According to an exhibit prepared by the Science Museum of Minnesota, adolescent wolves do get
together to practice howling, and sometimes fall over on their backs in their enthusiasm.
-- Nancy Schimmel
My students love howling along with this song as they learn characteristics of wolves. -- Ruth Harris
I wanna go to a party and howl at the moon
'Cause howlin' is really hip.
I wanna learn to howl like the big kids howl,
But all I can do is "yip."
I wanna go ah-oooo, ah-ooooo...
I hear my mommy and my daddy sing
And it sounds so long and cool.
I throw back my head and land flat on my back
And you know I feel like a fool.
I wanna go ah-oooo, ah-oooo...
When my mom and dad howl, you'd think it's a pack
'Cause they get the intervals right,
And the overtones sound like wolves enough
To fill up the arctic night.
Well, I went to a party with all of my friends
And we sang 'till the break of day.
I fell on my back, but everyone did
And that made me feel okay,
Now I can go ah-oooo, ah-oooo...
If you want to howl, just take a deep breath,
Close your eyes and throw your head back,
You don't need a moon, don't need to stay on tune.
You can howl like one of the pack,
Yeah, you can go ah-oooo, ah-oooo...
