Friday, March 1, 2024

 Parodies at Westbrook ES 2024

This is my 12th year at Westbrook!


Ms McCabe’s class ~ topic: book Out of My Mind ~ parody of Flowers by Miley Ray Cyrus

Verse 1 

Melody - she can’t talk.  

She can’t write and she can’t walk.

Tries to fit in - it’s a pain.

Nobody knows what’s in her brain.


Pre-Chorus 1

I really like Ms. Katherine.  She’s my best friend.

She always stands up for me until the end.


Chorus 1

I don’t mind that I’m different

But I just want to fit in 

With my very own gifts

I’m smarter than I look

Even though I can’t talk

Or I can’t walk

Yeah I can fit -it it - in


Bridge

Can love me better, I can love me better Molly.

Can love me better, I can love me better Claire.


Verse 2 

I was smart.  I was bold.

Had answers - left untold.

Can not lose.  Can’t be stopped.

Never end til I reach the top.


Pre-Chorus 2

Mr. Dimming wanted to leave me.  He didn’t want me there.

He thought I wasn’t good enough to be somewhere.


Chorus 

Melody can go to school.

Molly and Claire shut her out.

Cause they think she’s a fool.

She was filled with doubt.

She had cerebral palsy

But she can reach the top

Because she is smart and never gave up.


Bridge

Can love me better, I can love me better Dimming.

Can love be better than H-5 ever can.


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Mrs Bussard’s class ~ topic: technological evolution ~ parody of Flowers by Miley Ray Cyrus

Verse 1:
No stereos, no cassettes
You cannot purchase them yet
Couldn’t yet make a call
So you had to write it all


1 Pre-Chorus:

Found a quicker way to gossip, and it is morse code
We can speak faster, my brain will explode

Chorus 1: 

I can buy myself iPhones 

Alexander Graham Bell

Add new games on my phone
Many stories to tell
I can shop online for Spanks

Look it up on my cell

Yeah, my iPhone is more slay than yours

Bridge:
I can use laptops, yeah I can use tablets, baby
I checked my smart watch, yeah I’m watching YouTube, baby


Verse 2:
Translated text into French
Then I emailed my best friend

Thumb typed 10 emojis
But that’s okay because she’s pleased 


2 Pre-Chorus:

Found a quicker way to gossip, and it is Tik Tok
We can speak faster, up and down the block

Chorus 2:
We can use technology
CD’s and MP3’s
To hear your viral memes
Watch things you don’t understand
I can stare at a TV
And I can use everything
Put a CD in and dance, oh yeah

Bridge:
I can use laptops, yeah I can use some laptops, baby
I can use some laptops, yeah I can use some laptops, baby
I can use some laptops, yeah I can use some laptops, baby
Can use technology


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“Weather’s Power” ~ topic: weather ~ parody of Golden Hour by JVKE

By Ms. Naatz’s Third Graders


Sky was filled with floaters,

With the light blue sky, in the grass so fine.

It was such nice weather.

My skin was feeling warm, there were no big storms.

We’re all together.

Clouds look like a feather.

Oh no, we’re losing light, now there’s a gray sky.


I saw a thousand drops of rain in the sky.

Cats and dogs pouring down.

It kept descending through the night.

I wish there could be some light blue.


Sky.

Filled with golden sun (oh no).

Let’s go outside.

Sun and rain and life (oh no).


Middle of the summer,

Running super fast, through the raining dash,

One puddle to another.

Thunderstorm on blast, make the lightning last,

Mother Nature’s power, weather’s a disaster.

It knew it was the loudest, can you even imagine?


Twisters rip off roofs in the dreadful storm.

Lightning struck your hallway.

A horrible force at your door.

Hear the thunder roar.


Blizzards blew in clouds of snow through the night,

And white covered the fields.

Light making all frost so bright.

The snow is piled seven feet up.


High.

Filled with blinding light (oh no).

Let’s go outside.

Sun and rain and life (oh no).


