Accidentally

I accidentally tore my shirt
accidentally ate some dirt
accidentally broke that dish
accidentally killed your fish
spilled some paint and I made a mess
one more thing that I should confess
I cleaned it up with my sister's dress
accidentally
accidentally
accidentally
la la la la la....

I accidentally picked those flowers
accidentally didn't shower
accidentally didn't share
accidentally cut my hair
I'm sorry to inform you that
I fed spaghetti to the cat
and she threw up in my brother's hat
accidentally
accidentally
accidentally
la la la la la.....

I accidentally tracked that mud in
accidentally pushed my cousin
accidentally clogged the drain
accidentally called up Spain
I found your diary on your bed
there's still some parts that I haven't read
but I told Jimmy what you said
accidentally
accidentally
accidentally
la la la la la.....

Late one night I had a craving
for some pizza that I was saving
went to the kitchen, but it was too late
there was my dad with an empty plate
he'd found the last last slice where I hid it
he said "I ate it, and I admit it
but don't be mad because I did it...
accidentally
accidentally
accidentally"
la la la la la.....

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Fried Baloney

When my belly starts a-growlin'
and I want something to eat
I don't want something salty
and I don't want something sweet
I don't reach for a hot dog
or a piece of buttered toast
there's only one thing that'll do
the thing I love the most
I know that it's not good for me
but what else can I say?
I probably shouldn't eat it
but I'm gonna anyway
'cause I don't want a cupcake
or some cheesy macaroni
I just want a great big plate of
FRIED BALONEY!

The neighbors had a barbecue
on a Sunday in July
they called over the fence to me
"Hey! Won't you come on by?"
I said, "That's very thoughtful
to include me in your plans"
I ran right over to their yard
and the trouble soon began
They offered me a burger
but I said, "Nothin' doin'!"
they offered me an ear of corn
but that's just too much chewin'
the watermelon was too seedy
and the chicken was too boney
I just wish they had a little
FRIED BALONEY!

Well, when I was a young boy
on the day that I turned eight
my folks gave me a puppy
and boy he sure was great
they said, "You've got to feed and walk him, son,
and that's not all...
...he needs a name to go by
so he comes when you call."
I didn't name him Rover, or Fluffy, or Spot
or any of the normal names
that other dogs have got
I didn't call him Tiger
or Tiny Tim or Tony
the only name that fit that dog was
FRIED BALONEY!

They say if you eat spinach
you'll grow up big and strong
and if you eat tomatoes
your life will be quite long
and carrots boost your vision
and grapes can help your heart
some say you should eat salmon
'cause fish will make you smart
I know that I should add
some fruits and veggies to my diet
and so I promise here and now
that I am gonna try it
I'll only eat what's good for me
and nothin' fake or phony
but in my heart I'll always love
FRIED BALONEY!

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Bad Robot

I woke up one mornin'
to the strangest sound
somethin' outside was stompin' around
crashin' and smashin' and a motor hummin'
closer and closer
it just kept comin'
sounded like a creature in a comic book
I god so scared that I couldn't look
Bad Robot, Bad Robot

I heard it swallow the mailbox whole
Bad Robot, Bad Robot
and then it knocked down a couple of telephone poles
Bad Robot, Bad Robot
I knew that it was out there squashin' my bike
Bad Robot, Bad Robot
'cause robots do whatever they like
Bad Robot, Bad Robot
I pictured the whole thing in my head
but I sill couldn't look
I just stayed in bed
Bad Robot, Bad Robot

Look out here he comes!

I thought that I heard it call my name
Bad Robot, Bad Robot
I felt like I was trapped in a video game
Bad Robot, Bad Robot
I knew I had to see it with my own two eyes
but I was in for a big surprise
Bad Robot, Bad Robot

Well, I finally got the nerve to take a peek
Bad Robot, Bad Robot
and when I looked out the window
I could not speak
Bad Robot, Bad Robot
I didn't see a robot anywhere
No robot, no robot!
Just a couple of garbage trucks down there
Not a robot! Not a robot!
The monster in my imagination
was just the department of sanitation
No robot, no robot

It was the garbage man
dumpin' out the garbage cans.

