Songs from the book

1. 

   № 01

   Hello, Hello! (Friends on the Trail)

   Each verse meets a new friend — the sound-words pile up into a five-friend chorus.

   Folk pop · skiffle band · kazoo break · Words: Tom & Claude · Music & voice: Suno

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   Intro — spoken, then sung

   (Finley:) "Hello?"
   (Friends, big:) "HELLO, FINLEY!"
   One, two — here we go!

   Verse 1 — Marvin

   Down by the boats where the salty waves splash,
   Up popped a mackerel with a flick and a flash!
   "GLUB-GLUB!" said Marvin, "I knew you'd come too —
   Happy birthday, dear Finley — a starfish for you!"

   Chorus 1

   Hello, hello, hello, hello!
   (GLUB-GLUB!) — sing it as we go!
   Hello, hello, hello, hello —
   ROAR! goes Finley,
   Off we go!

   Verse 2 — Captain Crab

   Up on the Hoe by the red-and-white tower,
   A crab in a cap had been waiting an hour!
   "SNIP-SNIP!" said the Captain, "Two shells, polished bright —
   A pair for our Finley — they sparkle just right!"

   Chorus 2 — two sounds

   Hello, hello, hello, hello!
   (GLUB-GLUB! SNIP-SNIP!) — sing it as we go!
   Hello, hello, hello, hello —
   ROAR! goes Finley,
   Off we go!

   Verse 3 — Sammy

   Where the Tamar runs wide under bridges of grey,
   A salmon leapt up in a silvery spray!
   "SPLISH-SPLASH!" said Sammy, "I've been leaping all day —
   A river-smooth pebble — leap-LEAP! Hip-hooray!"

   Chorus 3 — three sounds

   Hello, hello, hello, hello!
   (GLUB-GLUB! SNIP-SNIP! SPLISH-SPLASH!) — sing it as we go!
   Hello, hello, hello, hello —
   ROAR! goes Finley,
   Off we go!

   Kazoo solo — 8 bars

   — instrumental —

   Verse 4 — Robin

   Where the heather first whispers and the rowans first sway,
   A robin flew down with a tweet-tickle-tay!
   "TWEET-A-TWEE!" sang the robin, "I've a present for you —
   A nest made of moss-bits, and a twig-curl or two!"

   Chorus 4 — four sounds

   Hello, hello, hello, hello!
   (GLUB-GLUB! SNIP-SNIP! SPLISH-SPLASH! TWEET-A-TWEE!) — sing it as we go!
   Hello, hello, hello, hello —
   ROAR! goes Finley,
   Off we go!

   Verse 5 — Bruce

   High on the granite where the great Haytor towers,
   Bruce the proud pheasant had been waiting for hours!
   "BOK-BOK!" said Bruce, "I've been planning all spring —
   A crown made of feathers, the most glorious thing!"

   Final chorus — five sounds, full band, key change up

   Hello, hello, hello, hello!
   (GLUB-GLUB! SNIP-SNIP! SPLISH-SPLASH! TWEET-A-TWEE! BOK-BOK!)
   Sing it as we GO!
   Hello, hello, hello, hello —
   ROAR goes Finley,
   Off we —
   ROAR!

   Outro — cheeky tag, slowing, one per beat

   Glub… snip… splash… tweet… bok…
   (big breath)
   …ROAR!

2. 

   № 02

   Let's Go Explore

   The book's headline refrain — one, two, open the door with a great big ROAR!

   Big bright kid-pop · stomp-clap chorus · brass key-change · Words: Tom & Claude · Music & voice: Suno

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   Intro — spoken/sung by kids

   One… two… let's GO!

   Verse 1

   The day that Finley turned TWO years old,
   The sky was bright and the sea was gold!
   A card, a string, and a trail at the door —
   He bounded outside with a great big ROAR!

   Pre-Chorus

   Down to the harbour, the boats in the bay,
   Friends on the trail had been waiting all day!
   GLUB-GLUB! went Marvin with a wave of his fin,
   SNIP-SNIP! went the Captain with a snip-snippy grin!

   Chorus

   One, two — let's go explore!
   Open the door with a great big — ROAR!
   One, two — there's so much in store!
   Open the door with a great big — ROAR!

