Arthur and Friends

Theme song by Judy Henderson and Jerry De Villiers, 

performed by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers

 

Library Card, Lucky Pencil, Go To Sleep, Crazy Bus all by Joe Toolbox Fallon

 

Original Air Dates: 1996 -Present (PBS)

 

 

THEME

Every day when you're walking down the street
Everybody that you meet has an original point of view
And I say - Hey! (Hey!) what a wonderful kind of day
If we could learn to work and play and get along with each other

You gotta listen to your heart listen to the beat.
Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street.
Open up your eyes. Open up your ears.
Get together and make things better by working together.

It's a simple message and it comes from the heart
Believe in yourself for that's the place to start

And I say - Hey! (Hey!)  What a wonderful kind of day.
If we could learn to work and play and get along with each other.

Hey! What a wonderful kind of day. Hey!
What a wonderful kind of day. Hey!

 

LIBRARY CARD
By Joe Toolbox Fallon

Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card
Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card

Come on inside, we've got everything you need
There's plenty to do or you can just sit and read

This book explains how to make paper planes
This contour map can show you mountain range terrains

Fly to the moon, explore the ocean floor
Find out which one's the tiller and which one is the oar

Here's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Half Magic"
"Hop on Pop," "The Fox in Socks" and books on doing card tricks!

Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card (That's right!)
Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card

Books on baseball, hockey and soccer
And even how to build yourself a cool doorknocker

I could stay in this place for hours and hours
I like books with pictures of lotsa pretty flowers
being crushed by a giant pterodactyl

Jules Verne, HG Wells, and Ray Bradbury
You can take 'em home so you don't have to read 'em in a hurry

Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card
Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card

Paintings by Leonardo, Rembrandt, and Picasso
Confidentially, I'm reading "Go, Dog, Go."

There's "The Giving Tree" and "Jumanji" and "Where the Wild Things Are"
And a book on why you shouldn't keep your brother in a jar

All the thoughts and dreams of people throughout history
And all you need's this little card to borrow 'em for free!
  
Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card
Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card

There's story time and lessons on how to use computers
But there can't be any classes on how to make me cuter

Puppet shows and movies, the cool things never end
And don't forget the Dewey Decimal System is your friend
Who's Dewey?

And don't forget the Dewey Decimal System is your friend
Who's Dewey?!

Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card
Who's Dewey?!!
  
Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card
Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card
Who's Dewey?!!!

Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card
Having Fun . . . Who's Dewey?!

LUCKY PENCIL
By Joe Toolbox Fallon

I found a lucky pencil and it's been so lucky for me.
I used it once and got and A in math, then I got an A in history.
Who know show much luck it might fetch?
I just completed a prize winning sketch.

I found a lucky pencil and it's gonna be so lucky for me.
Can we use it?
No no. No, no no.
Can we use it?
No. No no.
Can we use it?
No no. No no, no no.
Why? Why, why?
The lucky pencil is mine.
Oh yeah.

I'm so careful but even if I don't lose it,
That pencil gets smaller every time I use it.

Another test I had to take
With the lucky pencil, not one single mistake.

I'm afraid because I know this can't go on
My luck will run out when that pencil is gone.

Even though it's been lucky in every way.
It's getting smaller and smaller every day.

I found a lucky pencil and it's been so lucky for me.
Can we use it?
No no. No no, no no.
Can we use it?
No. No no.
Can we use it?
No no. No no, no no.
Why? Why, why?
The lucky pencil is mine.
Oh yeah.

The pencil is gone now, it's less than a nub.
And the eraser is flat, it's had it's last rub.


I took a test without it, and the very next day,
Found out with no lucky pencil, I still got an A.


It was me and not the pencil, without doubt.
I feel so lucky to have found this out.

I don't need a lucky pencil.  I don't need a lucky pencil.
I don't need a lucky pencil.  I don't need a lucky pencil.
I don't need a luck.  I can do it myself.
I don't need a luck.  I can do it myself.

 

 

CRAZY BUS
By Joe Toolbox Fallon

Crazy bus, crazy bus
Riding on the crazy bus
Riding up, riding down
Driven by a funny clown
Wacky, goony, goofy, spoony
High as a plane or a balloon-y
Crazy bus, come ride with us
As we ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride
It's a crazy bus, but not a schmazy bus
Don't make a fuss, just come with us
Slappy, sloopy, gloppy, gloopy
Happy-happy, hoopy-hoopy
Dopey, doffy, screwy, blue-y
Gooey, chewy, fooey, dewey
Absolutely bus-a-looey
Crazy, lazy, crazy, crazy bus

A flat tire is no problem
Because it's only flat on the bottom
A flat tire is no problem
Because it's only flat on the bottom
So let's go!  Let's go!  Let's GO!

Wacky, goony, goofy, spoony
High as a plane or a balloon-y
Crazy bus, come ride with us
As we ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride
It's a crazy bus, but not a schmazy bus
Don't make a fuss, just come with us
Slappy, sloopy, gloppy, gloopy
Happy-happy, hoopy-hoopy
Dopey, doffy, screwy, blue-y
Gooey, chewy, fooey, dewey
Absolutely bus-a-looey
Crazy, lazy, crazy, crazy bus
Crazy   Bus   Crazy!