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Absentee Polka

Tyler has a toothache
Mary Jacobs has the measles
little Carl went camping
and got bitten by a weasel
Alonzo, Tom and Jenny-Lynn
have all got awful colds
and Mrs. Crane has come down with
the whooping couch, I'm told

Ain't that right? (that's right!)
Ain't that right? (that's right!)
This is the Absentee Polka
(repeat)

Therese has tonsillitis
so she has to stay in bed
and Paul has Poison Ivy
he's covered toe to head
Mr. Brown is feeling green
and Mr. Dean is dizzy
and Betty can't stop burping
'cause her soda was too fizzy

Ain't that right? (that's right!)
Ain't that right? (that's right!)
This is the Absentee Polka
(repeat)

The fifth grade had a filed trip
scheduled for today
but they all came down with the Chicken Pox
and so they'll have to stay
the principal has slipped and fallen
in the cafeteria
I hear he may have fractured something
in his backside area

Ain't that right? (that's right!)
Ain't that right? (that's right!)
This is the Absentee Polka
(repeat)

Yesterday our school nurse
sent herself home with a fever
my sister claims she has the plague
I don't think I believe her
Phil Foley's father phoned to say
Phil wasn't well at all
but the secretary isn't in
so no one took the call

Ain't that right? (that's right!)
Ain't that right? (that's right!)
This is the Absentee Polka
(repeat)

The crossing guards are gone
the lunchroom ladies aren't around
yes, even our custodian
is nowhere to be found
and so I stand outside the door
you might think me a fool
it seems I am the only one
who showed up here at school!

Ain't that right? (that's right!)
Ain't that right? (that's right!)
This is the Absentee Polka
(repeat twice)

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Cardboard Box

chorus:
Cardboard box, cardboard box
That's all I want
just a cardboard box

I found an old box in the basement
it was big enough for me to get inside
and so I did and in a minute
that old box took me for a ride

I pretended I was sailing along
on a big boat bound for Istanbul
then the box became a haunted house
I turned into a droolin' ghoul

then it turned into a castle
yes, and I became the king
it seemed the cardboard box was magic
it could be anything
(and I mean ANYTHING)

chorus:
Cardboard box, cardboard box
That's all I want
just a cardboard box

That old box became a dinosaur
it tried to eat my brother, Stan
I took the box and flipped it over
and I played it like a drummer in a band

Next thing I knew, I was in Africa
ridin' on an elephant's back
I closed my eyes, and I was the prize
in a giant box of Cracker Jacks

chorus:
Cardboard box, cardboard box
That's all I want
just a cardboard box

My mother called me
from the top of the stairs
she said "That's enough playing for today"
and I could smell that there was dinner on the table
but the box became a spaceship
and I flew away

chorus:
Cardboard box, cardboard box
That's all I want
just a cardboard box

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I Can't Get Up This Mornin'

I can't get up this mornin'
I won't get up today
I'm tired and I'm cranky
So please just go away

Last night as I lay buried under blankets
I couldn't sleep a wink the whole night through
Because I was busy thinkin' about tomorrow
and all the things that you and I could do

I thought that maybe I would ride my bike to your house
and we could watch cartoons and eat potato chips
draw some stupid pictures of your brother
go outside and teach your dog to flip

I thought that maybe we could play a game of baseball
and maybe take a walk down to the zoo
but I stayed up too late thinkin' about it
now I hear my mother shoutin'
"Get out of bed
it's quarter after two!"

I can't get up this mornin'
I won't get up today
I'm tired and I'm cranky
So please just go away

My mother pulled the blankets off my body
my brother put some ice cubes in my bed
my sister played the radio at full volume
my father tried to stand me on my head

but none of them could wake me from my slumber
and breakfast, lunch and dinner all went by
still i lay here dreamin' away
about how I'd like to spend the day
maybe tomorrow I'll give it another try

I can't get up this mornin'
I won't get up today
I'm tired and I'm cranky
So please just go away
(repeat)

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Two Wet Dogs

Me and my dog
went for a walk
on a Saturday mornin'
the sun was shinin' bright
but then a storm came without warnin'

The sky grew dark
and the wind, she blew
the rain started comin' down
me and my dog started runnin'
well, I thought that we might drown