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Mrs Kriss’ class ~ topic: cats & dogs surviving/adapting ~ parody of Heat Waves by Glass Animals

Intro:

Cats n’ dogs fighting for attention

Oh my gosh I’m gettin’ so sick of them

Cats n’ dogs fighting for attention

Oh my gosh I’m gettin’ so sick


Chorus:

Sometimes all I think about is food

But it’s on the counter in the room

Tennis balls have been fakin’ me out

The cat’s been scratching my snout


Verse 1:

Usually I run outside to wee

So I never go on you or me

But today I see us playing clearly at the dog park

Run, runnin’ with me


Verse 2:

You just need some better food than this

Oh my gosh the rats they always live

All the food is now across the room

And the person who cleans up is you but


Chorus:

Sometimes all I think about is food

But it’s on the counter in the room

Tennis balls have been fakin me out

The cat’s been scratching my snout


Verse 3:

I can’t eat it, I can’t chew

I see something so crunchy and

Now I gotta munch you down

You’ll be better off in my stomach now


Coda:

The dog’s outside with me

Barking, fighting, let me be

Then I’m sitting on the table

Spot will chomp me if he’s able


Chorus: (x2)

Sometimes all I think about is food

But it’s on the counter in the room

Tennis balls have been fakin me out

The cat’s been scratching my snout


Wednesday, March 29, 2023

 Parodies at Westbrook 2023

This is the 11th year I’ve been writing songs at Westbrook!

Mrs Kriss’ class parody of Radioactive - topic: Mathematics

I’m stuck in math, I need to pass
I want to go but I can’t leave class
Eureka math makes me stressed
The teacher said to decompose
But it’s the task I never chose
I have a test I wanna rest
Whoa!

I’m multiplying my head will explode
My brain will have an overload
Problems on the new page, on the new page
Crying on the new page, on the new page
Multiplication, multiplication, helps you count faster, helps you count faster
Multiplication, multiplication, helps you count faster, to be a master

I did my math and got an A
Mrs. Kriss was glad I got a good grade
Take a look my joyful grin
Whoa!
I’m going to study not make a fuss
Then leave for home on the school bus
We’re having a division quiz
Whoa!

I got my pencil on my paper
I got my ruler to measure
Welcome to the side lengths, to the width lengths
Welcome to the side lengths, to the width lengths
I’m calculating, concentrating, I’m finding area, finding area
I’m calculating, I’m concentrating, I’m finding area, finding area

All problems done, the sun comes inside
Then I pack up, I’m still alive
Xtramath is done, let’s celebrate
Ciao Mrs. Kriss, I’m out the gate
Addition and subtraction, that’s what I’ve mastered
Multiplication and division, I’ve also mastered
Addition and subtraction, It’s Xtramath, it’s xtramath
Multiplication and division, It’s xtramath, it’s xtramath

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Mr. LaPadua’s class parody of Levitating
Title: Hibernating
Verse 1
Chameleons can change their color
Polar bears are like no other, hiding in the winter snow
Weasels shed their skin so they can blend in, 
Owls know things that you should learn and know
Bucks’ horns battling, females are depending
Black moths have very big wings
Stripes if you’re a zebra and spots if you’re a cheetah
No one sees them wherever they go

Prechorus 1
We’re otters, we’re underwater
We’re swimming calm-, -ly like saltwater
We hold our, breath like no other
Gulp gulp gulp gulp gulp

Chorus 1
I got strong, eyesight, in the moonlight
I got spikes, on my side
Come on, snooze with me
I’m hibernating
Strong, feathers, in the, sunlight
I got spikes, on my side
Come on, snooze with me
I’m hibernating

Verse 2
If you have some blubber 
Then you see it’s not just rubber when 
You’re stomping in the polar ice
If you have light feathers
(baby) You can go wherever, see, it’s not just a roll of the dice
If you have scales, then
See, it never fails
You can have ‘em on your tails
Otters are a good example
Of furs that you can handle, dark and brown fur so nice.

