I found myself in possession of a mysterious and powerful object, a magical alakazsmakazoo! It appeared out of thin air, seemingly by some unseen force. I couldn't believe my eyes as I held this enchanting treasure in my hands. The alakazsmakazoo was unlike anything I had ever encountered before. It had a mystical aura about it that was almost tangible. Its appearance was both mesmerizing and perplexing, with intricate designs etched onto its surface, glowing with a soft, ethereal light. Curiosity got the better of me, and I couldn't resist experimenting with this extraordinary artifact.
Curiosity got the better of me, and I couldn't resist experimenting with this extraordinary artifact. As I tapped on its intricate patterns, I felt a surge of energy coursing through my veins. I suddenly found myself capable of performing astonishing feats of magic.
I got magic alakazsmakazoo
Witches' Brew
A Pot Full of Songs for Oral Language Development and Singing Fun
Introduction
The objective of these songs is to stimulate oral language development. They are easy to learn and fun to sing. Some of the songs appear twice, once with complete lyrics and once with blank spaces where the children sing lyrics they have created and verbalized. After children have sung a song and are familiar with it they are ready for the Fill-In-The Blanks version. For instance, to do Grandmother's Farm, you might ask the children, "What are four more animals you could find on a farm? Write the four suggestions on the board. Then play the Fill-In-The Blanks version of Grandmother's Farm using the animals the children have thought of (For each song that has a Fill-In-The Blanks version, you will find a sample question for eliciting the children's responses.) Many of the songs have Instant Sing Lines. The Instant Sing Line is a phase or sentence that repeats itself throughout the song. Because it can be learned quickly, the children are able to participate right away.
Instant Sing Line: I got magic, Alakazamakazoo.
Lyrics:
Dead leaves, seaweed, rotten eggs, too
Stir them in my witches brew
I got magic, Alakazamakazoo
Spider web, moldy bread, mucky mud, too
Stir them in my witches' brew
I got magic! Alakazamakazoo
ooo - My witches' brew - ooo
What's it gonna do to you? Boo!
Floor wax, thumb tacks, purple paint, too
Stir them in my witches' brew
I got magic, Alakazamakazoo
Finger nails, lunch pails, apple cores, too
Stir them in my witches' brew
I got magic, Alakazamakazoo
ooo - My witches' brew - ooo
What's it gonna do to you? Boo!
Wrinkled prunes, mushrooms, motor oil, too
Stir them in my witches' brew
I got magic, Alakazamakazoo
I got magic, Alakazamakazoo
Action:
"Dead leaves, seaweed. "
Children pretend to throw ingredients in a cauldron.
"Stir them in my witches' brew." Children do stirring motion.
"I got magic, Alakazamakazoo." Children pretend to cast spell using any hand movements they feel are appropriate.
"Boo!" Make a sudden scary movement.
Fill-In-The-Blanks: Play selection 10.
"If you were making a witches brew, what would you put in it?"
This is a very simple and repetitive song.The very first thing the children do is to make the sounds of the animals in the instrumental spaces following the lines, "I saw a cow
(. horse, . dog, . pig) and it talked to me."
Lyrics:
I took a trip to grandmother's farm
What do you 'spose I saw?
I saw a cow and it talked to me
La la la la la la la la la
I went to grandmother's farm
I took a trip to grandmother's farm
What do you 'spose I saw?
I saw a horse and it talked to me.
I saw a cow and it talked to me
La la la la la la la la la
I went to grandmother's farm
I took a trip to grandmother's farm
What do you 'spose I saw?
I saw a dog and it talked to me
I saw a horse and it talked to me
I saw a cow and it talked to me
La la la la la la la la la
I went to grandmother's farm
I took a trip to grandmother's farm
What do you 'spose I saw?
I saw a pig and it talked to me
I saw a dog and it talked to me
I saw a horse and it talked to me
I saw a cow and it talked to me
La la la la la la la la la
I went to grandmother's farm
Fill-In-The-Blanks: Play selection 11.
"What are four other animals you might see on a farm?"
Instant Sing Line: Yah yah yah.
Lyrics:
Little mouse on quiet feet
Yah yah yah
Looks for something good to eat
Yah, yah, yah
While the old Tom cat is snoring
Little mouse will be exploring
Looking for a midnight treat
Yah, yah, yah
Scoots beneath the pantry door
Yah, yah, yah
Knocks a bottle to the floor
Yah, yah, yah
Old Tom wakes and hears the clatter
Runs to see what is the matter
Mouse don't wait a second more
Yah, yah, yah
Scamper, scamper Iittle mouse
Scamper, scamper to your house
Down the hall and through the wall
Scamper, scamper Iittle mouse
Scamper, scamper to your house
Down the hall and through the wall
Scamper, scamper Iittle mouse
Scamper, scamper, scamper, scamper
Scamper, scamper, hey!