But Mama said
"No wet dogs in the house
'til they're dry!"
So if he can't come in,
neither can I

The lightnin' flashed
and I knew my dog was just as scared as I
when the thunder started boomin'
we both howled up at the sky

Nowhere to run
no place to go
we got soaked to the skin
so we headed for the one place
that I knew would take us in

Mama said
"No wet dogs in the house
'til they're dry!"
So if he can't come in
neither can I

Mama got worried
when we didn't come home
so she went out lookin' for us in the storm
me and my dog, we were out in the backyard
we were in his dog house
keepin' nice and warm

She found the two of us there
she shook out her soakin' wet hair
I laughed so hard that I cried
and Mama said
"Everybody get inside!"

And so we ran
into the house
and put on dry clothes
Mama dried the dog off
from his tail to his nose
she looked at me
and she gave a wink
but not a word was spoken
but I learned then that sometimes
rules are just meant to be broken

Mama said
"No wet dogs in the house
'til they're dry!"
But we all went in that day
my Mama, my dog, and I

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Dancin' In The Kitchen

Well, it's cold outside
and there's a terrible storm
I'm in here where it's nice and warm
Dancin' In the Kitchen (Dancin' In the Kitchen)
Dancin' In the Kitchen (Dancin' In the Kitchen)
Dancin' In the Kitchen in my footy pajamas

I got good tunes pumpin' on the radio
and my big bother sayin', "Go man, go!"
Dancin' In the Kitchen (Dancin' In the Kitchen)
Dancin' In the Kitchen (Dancin' In the Kitchen)
Dancin' In the Kitchen in my footy pajamas

I'm gonna do a Two-step, a Tap Dance, a Tango
Jitterbug, Hip-Hop, Cha Cha, Zydeco
a Hula, a Hora, a Gallop and a Go-go
I'm gonna dance a Mambo, Disco, Flamenco
Break Dance, Bunny Hop, Ballet, Bolero
a Reel, a Rhumba, the Polka and the Pogo
Chicken Dance, Alley Cat, Hokey-Pokey, Limbo
I'm gonna do every single dance I know!
Dancin' In the Kitchen (Dancin' In the Kitchen)
Dancin' In the Kitchen (Dancin' In the Kitchen)
Dancin' In the Kitchen in my footy pajamas

Yeah, nothin' is better
when you're stuck indoors
then a hip-shake-shimmy
right across the floor

Yeah, cotton is cool and flannel is fine
I've got tiger stripes on mine
Dancin' In the Kitchen (Dancin' In the Kitchen)
Dancin' In the Kitchen (Dancin' In the Kitchen)
Dancin' In the Kitchen in my footy pajamas

Tell your sister, your brother
your mom and your dad
put on your PJs and dance like mad
Dancin' In the Kitchen (Dancin' In the Kitchen)
Dancin' In the Kitchen (Dancin' In the Kitchen)
Dancin' In the Kitchen in my footy pajamas

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I Just Wanna Be A Frog

Well, I don't want to do my work today
I just wanna be a frog
I wanna hang by the riverside and play
I just wanna be a frog
'cause being a frog is easy to do
forget your chores and your homework too
sounds good to me, well how about you?
I just wanna be a frog

You might think I'm crazy, but I'm not jokin'
I just wanna be a frog
I'm gonna give up talkin' and just start croakin'
I just wanna be a frog
'cause a frog's life seems like so much fun
swim in the water and lie in the sun
work real hard at gettin' nothin' done
I just wanna be a frog

I can stay up late on a summer night
I just wanna be a frog
I can sing with my buddies 'til the mornin' light
I just wanna be a frog
Well, you don't need clothes
and you don't need shoes
and money is somethin' that a frog can't use
you'll always have the greens and never the blues
I just wanna be a frog

Well, I might get caught in some kid's net
I just wanna be a frog
and he might try to keep me for a pet
I just wanna be a frog
and maybe eatin' flies wouldn't be so great
my legs might end up on a French guy's plate
well that wouldn't be a very likable fate

Still...

...I just wanna be a frog
I do!
I just wanna be a...
That's what I want
I just wanna be a frog

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