   Verse 2

   Over the bridges where the Tamar runs wide,
   SPLISH-SPLASH! went Sammy with a leap and a glide!
   Up to the foothills where the rowan trees grow,
   TWEET-A-TWEE! sang the robin, soft and low!

   Pre-Chorus

   High on the granite where the great tors stand,
   BOK-BOK! went Bruce with his feathers so grand!
   Five little friends and a trail with no end,
   A path full of presents and a path full of friends!

   Chorus

   One, two — let's go explore!
   Open the door with a great big — ROAR!
   One, two — there's so much in store!
   Open the door with a great big — ROAR!

   Bridge — stomp / hand-claps, half-time feel

   Two by TWO by TWO by TWO,
   Ponies are dancing — and we're dancing too!
   Two by TWO by TWO some MORE,
   Stomp your paws on the moorland floor!
   (Hey!)

   Final chorus — key change up, fuller brass

   One, two — let's go explore!
   Open the door with a great big — ROAR!
   One, two — make a wish for MORE,
   Blow out the candles with a great big —
   ROAAAAAAR!

   Outro — kids chorus tag, slowing

   Glub-glub, snip-snip, splish-splash,
   Tweet-a-twee, bok-bok…
   …ROAR!

3. 

   № 03

   Two by Two

   A foot-stomping ceilidh on the moor — counting up by twos to ten.

   Folk ceilidh · fiddle break · stomp-and-clap, caller-led · Words: Tom & Claude · Music & voice: Suno

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   Intro — caller, spoken over fiddle

   Take your partner — two by two!
   Find a friend, that's what we do!
   Tap your toes, here we go —
   STOMP your paws and HEEL-and-TOE!

   Verse 1

   On the moorland soft and green,
   The wildest dance you've ever seen!
   Two little ponies, both shaggy and brown,
   Spun like tops on the wide open down!

   Chorus 1 — count to 4

   Two by TWO by TWO by TWO!
   (stomp-STOMP, clap-CLAP!)
   Two by TWO — that's what we do!
   Count 'em up — TWO… FOUR!
   Off across the moorland floor!

   Verse 2 — Marvin & the Captain, Sammy & Robin

   In hopped Marvin with the Captain too,
   Glub and snip — they were dancing too!
   Then came Sammy with the robin small,
   Splash and tweet — they spun through it all!

   Chorus 2 — count to 6

   Two by TWO by TWO by TWO!
   (stomp-STOMP, clap-CLAP!)
   Two by TWO — that's what we do!
   Count 'em up — TWO… FOUR… SIX!
   Right in the middle of the moorland mix!

   Verse 3 — Bruce + Finley take the floor

   Then big Bruce came with his crown a-shake,
   Took Finley's paw for a foot-stomp shake!
   Round and round went the whole wild crew,
   TWO by TWO by TWO by TWO!

   Chorus 3 — count to 8

   Two by TWO by TWO by TWO!
   (stomp-STOMP, clap-CLAP!)
   Two by TWO — that's what we do!
   Count 'em up — TWO… FOUR… SIX… EIGHT!
   Skipping past the moorland gate!

   Bridge — caller barks the moves, fiddle goes wild

   GLUB to the left! SNIP to the right!
   SPLASH down low and TWEET up high!
   BOK to the front and ROAR to the back —
   Now EVERYBODY take it back!

   Fiddle break — 8 bars, full band, foot-stomps loud

   — instrumental —

   Final chorus — key change up, biggest energy

   Two by TWO by TWO by TWO!
   (STOMP-STOMP, CLAP-CLAP!)
   Two by TWO — that's what WE do!
   Count 'em up — TWO… FOUR… SIX… EIGHT…
   TEEEEEN!
   ROAR!

   Outro — caller, slowing to a single fiddle line

   Two little ponies,
   Two little friends,
   Two by two —
   And that's how it ends.
   (one last STOMP)
   …ROAR.

4. 

   № 04

   Moorland Jig

   A wee Scottish dance up on the moor — bagpipes, a tartan sash, and a wild Highland fling.

   Scottish bagpipes · Highland jig · instrumental · Music: Suno · A nod to Finley's Scottish dad

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   Drone & opening — Finley unwraps the pipes

   — instrumental —

   The Highland fling — friends gather and dance

   — instrumental —

   Wind-down — last drone fading on the moor

   — instrumental —

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