Hi, and welcome to Kids Jam.

I'm Kira Willey, and I'm so happy you're here.

You know, we can all make music in lots of different ways.

We can clap our hands, we can tap our feet, we can use our voices, we can play instruments.

Kids Jam is all about making music.

And today we get to make music with Joanie Leeds.

She's here with songs about being kind to each other and taking care of ourselves and our planet.

And she'll get us singing along and clapping our hands, too.

A little later, we'll head to the music room with some friends to create some of our own music and do some movement and mindfulness, too.

But right now, let's get ready to jam with Joanie Leeds.

- Thank you so much, Kira.

It's so good to be back here at PBS and I'm going to be singing lots of songs from my ten children's albums.

And the first song that I'm going to sing is the title track All The Ladies, which was my Grammy Award-winning album.

And this song is all about lifting each other up, and you watching at home, you can actually do some hand motions with me.

You're going to take your hands and you're going to sing... ♪ Lift me up... ♪ And put your hands way up in the air.

♪ Lift me up... ♪ And then go like this.

♪ Don't bring me down.

♪ Try that with me.

♪ Lift me up... ♪ ♪ Lift me up ♪ ♪ Don't bring me down.

♪ I think you got it.

♪ Lift me up, lift me up ♪ ♪ Don't bring me down ♪ ♪ I'll lift you up ♪ ♪ I'll lift you up ♪ ♪ Won't bring you down ♪ ♪ All the ladies, ladies, listen closely ♪ ♪ Let's support each other ♪ ♪ With the power of we ♪ ♪ Lift me up ♪ ♪ Lift me up ♪ ♪ Don't bring me down ♪ ♪ I'll lift you up ♪ ♪ Lift you up ♪ ♪ Won't bring you down ♪ ♪ All the ladies, ladies, gather round me ♪ ♪ Let's support each other ♪ ♪ With positivity ♪ ♪ Lift me up, lift me up ♪ ♪ Don't bring me down ♪ ♪ I'll lift you up ♪ ♪ I'll lift you up ♪ ♪ Won't bring you down ♪ ♪ Down ♪ ♪ I got your back ♪ ♪ Do you have mine?

♪ ♪ I got your back ♪ ♪ Will you have mine?

♪ ♪ I've got your back ♪ ♪ Will you have mine?

♪ ♪ I've got your back ♪ ♪ Will you have mine?

♪ ♪ Mine?

♪ ♪ Lift me up ♪ ♪ Lift me up ♪ ♪ Don't bring me down ♪ ♪ I'll lift you up ♪ ♪ Lift you up ♪ ♪ I won't bring you down ♪ ♪ I'll lift you up ♪ ♪ Lift you up ♪ ♪ I won't bring you down ♪ ♪ I'll lift you up.

♪ ♪ Lift you up ♪ ♪ I won't bring you ♪ ♪ Down!

♪ Yes!

I went on a trip once to Tanzania, which is really, really far away in the Serengeti.

And I met these very ferocious animals and I actually brought one with me.

It's very small, though, so you'll have to come real close.

Can you see this?

This is not just a lion.

This is a lioness.

It's a female lion.

It's the mama lion.

And I learned a lot about the lioness.

They're the ones that do the hunting.

They're the ones that do that gathering.

They're the ones that do the nurturing.

They take care of their cubs and they feed the whole family.

And I thought it really sounded just like a mama lion.

And it got me excited because I feel like we have a lot in common, you and me.

And so I wrote this song called Lioness.

And you at home, you can do a really, really big job for me because whenever you hear the word lioness, what I want you to do is to give me your most ferocious roar.

So I went to school for musical theater and drama, and I'm going to give my very best lion roar.

Let's see if you can do it at home.

Are you ready?

Okay.

Rrrrrr!

All right.

That was mine.

Can I hear yours?

Okay.

All right.

That was very scary.

So this is Lioness.

Here we go.

♪ I will protect you ♪ ♪ And I will keep you safe ♪ ♪ You don't have to worry ♪ ♪ I'm loyal and I'm brave ♪ ♪ I hunt and I gather ♪ ♪ I keep your belly full ♪ ♪ I'm graceful and courageous ♪ ♪ I'm limber and agile ♪ ♪ I will give my life for you ♪ ♪ Oh, yes ♪ Here it comes!

♪ I am the lioness ♪ Rrrrr!

♪ The lioness ♪ ♪ When you become a mother ♪ ♪ A fierceness grows inside ♪ ♪ An animal instinct ♪ ♪ To save and shield your pride ♪ ♪ But it can take a village ♪ ♪ To keep us growing strong ♪ ♪ When we stick together ♪ ♪ Nothing can go wrong ♪ ♪ I will give my life for you ♪ ♪ Oh, yes ♪ ♪ I am the lioness ♪ Let me hear you roaring out there!

