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Randy Kaplan's lyrics & chords

In his songs for children and their families, Randy Kaplan blends American Roots, Country Blues, and Comedic Storytelling. He finger-picks and strums his way through unpredictable live shows which, in addition to his original compositions, include Tin Pan Alley gems, Broadway numbers, and Delta Blues songs. “He doesn’t dumb it down for the kids… He just expects them to come along for the ride. And they do” (TIME OUT NEW YORK KIDS). As indebted to Maurice Sendak and Ogden Nash as he is to Woody Guthrie and Dave Van Ronk, “(Randy’s) o...read more

no nothing

charlie brown

the ladybug without spots

grape juice hesitation blues

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boogie woogie washer woman

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the fathers of the blues

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everybody farts

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loquat rooftop

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sweetie pie honeycake

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is she a girl or is she a monkey

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kindhearted babysitter blues

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green green rocky road

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girl in a big white sweater

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deaf ears

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burpity burp burp burp

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slow motion mom

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i could never take the place of your man

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kickball kaplan

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sugar sweet

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whistle for willie

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reading glasses kaplan

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that will never happen no more

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the kid is all id

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none of us has ever died

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on the phone on the toilet

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so funny i forgot to laugh

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No matter what Not too young for a song Time to dream Same mistake East of lincoln Tiny Action figure Everyone i see The offer of a thousand shields True at the time Marianne I knew her before you knew her The bottom of her heart The ugly neighbor Sanctuary wreath

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