choral speaking
He and She
She took after their father,
Hair like a tangle of wire.
He took after their mother,
A dreamer who curled by the fire.
She chose games that were rowdy,
Borrowed his planes and his cars.
He gazed out of the window,
Riding the moon and the stars.
She would rage like a tiger,
Fight him with fists and with hate.
He would smoulder in silence,
Patiently, bitterly wait.
She ran wild in the playground,
Shouting her threats at the boys.
He crept under the oak tree,
Guarding his thoughts from the noise.
She was chased through the schoolyard,
Taunted and trapped till she cried.
He was a powerful stranger,
A hero who flew to her side.
She took after their father,
He took after their mother.
Both of them bloodied and smiling,
Proud to be sister and brother.
Solo boy: Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
Solo girl: A brother is a friend given by Nature.
All: Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.
All: We may look old and wise to the outside world. But to each other, we are still in junior school.
Boys: A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.
Girls: The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother - and they'll settle for a puppy every time.
This is the rhythm of the boneyard rap, knuckle bones click and hand bones clap, finger bones flick and thigh bones slap, when you’re doing the rhythm of the boneyard rap. Wooooooooooooooo!
It’s the boneyard rap and it’s a scare. Give your bones a shake-up if you dare. Rattle your teeth and waggle your jaw and let’s do the boneyard rap once more. (do 8 finger snaps)
This is the rhythm of the boneyard rap, elbow bones clink and backbones snap, shoulder bones chink and toe bones tap, when you’re doing the rhythm of the boneyard rap. Wooooooooooooooo!
It’s the boneyard rap and it’s a scare. Give your bones a shake-up if you dare. Rattle your
She took after their father,
Hair like a tangle of wire.
He took after their mother,
A dreamer who curled by the fire.
She chose games that were rowdy,
Borrowed his planes and his cars.
He gazed out of the window,
Riding the moon and the stars.
She would rage like a tiger,
Fight him with fists and with hate.
He would smoulder in silence,
Patiently, bitterly wait.
She ran wild in the playground,
Shouting her threats at the boys.
He crept under the oak tree,
Guarding his thoughts from the noise.
She was chased through the schoolyard,
Taunted and trapped till she cried.
He was a powerful stranger,
A hero who flew to her side.
She took after their father,
He took after their mother.
Both of them bloodied and smiling,
Proud to be sister and brother.
Solo boy: Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
Solo girl: A brother is a friend given by Nature.
All: Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.
All: We may look old and wise to the outside world. But to each other, we are still in junior school.
Boys: A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.
Girls: The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother - and they'll settle for a puppy every time.
This is the rhythm of the boneyard rap, knuckle bones click and hand bones clap, finger bones flick and thigh bones slap, when you’re doing the rhythm of the boneyard rap. Wooooooooooooooo!
It’s the boneyard rap and it’s a scare. Give your bones a shake-up if you dare. Rattle your teeth and waggle your jaw and let’s do the boneyard rap once more. (do 8 finger snaps)
This is the rhythm of the boneyard rap, elbow bones clink and backbones snap, shoulder bones chink and toe bones tap, when you’re doing the rhythm of the boneyard rap. Wooooooooooooooo!
It’s the boneyard rap and it’s a scare. Give your bones a shake-up if you dare. Rattle your