmmmmm

You want some too?
….FORGET IT! I never learned to share!

Hey!

Quit that poking! I was only joking
You can have a lick but you better do it quick
I think it’s about to fall of the stick!

eeeeew-you …. It just went splurt in the dirt.

You better RUN!

I’m gonna git you! :o)

Refrain:

Copyright 1994-2015 by Mark Shepard. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.

Photo credit – Copyright: / 123RF Stock Photo

Filed Under: family concerts, Interactive Stories, Kid Songs, Language Arts, school assemblies, Sea - Ocean - Coastal

About Mark Shepard

Mark is a multi-disciplinary performing and teaching artist who uses drums, songs and stories to interactively engage, entertain and educate audiences of all ages in performance, keynote and staff development programs. In 2014 his song, “Together We Can Change The World” was honored with a Posi Award and is the theme song of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.For Mark's full bio click the link.

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