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What's a Rutabaga​?​?

by Will Sings Songs

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1.
How To Dance 02:03
If someone told me they didn’t know how to dance I'd say it's easy, you just move your pants It’s so easy to dance! It's so easy to dance! It's so easy, you just move your pants! My brother told me he didn’t know how to dance I said dude, You just move your hands! It’s so easy to dance! It's so easy to dance! It's so easy, you just move your hands! If someone told me dancing isn’t fun I'd say they're wrong, all you gotta do is run in place, run in place! It’s so easy to dance! It's so easy to dance! It's so easy, you just move your pants! Everyone sittin' down doesn't want to dance, it seems. But you can do it, you can jive like a jumping bean! I know it! You can do it! You can get it! Cuz it's easy to dance! It's so easy to dance! It's so easy, you just move your pants! Move your pants. Move your pants! Move your pants! Move your pants!! Move your pants!!! Move your pants!!!! Move your pants!!!!! Move your pants!!!!!!
2.
Sometimes my friends are feeling down Sometimes their smiles turn to frowns But when it’s time to turn that frown around I say: “High Fives all around!” High five to the left High five to the right High five all day high five all night That's right. I’m thinking that I just might Give a high five to everyone in sight. Now we’re feeling pretty good you say? Well guess what? We can’t high five all day! That’s right, how 'bout fist bumps this time? I don’t think that that would be considered a crime! Fist bump to the left Fist bump to the right Fist bumps all day fist bumps all night Oh yeah! I'm thinkin' that I just might Share a fist bump with everyone in sight! Hey wait a second I just had an idea, Halt the high fives and let’s let’s give it a try It’d be the best, it'd be cool, rad and neat! Everyone! Right now! High five with your feet! High feet to the left High feet to the right High feet all day high feet all night Oh yeah! Not bad, looking real tight! But if you think that was wild, then listen if you might: I so travelled far to find out what nobody knows Hidden deep in Iowa between corn rows That’s right - as sure as wild wind blows (oh yeah) It’s possible - to high five with your toes!! High toes to the front High toes to the back High toes all night yeah you got the knack! For high fives, fist bumps, high feet the rest You deserve a high five award pinned to your chest! You do! The song is over now.
3.
What on earth is a Rutabaga anyway? I don’t know, I don’t know What on earth is a Rutabaga anyway? I don’t know, I don’t know It’s got some waxy stuff on the outside Wonder if it’s also waxy on the inside? take a peek and tell me what on earth ya find Cuz I wanna know! What on earth is a Rutabaga anyway? I don’t know, I don’t know What on earth is a Rutabaga anyway? I don’t know, I don’t know I picked these up at the farmer's market They were on sale, I admit it This is what happens when you buy stuff just because it’s on sale It's a little embarrassing! What on earth is a Rutabaga anyway? I don’t know, I don’t know What on earth is a Rutabaga anyway? I don’t know, I don’t know How can I find the answer to this question? Where can I get a Rutabaga lesson? Wait a second, I know where I can look… On the twenty-second page of THE RUTABAGA BOOK! Yes, the Rutabaga Book. Does anybody have a copy? Hey, I've got a copy! Check it out–turn to page twenty-two! It says it’s a vegetable that grows in the soil It’s the root of the plant, tasty when boiled Grow ‘em in your garden and save ‘em for the winter Deliciously prepared when they’re Baked, roasted, broasted, or boiled Fried, chopped, squashed or mashed Put ‘em in your salad, soup or stew, You’ve got no excuse because now you know… What on earth is a Rutabaga anyway? Now we know, now we know! What on earth is a Rutabaga anyway? Now we know, now we know! Ah, rutabagas! Ah, rutabagas! Ah, rutabagas! That's my lunch!
4.
Saturday noon in the middle of June When the summer heat makes sweat come cheap The pool is cool, and I’m done with school And there's just one treat that can’t be beat From a cone Or from a dish Yes oh yes, it's so delish! It's ice Cream! A little bit of ice cream, please! I scream! For Ice cream! A little bit of ice cream, please! I scream! I rode a long way on my bike And I walked all day on a super long hike I swam through the day in a big wet lake And after all that there's a treat I'll take In a cone… In a dish… Yes oh yes, it’s so delish! It's ice Cream! A little bit of ice cream, please! I scream! For Ice cream! A little bit of ice cream, please! I scream! Sometimes I eat ice cream way too fast My brain freezes up, but it doesn’t last! Sometimes I eat ice cream way too slow It drips down on my toes below… From a cone… Or from a dish… Either way, it's so delish!! It's ice Cream! A little bit of ice cream, please! I scream! For Ice cream! A little bit of ice cream, please! I scream! Some people don't eat ice cream because of lactose And vegan people think that cow milk's gross But scientists have figured out several ways To make non-dairy ice cream that totally slays! From a dish Or in a cone Either way, you're not alone! When it comes to– Ice Cream! Ice cream! I scream! For some non-dairy Ice cream! Non-dairy ice cream for me please! I scream! For one scoop... Two scoops... Three scoops... Four scoops! Five scoops! Six, seven, eight, nine, ten scoops of ice cream all for me?? Oh no... Ice cream.. Ice cream... Oh, I ate too much ice cream... Ice cream... Ice cream... I think I'm gonna wait a while before I eat ice cream again. I still love it though. But I ate too much just now.
5.
When there’s something I don’t know, well then I’ll learn it. Cuz nothing's better on this earth than knowledge So check out a book, use the computer Every single day into the future At the library (shhh) At the library (shhh) At the library! (shhhh!) At the library (shhh) Shelves and shelves of books so tall When I’m here I have no worry at all Even though I love to run and be loud I’m not when I'm here, so I don’t get kicked out Of the library (shhh) Of the library (shhh) Of the library! (shhhh!) Of the library (shhh) In the winter when it’s cold outside It can be a warm place to hide In the summer it can get so hot But through the doors it's not At the library (shhh) At the library (shhh) At the library! (shhhh!) At the library (shhh) I guess i need to be more quiet But I’m just not good at being quiet I’m just a loud person, mister But I’ll still try my hardest to whisper At the library (shhh) At the library (shhh) At the library (shhh) At the library (shhh) At the library (shhh) At the library (shhh) At the library (shhh) At the library (shhh) (shh...)
6.
