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Acknowledgement
01:17
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2. |
Cattail
02:24
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Fluffy hot dog on a stick
the ponds by my house they call my name
peter come quick it's time to play
count the frogs listen for their burps
Hear the chickadee say cheeseburgers
see the heron hunting all the fish
otters give each other a wet kiss
all the while at the ponds edge
a plant some call water sausage
Fluffy hot dog on a stick
And the black birds sing
conk la ree
While the muskrats eat
swamp weenies
The ponds in the summer fill with life
Water lillies ducks and dragonflies
Count the turtles bathing in the light
See the kingfisher taking flight
Now the pond is turning rather cold
all my hot dog friends are looking old
I pinch a little bit of the bratwurst
and sure enough it starts to burst
Exploding hot dog on a stick
And the black birds sing
conk la ree
While the muskrats eat
swamp weenies
the ponds by house they call my name
peter come quick it's time to play
All the while at the ponds edge
A plant some call water sausage
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3. |
Wildflowers
02:41
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WILDFLOWERS
Wild wild wild wild
Wildflower
Tell me what’s your name
Wild wild wild wild
Wildflower
Tell me of your ways
Tell me of your ways
There’s a wildflower named sumac
It’s one that deers attack
Knock it down to get its fruits
Walk away with sour toots
Wild wild wild wild
Wildflower
Tell me what’s your name
Wild wild wild wild
Wildflower
Tell me of your ways
Tell me of your ways
There’s a wildflower named wildrose
Food for birds, bears and coyotes
Best not eat the red berries
For they will make your bum itchy
Wild wild wild wild
Wildflower
Tell me what’s your name
Wild wild wild wild
Wildflower
Tell me of your ways
Tell me of your ways
There’s a wildflower named garlic mustard
It’s one that gets people flustered
Spreads so fast no trees can grow
Least it makes a yummy pesto
Wild wild wild wild
Wildflower
Tell me what’s your name
Wild wild wild wild
Wildflower
Tell me of your ways
Tell me of your ways
Tell me of you ways
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4. |
Queen Anne's Lace
04:24
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There was king and a queen and they were not in love
The king had gotten so mean the queen said enough
So she fell in love one of her staff
He was the castle joker and he made her laugh
One day the joker, sat the queen down
Said he had a plan to take the King’s crown
“I know of a plant with poison in its stem
Put some in his tea and he’ll be a has been”
The plant looked like an umbrella in the rain
Tiny bunches of white flowers made its shape
tall as a child it had leaves of green
It didn’t look rough but man it was mean
So the joker set out for the woods that night
And sure enough he saw a plant that looked right
An umbrella made of tiny bunches of white flowers
He trembled as he picked it, frightened of its powers
Then he spotted something that derailed his mission
It was another plant that matched his plant’s description
The leaves were not the same but he had another thought
One plant had a dot; the other did not
This dot was purple in the middle of flower
The joker went back and forth for an hour
He picked the purple dot one cause it was more hairy
And he always found: hairy things scary
Back at the castle, he gave the Queen the roots
The Queen ground them up into a juice
She stirred them in the tea that the King would have
With his evening meal of meat and yams
And so the King drank while the Queen looked on
And to her great surprise there was nothing wrong
In fact the King’s mood moved from mean to cheer
He said he felt better then he had in years
Then the king’s body felt a new correction
It turned out the plant had helped his digestion
So he let out a relieving moan
For the plant dissolved his kidney stone
From that day forth the King was a new guy
Was kind to all especially his wife
The Queen fell in love with the King again
The Joker and she went back to being friends
And you’d think that the joker was mad
He was for a bit he soon became glad
For he opened a successful stand
Where he sold, medicinal plants
The King drank the plant in his morning juice
The Queen wore the flowers on the laces of her shoes
And since “Anne” was the Queen’s namesake
Today we call the plant Queen Anne’s Lace
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5. |
Aster & Goldenrod
03:29
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when summers windings down
if you take a look around
two flowers are growing everywhere
side by side
purple bright yellow and gold
the combination never get old
two flowers growing right by the road
side by side
aster and goldenrod
hold each others petals in my neighbours yard
friends forever under september stars
aster and goldenrod
and so the story goes
bees like purple and gold
though when gold says alone I will stand
less bees land
humans are not bees
we come from chimpanzees
we like bananas and back scratches and to smile and play
side by side
aster and goldenrod
hold each others petals in my neighbours yard
friends forever under september stars
aster and goldenrod
so when summers winding down
if you take a look around
two flowers are growing every which way
say hey, hey
if I'm gold who's my purple
If I'm purple who's my gold
If I'm goldish purple who's my purplish gold
lo and be hold
aster and goldenrod
hold each others petals in my neighbours yard
friends forever under september stars
aster and goldenrod
aster and goldenrod
one play the bass the other guitar
growing side by side when they could grow apart
Goldenrod
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6. |
Dandelion
01:30
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If you live near some grass
You can see sunshine
Coming up from the ground
Instead of the sky
if you come back later
In the summertime
You might see a moon form
Where the sun did shine
if you pick that moon form
Then blow from your mouth
You can watch the stars move
Into the skes above
All these year’s people been trying
To tell me your a weed
Now I know they all we’re lying
You’re so special to me
Your roots run deep and feed my garden
Your leaves keep me strong
The sun, the moon and stars are shining
In one dandelion
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7. |
Stinging Nettle
01:57
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If you go walking in the trees
Better keep an eye on your knees
Cause you might run into me
I sting like a bee and make you pee
Stinging Nettle
I’m sorry if I sting you on the shins
Stinging nettle
I am full of many vitamins
To get my vitamins you best take care
Please don’t touch any of my hair
Use your gloves and wear your longest socks
Then you drop me in a boiling pot
PLOP
Stinging nettle
Oops I think I got you on the toe
Stinging nettle
I taste like spinach artichoke
Or
Ow Ow, Yum Yum Yum
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8. |
Chicory
02:46
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Chick chick chick chick Chicory
Give your energy to me
Chick chick chick chick Chicory
Pretty as a purple sun
back in france
long ago
coffee was
running low
they dug out your root and ground it up
mixed it with the coffee in their cups
chorus
my friend marv
bakes big cakes
with chicory
he decorates
Marv takes a flower from your tall green stem
later on a deer comes and takes ten!
