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Butterfly

 

Flutter by, butterfly,

Wings of blue

Shimmering rainbows

Ev’ry hue.


Flutter by, butterfly,

Wings of green

Shimmering rainbows

Magic seen.


Flutter by, butterfly,

Wings of gold

Shimmering rainbows

Not to hold.


Flutter by, butterfly,

Wings of me

Shimmering rainbows

Flying free.


Ev’ry hue.

Magic seen.

Not to hold.

Flying free.


Wings of blue

Wings of green

Wings of gold


Wings of me

Wings of me

Wings of me

Wings of me


Butterfly.

Butterfly.

Butterfly.

Butterfly.

Butterfly.

Do You Ever Dream?

Do you ever dream of flying through the air,

And watching the world so far away, 

Away down there?

Do you ever dream that you could 

Fly away wherever you wanted to?

’Cross hills and trees to where you’ve always longed to be.

Higher, further, stronger – go!

Lift yourself there, oh, dare!

Fly high, through the sky.

Dream your dream.

So, if you have a dream, a dream you should share -

Then there’d be dreamers everywhere!

Dream on, dreamer, you’ve nothing to lose!

Dream on, my friend, there’s everything to gain!

Dream on, dream on, paint those rainbow hues and

Dream away the rain!

Do you ever dream of floating out in space

And watching the stars so far away, 

Away out there?

Do you ever dream that you could 

Float wherever you wanted to?

Past Earth and Mars to where you’ve always longed to be.

Higher, further, stronger – go!

Lift yourself there, oh, dare!

Fly high, through the sky.

Dream your dream.

So, if you have a dream, a dream you should share -

Then there’d be dreamers everywhere!

Dream on, dreamer, you’ve nothing to lose!

Dream on, my friend, there’s everything to gain!

Dream on, dream on, paint those rainbow hues and

Dream away the rain!

Do you ever dream of diving ’neath the sea

And watching the fish so deep away, 

Away down there?

Do you ever dream that you could swim wherever you wanted to?

Below the waves to where you’ve always longed to be.

Higher, further, stronger – go!

Lift yourself there, oh, dare!

Fly high, through the sky.

Dream your dream.

So, if you have a dream, a dream you should share -

Then there’d be dreamers everywhere!

Dream on, dreamer, you’ve nothing to lose!

Dream on, my friend, there’s everything to gain!

Dream on, dream on, paint those rainbow hues and

Dream away the rain!

With Ken Bayly

How Fragile We Are

They’re thrown at us, year after year,

Famines and droughts and crippling fear;

Heartbreaks, illness, the passing of Jo; 

All these are there to lay us low. (And)

Down through the ages, near and afar,

It’s never quite clear how fragile we are. 

How fragile we are. (But the)


Rains tumble down, the

Rivers still flow;

No matter what’s thrown, we

Bounce back and grow.


How fragile we are, and often alone.

How fragile we are, and nothing to own.

How fragile we are, and trapped in a cage.

How fragile we are, when wrapped in a rage. (But)


The rains tumble down,

The rivers still flow;

No matter what’s thrown

We bounce back and grow.


How fragile we are, though born from the stars.

How fragile we are, while aiming for Mars.

How fragile we are, just dark specks in the night,

How fragile we are, who one day took flight. (And)


The rains tumble down,

The rivers still flow;

No matter what’s thrown

We bounce back and grow.

Say 'Hello' to Yourself


ylyaB neK yb cisuMSay hello to yourself, ’cause you’re okay,

It’s not so hard to do.

Take the world as it comes

Day by day,

It’s really up to you.

Say hello to yourself, come what may.

Take the world as it comes

Day by day.

(It’s really up to you, so)

Let us run as well as walk,

And let us shout as well as talk,

Fill the sky, fill the air, fill hearts everywhere,

It’s really up to you, so

Let us laugh as well as cry

And let us love until we die,

Fill the sky, fill the air, fill hearts everywhere

With life’s lovely song.

Say hello to yourself, ’cause you’re a friend,

It’s not so hard to do.

Treat the world to your smile,

Don’t pretend

It’s really up to you.

Say hello to yourself, come what may.

Treat the world to your smile,

Day by day.

(It’s really up to you, so)

Say hello to yourself, ’cause that’s the way

It’s not so hard to do.

Light the world with your laugh,

Ev’ry day

It’s really up to you.

Say hello to yourself, come what may.

Light the world with your laugh,

Day by day.

(It’s really up to you, so)

Say hello to yourself, ’cause you’re okay,

It’s not so hard to do.

Take the world as it comes

Day by day,

It’s really up to you.

Say hello to yourself, come what may.

Take the world as it comes

Day by day.

It’s really up to you.

Yes, it is really up to you.

Music by Ken Bayly

There's Always a Way

Don’t be afraid just to go with your dreams,

Don’t be afraid of tomorrow.

Life isn’t always the way that it seems,

Go, give the dice another throw my friend.

Though other people can’t understand,

Hope is a star shining there for you.

Go on and live ev’ry day of your life

And you’ll have set yourself free.

Sometimes dark things abound

Light fades away

Closing around 

But there’s always a way...

Don’t be afraid just to go with your dreams,

Don’t be afraid of tomorrow.

Life isn’t always the way that it seems,

Go, give the dice another throw my friend.

Though other people can’t understand,

Hope is a star shining there for you.

Go on and live ev’ry day of your life

And you’ll have set yourself free.

