Children's Song Lyrics and Sound Clip
Bill Harley
There's a little tree frog living on the banks of the Amazon
There's a blue whale swimming in the cold Arctic sea
There's a zebra running cross the plains of Africa
There's a bird out side my window and I hear it singing to me
It sings ooooooh oooh ohhhh I hear it singing to me
There are friends I know I see them every day
In my town, while I'm walking down my street
But for every person here that I know by name
There's a billion living things I will never meet
It's a big big world
something happening every minute
It's a big big world
I'm more and more aware
It's a big big world
I'm so glad I'm in it
It's a big big world
There's room enough
If everybody learns to share
I lie in bed at night and I can feel the sun
Rising ten thousand miles away
The wind has blown from halfway round the earth
And it calls me to my window and I hear it say
"Listen to the song of life"
I stand on a mountain top I feel so big
Stand beneath the stars and I feel so small
Somewhere between the earth and sky
I finally learn that there's room for all
Chorus
Discussion Questions:
How big is the world?
How many people do you think are in the world? How often do you think that number changes? Every minute? Hour? Day? Week?
If kids were to stand on the equator while holding hands, how many kids would it take to circle the world?
Suggested Activities:
Learn some common phrases (and one not so common phrase) in a few different languages.
Draw a picture of what you think our classroom would look like in
Canada, Bosnia, Japan, Zanzibar...
Organize an international food fair and fashion show.
© Bill Harley, Round River Music. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
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