14. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
14. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (traditional; additional verses by Tara Scheyer)
I wrote the 3rd verse back in college at USM for an English class project about stars. I
always thought it would make a nice song lyric, so now I've finally gotten a chance to
use it. The others I wrote as we were recording, trying to use images that made me feel
"twinkly".
This is a great song for really young voices so I used the youngest members of the Mud
Puppy Band: Felix Scheyer, Gabby Williams, Ryan McCormack, Kaylee Hanchey and
Maya Rubio. That's Felix counting me off at the beginning and Ryan counting
everybody off for the last chorus.
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
Felix: 1, 2, ready, go!
CHORUS:
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
V1
Red and orange, yellow, green
Blue & purple and in between
The brightest star I've ever seen
Takes me sweetly to my dreams
CHORUS
V2
Magic flames that jump and shake
like candles on my birthday cake
like dancers in a sky ballet
that wink at me as they sway
CHORUS
V3
Tiny shiny mystic flashes
make me think of your eyelashes
kissing softly on my cheek
As I hold you when you sleep
Ryan: 1, 2, ready sing!
CHORUS