Prechorus 2
We’re toucans, we’re singing
My vocals, are ringing
My long beak, it’s munching 
Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp

Chorus 2 
I hunt food, all night, by the, moonlight
I’m with you, for life
Come on hide with me
I’m camouflaging
You, moonlight, you’re my, food tonight
I need you, pork chops
Come on hide with me
I’m camouflaging

Bridge
Arctic animals with helpful traits
It’s their habitat, a freezing place
In the icy windy tundra space
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, I’m thick and furry
We are penguins and we can’t take flight
But our feathers keep us warm at night
Sorry I can’t take you for a ride
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah


Chorus 1
I got strong, eyesight, in the moonlight
I got spikes, on my side
Come on, snooze with me
I’m hibernating
Strong, feathers, in the, sunlight
I got spikes, on my side
Come on, snooze with me
I’m hibernating

Chorus 2 
Food, all night, by the, moonlight
I’m with you, for life
Come on hide with me
I’m camouflaging
You-moonlight, you’re my, food tonight
I need you, pork chops
Come on hide with me
I’m camouflaging

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Parody of Radioactive - topic: biomes & animal adaptations

Chorus 1:

I’m waking up to all these animals!

Trying to live on their own!

With their adaptations, adaptations.

They don’t have starvation, starvation.

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa oh oh oh their adaptations, adaptations.

Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh whoa oh, oh oh their adaptations, adaptations.



Verse 2:

I go down low, in the sea.

I have eight tentacles, don't you see.

Octopi can squeeze right in, whoa!

The venom helps me kill my prey.

Change my color every single day.

I swim around, without a fin, whoa!

Chorus 2:

I'm feeling cold, feathers, or fuzzy fur.

I'm just gonna sleep all winter.

Welcome to the cold air, to the cold air.

Welcome to the arctic, to the arctic.

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I’m fully adapted, fully adapted.

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm fully adapted, fully adapted!
 
Bridge:

Chameleons camouflage to hide.

Changing color to survive.

Chorus 3:

I’m hungry, starving, sneaking through the trees.

Hiding from my enemies.

We need a habitat, to protect us.

We need a habitat, to protect us

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, food and a habitat, food and a habitat.

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, food and a habitat, food and a habitat.

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Animal Survival by Ms. McCabe’s class; parody of Message in a Bottle by Taylor Swift, topic: animal adaptations

Verse 1:
The alligators hunt in rainforests
They go around biting
Prey they are baiting, baiting
Camels they don’t need much water cause the desert is hotter
Burning

Prechorus 1:
Besides, without camouflage they would have died
Camouflage can he-elp you hi-i-i–i-ide
They’re looking at you, disguised

Chorus:
Creatures are the ones that adap-ap-apt
Escaping from predators so they aren’t tra-a-a-apped
Changing for survival is all they can do
And if they don’t do it they be-come food
‘Cuz they can be the ones that fly- fly - fly 
And that can be the reason they survi-i-i-ive
Changing for survival is all they can do
And if they don’t do it they be-come food

Verse 2:
The-e-e-e-ese days sharks are grinning
Penguins are swimming
Webbed feet are steering, steering
But when the wi-i-i-ind gets blowing
Penguins get going
Huddling 

Prechorus 2:
Hey girl, we are gonna talk about birds
Birds can fly up high in the wo-o-o-orld
With their neat feathers, it’s so cool

Chorus:
Creatures are the ones that adap-ap-apt
Escaping from predators so they aren’t trapped
Changing for survival is all they can do

And if they don’t do it they be-come food
‘Cuz they can be the ones that fly-fly - fly 
And that can be the reason they survi-i-i-ive
Changing for survival is all they can do
And if they don’t do it they be-come food


Bridge:
What’s it like as a shark?
Nose has picked up a spark
Hope you can’t see me in the da-a-a-a-ark
(pause)
You could be the one that I eat
And now I’m swimming there hoping that you taste sweet

Chorus:
Creatures are the ones that adap-ap-apt
Escaping from predators so they aren’t trapped
Changing for survival is all they can do
And if they don’t do it they be-come food

‘Cuz they can be the ones that fly-fly-fly
And that can be the reason they survi-i-i-ive
Changing for survival is all they can do
And if they don’t do it they be-come food

Coda:
Creatures are the ones that adap-ap-apt 
Creatures are the ones that adap-ap-apt
And if they don’t do it they be-come food



 More parodies at Wyngate!