Action:
One to three children are chosen to be the cats. They lie down on the floor in the center of the space and pretend to be asleep. Everyone else will be mice. The mice move around quietly looking for food and teasing the cats by singing "Yah, yah, yah." On the line "Old Tom wakes and hears the clatter,"- the cats jump up and try to catch the mice. When a mouse is touched it sits down and stops moving.
If you have a very large group, you might want to label the cats in someway - a card that says-cat pinned on their clothes or a simple mask of some kind.
Instant Sing Line: Going to the city and it won't come back.
Lyrics:
Carrying lumber down the Title
Going to the city and it won't come back
Carrying coal down the Title
Going to the city and it won't come back
Carrying produce down the Title
Going to the city and it won't come back
Carrying grain down the Title
Going to the city and it won't come back
Wooo! Wooo! Clickety clack
This old train is loaded down
Wooo! Wooo! Clickety clack
This old train is city bound
Carrying sugar cane down the Title
Going to the city and it won't come back
Carrying milk down the Title
Going to the city and it won't come back
Carrying iron ore down the Title
Going to the city and it won't come back
Carrying gravel down the Title
Going to the city and it won't come back
Wooo! Wooo! Clickety clack
This old train is loaded down
Wooo! Wooo! Clickety clack
This old train is city bound
Action:
During the verses the children can do a simple rhythmic movement such
as swaying from side to side and snapping fingers.
"Wooo! Wooo!" Pretend to pull train whistle.
"Clickety clack, this old Do chugging motion train is loaded down." with arms. "Wooo! Wooo!" Pretend to pull train whistle.
"Clickety clack, this old Do chugging motion train is city bound." with arms.
Fill-In-The-Blanks: Play selection 12.
"Can you think of other things a train might carry from the country to the city?"
Children sing back each phrase they hear.
Lyrics:
The brown horse sleeps in his warm stall
The gray mouse sleeps inside the wall
Goodnight goodnight, now the sun has set
Goodnight goodnight, now it's time to rest
A small bug sleeps curled in a leaf
The blue bird sleeps safe in a tree
Goodnight goodnight, now the sun has set
Goodnight goodnight, now it's time to rest
The earthworm sleeps down in the ground
A white duckling sleeps in soft down
Goodnight goodnight, now the sun has set
Goodnight goodnight, now it's time to rest
Variation:
Children can lie down on the floor, relax and sing this song. Good for naptime or just a brief period of relaxation. Listening and repeating the lines can have a focusing and calming effect.
Instant Sing Lines:
Hey, hey, pack up the sleigh.
Ho, ho ready to go.
Lyrics:
Hey, hey, pack up the sleigh
Time to get ready for Christmas day
Ho, ho, ready to go
Time to go flying over the snow
Bring something red that has four wheels
Bring something soft and fuzzy and brown
Bring something that floats in puddles and tubs
Bring something blue that you can wear
Hey, hey, pack up the sleigh
Time to get ready for Christmas day
Ho, ho, ready to go
Time to go flying over the snow
Bring something that makes a lot of noise
Bring something to play on rainy days
Bring something that you would like to ride
Bring something that's good for you to eat
Hey, hey, pack up the sleigh
Time to get ready for Christmas day
Ho, ho, ready to go
Time to go flying over the snow
Action:
Children think of gifts that fit the description of the song.
This can be done in a large group with children calling out their ideas or in partners with the children sharing their ideas with their partners.
Lyrics:
Sand and sea, they go together naturally
Bird and tree, they go together easily
Honey and bee, they go together can't you see?
That they share their place in the world
Because they like each other's company
Shoes and socks they go together naturally
Keys and locks, they go together easily
Boats and docks, they go together can't you see?
That they share their place in the world
Because they like each other's company
Together, together
The way that they were meant to be
Eggs and ham, they go together naturally
Pot and pan, they go together easily
Toast and jam, they go together can't you see?
That they share their place in the world
Because they like each other's company
Together, together
The way that they were meant to be
List on the board the pairs of things that go together from the lyric.
Children read and sing each pair along with the recording. The singing is simple, since the pairs are all sung on one note.
Fill-In-The Blanks: Play selection 13. "Can you think of some other things that could go together?"
Variation:
Think of some body movements that go together, such as swing and sway, wiggle and jiggle, etc. Then use these to fill in the blanks.Movements are performed as they
are sung.
Instant Sing Lines:
Space Explorer, riding in my star machine.
Space Explorer, seeing what nobody's seen.
Lyrics:
Space Explorer, riding in my star machine
Space Explorer, seeing what nobody's seen
Flashing past the planets, on which do you land
Space Explorer, riding in my star machine
Space Explorer, seeing what nobody's seen
Take a look around you, are there any living things?
