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Kindergarden Wall
John McCutcheon
[Intro]
C G F F G C
[Verse 1]
CWhen I was a little kid, Fnot so long Cago
I hFad to learn a Clot of stuff I Dmdidn’t even Gknow
How to Cdress myself, tie my shoes, Fhow to jump a rope
How to Amsmile for a Fpicture without Dmlooking like a Gdope
But of Fall the things I Clearned my Ffavorite of them Call
Was a Flittle poem Changing on the DmKindergarten Gwall:
[Chorus]
G7Of Call you learn here Fremember this the Cbest:
FDon’t hurt each Cother and Dmclean up your Gmess
CTake a nap every day, Fwash before you eat
Hold Amhands.  Stick toFgether.  Look Dmbefore you cross the Gstreet.
And reFmember the Cseed in the Flittle paper Ccup:
First the Croot Ggoes Fdown and then the Fplant Ggrows Cup!
[Chorus]
G7Of Call you learn here Fremember this the Cbest:
FDon’t hurt each Cother and Dmclean up your Gmess
CTake a nap every day, Fwash before you eat
Hold Amhands.  Stick toFgether.  Look Dmbefore you cross the Gstreet.
And reFmember the Cseed in the Flittle paper Ccup:
First the Croot Ggoes Fdown and then the Fplant Ggrows Cup!
[Verse 2]
Well it was C1st, 2nd, F3rd grade, C4th grade too
Where I Fhad to learn a Clot of stuff that Dmbig kids Gdo
To Cadd, subtract and multiply, Fread and write and play
How to Amsit in a little unFcomfortable desk for Gnearly half a day
But of Fall the things they Ctaught me, of Fall the great and Csmall
Still my Ffavorite was the Cpoem on the DmKindergarten Gwall
[Chorus]
G7Of Call you learn here Fremember this the Cbest:
FDon’t hurt each Cother and Dmclean up your Gmess
CTake a nap every day, Fwash before you eat
Hold Amhands.  Stick toFgether.  Look Dmbefore you cross the Gstreet.
And reFmember the Cseed in the Flittle paper Ccup:
First the Croot Ggoes Fdown and then the Fplant Ggrows Cup!
[Verse 3]
But Clately I’ve been worried as I Flook around and Csee
An Fawful lot of Cgrown-ups acting Dmfoolish as can Gbe
I Cknow there’s lots of things to know I Fhaven’t mastered yet
Still it Amseems there’s real imFportant stuff that Dmgrownups soon forGget
I’m Fsure we’d all be Cbetter off if Fwe would just reCcall
That Flittle poem Changing on the Dmkindergarten Gwall.
[Chorus]
G7Of Call you learn here Fremember this the Cbest:
FDon’t hurt each Cother and Dmclean up your Gmess
CTake a nap every day, Fwash before you eat
Hold Amhands.  Stick toFgether.  Look Dmbefore you cross the Gstreet.
And reFmember the Cseed in the Flittle paper Ccup:
First the Croot Ggoes Fdown and then the Fplant Ggrows Cup!

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Kindergarten Wall

by John McCutcheon

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Kindergarden Wall

John McCutcheon

[Intro]

C G F F G C

[Verse 1]

C F C

When I was a little kid, not so long ago

F C Dm G

I had to learn a lot of stuff I didn’t even know

C F

How to dress myself, tie my shoes, how to jump a rope

Am F Dm G

How to smile for a picture without looking like a dope

F C F C

But of all the things I learned my favorite of them all

F C Dm G

Was a little poem hanging on the Kindergarten wall:

[Chorus]

G7 C F C

Of all you learn here remember this the best:

F C Dm G

Don’t hurt each other and clean up your mess

C F

Take a nap every day, wash before you eat

Am F Dm G

Hold hands. Stick together. Look before you cross the street.

F C F C

And remember the seed in the little paper cup:

C G F F G C

First the root goes down and then the plant grows up!

[Chorus]

G7 C F C

Of all you learn here remember this the best:

F C Dm G

Don’t hurt each other and clean up your mess

C F

Take a nap every day, wash before you eat

Am F Dm G

Hold hands. Stick together. Look before you cross the street.

F C F C

And remember the seed in the little paper cup:

C G F F G C

First the root goes down and then the plant grows up!

[Verse 2]

C F C

Well it was 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade, 4th grade too

F C Dm G

Where I had to learn a lot of stuff that big kids do

C F

To add, subtract and multiply, read and write and play

Am F G

How to sit in a little uncomfortable desk for nearly half a day

F C F C

But of all the things they taught me, of all the great and small

F C Dm G

Still my favorite was the poem on the Kindergarten wall

[Chorus]

G7 C F C

Of all you learn here remember this the best:

F C Dm G

Don’t hurt each other and clean up your mess

C F

Take a nap every day, wash before you eat

Am F Dm G

Hold hands. Stick together. Look before you cross the street.

F C F C

And remember the seed in the little paper cup:

C G F F G C

First the root goes down and then the plant grows up!

[Verse 3]

C F C

But lately I’ve been worried as I look around and see

F C Dm G

An awful lot of grown-ups acting foolish as can be

C F

I know there’s lots of things to know I haven’t mastered yet

Am F Dm G

Still it seems there’s real important stuff that grownups soon forget

F C F C

I’m sure we’d all be better off if we would just recall

F C Dm G

That little poem hanging on the kindergarten wall.

[Chorus]

G7 C F C

Of all you learn here remember this the best:

F C Dm G

Don’t hurt each other and clean up your mess

C F

Take a nap every day, wash before you eat

Am F Dm G

Hold hands. Stick together. Look before you cross the street.

F C F C

And remember the seed in the little paper cup:

C G F F G C

First the root goes down and then the plant grows up!

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