This year the theme again was biomes and animal adaptations. 
Parody of "As It Was" by Harry Styles
As It Was lyrics- 


Verse 1-
Layers and layers
Filled with parrots and bears
I want to swing from here to there
Through the steaming humid air

Verse 2- 
I think I’ll freeze
In summer it’s twenty degrees
It’s stronger than just a breeze
It’s so cold, I’m gonna sneeze
Ar-r-tic

Chorus- Main Idea- 
This world has creature tools
To live in biomes across the world
This world has creature tools
Fur, scales, whiskers, more and toadstools
Biomes rule, biomes rule
You know they need their tools

Verse 3
Watery reef
By the caribbean sea
Why are you home and not at the reef
With the fish and the eels!

Verse 4
It’s bitter but bright
Taiga has many creatures 
And plants adapt to stay alive
Foxes change brown to white
Wolves, otters, bears
Chorus

This world has creature tools
To live in biomes across the world
This world has creature tools
Fur, scales, whiskers, more and toadstools
Biomes rule, biomes rule
You know they need their tools

Bridge
Animals they adapt camouflage in a flash
Poison dart frogs their skin is so deadly toxic
A bear hibernates, two cubs follow her,
Animals have to adapt or they will die

Hey!

This world has creature tools
To live in biomes across the world
This world has creature tools
Fur, scales, whiskers, more and toadstools
Biomes rule, biomes rule
You know they need their tools
Biomes rule

Parody of On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons
On Top of the Food Chain 
Verse 1
If you’re in the ocean
Better swim away quickly, ‘cause
That shark is coming for you
In the icy, cold tundra
Penguins diving in the ocean
Trying to ambush their fresh food
In the wet rainforest
Better bring an umbrella
Many big pythons there, too

The birds migrating every year

Chorus 1:
‘Cause I’m on top of the food chain
I’m on top of the food chain
I’ve been waiting to catch my prey now
Slitherin’ through the dark
Can’t live without my biome
Been surviving in my home
Crunching through the ice
Been surviving since I was a cub
I’m on top of the chain

Verse 2:
I traveled to the desert
Got poked by a giant cactus
Then I boogied to the forest
Maple leaves were falling on me
I sprinted to the wetlands
It was insanely gross and smelly

The predator will hunt you down

Chorus 2:
‘Cause I’m on top of the food chain
I’m on top of the food chain
Waiting on rain for a long time
My energy’s been drained
Frogs are covered with slime, ay
My feet are so wet it’s a crime, ay
I need a cozy fur coat
Ever since we’ve been in the tundra

Bridge:
And I know it’s hard when you’re swimming down
And it’s a long way up when you touch the ground
Swim up now, swim up, swim up now.
And I know it’s sweet when you’re gliding down
And it’s a long way up when you’re soaring ‘round
Fly up now, fly up, fly up now.

Chorus 1:
‘Cause I’m on top of the food chain
I’m on top of the food chain
Been waiting to catch my prey now
Slitherin’ through the dark
Can’t live without my biome
Been surviving in my home
Crunching through the ice
Been surviving since I was a cub
I’m on top of the chain

Bioooooooooomes, bioooomes, biomes
Bioooooooooomes, bioooomes

Chorus 2:
‘Cause I’m on top of the food chain
I’m on top of the food chain
Waiting on rain for a long time
My energy’s been drained
Frogs are covered with slime, ay
My feet are so wet it’s a crime, ay
I need a cozy fur coat
Ever since we’ve been in the tundra
We learned it in science class. 

Another parody of On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons
If you’re into swimming 
Better watch out for the great white sharks
They might make a snack out of you
Freezing ice under your feet
sea lions give ear breaking barks
Polar bears might leave a mark too
Sight seeing high canopies
I’ve seen ten thousand monkeys
Squealing for thirty yellow bananas

Don’t bug a skunk or you’ll get sprayed

'Cause cheetahs sprint at rapid speeds
Different biomes fit their needs
To pounce on their weak prey
Munching on a wildebeest
Chameleons change color
Many animals camouflage
Like the squid and cuttlefish
Hiding in the coral reef
Biomes fit their needs

I’ve tried to catch these spiders
That bite in scorching sand
Their venom it might poison you

Amazing under the land
Is the colorful coral reef
Water is a bright aqua blue

The gators lurking underground 


I’m on top of the canopy
Swinging like a monkey
Swinging through the vines in the jungle
Gotta a tail in case I fall
Using our adaptations
Swinging with full dedication
Grabbing fruit on the way
With no hesitation 
On top of the canopy

The river flooooooows, ooooo, oooooo, the river flooooooows….

