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Where We Began

by Barry Peters

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1.
Puffing Billy 01:56
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Puffing Billy with Madeleine Peters He's a train, he's a train, he's a very good train Climbs up the mountain, does it in the rain Blows lots of smoke, it gets in your eyes We're having so much fun that nobody cries Off we go and around the bend What if the track is hilly Hear my whistle, TOOT! TOOT! Hear me shout…HERE COMES PUFFING BILLY!!! You can sit in the window and dangle out your feet Watch his little wheels rolling out their beat There's lots of pretty stations, trees along the way He's puffing everyday, why don't you come along and play His carriages are red, his engines black and green There's little holes to sweep the dirt to keep the carriage clean At the crossing we all wave to people by the track At the top you turn around and then he brings you back
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Eenie Meany Minie Mo 02:48
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Enie Meany Miney Mo Enie meany miney mo Catch a tigger by the toe If he howls, let him go Enie meany miney mo Ip dip, you're ~ it I'm up first, where did they hide Not over there, can't go inside Not in the cubby, not by the swing No one near dad's sculpture thing I'm creeping up, can see a head Ah - Rosie's in the garden shed I make a dash - she's caught by the door I got you ... you're ~ it Rosie's running round the corner Whoops, I forgot to warn her Mum turned on the sprinkler jet Ooh, I think she's total wet So much water, she needs to swim Doesn't care, she's spotted Jim Tags so hard - he's really sore … Jim's counts and gives his arm a rub It might hurt, but he won't blub He's through the fence and in the lane Crouching by the bins is Shane Shane's trapped, he screams, "The bins are bali" Jim turns around and chases Carly That's not hard, she's only four … Carly's keen, but she ain't big So brother Jim helps her with her gig He takes her by the hand to run But she's all giggles, it's too much fun I'm sitting in the mulberry tree Jim lifts her up, she can reach my knee Frantically I try to climb, she got me ...
3.
Fairies Like Flowers 00:57
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Fairies Like Flowers with Madeleine & Rachel Peters Fairies like flowers and dancing all around them I saw one just the other day I wanted to keep it but my mum said nay You've got to be quiet Or they won't come out to play
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I'm A Dog 01:45
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I’m A Dog with Madeleine Peters I'm a dog, woof, woof I'm a little, little little, little dog I'm a cat, meow I'm a fluffy, fluffy fluffy, fluffy cat I'm a pig, eeek, eeek I'm a guinea, guinea guinea, guinea pig I'm a frog, whruup I'm a hip, hop jimpy, jompy frog I'm a giraffe I'm a multi storeyed long neck giraffe
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We're Gonna Buy Some Ducks 02:28
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We're Gunna Buy Some Ducks We're gunna buy some ducks Keep them in our back yard They'll eat all the slugs and snails No more silver trails They'll eat all the bugs and flies Hey - just watch my vegies rise Fly like a duck \ Cry like a duck Walk like a duck \ Talk like a duck Swim like a duck \ Shake a limb like a duck Laugh like a duck \ Take a bath like a duck Smile like a duck \ Make a pile like a duck Kiss like a duck \ Reminisce like a duck Stomp like a duck \ Romp like a duck We're gunna buy some ducks Build a little house for them to own They'll lay eggs almost all the time Play the bad guys in our pantomimes They'll make nests and flap their wings Hatch little baby fluffy ducklings We're gunna buy some ducks Drop 'em in our Grandma's swimming pool They'll swim round and round and round Make lots of little cute quacking sounds They'll cuddle on your lap and say Hey - you're the best friend I've had today
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Kangaroo Flies Over The Sky 03:57
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Kangaroo Flies Over The Sky with Lachlan Peters Did you see the jumbo jet With the bright red tail Kangaroo flies over the sky Flies over the sky Did you see the baggages Slid up the moving ramp Kangaroo flies over the sky Flies over the sky Did you see him on the runway? With his big circle nose Kangaroo flies over the sky Flies over the sky Did you see him go to other lands? To say hello to everyone Kangaroo flies over the sky Flies over the sky
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Dantzing Round The Bus Stop 02:58
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Dantzing Round The Bus Stop Dancing round the bus stop pole Round and round and round we go Waiting for the South West Bus Will it come, will it come for us Playing with a friend of mine Underneath that red and white sign Here comes the bus it's white and blue Rolling down the hill for our rendezvous Wave your hand so it stops for me & you A hiss of brake and the door swings wide Up the step, come on, climb inside Get your money and pay for the ride The diesel roars, oh we're in for a treat My dad and I are safe in the back seat And off we go down MacDonald Street
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The Galaxy Song 01:51
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Galaxy Song with Heidi Cutting, Lynda Kenneally Andrea Knowles, Kerry Hughson There are nine little planets in our galaxy Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury They go 'round the sun to get tanned And bop in the solar system sand They're just little planets But they want to be stars So they cruise 'round the galaxy In big red cars Saturn is the biggest planet of them all From a telescope it looks like a big red ball Jupiter is hot, Saturn is not Tie those rings in a super tight knot
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Walking Round The Dantz Floor 03:07
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Walking Round The Dantz Floor We're marching round the dantz floor Lift your knees up to your nose Stomp your feet down with your toes Here we go We're jumping round the dantz floor Can you bounce up in the air Now try to leap from here to there Oh - don't lose your underwear We're walking round the dantz floor Can you do it really slow Can you creep down really low Now try your tippy toes We're moving round the dantz floor Let's face the other way Going backwards makes me sway If we're careful - it will be okay
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Play With The Beat 01:35
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Play With The Beat with Don Stewart Play with the beat Stamp ^ Stamp ^ Do it with your feet That's a good place to start Pummp ^ Pummp Pummp Make a sound like a heart We are twenty little bands Clap Clap ^ Clap As we clap our lovely hands Let's make it really tricky One, Two Three, Four, Five A super dooper quickie
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I'm Going To A Haunted House 01:19
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I'm Going To A Haunted House with Madeleine Peters I'm going to a haunted house What will I see there? I might see a mummy I might see a ghost A thousand hoolly goolly monsters But I don't want to boast I'll snig a deadly spider And flat myself a bat Rescue thirty prisoners What do you think of that? I'll pag myself a dragon Have dinner with a witch Tie up a mog of pirates And make myself real rich I'll flab myself some skeletons And splinter all their bones I won't be shaking in my boots When they shriek and moan
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We Made A Big Pinata 02:25
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We Made A Big Pinata with Don Stewart We made a big pinata Made him out of mash Hung him high in the breeze And gave him a bash Cover your eyes, swing the bat Hit him where he's nice and fat Spill the lollies on the mat Try to make him split and splat Dint his head and break his hat It really will not hurt him He cannot feel a thing He's just a bag of lollies Dangling on a string Lollies hit the ground They bounce and quickly hide We run in silly circles Like a fly on pesticide
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Make Me A Steam Train 03:01
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Make Me A Steam Train Make me a steam train Make it out of steel Make me an engineer To ride on iron wheels Make me a steam train All kids have a dream Fill it up with fire To make that whistle scream Can you feel a mighty rumble There's a quiver in the track Can you hear those pistons crashing The West Coaster's coming back They made me a steam train They made it out of steel Made me an engineer To ride on iron wheels They made me a steam train They made me my dream Filled it up with fire I love to hear that whistle scream I feel a mighty rumble There's a quiver in the track Dance a little dance of joy The West Coaster's coming back
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Can You Find A Frog 03:43
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Can You Find A Frog The Whistling Tree frog sings very fast It's a brown and motley green And it's calling - From a place where it can't be seen Can you find a frog Under bark or near your tap That can make its tongue unwrap The Barking Marsh frog is rather small You can hear its - It has no hair and it has no tail It just sounds like my neighbours pup Can you find a frog It is getting very hard By the fish pond in your yard The Growling Grass frog gurgles loud You could find one with your ears Take yourself to Tower Hill - This is what one hears Can you find a frog It's not an easy thing to do In the bushland close to you The Banjo frog makes a wise old song You can hear him - Burrows underneath the ground And we call him "pobblebonk" Can you find a frog And their eggs all wrapped in foam In their ancient indigenous homes Can you find a frog And if you find one - let it be Please - if you find one - let it be
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If You Come Round To My Place 02:44
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If You Come 'Round To My Place with Don Stewart If you come 'round to my place I'll show you 'round my garden Why don't you come round to my place We'll have a real good quizz One stout nosed, long tongued lizard Snooping 'round my tadpole pond Two brightly armoured beetles Squeaking on a rotten log Three black and yellow spiders Poised upon their sticky webs Four hairless, big eyed baby birds Waiting for their mum's to call Five lumpy, bumpy, chumpy grubs Munching through my flower beds Six float and flitting butterflies Dancing in the days delight
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On A Bike You Can 02:29
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On A Bike You Can with Don Stewart If you ride a red bike You won't make smog like a car Grab your handlebar Wave at that radar On a bike you can But you can't go looking for the stars When your driving in a car If you ride a blue bike You won't smell as badly as a bus A bike is inconspicuous Isn't that a plus On a bike you can But you can't suck the air near us While we're standing by the bus If you ride a black bike Your brakes don't hiss like a truck You can run a-muck Quietly thunderstruck On a bike you can But you can't with your retreads When you're screaming like a truck If you ride a chrome bike You can go faster than a boat There's no need to gloat Just re-tint your undercoat On a bike you can But you can't expect to vote If you can hardly stay afloat
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Warrnambool Whale Wash 01:56
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The Warrnambool Whale Wash with Don Stewart They're big, they're made of blubber Like gigantic Hubba Bubba Have you seen them blow their spouts As they're gliding about Not a fish, not a boat Not a wish, not a goat It's a whale…this is the whale wash song I'm a whale…I like to wail… I'm a whale I like to laugh and crash my taaail… I'm a whale… I like to wail… I'm a whale And this is the Whale Wash Song

