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4 weeks folk fuc acoustic-one-take guy-with-ukulele children
I challenged myself to write a new Groundhog Day song for my Kindies tomorrow. Here it is.
BTW: I sketched it out using the https://songcraft.io/ software by new fawmer @gabegg . It sure is intuitive and easy to write a song with.
Hello Groundhog
© Sean McGaughey February 1, 2021
FAWM #2
[Verse 1]
D A
Hello Little Groundhog
D A
Hello little groundhog.
D A
Underneath the snow. (reoeat)
G D
Will you come outside today
A A7
We want to say hello
[Chorus]
G D
We promise we won't keep you long.
G D
Predict when winter winter will be gone.
D A
Hello Little ground-hog
D A D
Won't you say hello.
[Verse 2]
D A
Hello Little Groundhog
D A
Hello little groundhog.
D A
Come out here with me
G D
If you see your shadow.
A A7
You'll run back into your tree.
[Chorus]
G D
We promise we won't keep you long.
G D
Predict when winter winter will be gone.
D A
Hello Little ground-hog
D A D
Won't you say hello.
[Verse 3]
D A
If the sky is cloudy
D A
If the sky is cloudy
D A
It means an early spring. (reoeat)
G D
You can stay outside with us
A A7
And join us while we sing.
[Chorus]
@robinkirby 1 week
That lil groundhog was series I when he said 6 more weeks of winter ha 😀 great song
@roblincoln 2 weeks
Cute little tune. I can visualize the kids listening and singing along!
@johnstaples 3 weeks
Hey Sean! This is a lovely one for your kiddies! Nicely sung and ukulele-ed! And that Hello Little Groundhog hook is so catchy I am gonna be singing that all evening! Nicely done!
@oaksnprairie 3 weeks
So much fun! Hope for a cloudy day so the groundhog can sing along!
@jaegerin 3 weeks
What a cute song 😀 It's going to stay in my head, too.
@audrey 4 weeks
What a great little kid's song. Perfect lyrics and melody for a children's song. Reminds me of Fred Penner. Well done!
@leslie 4 weeks
Your kindergarteners must love you. This is very sweet and totally singable.
@andygetch 4 weeks
Fun Groundhog Day track and kudos for the mash-up with world uke day!
@chrisshepard 4 weeks
Fun little tune! It's an earworm...or an earhog. Plus, I love groundhogs!
@dudachris 4 weeks
Right @bethdesombre ??? If I don't get on to another listen the same is bound to happen to me 😁
I love this though. Hearing Sean sing lifts the mood at all times 😁
@bethdesombre 4 weeks
OK, I had to come back to say: I listened to this song write before taking the dog on a long walk, and for the entire walk I found myself singing "Hello, little groundhog . . ." So you've got something catchy here!
@bethdesombre 4 weeks
Adorable! And useful, since it can help those who never remember whether shadow-seeing is more or less winter.
@darcistrutt 4 weeks
Cute nod to the day! Sadly our Phil saw his shadow here in the states so I'm knitting another set of mittens to make it through.
@timfatchen 4 weeks
What!? World Ukulele Day AND Groundhog Day!?? Only in America 😁
Kindies will love this. (I guess you can't put up a recording of them singing it cos that would be child slave labour?)
@jacobeverettwallace 4 weeks
Fun and lovely little tune. 30-year-old me was singing along and waking up the family while doing it!
@declan 4 weeks
A nice kids song. Should work quite well if the kids know whatever a groundhog is.
Thanks for the tip about songcraft
@stevenwesleyguiles 4 weeks
This was sweet and lovely and a pleasure to listen to! And Songcraft.io looks SWEEEET!
@mikehex 4 weeks
I don't know how to feel about the groundhog these days... winter didn't even start until late January this year. I don't really want to be shoveling snow in April, but to only have snow for one month out of the year seem ominous.
Nice song though 😀
@crutherford 4 weeks
Delightful! I want to hear this sing along with your class. If only I could be a fly on the wall!
@tuneslayer 4 weeks
Fun! Great kids song. And thanks for the pointer, I'm always on the lookout for new tools.
@stephenwordsmith 4 weeks
5-year-old me would have loved this. 35-year-old me still thinks this is pretty good. Enjoyable in both its lyrical and musical simplicity, and I think I learned something 😀
@writeandwrong 4 weeks
Ha, cute ditty! Gawwwd, I hope he doesn't see a shadow! Not that this winter has been bad, but I like spring, summer, and fall much better! Loved your tune. It made me smile. 😀
@mandolinda 4 weeks
@ductapeguy I hope Willie has had enough winter, and I hope it is a cloudy day. The kiddos will love it.
@jmcdaid 4 weeks
This is great. It's a perfect song for the occasion, and it would be a wonderful singalong.