It's Such a Good Feeling
© 1970 Fred M. Rogers
It's such a good feeling to know you're alive.
It's such a happy feeling: You're growing inside.
And when you wake up ready to say,
"I think I'll make a snappy new day."
It's such a good feeling, a very good feeling.
The feeling you know that
I'll be back when the day is new
And I'll have more ideas for you.
And you'll have things you'll want to talk about.
I will too.
It's such a good feeling, a very good feeling.
The feeling you know that we're friends.
It's You I Like
© 1971 Fred M. Rogers
It's you I like
It's not the things you wear.
It's not the way you do your hair,
But it's you I like.
The way you are right now,
the way down deep inside you,
Not the things that hide you
Not your toys--they're just beside you.
But it's you I like.
Every part of you--
Your skin, your eyes, your feelings
Whether old or new.
I hope that you'll remember
Even when you're feeling blue
That it's you I like, it's you yourself
It's you. It's you I like.
You've Got To Do It
© 1969 Fred M. Rogers
You can make belive it happens,
Or pretend that something's true.
You can wish or hope or contemplate
A thing you'd like to do.
But until you start to do it,
You will never see it through.
'Cause the make-believe pretending
Just won't do it for you
(Chorus)
You've got to do it.
Every little bit
You've got to do it, do it, do it, do it
And when you're through,
You can know who did,
For you did it, you did it, you did it.
If you want to ride a bicycle
And ride it straight and tall.
You can't simply sit and look at it
"Cause it won't move at all.
But it's you who have to try it.
And it's you who have to fall (sometimes)
If you want to ride a bicycle
And ride it straight and tall.
(Chorus)
You've got to do it.
Every little bit
You've got to do it, do it, do it, do it
And when you're through,
You can know who did,
For you did it, you did it, you did it.
Please Don't Think It's Funny
© 1968 Fred M. Rogers
Sometimes you feel like holding your pillow all night long.
Sometimes you hug your teddybear tightly,
He's old but he's still strong.
And sometimes you want to snuggle up closely with your
own mom and dad.
At night, you even need the light sometimes,
But that's not bad.
Please don't think it's funny
When you want an extra kiss.
There are lots and lots of people
Who sometimes feel like this.
Please don't think it's funny
When you want the ones you miss.
There are lots and lots of people
Who sometimes feel like this.
It's great to know you're growing up bigger every day.
But somehow things you like to remember
Are often put away.
And sometimes you wonder over and over
If you should stay inside.
When you enjoy a younger toy ...
You never need to hide.
In the long, long trip of growing,
There are stops along the way
For thoughts of all the soft things
And a look at yesterday.
For a chance to fill our feelings
With comfort and with ease,
And then tell the new tomorrow:
"You can come now when you please."
So please don't think it's funny
When you want an extra kiss.
There are lots and lots of people
Who sometimes feel like this.
Please don't think it's funny
When you want the ones you miss.
There are lots and lots of people
Who sometimes feel like this.
Everybody's Fancy
© 1971 Fred M. Rogers
Some are fancy on the outside,
Some are fancy on the inside,
Everybody's fancy,
Everybody's fine,
Your body's fancy
And so is mine.
Boys are boys from the beginning.
Girls are girls right from the start,
Everybody's fancy,
Everybody's fine.
Your body's fancy
And so is mine.
Only girls can be the mommies.
Only boys can be the daddies.
Everybody's fancy,
Everybody's fine.
Your body's fancy
And so is mine.
I think you're a special person.
And I like your ins and outsides.
Everybody's fancy,
Everybody's fine.
Your body's fancy
And so is mine.
I'm Taking Care Of You
© 1968 Fred M. Rogers
I'm taking care of you,
Taking good care of you
For once I was very little too.
Now I take care of you.
You Can Never Go Down The Drain
© 1969 Fred M. Rogers
You can never go down
Can never go down
Can never go down the drain.
You can never go down
Can never go down
Can never go down the drain.
You're bigger than the water.
You're bigger than the soap.
You're much bigger than all the bubbles.
And bigger than your telescope
So you see...
You can never go down
Can never go down
Can never go down the drain.
You can never go down
Can never go down
Can never go down the drain.
The rain may go down
But you can't go down.
You're bigger than any bathroom drain.
