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Learning a Lesson

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Kidsongs". Aired: April 1986 – September 18, 1998.*
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Home video series was launched with four Kidsongs "Music Video Stories" being announced at New York's Toy Fair in February 1986. "A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm" was one of those first four and has sold over 4 million copies and won the Vira Award.

Learning a Lesson

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we want our

kids we want our

kids we want our

kids take it we want

[Music]

Well that sounds very good have you

booked a guest star yes raven Simone is

coming on our show hm the same Raven

Simone who was on the Cosby Show that's

her and now she's on Hanging with Mr

cooper and making records what a busy

girl janet what is the interview going

to be about oh well I thought we'd ask

her about how she finds time to do just

kid things and if she likes working all

the time very good now can we look at

today's music sure thing

[Music]

we handle his very

long hands the bear went over the

mountain the bear went over the mountain

the bear went over the mountain to see

what he could see more we get together

together

the more we get together the happier

we'll be oh I'm a

glory there's nothing that I can't

change yes I'm a

glory there's

no quite the same

mrs wilson was really pleased about

Raven Simone coming on i think she's

going to come and watch when we do the

interview it always makes me nervous

that boss is looking over my shoulder me

too do me a favor and don't tell me when

she gets here i'm going to be nervous

enough having such a big star coming on

our show mark are we ready on the floor

they're ready okay Hassan let's roll the

opening title in five four three two

coming to the floor in four three two

good morning and welcome to the Kids

Songs TV show the one and only show made

by kids for kids and starring kids hi

I'm Alexander Palm and I'm Christian

Wood and I'm Billy Biggle we've got a

really fun show planned for you today we

sure do we've got lots of great videos

with lots of animals in them and lots of

songs that are fun to sing and play

along with and our very special guest

Miss Raven Simone right here in our

studio we better get started you're

right let's go down by the station down

by the station early in the morning see

the little puffer bellies all in a row

see the station master

turn up they

go down by the station early in the

morning see the shiny train cars all in

a row wait to get hitched up and go on

their adventure truck truck up off they

[Music]

go down by the station early in the

morning see my favorite engine ready to

go all the other

train behind

it off they go

[Music]

down by the station early in the morning

climb on a board and hear the whistle

blow mr conductor please take my

jump off they go

[Music]

early in the morning see the little

bellies all in a row see the station

turn up they go see the station

turn i'm a little nervous about

interviewing someone famous oh don't

worry about it is just like you and me

really how do you know i've known her

for years we used to go to the same

dance class together i didn't know you

knew her oh yeah i've known her for a

really long time christian Alexandra

intro to Over the River Next coming to

you in 5 4 3 2

sometimes I think every girl in the

world dreams of owning her own horse you

can say that again my sisters are horse

crazy the rooms are filled with horse

stuff mine too i just don't know what it

is about girls and horses but in this

next video you'll see a girl who is an

incredible rider she even jumps bearback

check her out in Over the River over the

river and through the woods riding my

horse I go the horse knows the way we're

going today we're going to have fun i

know riding so fast there is no one else

that could catch up to me it feels so

good i knew it to be running and riding

free

[Music]

over the river and through the woods

jumping where we can my horse is strong

as we jump along do you understand oh

riding so fast there is no one else that

could catch up to me it feels so good i

knew it to be running and riding free it

feels so good i knew it to be running

and riding free to be running and riding

free

did you know that Katie is friends with

Raven Simone i had no idea really hey

Booth Kids did you know that Katie is

really good friends with Raven Simone

you're kidding hey Mel did you know that

Katie is best friends with Raven Simone

i didn't know that then maybe she could

help me write Janet's questions intro to

Rock and Robin is next cue the host this

next song was first made famous by the

Jackson 5 who were a very successful

group starring the Jackson Brothers they

were all very talented but the littlest

one who was about 5 years old stole the

show his name was Michael Jackson yes

the Michael Jackson the Kids Songs kids

invited another group of brothers who

called themselves The Boys to remake

Rock and Robin and they did a great job

shortly after making this video the boys

got signed by a major record company and

released a hit album and just think they

got their start on Kid

Songs in the treetop all day long

hopping singing a

song

bird

rocky rock

go rock cuz you're really on the rock

tonight every little

[Music]

swallow

rocking

rock go rock really going to rock

tonight

[Music]

feeling

rainfall and I lost my soul he walked

out the buzzard in the

form and singing his song all little

birds on our spin round go

play

[Music]

rock go

rock tonight

[Music]