I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up, I stayed up! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I made some oatmeal in the morning But then I fell asleep without warning My face was covered with hot porridge, I'm telling you, it was horrid when I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I always think it’ll be cool Up late the night before school But then I had to take a math test And BONK! i fell asleep on my desk cuz I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! My next class, it was gym And my teacher was Mr Schwenn That day we played scooter hockey And i got my fingers caught in those little wheels, ouchy! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! Someday you’ll stay up late One day it’ll be your fate But it won't go all wrong. Like it did in this song! Oh I know it won't go all wrong! Like it did when– I stayed up late last night I stayed up late last night I stayed up late last night I stayed up, I stayed up! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up late last night! I stayed up and I could really use a nap right now! Oh, I'm so tired...
7.
I was walking in the woods one day i flipped a log wet with rain You won’t believe what I found Wrigglin’ there on the ground! It was a- Salamander, salamander, salamander, salamander! Salamander, salamander, salamander, salamander! The salamander looked up at me To them I was as big as a tree Other critters would be scared But the salamander smiled and stared because Salamanders, salamanders, salamanders, salamanders! Salamanders, salamanders, salamanders, salamanders– Aren't scared of anything! But some people think that ‘manders are icky They think they’re gross with skin all sticky! But they’re not slimy, they’re just wet If you met one, you’d love it I bet because They're smiley not slimy! Salamanders, salamanders, salamanders, salamanders! They're smiley not slimy! Salamanders, salamanders, salamanders, salamanders! One day Judy was riding on her bicycle Through the parking lot of a hospital And on the pavement, walking across A little salamander, it was lost! And so it looked up with its big goofy grin And then Judy’s heart it did win She scooped it up, said “let’s find you a home” So she did. And with that, I end my tome about Salamanders, salamanders, salamanders, salamanders! Salamanders, salamanders, salamanders, salamanders! Salamanders, salamanders, salamanders, salamanders!
8.
Some words mean more than one thing And there’s a word for a certain way to sing When you sing without words and just with sounds There’s a special word for that–and the word is scat But– Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey (Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey) Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey (Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey) Skibiddy doo wop bop oop Scat also means– Walkin’ through the woods you wanna know what critters ‘round So all you gotta do is put your eyes to the ground They leave it behind, just like a clue So come with me, let's sing about that number two Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey (Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey) Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey (Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey) Skibiddy doo wop bop oop Scat also means– Now what we find in scat today Was some creature’s lunch yesterday You’ll be amazed, squat down with some splat Grab a stick–dissect that scat I don’t think i should get in trouble for this song I don’t think singing 'bout scat is at all wrong I think deserve to use nicer words Not just singing but also for t– Now it don’t really smell quite like a mint, But every living thing makes excrement Could it be from a bear, hawk, or bat? Take a sec, and appreciate scat! One more time! Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey (Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey) Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey (Skibiddy doo wop bop bop bop hey) Skibiddy doo wop bop oop Skibiddy doo wop bop oop Skibiddy doo wop bop oop Aww, I stepped in some- Scat!
9.
All the blue in the world! All the blue in the world! All the blue in this big ol’ world, All the blue in the world! Not just the sky and the seas! What about the busy buzzy blue bees? All the damselflies and beetles and buntings so blue Flying waiting out there for you! In– All the blue in the world! All the blue in the world! All the blue in this big ol’ world, All the blue in the world! Even if I were a squirrel I’d sing about the blue in the world! I’d fluff up my tail and give it a twirl And sing about the blue in the world! Like this– All the blue in the world! All the blue in the world! All the blue in this big ol’ world, All the blue in the world! There's a certain certain salamander Through the mud and soil it meanders On its skin it's got spots of electric blue Oh I wish I were a salamander too! Cuz then I could be part of– All the blue in the world! All the blue in the world! All the blue in this big ol’ world, All the blue in the world! But sometimes we feel blue We get sad, it’s true But amidst all this blue, There’re so many who care for you And there are blue t shirts, blue birds, blue bugs, big blue tarps, blue lakes, blue snakes, and a big blue house, and a blue corvette, I'm blue da bo dee dab o die... And all the blue in the world All the blue in the world All the blue in this big ol’ world All the blue in the world! One more time! All the blue in the world! All the blue in the world! All the blue in this big ol’ world, All the blue in the world! All the blue in the– All the blue in the– All the blue in the– All the blue in the– All the blue in the– All the blue in the– All the blue in the– All the blue in the– The world!
10.
When It’s time to have a parade When it’s time to have a parade I throw up my hands, call up marching bands, and I shout hooray! Cuz we don’t need a special day We don’t need a weekend or holiday... Cuz if your day needs an upgrade, say yes way today’s a day for a parade! When it’s time to have a parade When it’s time to have a parade I march in step, I walk in time, and I shout hooray! I’ll parade on any day! Not just on the fourth of July… No lie on this guy you can rely for his daily cry to the sky: "I love parades!" When it’s time to have a parade When it’s time to march the day away Sing what you want! Wear what you want! And don’t forget hooray! Nothing beats a parade! It really feels the most divine Cuz rain or shine you’ll be feeling fine cuz no one’s tryna whine in the line of a parade! So let's have a parade! When it's time to have a parade! Even when the parade is through Say wahoo! we’ll keep doin what we do, and what we do in this crew is tell the truth to the youth and elderly tenderly: exemplary is celery but so are parades!