You can never go down
Can never go down
You can never go down the drain. |
You're Growing
© 1967 Fred M. Rogers
You used to creep and crawl real well
But then you learned to walk real well.
There was a time you'd coo and cry,
But then you learned to talk and, my!
You almost always try
You almost always do your best.
I like the way you're growing up
It's fun that's all.
You're growing, you're growing
You're growing in and out.
You're growing, you're growing
You're growing all about.
Your hands are getting bigger now.
Your arms and legs are longer now.
You even sense your insides grow
When Mom and Dad refuse you, so
You're learning how to wait now.
It's great to hope and wait somehow.
I like the way you're growing up.
It's fun that's all.
(Chorus)
Your friends are getting better now.
They're better every day somehow.
You used to stay at home to play
But now you even play away.
You do important things now.
Your friends and you do big things now.
I like the way you're growing up.
It's fun, that's all.
(Chorus)
Someday you'll be a grown-up, too
And have some children grow up, too.
Then you can love them in and out
And tell them stories all about
The times when you were their size,
The times when you found great surprise
In growing up. and they will sing.
It's fun, that's all.
(Chorus)
What Do You Do With The Mad That You Feel?
© 1968 Fred M. Rogers
What do you do with the mad that you feel
When you feel so mad you could bite?
When the whole wide world seems oh, so wrong...
And nothing you do seems very right?
What do you do? Do you punch a bag?
Do you pound some clay or some dough?
Do you round up friends for a game of tag?
Or see how fast you go?
It's great to be able to stop
When you've planned a thing that's wrong,
And be able to do something else instead
And think this song:
I can stop when I want to
Can stop when I wish
I can stop, stop, stop any time.
And what a good feeling to feel like this
And know that the feeling is really mine.
Know that there's something deep inside
That helps us become what we can.
For a girl can be someday a woman
And a boy can be someday a man.
I'm Proud Of You
© 1970 Fred M. Rogers
I'm proud of you. I'm proud of you.
I hope that you're as proud as
I am proud of you.
I'm proud of you.
I hope that you are proud
And that you're
Learning how important you are,
How important each person you see can be.
Discovering each one's specialty
Is the most important learning.
I'm proud of you. I'm proud of you.
I hope that you're as proud as
I am proud of you.
I'm proud of you.
I hope that you are proud of you, too!
You Are Special
© 1967 Fred M. Rogers
You are my friend, you are special.
You are my friend, you're special to me.
You are the only one like you.
Like you, my friend, I like you.
In the daytime, in the nighttime,
Anytime that you feel's the right time
For a friendship with me, you see,
F-R-I-E-N-D special.
You are my friend, you're special to me.
There's only one in this wonderful world.
You are special.
Did You Know?
© 1979 Fred M. Rogers
Did you know? Did You know?
Did you know that it's all right to wonder?
Did you know that it's all right to wonder?
There are all kinds of wonderful things!
Did you know? Did you know?
Did you know that it's all right to marvel?
Did you know that it's all right to marvel?
There are all kinds of marvelous things!
You can ask a lot of questions about the world...
And your place in it.
You can ask about people's feelings;
You can learn the sky's the limit.
Did you know? Did you know?
Did you know when you wonder you're learning?
Did you know when you marvel you're learning
About all kinds of wonderful,
All kinds of marvelous,
Marvelously wonderful things?
Sometimes People Are Good
© 1967 Fred M. Rogers
Sometimes people are good
And they do just what they should.
But the very same people who are good sometimes
Are the very same people who are bad sometimes.
It's funny, but it's true.
It's the same, isn't it for me and...
Sometimes people get wet.
And their parents get upset.
But the very same people who get wet sometimes
Are the very same people who are dry sometimes.
It's funny, but it's true.
It's the same, isn't it for me and...
Sometimes people make noise
And they break each other's toys.
But the very same people who are noisy sometimes
Are the very same people who are quiet sometimes.
It's funny, but it's true.
It's the same, isn't it for me and...
Sometimes people get mad
And they feel like being bad.
But the very same people who are mad sometimes
Are the very same people who are glad sometimes.
It's funny, but it's true.
It's the same, isn't it for me and...
Sometimes people are good
And they do just what they should.
But the very same people who are good sometimes
Are the very same people who are bad sometimes.
It's funny, but it's true.
It's the same, isn't it for me...