twink

katie I've only just found out that

you're best friends with Raven so I was

thinking that you should be the one to

greet her when she gets here and

introduce the rest of us to her but I I

um What's the matter i think I'm getting

a tummy ache well just rest a bit i'm

sure you'll be fine by the time she gets

here

okay today's show seems to be just

flying by what's next rig a jig jig okay

cue the host in this next song the kid

songs kids met up with some of the

silliest people ever you can say that

again a man on stilts wearing a kilt and

a boy with one boot playing a loot

what's a loop it's kind of like a small

harp you can hold in your hand you'll

see it in rig jig jig and away we go oh

rig jig jig and away we go away we go

away we go dig and away we go hi-h*

hi-h*

hi-h* as I was walking down the street

down the street down the street a girl

twice to me hi-h* hi-h* hi-h* a lady

digging away we go hi-h* hi-h*

[Music]

hi-h* as I was walking down the street

down the street down the street a manic

walking on a girl to dance to me hi-h*

hi-h* h* digging away we go hi-h* hi-h*

I

[Music]

h* as I was walking down the street down

the street down the street and dance and

came from a man and walking on sil twirl

and swirl dance to me hi-h* hi-h* hi-h*

a ring dig and away we go hi-h* hi-h*

hi-h* as I was walking down the street

down the street down the street I wor

the boot playing a loop twins and

dancing came from bed and manicule

walking on

silence to me hi-h* hi-h* hi-h* a wiggy

digging away we go hi-h* hi-h*

[Music]

hi-h* as I was walking down the street

down the street down the street a man

was old with a watch to go a boy with a

boot playing

[Music]

also man walking on tilts so girl you

twirl and swirl to me

i jig it away we go away we go away we

go away we go

[Music]

[Music]

katie what's the matter oh Billy I've

really messed up do you want to talk

about it no not really i'll promise to

keep it a secret you know Katie

sometimes it makes you feel better to

talk about things especially the

difficult ones okay but you got to

promise to keep it a secret i promise

i kind of exaggerated and said that I

knew Raven Simone i know everyone thinks

we're best friends or something and you

don't really know her no not really we

did go to the same dance school together

but we don't know each other oh dear

mark what are we doing next intro to

rodeo rider kevin how about I start on

twoot and push into a closeup of

Alexandra yeah sure coming to you in

three two this next video shows a

different side of the sport of horseback

riding this group of skilled riders can

do tricks stay on bucking broncos and

tame wild horses cuz they're rodeo

riders

bucking bunk may scare some folks but it

don't mean nothing to

me when I get done riding they're gentle

and kind cuz I'm the best you see oh I'm

a

rodeo

rider there's nothing that I can't yes

I'm

a there's no that can do it quite the

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

same cowgirl can steal the show trick

riding like you never

seen over and under and upside down the

horse and her team yes I'm

a There's nothing that I can't take yes

I'm

a do

[Music]

there's no

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

Katie you are just going to have to tell

Melanie the truth i know it's going to

be hard for you but maybe it will help

you to know that all kids and even

bigles exaggerate or even tell a little

lie sometimes melanie will understand

and nobody will like you any less okay

I'll tell her stand by we're back in 5 4

3 2 sometimes I like playing by myself

and sometimes I like playing with other

kids i know what you mean sometimes it's

fun to be with lots and lots of kids

like in this next video the Kids Songs

kids went to summer camp and found out

the more they got together the happier

they'd be the more we get

together together the more we get

together the happier we'll be cuz your

friends are my friends and my friends

are your friends the more we get

together the happier we'll

[Music]

[Applause]

be the more we play together

together the more we play together the

happier will be cuz your friends are my

friends and my friends are your friends

the more we play together the happier

we'll

[Applause]