Space Explorer, riding in my star machine
Space Explorer, seeing what nobody's seen
What will you take with you on your journey home
Space Explorer, riding in my star machine
Space Explorer, seeing what nobody's seen
Space Explorer, riding in my star machine
Space Explorer, seeing what nobody's seen
Action:
During chorus children fly around the room in their space ships. Just before each question the teacher rings a bell. Children stop moving, turn to face a partner, and answer the question they hear. You may want to begin the activity with children in a crouching position, doing a countdown - 10, 9, 8, . When 0 is reached, start the music. Children blast off and begin to fly .
Instant Sing Line: He was free, when they let him be.
Lyrics:
Born for a western sky
Sweeping a circle as he flies
He was free, when they let him be
Brave and a hunter's son,
The land was his till he met a gun.
He was free, when they let him be
In a land without a friend,
Will there be an empty sky,
Where the Eagle used to fly in the wind?
There on a mountain high,
Wounded Eagle waits to die
He was free, when they let him be.
Dreaming of days gone by
When Indian children watched him fly
He was free, when they let him be
In a land without a friend
Will there be an empty sky
Where the Eagle used to fly in the wind?
Born for a western sky
Sweeping a circle as he flies
He was free, when they let him be
He was free, when they let him be
Action:
Children form large circle. During verses children move around the
circle stamping lightly twice with right foot then twice with left foot. During chorus
children fly around the circle like eagles.
Credits:
Engineer: Tom Perry
Bass: Bill Perry
Drums: John Raines
Keyboards: Dave Carr
Acoustic Guitar: Hap Palmer
Vocals: Hap Palmer
Background Vocals: Hap Palmer, Martha Cheney
Cover Design: Lianna Kelley
All Songs by Hap Palmer and Martha Cheney © Hap-Pal Music
Recorded in 1978 at Hollywood Sound Recorders
A ll songs published by Hap-Pal Music. ©Hap-Pal Music all rights reserved. No part of these lyrics or activities may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission from the publisher.
A small bug sleeps curled in a leaf
The blue bird sleeps safe in a tree
With a flick of the wrist, objects levitated effortlessly. With a mere thought, I could summon a gust of wind or create sparkles of shimmering light. The alakazsmakazoo unlocked a world of enchantment that I never knew existed. But along with its power came great responsibility. I had to learn to control and harness this magic, as wielding it carelessly could have disastrous consequences. I sought guidance from ancient texts and wise wizards, immersing myself in the study of spells and incantations. As days turned into weeks and weeks into months, I grew more adept at using the alakazsmakazoo. I learned to manipulate elements, heal wounds, and even teleport across vast distances. It felt like I was beginning to master the art of magic itself. However, I couldn't help but wonder about the origins of this extraordinary artifact. Who had created it, and why did it choose me? Was it a coincidence, or was there a greater purpose for its existence in my life? As I delved deeper into my journey of discovery, I realized that the alakazsmakazoo was not just a tool for performing magic but a symbol of endless possibilities. It represented the boundless potential within each of us, waiting to be unleashed. With this newfound understanding, I vowed to use the alakazsmakazoo for good, to bring happiness and hope to those in need. I became a beacon of light in a world consumed by darkness, using my powers to spread love and compassion. The magical alakazsmakazoo had truly transformed my life. It had opened my eyes to a realm beyond the mundane, where dreams became reality and impossibilities shattered like glass. It was a reminder that magic exists within all of us, waiting patiently to be awakened. In the end, it wasn't the enchantment of the alakazsmakazoo that defined me but the way I used it to shape my own destiny. With its power, I became the master of my own fate, and the possibilities became as infinite as the universe itself..
Reviews for "Alakazsmakazoo as a Source of Inspiration for Artists and Writers"
1. John - 2 stars - I found "I got magic alakazsmakazoo" to be quite disappointing. The storyline was weak and predictable, and the jokes fell flat. The characters were one-dimensional and lacked depth, making it hard to connect with them. Additionally, the special effects were poorly executed, making the magic tricks look cheesy and unimpressive. Overall, this film failed to live up to my expectations and I would not recommend it.
2. Sarah - 1 star - "I got magic alakazsmakazoo" was a complete waste of time. The acting was atrocious, with the cast delivering their lines with zero emotion or passion. The dialogue was cringe-worthy and filled with cliches. The plot was nonsensical and lacked coherence, leaving me confused and uninterested throughout the entire film. Even the magical elements seemed forced and failed to capture any sense of wonder. Save yourself the trouble and skip this film entirely.
3. Mike - 2.5 stars - I wasn't impressed with "I got magic alakazsmakazoo". The plot was unoriginal and lacked any surprises or twists. The pacing was slow, making the film drag on and lose my attention. The humor was juvenile and mostly targeted towards younger audiences, leaving me feeling like I was watching a children's movie rather than a captivating film for all ages. While the visuals were decent, they couldn't compensate for the lackluster story and lack of engagement. Overall, it was a forgettable experience.