Isn't it the same for you? |
Look & Listen
© 1970 Fred M. Rogers
If you will look carefully,
Listen carefully,
You will find a lot of things carefully.
Look ... and listen.
It's good to
Look carefully.
Listen carefully.
That's the way you learn a lot of things carefully.
Look. Look...and listen.
Some things you see are confusing.
Some things you hear are strange.
But if you ask someone to explain one or two,
You'll begin to notice a change in you.
If you will
Look carefully.
Listen carefully.
That's a way to keep on growing carefully.
Look, look, look, and listen.
There Are Many Ways To Say I Love You
© 1970 Fred M. Rogers
There are many ways to say I love you.
There are many ways to say I care about you.
Many ways, many ways,
Many ways to say I love you.
There's the singing way to say I love you.
There's the singing something someone really likes to hear.
The singing way, the singing way,
The singing way to say I love you.
Cleaning up a room can say I love you.
Hanging up a coat before you're asked to.
Drawing special pictures for the holidays
And making plays.
You'll find many ways to say I love you.
You'll find many ways to understand what love is.
Many ways, many ways,
Many ways to say I love you.
Singing, cleaning, drawing, being understanding,
Love you.
I Like To Take My Time
© 1971 Fred Rogers
I like to take my time
I mean that when I want to do a thing
I like to take my time to do it right!
I mean I might just make mistakes
If I should have to hurry up and
So I like to take my time
To tie my shoes, to eat, to get dressed,
To go to sleep at night to sings a song for you
And every thing I do.
I like to take my time
I mean that when I want to do a thing
I like to take my time to do it right.
I mean I might just make mistakes if
I should have to hurry up and
So I like to take my time.
I Like To Be Told
© 1968 Fred Rogers
I like to be told
When you're going away,
When you're going to come back,
And how long you will stay.
How long you will stay.
I like to be told.
I like to be told
If it's going to hurt.
If it's going to be hard,
If it's not going to hurt.
I like to be told.
I like to be told.
It helps me to get ready for all those things,
All those things that are new.
I trust you more and more
Each time that I'm
Finding those things to be true, true.
I like to be told
'Cause I'm trying to grow,
And I'm trying to learn,
And I'm trying to know.
I like to be told.
I like to be told.
Let's Think of Something To Do
© 1982 Fred M. Rogers
Let's think of something to do while we're waiting
While we're waiting for something new to do.
Let's try to think up a song while we're waiting
That's liberating and will be true to you.
Let's think of something to do while we're waiting
While we're waiting 'til something's through.
You know it's really all right;
In fact, it's downright quite bright
To think of something to do
That's specific for you.
Let's think of something to do while we're waiting.
Children Can
© 1969 Fred Rogers
Who can crawl under a table?
Who can sit under a chair?
Who can fit their feet in little shoes
And sleep most anywhere?
Who can play very much longer,
Play much harder than grownups ever dare?
You're a child so you can do it.
You can do it everywhere.
Who can wake up every morning
And be ready right away?
Who can notice all the tiny things
That other people say?
Who can make the things they play with
Something different for every single day?
You're a child and you can do it.
You can do it any way.
Roll in the grass, squoosh in the mud,
Lick an ice cream cone.
Sing to a bass, splash in a flood
By a stepping stone...all alone.
Who can put your hand in my hand
And be ready to feel all safe and strong?
You're a child so you can do it.
Children do it all life long.
Then Your Heart is Full of Love
Lyrics: Josie Carey Franz
Music: Fred M. Rogers
© 1984 Fred M. Rogers
When your heart has butterflies inside it,
Then your heart is full of love.
When your heart feels just like overflowing,
Then your heart is full of love.
Love is fragile as your tears.
Love is stronger than your fears.
When your heart can sing another's gladness,
Then your heart is full of love.
When your heart can cry another's sadness,
Then your heart is full of love.
Love is fragile as your tears.
Love is stronger than your fears.
When your heart beats for a special someone,
Then your heart is full of love.
When your heart has room for everybody,
Then your heart is full of love.
Everything Grows Together
© 1968 Fred Rogers
Everything grows together
Because you're all one piece.
Your nose grows
As the rest of you grows
Because you're all one piece.
As your ears grow
As your arms grow
As your hands grow
As your fingers grow
As your legs grow
As your feet grow
As your toes grow
As the rest of you grows
Because you're all one piece. |