be the more we dance together

together the more we dance together the

happier we'll be cuz your friends are my

friends and my friends are your friends

the more we dance together the happier

we'll be

i'm Eddie i'm Monica i'm Debbie i'm

Chris and we're your

counselors the more we get together

together together the more we get

together the happier we'll be cuz your

friends are my friends and my friends

are your friends the more we get

together the happier we'll be the more

we get together the happier we'll be the

more we get together the

happier we'll

be katie come wait with me out front

raven should be here any minute melanie

even though Raven and I went to sing

dance school I'm not sure she'll

remember me i thought you were like

Bets's friends with her no not really we

don't really know each other oh there

must have been a misunderstanding do you

want to come meet her anyway sure

question time graphic is cued janet and

Raven are ready roll it 5 4 3 2 and take

it

and now right here in the Kids Song

studio is the multi-talented Raven

Simone with Janet Bates thank you

Christian thank you Alexandra good

morning Raven good morning how are you

good how are you today good raven is it

true that when you were 2 years old you

told your parents that you wanted to be

on the Cosby Show it is true me and my

mama love the Cosby Show and my daddy so

I said "I could do what Rudy can do." My

dad said "Are you sure?" And I said

"Yes." And then you went off mhm is Mark

Curry or Mr cooper on Hanging with Mr

cooper fun to work with oh yes he's a

great guy he's tall he's funny and he's

he's just great ta what do you think is

that my baby i think if you put the

pedal to the metal you could be a Mexico

by sundown

hi hi

Mommy kiss

what made you decide to make a record my

dad wouldn't let me listen to a lot of

violent stuff and so I said if I get a

record deal I won't put a lot of violent

stuff on my album and so I made an album

and it's called um it's right here it's

called Here's Two New Dreams and there

are 10 songs on it and it's it's not

very violent do you go to school mhm i

have a public school in Atlanta Georgia

called Lake Winward and I also have a

tutor here oh what's your favorite thing

to do besides acting singing and dancing

well I like to ride my bike i like to

play my game gear um I also like to play

with my friends and have fun with my

family and go to movies will you perform

for us today sure I would love to okay

kids stay tuned in just a little while

Raven will perform her new single Hip

Hop Teddy Bear right here on Kids Songs

i'm really proud of you for telling

Melanie the truth thanks Billy and you

know what i feel better too cue them and

now it's time for Sing Along with Billy

today Billy is going to lead us in Gym

Along Josie which stars a very silly

orangutang now kids when Jimalong Josie

waves we're going to wave like this and

when he hides his eyes we're going to go

like this and when he claps so do we

ready let's go jimalong Joe's in a tank

can you say it yes we can joe has very

long arms jimong Joe has very big hands

wave Jim along jim along Josie wave him

along along Joe swing him along Jim

along swing him along

Jimong him along Jim along Josie you

along Joe

along roll you along

Joe along Joie

along clap him along

jim along Jim along

Joe along Jim along Joy along Joe along

Jim along Joy along Joe

oh

no jim

along

[Music]

Grandalong can you say it yes we can joe

has very long arms jim has very big

hands woo three two and now it's time

for Raven Simone to perform Hip Hop

Teddy Bear

hiphop Teddy Bear hiphop Teddy Bear

hiphop Teddy bear hiphop teddy bear

hiphop teddy bear hip hop teddy bear hip

hop daddy and

hop hickory dickory dock yes yes y'all

and you don't stop left foot right foot

any foot at all let's get on the dance

floor at the pass walk little Jack

corner just to the corner he's a party

making more someone's at the door knock

knock knock who's there he's in the

crack corn and I don't care who's on the

microphone in a hot chair i do declare

it's the hip hop jack hey little with

the rhymes and riddles the muck is in

the middle and the cat plays fiddles

mary lost a lamb but he's still jam

kissing by teddy bear always slams so

come on everybody gather around the

group even when the sh**ting shoes get

loose

cuz

teddy

[Music]

daddyop 1 2

3 for the nursery jack the jewel is on

the wheels of steel so we just chill

from noon until the house is playing at

the bouncing ball hunt just in a while

cinderella and he's west and right she

leaves that side just before midnight we

tear up the town and the British fall

down the hip hop teddy bell with the

punk rock and she rocks stop everybody

in the house say hip hop hip hop hip hop

hip hop hip hop hip hop hip hop and it

don't stop he my buddy he's my P he's my

very best friend cuz he's so cool i want

to hang with him he's a hip hop daddy

it's my

[Music]

jopy it's my

jelly hip hop daddy it's my boy that was

fun what's next one of my favorite kids

songs

the world is made for fun

and so do I and so do I

something it will to be a

melancholic to find a joy to find a

joy but I love to spend my time singing

some joyous song some joyou song to send

the air with music ringing it's hard for

wrong it's hard for wrong

i love to spend my time in singing some

joyous song some joyou song to send the

air with music bravely ringing is far

from wrong is far from

wrong listen listen music sounds of fun

listen listen music sounds a fun

[Music]

tra we've got time for just one more

video today so we picked a very cute

story about a little baby bear who just

had to see what was on the other side of

the mountain so let's join him and see

what he could see bear went over the

mountain the bear went over the mountain

the bear went over the mountain to see

what he could see to see what he could

see to see what he could see the other

side of the mountain the other side of

the mountain the other side of the

mountain was all that he could

[Music]

see the bear went over the river the

bear went over the river and the bear

went over the river to see what he could

see to see what he could see to see what

he could see the other side of the river

the other side of the river the other

side of the

river a song that he could

sing the bear went over the bear went

over the middle the bear went over the

meadow to see what he could see to see

what he could see to see what he could

see the other side of the meadow the

other side of the meadow the other side

of the

meadow was all that he could

[Music]

see he found another he found another

bear he found

[Music]

another

way he found

another found

[Music]

another place he found

another

[Music]

place we're in the home stretch let's

wrap it up key the host for the close

well kids that's all we've got time for

on the Kids Songs TV show the one and

only show made by kids for kids and

staring kids and bigles see you see you

[Music]

bye tapping our feet soon everybody's

going to put to the beat give us songs

we got the sound we're going to be

coming to your city and town we want our

kids

songs we want our

kids we want our

kids take it we want

[Music]