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Sammy (I'm Glad I'm Me)
Words, Music and Activities: Hap Palmer

  Listen to this song.
Listen to the instrumental version of this song.

This song is also available on Hap Palmer's Getting to Know Myself.

This song is available as an Individual Song Download Instrumental Version.

Printable Right-Hand Music Notation with Chords is also available for this song.

Vocabulary and Concepts:
     - Recognizing and moving like a bird, fish, bug, and bunny.
     - Appreciating and accepting yourself as you are.
Action:
     - Children move like the animal or insect that is named in each verse.

This is a story 'bout Sammy
His father sent him out to buy bread
But Sammy didn't feel like walkin'
He wished he could fly instead, and he said,
"If I were a bird I would fly to the store,
Fly to the store, fly to the store
If I were a bird I would fly to the store
Fly to the store for my father."
 
This is a story 'bout Clara
Her father sent her out to buy bread
But Clara didn't feel like walkin'
She wished she could gallop instead, and she said,
"If I were a pony I would gallop to the store,
Gallop to the store, gallop to the store
If I were a pony I would gallop to the store
Gallop to the store for my father."

This is a story 'bout Lucinda and Jose
Their father sent them out to buy bread
But Lucinda and Jose didn't feel like walkin'
They wished they could jump instead, and they said,
"If we were kangaroos we would jump to the store,
Jump to the store, jump to the store
If we were kangaroos we would jump to the store
Jump to the store for our father."

Then Sammy and his friends remembered the bread
And knew they better move along
And as they walked, each one smiled
And made up a brand new song,
"I'm glad I'm me and I'm walking to the store
Walking to the store, walking to the store
I'm glad I'm me and I'm walking to the store
Walking to the store for my father."

Note from Hap Palmer:
     This is based on a song I wrote called "Sammy" which has been a favorite of teachers and children for many years.   This special version shows how to incorporate the names of the children you are working with into the song.  The original version is available from Educational Activities,  1 800-645-3739.

Action:  
     Move like the animal named in each verse.

Variation:
     What kind of animal would you like to be?  Show me how the animal moves.  Let's sing the song again using your name and the animal you have chosen.

 

This song is also available on Hap Palmer's Getting to Know Myself.

This song is available as an Individual Song Download Instrumental Version.

Printable Right-Hand Music Notation with Chords is also available for this song.

Many thanks to Hap Palmer for permission to display these lyrics.
©Hap-Pal Music. All rights reserved.

These songs and activities are for the personal use of parents and teachers only. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means - electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Hap-Pal Music, Box 323 Topanga, CA 90290 e-mail: hap@netwood.net.

 


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