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The very best of the early years
Barry Peters & friends

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released February 18, 2018

You are listening to: Barry Peters - vocals, guitars, harmonica
Don Stewart - guitars, bazouki, vocals, digital programming
Peter Slater - drums, electric guitar, piano, bass
“Kangaroo Flies Over The Sky” - special guest Shane Howard
Piano - Richard Tankard
Harmonica - Andrew Flook
Flute - Airlie Tait
Bodhran - Matthew Wearne
Trumpet - Paul Dooley
“Dantzing Round The Bus Stop” - special guests: Slap 'N the Cats
Children’s vocals: Airlie, Aidan & Isobel Stewart, Madeleine
Lachlan and Didirri Peters,
plus Students from Merrivale Primary School
Backing Vocals - Lyn Eales, Peter Slater & Rachel Peters
All songs written by Barry Peters
except where co-authors are listed.

Artwork by Madeleine Peters
Graphic Design by Sinead Murphy

Produced & Engineered
by Don Stewart

Manufactured by Dex Audio
© Barry Peters 2017

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Barry Peters VIC, Australia

Dubbed the Paul Kelly of the underage music scene, Barry is based in Warrnambool on Australia's beautiful southern coast.

Amassing near gold record sales as a totally independent artist, his appeal is very simple: Barry writes great songs. Rich with environmental themes, his music is profound and energetic.

Warm, wise and funny, Barry Peters is an artist worth introducing to every child. ... more

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