Sometimes joy disappears

Ending the day

Leaving just fears

But there’s always a way...

Don’t be afraid just to go with your dreams,

Don’t be afraid of tomorrow.

Life isn’t always the way that it seems,

Go, give the dice another throw my friend.

Though other people can’t understand,

Hope is a star shining there for you.

Go on and live ev’ry day of your life

And you’ll have set yourself free.

Sometimes there’s only pain

Where’s life’s bouquet?

What’s there to gain?

But there’s always a way...

Don’t be afraid just to go with your dreams,

Don’t be afraid of tomorrow.

Life isn’t always the way that it seems,

Go, give the dice another throw my friend.

Though other people can’t understand,

Hope is a star shining there for you.

Go on and live ev’ry day of your life

And you’ll have set yourself free.

There’s always a way.

Always a way.

Always a way.

Don’t be afraid just to go with your dreams,

Don’t be afraid of tomorrow.

Life isn’t always the way that it seems,

Go, give the dice another throw my friend.

Though other people can’t understand,

Hope is a star shining there for you.

Go on and live ev’ry day of your life

And you’ll have set yourself free.

There’s always a way.

Always a way.

With Ken Bayly

The Song of the Roads

One road leads off to the left, along the ridge.

It climbs slowly, the path lit by the pale moon,

Strewn with stones and an occasional bridge,

Where the palest light is a miracle boon.

Trees along the way become stunted and small,

The path petering out roughly here and there,

But as the way fades the sky grows tall,

And the mountain air grows fair.

You may be on one road, my friend,

And I on the other,

But there’s no doubt that, in the end,

One road’s as good, or bad, as another.

The other, broader, road curves gently down hill,

Descending slowly, moonlight useless in trees,

Easy walking, where light and sound stand still:

It all – life, light, sound, shade – seems designed to please.

Descending further, the valley opens wide

With fields and farms, orchards, and life-sending streams,

And houses, with warming fires inside,

Where people begin their dreams.

You may be on one road, my friend,

And I on the other,

But there’s no doubt that, in the end,

One road’s as good, or bad, as another.

The first road climbs upward to the highest high,

Reaching past moonwards to Jupiter and Mars.

And as it winds up to beneath the sky

We see stars beyond stars beyond stars.

And there we stand, mind gazing far beyond eyes,

Questing.  What is there, past time and past vast space?

What is there causing life to arise?

Are we alone in this place?

You may be on one road, my friend,

And I on the other,

But there’s no doubt that, in the end,

One road’s as good, or bad, as another.

In houses and places where those people live,

They and their children, too, do quest and explore.

Is life a thing for us to take or give?

Is this all there is, or just could there be more?

What’s out there beyond our stars, what’s within our minds?

What happens as a wonderful thought explodes

As all mankind finally finds

Truth in the song of the roads:

You may be on one road, my friend,

And I on the other,

But there’s no doubt that, in the end,

One road inevitably leads to another.

In the end,

One road inevitably leads

To another.

Top of the World

I’ve been walking in the shadow’d valleys,

Not sure where to go or what to do;

Found myself alone in darken’d alleys,

All alone, a rendezvous in blue, (but)...

Climbing up towards the top of the world now,

Up to the sky, where I can fly!

Come climbing with me far above all your cares now,

Come on, get out, get rid of your doubts.

There’s a new world for you,

Where we can share the joys of friendship with each other.

At the top of the world there’s sunshine and laughter

Ev’rywhere there’s joy and song in the air.

What’s the point of always feeling sadly?

Why should I let the world get me down?

No matter that things seem to go so badly -

Must dress myself in a diff’rent gown!

Climbing up towards the top of the world now,

Up to the sky, where I can fly!

Come climbing with me far above all your cares now,

Come on, get out, get rid of your doubts.

There’s a new world for you,

Where we can share the joys of friendship with each other.

At the top of the world there’s sunshine and laughter

Ev’rywhere there’s joy and song in the air.

If you make up your mind to take it on,

Doesn’t matter, really, what you choose,

You’ll find those old worries of yours all gone,

And then you’ll find that you cannot lose, (’cos)...

Climbing up towards the top of the world now,

Up to the sky, where I can fly!

Come climbing with me far above all your cares now,

Come on, get out, get rid of your doubts.

There’s a new world for you,

Where we can share the joys of friendship with each other.

At the top of the world there’s sunshine and laughter

Ev’rywhere there’s joy and song in the air.

Doesn’t matter, really, what you choose,

You’ll find those old worries of yours all gone,

And you’ll find that you cannot lose,

It doesn’t really matter, what you choose.

With Ken Bayly

What It Takes

What does it take, my friend,

To begin a dream?

A thought, a whim,

A hazy scheme

Is all that it takes to

Begin a dream.


What does it take, my friend,

To grow a dream?

Commitment and

A pleasant theme 

Is all that it takes to

Grow a dream.


What does it take, my friend,

To spread a dream?

The right time and

A proper team

Is all that it takes to

Spread a dream.


Well, that’s all very fine and true,

And if that was all we had to do -

The world would be drowning in

Streams of dreams!


So, what else is there, 

Oh, would-be entrepreneur?


Character and courage,

Seeing good in roughage!

Knowing that gain may be

Disguised as  pain;

Walking, crawling each extra mile,

All the time with style;

And finally, my friend who dares

To sip this cup,

Give love, and laughter,

And never give up.

That’s what it takes. 

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