chorus
My friend Che
Says each day
flowers you make
bloom then fade
one flower two flower three flower four
out comes the moon and they're no more!
chorus
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9. |
Burdock
03:11
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You know I'm not a fighter
I don't like wet willies
But there's a plant that's good
For all you Silly Billy's
I'm not talkin bout daisys
(He’s not talkin bout daisys)
I'm not singing bout twigs
(He’s not singin bout twigs)
For to get to the root
(For to get to the root)
You have got to dig
(you have got too dig)
For Burdock
burdock I saw
you stick to a fox
then it scratched you off
and you hit the ground
came unlocked
guess what I found
where you dropped
Tiny and round
all your seeds
had been set free
a scientist was
walking their dog rose
Rose got covered in burs
and so they looked up close
little hooks on the burs
(little hooks on the burs)
they even stuck to clothes
(they even stuck to clothes)
they took some samples home
(He took some samples home)
and invented velcro
(and invented velcro)
from burdock
Burdock the wise
never says goodbye
it hitches a ride
on our cotton clothes
when outside
smelling a rose
feelin alive
as if it chose
where to be
accidentally free
Accidentally free
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10. |
Milkweed
04:07
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MILKWEED
We're strolling down the street
and I'm so so tired
You say hey peter when will you stop snoring
Look around the butterflies are soaring
And before I know it
One swoops on by
Doing loops in the sky
I sigh and take a deep deep breathe in through my nose
reach up to the clouds and then down to my toes
I open my eyes
and to my surprise
I am just like the milkweed
fuzzy as a peach and green
I am just like the milkweed
butterflies believe
Now I'm waiting in the woods
With my toes in the ground
I drink water through my legs and eat sun through my lips
a couple caterpillars live in my armpits
And before I know it
One makes a cocoon
In the shape of a crescent moon
You swoon when you come by to see it hatch and say
Peter you helped a butterfly on its way
it flies to the clouds
and we're singing out
that I'm just like the milkweed
fuzzy as a peach and green
yeah I'm just like the milkweed
butterflies believe
Now the cold's common son
and I made a coccoon
Only this coccoon is full of little fluffy seeds
Each one could become a new Pete Moss milkweed
but before I go
I want you to know
you are just like the milkweed
juicy on the inside
you are just like the milkweed
taking in the sunlight
you are just like the milkweed
things grow in your armpits
you are just like the milkweed
here comes a butterfly kiss!
you are just like the milkweed
fuzzy as a peach and green
you are just like the milkweed
fuzzy as a peach and green
you are just like the milkweed
butterflies believe
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11. |
Jewelweed
02:10
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Did you know
Should you one day get poison ivy
That you can prevent the crying
If you use water and soap
But what if
You are out in the wilderness
And the one thing that you forget
Is your water and soap
you trip down a hill
And though it’s a thrill
You get the bottom and notice
face down in some leaves
you get up and see
You landed in some poison ivy
Who do you call?
You might know
The sharp teeth of the deer fly
Or the pain of fire ant bites
So strong for their size
Or perhaps
You’ve gotten a rash in your armpit
That’s sings to you until you scratch it
then it gets more red
your camping that night
And mosquitoes bite
you slap your thighs every three seconds
in morning you see
you have allergies
310 puffy bug bites
Who do you see?
Jewelweed
Jewelweed
Jewelweed
when nettle strikes
or mosquitoes bite
may all your skins sad times be soothed
Jewelweed
Jewelweed
when you get a rash
or just a scratch
may its kisses find your booboos
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12. |
Red Clover
03:01
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There’s a flower that exists
Over this wide world
Pinkish purple disco ball
We call it red clover
Some cows like to munch on it
All throughout the day
Bees with longer noses might
Suck its nectar dry
As they sip the pollen sticks
On to their hairy thighs
Some say the V shows the Bee’s
Where to find red clover
There’s a flower that exists
Over this wide world
Pinkish purple disco ball
We call it red clover
Red clover is not just for
The bumble bees and cows
It can help our lungs and our breathing
You can eat it all
With each bite your body grows stronger
A good source of protein
And though it tastes like vanilla lettuce
We call it red clover
There’s a flower that exists
Over this wide world
Pinkish purple disco ball
We call it red clover
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