'Cause cheetahs sprint at rapid speeds
Different biomes fit their needs
To pounce on their weak prey
Munching on a wildebeest
Chameleons change color
Many animals camouflage
Like the squid and cuttlefish
Hiding in the coral reef

The eagle’s feathers that are shiny brown
They might just prevent it from hitting the ground
Fly up now, fly up, fly up now

Thick fur coat of a giant hound
Keeps it warm on the snowy ground
Jump up now, jump up, jump up now

I’m on top of the canopy
Swinging like a monkey
Swinging through the vines in the jungle
Gotta a tail in case I fall
Using our adaptations
Swinging with full dedication
Grabbing fruit on the way
With no hesitation 
On top of the canopy


Parody of Flowers by Miley Ray Cyrus

Scorching hot, freezing cold
Deserts all around the world
Tarantulas, camels too
Desert Cats are on the move

Tigers in the rainforest, Zebras in the grassland
Started to run, I saw an elephant

So many different biomes
Animals they must adapt
Nests and caves are their homes
In the desert lips get chapped
Animals can get trapped
In caves animals have napped
You try to race a cheetah and get lapped

Monkeys, penguins, jaguars, and koalas
grassland, forests, ocean, and the taiga

Ocean depths, full of life
Swordfish nose cuts like a knife
When sharks come, fish hide
Arboreal crabs near the seaside

Tigers in the rainforest, Zebras in the grassland
Started to run, I saw an elephant

Creatures crawl into biomes
Animals have to change
Animals must match their homes
Critters with such a wide range
Chameleon skin so strange
A lions bushy main
Sahara setting sun will never change

Monkeys, penguins, jaguars, and koalas
Grassland, forests, ocean, and the taiga
Monkeys, penguins, jaguars, and koalas
Grassland, forests, ocean, and the taiga\


Another parody of On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons
Verse 1
Down in the coral reef
A marvelous sight to see
Fish frolicking in the deep
Up in the canopy
Rainforest calls to you and me
Monkeys swinging in the trees 
Sahara’s dark frigid nights
But also scorching hot days
Normally over 100 degrees 

Now this is what animals do

Chorus 1
Habitats everywhere, ‘ay
Animals breathing in the air, ‘ay
Studying this for a while now,
I want to make you aware
Animals in the wild, ‘ay
Hiding every mile, ‘ay
Animals need survival 
Adapting in the wild
Habitats everywhere

VERSE 2
Creatures hiding in the grass
Penguins sliding down the ice
Snakes slithering fast through marshes
Each biome helps animals
Reptiles, Birds, Fish, Mammals
Severe environments can be harsh

Now this is what animals do

Chorus 2
There’s animals in the wild, 'ay
The biomes help them survive, 'ay
The desert is flaming hot
They all have different styles
Hide or you will be caught, 'ay
Avoid them in your hiding spot, 'ay
The coral reef is so pretty
But be careful there are sharks 
There’s animals in the wild

Bridge
Big snakes like pythons have protective scales
Armadillos have scales to protect themselves
Fly up now, fly up, fly up now
And lions protect their cubs and themselves
African wild dogs go in packs of twelves
Leap up now, leap up, leap up now 

Chorus 1
Habitats everywhere, ‘ay
Animals breathing in the air, ‘ay
Studying this for a while now,
I want to make you aware
Animals in the wild, ‘ay
Hiding every mile, ‘ay
Animals need survival 
Adapting in the wild
Habitats everywhere

Aaaaaanimals, animals, animals
Aaaaaanimals, animals, animals

Chorus 2
There’s animals in the wild, 'ay
The biomes help them survive, 'ay
The desert is flaming hot
They all have different styles
Hide or you will be caught, 'ay
Avoid them in your hiding spot, 'ay
The coral reef is so pretty
But be careful there are sharks 
There’s animals in the wild