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Greetings interweb surfer! You have stumbled across an album by Will Bjorndal, the person who Sings these Songs! Neat! But what is this album about? Many things! Including:
·How easy it is to DANCE!
·How incredible and amazing it is to share a HIGH FIVE!
·How goofy things became after I stayed up WAAAY TOO LATE!
·How much I adore the super special space that is THE LIBRARY!
·How delicious, delectable, and unbeatable it is to enjoy the fantastic frozen treat that is ICE CREAM!
·How fascinating, friendly, and wiggly our amphibian friends the SALAMANDERS happen to be!
·How breathtakingly BLUE the world is!
·How rambunctiously/ridiculously fun it is to HAVE A PARADE!
·How to know 🎵SCAT🎵 from 💩SCAT💩!
...and maybe, just maybe, an answer to the age-old question:

What on earth is a RUTABAGA???

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released July 9, 2021

These songs were written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Will Bjorndal between 2019 and 2021 in the Minnesotan cities of Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and Austin. They were performed by:

♪ Will Bjorndal - Singing, Talking, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Electric Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Autoharp, Drums, Cymbals, Maracas, Bongos, Broomsticks, Water Bottle, Hand Claps, Glockenspiel, Piano, Accordion, Harmonica, Jaw Harp, Modular Synthesizer, Digital Synthesizers, Mellotron VST, Fake Marching Band Sounds, Field Recordings, Books
♪ DJ Cold Turkey - Trombone on "How To Dance"
♪ Chris, Esme, and Maria Anderson - Group Vocals on "What's A Rutabaga?"
♪ Peter Bjorndal - Keeper Of The Rutabaga Book
♪ The Rutabaga Boys - Group Vocals on "What's A Rutabaga?"

Album art by Peter Bjorndal - see more his website: bjornd.al

Super Incredibly Huge & Ginormous THANK YOU(s) To:
- Tyler Amick for loaning crash cymbals
- Tom Pease for being a pretty cool and inspirational dude
- Bob McGrath for wanting dessert for dinner
- Gary Meyer and Peter Bjorndal for mixing notes
- Minnehaha Scoop for having a vegan ice cream option
- My roommates for putting up with me singing these songs over and over again
- Mom and Dad for always being there.
...and Sal the salamander for being my pal. I miss ya, buddy.

This album is dedicated to my Grandmom Ellie Newell, who released her own album of music for young people just over 20 years ago. Love you, Grandmom!

For more info, go to willsweb.site! Wanna book Will for a show? email will (at) willsweb.site!

This release is FPMK00016 in the Friendly Puppy Music Catalog! friendlypuppy.org

***The Rutabaga Boys are Garrison Meyer and Taylor Sharp and they appear courtesy of Friendly Puppy Music LLC***

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Will Sings Songs Minnesota

My name is Will and I sing songs! I have deep love and curiosity for nature, bicycles, and root crops!

My interactive performances are guaranteed get kids grooving, singing, and dancing! To book a show, drop me an email: willsingssongs [at] gmail [dot] com!

I also write and record songs for an artsy fartsy band called Prairie Clamor - prairieclamor.bandcamp.com
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