Bright Blue Jeep Here To Play |
As a child I enjoyed many laughs and outdoor activities with neighbors and friends. I played lots of cards and board games with my parents, older brother and three younger sisters. . . . and I spent countless hours as a child playing up in my room with all kinds of building blocks, stuffed animals, and other random toys. Independent play was and still is a time to be my most creative self. When I am alone, I don't need to worry about filtering my thoughts or be overly concerned about what is real and what is pure imagination. The ideas start flowing. People, places and events from my past get jumbled with books I've read, songs I've heard and dreams that are unexplored. Bright Blue Jeep was a song I wrote for a boy named Andrew to debut at his birthday party. His mother gave me a few great nuggets of information about Andrew and I drew from my own childhood experiences to create this story. I especially enjoy singing the chorus with the youngest children in Sheila McCauley's class at the Milldam Nursery School - Concord , MA |
Bright Blue Jeep by Tim Seston One night after dinner Andrew went to his bedroom Where he took out his LEGOs from the shelf on the side He liked to make tall towers and all kinds of houses He created a city but was not satisfied For there was something else missing from his new creation How could Andrew forget the most important of toys He searched all of his tractors, his assortment of trucks And found the bright blue jeep that made the magical noise Clap your hands six times: X X X X X X Drive the bright blue jeep: Vroom Vroom Vroom Vroom Hear the whistle blow: X X X X X X Honk the horn: BEEP BEEP Then all of a sudden, the incredible happened So rapidly in fact that there was no time to think Andrew started to spin. He spun faster and faster On the sixth time around Andrew started to shrink And so then Andrew was standing at the base of a tower Near a yellow farm house with a dog and a sheep He was mighty confused when his cousin Max arrived In the middle of the road in his bright blue jeep Chorus Cousin Max said to Andrew, “Let’s get out of this city. Want to go for a ride. Climb up and over the door. I’ve got watermelon and some blueberry muffins Let's go eat, swim and play at the New Jersey Shore And so then Andrew was riding with his Cousin Max Out on the big open highway in the bright blue jeep The humming of the motor made Andrew so drowsy And within a few minutes he had fallen asleep Chorus When Andrew awoke he stared up out of the window As the bright morning sun was shining right on his head He was back in his house in his very own room Beneath his comfy covers on his cozy bed When Andrew looked at the floor this is what he would find A half eaten muffin and a watermelon rind Every one of his toys was piled up in a heap And on the top of the stack there was his bright blue jeep Chorus |