Part A: lyrics Joann Ordway, melody Itsy Bitsy Spider, Part B: 

H. A. Florek, Entirety arr. H. A. Florek copyright 2006

Lead & harmony vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, glockenspiel

chimes: Miss Holly / Lead acoustic guitar: Ed Florek / Mandolin:

Ross Landry

A.  A tiny little caterpillar crawled up upon a leaf.

She spun herself a cocoon and then fell fast asleep.

While she was sleeping she dreamt that she could fly.

Later when she woke up she was a butterfly.

B.  Butterfly, fly. Fly all around in the sky.

Show me your colors so beautiful.

Fly. Butterfly, fly. Fly, Butterfly, fly.

    Make your wings dance through the air so fair .

    Make your wings dance through the air.

    Paint me a picture in the sky so high.

    Paint me a picture in the sky

    Fly, Butterfly, fly. Butterfly, fly.

    Bow to the smiling flowers in the fields.

    Bow to the smiling fields.

    Waltz 'neath the swirling clouds in the sky.

    Waltz 'neath the swirling sky.

    Fly, Butterfly, fly Butterfly, fly. Fly.

    Fly, fly, fly. Butterfly, fly.

1. As A Fingerplay

...crawled up upon a leaf... palm of hand face up, crawl index finger from other hand onto palm 

...spun herself a cocoon... wrap fingers over index 

...dreamt that she could fly... hold hands in cocoon position up to cheek, tilting head

...woke up she was a butterfly... open both hands and flutter them like wings.

2. As A Creative Dance 

Give each child a colorful scarf. Tell them that their scarves can be leaves, cocoons, then wings.  Ask them to listen to the song and do what the caterpillar does. When the butterflies wake up encourage creativity such as twirling, swooping downward and upward, leaping, using head and arms.  How can they use feet in a way other than running? Acknowledge those who are inventive.

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H. A. Florek, arr. H. A. Florek & Ed Florek copyright 2006

Lead vocal, banjo: Miss Holly / Background Vocals: Skip Perkins, Steve Majdali, Ed

Florek /  Guitar: Ed Florek / Tuba: Rob Whitesides

I’m a bulldozer, I’m a bulldozer.

I dig, scrape, dig up the ground.

I pile it up in front of my mouth

And I move it all around.

I’m a bulldozer, I'm bulldozer.

They call me a crawler too.

    I'm so happy that I'm a bulldozer 

    Because I like what I do.

    I'm a bulldozer, I'm a bulldozer.

    Movin’ the earth is a cinch.

    Smoothin' things over and levelin' things down 

    Or just takin' off an inch.

    I'm a bulldozer, I'm a bulldozer. 

    My grouzers are extra big.

    For climbin' up and a-hunkerin' down 

    I'm a handy, dandy rig.

    Well, a long time ago when oxen cleared the land

     They dreamed of dozin' in the shade.

    Then along came somethin' big and grand

    And it was me with my ripper and my blade.

    I'm a bulldozer, I'm a bulldozer.

    There's nothin' I won't try­

    Scratchin', scalin', shiftin' and a-shavin'

    Beneath God’s smilin' sky.

    Now my sister, Amphibby- she likes the water.

    My brother shovels sugar on a ship at sea.

    My cousin is a tunnel rat; he works down under.

    But on top of solid ground is where I like to be.

    I'm a bulldozer, I’m a bulldozer.

    Got a smile that's always full.

    I'm so happy that I'm a bulldozer. 

    I'm a rip-snortin', re-shapin', pushin’, shovin',

    slopin', slidin', 

    Hard-workin', solid steal, big old happy bull.

Read heavy equipment stories. Point out a bulldozer's TRACKS 

(instead of wheels) and it's BLADE for pushing. 

Place three to six laundry baskets around the perimeter of the room. Scatter a

multitude of light weight objects into the center of the room (i.e. foam balls,

cardboard boxes, paper tubes, bean bags, small stuffed  animals,

strawberry crates). 

Designate one receptacle for each type of object. Make certain that 

everyone's knees are protected by long pants or pads.  

Inform them that they get to be bulldozers by using only their BLADES 

(head, bottoms of feet, behinds or elbows) to move all of the

objects into piles in front of their proper receptacles. 

When the song is over and the piles are complete they may turn into skip

loaders to fill the baskets (using hands).  Afterwards, invite them to the 

mechanic's garage for relaxation and maintenance. 

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