Library Chicken Song
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Age old story of a love triangle between a chicken, a librarian and their books.
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Added: 2 years ago
From: rcutrer2
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[scene opens with a woman holding a banjo and speaking directly to the camera]
ROSIE: Hello, my name is Rosie Cutrer, and this is "Library Chicken!"
[she begins playing the banjo and singing]
Librarian sittin' at her desk
Computer clickin', phones ringin' away
When she looked up and much to her surprise
A rooster walked up to her desk
Took a bow and made a request
To check out a book on chicken exercise
Well he's a library chicken
A book-book-book-book-book-book pickin'
Pickin' books to make his little light shine
He's a library chicken
A book-book-book-book-book-book pickin'
Pickin' books to keep an open mind
Well when she gets up off the floor
She decides to show that bird to the door
But he says "Boook! I left my library card at home!"
Boook!
"But if you get online, you'll see
"I've got a card, no overdue fee!
"I'd like to take some library materials home!"
Well he's a library chicken
A book-book-book-book-book-book pickin'
Pickin' books to make his little light shine
He's a library chicken
A book-book-book-book-book-book pickin'
Pickin' books to keep an open mind
Well, what's that lady gonna do?
He's got a card, nothing's overdue!
And so she helps him find some things to read
Down the aisle goes that chicken
Little bird feet on the hard floor clickin'
Pickin' books to soothe his every need
Well he's a library chicken
A book-book-book-book-book-book pickin'
Pickin' books to make his little light shine
He's a library chicken
A book-book-book-book-book-book pickin'
Pickin' books to keep an open mind
Books so funny and books so scary
Books on eggs and aviaries
Books on worms and how to vocalize
Book-book-book-book!
How to live in close quarters
Political books on peckin' orders
Books on love and chicken lullabies
How to gain more altitude
How not to get ruffled, not to brood
How to keep your feathers fluffed and lookin' fine
Books on farms and foul weather
How to roost and stay together
Books so good they'd win a Pulitzer Prize
Well he's a library chicken
A book-book-book-book-book-book pickin'
Pickin' books to make his little light shine
He's a library chicken
A book-book-book-book-book-book pickin'
Pickin' books to keep an open mind
Pickin' books to keep an open mind
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From rosiecutrer.com:
I love telling stories to people young & old. There's nothing more satisfying than to see folks in an audience who have entered into a story & become part of it.
About 17 years ago I took a storytelling class in Kansas City. I learned a folktale & tried it out on my 1st grade class. To my delight I found that by putting the book down & telling a story an immediate positive bond was formed between my students & myself. I was hooked. On weekends & during the summer I started getting offers to do paid performances at some area libraries & then began to tell to adult audiences.
Since then I have developed an extensive repetoire of original stories, my own versions of folktales & stories based on literature. In the spring of 2000 I left teaching to become a full time performer & have been on the road visiting many states in the U.S. Recently I did a storytelling tour in Ireland!
When telling to the very young I use lots of music & audience participation. For older kids & adults I have some great funny pieces, ghost stories & inspirational stories. I also write music & bring my banjo along for a song or two.
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