♪ I'm the lioness ♪ Ooh, you're scary.

♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ I will protect you ♪ ♪ I will keep you safe ♪ ♪ You don't have to worry ♪ ♪ I'm loyal and I'm brave ♪ ♪ I will give my life for you ♪ ♪ Oh, yes ♪ ♪ I am a lioness ♪ I want to hear everybody out there roaring.

♪ The lioness ♪ Yes!

♪ The lioness ♪ ♪ Yeah, the lioness.

♪ Rrrr!

Very fierce, very fierce out there.

Nice work.

This whole album is about gender equality and breaking glass ceilings.

And equality is a big word, and it means that everybody is treated equally.

We're all treated the same.

And it got me thinking.

I was doing some research and I was on the computer and I found out about this tribe, the Mosuo people, who live all the way on the other side of the globe, and they are actually in a matrilineal society, which is a really big word for the women are the ones in charge.

And, you know, it got me thinking - what would it be like if here in America the women were the ones that were in charge?

You know, we've never had a female president, have we?

No, we sure have not.

And I was wondering if all of the women were the lawmakers, would things be different?

It just got me thinking.

I asked myself the question, if girls ruled the world, what would be different?

So this song is called If Girls Ruled the World.

And you can help me out by making some big, strong arms, too.

Here we go.

♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Think about how different ♪ ♪ Our lives would be in a matriarchy ♪ ♪ Oh, so different ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ Think about how different ♪ ♪ Our lives would be ♪ ♪ Our whole history ♪ ♪ Oh, so different ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ We would talk it all out ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no need to shout ♪ ♪ It would be so peaceful ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Think about how different ♪ ♪ A society ♪ ♪ Led by empathy ♪ ♪ Oh, so different ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ Think about how different ♪ ♪ No wars would be ♪ ♪ With other countries ♪ ♪ Oh, so different ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ We would talk it all out ♪ ♪ No, no, no need to shout ♪ ♪ It would be so peaceful ♪ ♪ Oh, girls, girls ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Put the girls in charge ♪ ♪ And you won't regret it ♪ ♪ We make everything better ♪ ♪ Yeah, that's right, I said it ♪ ♪ We lift each other up and we work to change the world ♪ ♪ To honor those who came before us ♪ ♪ And all the future girls ♪ ♪ 'Cause we lead with love and we follow our joy ♪ ♪ We potentially inspire not just girls, but even boys ♪ ♪ No matter how you identify ♪ ♪ I just want to justify ♪ ♪ If you give the girls a chance to rule the world ♪ ♪ I could be super fly ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ If girls ruled the world ♪ ♪ Girls, girls ♪ ♪ if girls rule the world.

♪ - Welcome to the music room.

We are all about making music here at Kids Jam and you at home get to make music with us, too.

First, let's get ready by taking a few deep breaths in.

So.

breathe in.

Breathe out.

Do that again.

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

Let's stand on up.

Maybe you can stand up, too.

Let's see if we can do a little balance.

Can you point one toe in front of you?

Maybe lift it up and balance a little bit?

Whoa!

Can you do it?

Beautiful job.

Step down.

Give your body a little wiggle.

Okay.

Hold still.

Point the other toe in front of you.

See if you can lift it up and balance just a little bit.

Can you balance?

Can you do it?

Yeah.

Good.

Put it down.

Give a little wiggle.

That was easy, huh?

All right.

Give a little wiggle.

Hold still.

Have a seat and take one more long breath in.

Let it all the way out.

You know, all music has rhythm and there are all different kinds of rhythm.

Some are really fast and some are really slow.

I'm going to play my... What is this called?

- Guitar.

- This is my guitar.

And sometimes I play it with a very little thing called a... - Pick.

- A pick.

That's right.

This is called a pick.

So tell me whether you think this is a fast rhythm or a slow rhythm.

- Fast.

- That's right.

Tell me whether you think this is a fast rhythm or a slower rhythm.

- Slow.

- What do you think?

Fast or slow?

- Slow.

- That's right.

So can you play on your laps a rhythm along with me?

Let's do a fast one.

Ready?

Let's see how you play it on your laps.

Can you do this at home, too?

Let's go.

How would you play a slow rhythm on your lap?

Let's see.

Fast.

Slow.

Fast.

Slow.

Take a deep breath in.

Let it all the way out.

Beautiful job, my friends, making fast and slow rhythms.

We'll go back to the Kids Jam studio now for more songs, and we'll make more music together next time from the music room Bye.

- Somebody who followed her dreams and she said that I am going to accomplish really big things from a very young age is someone that I admire very, very much.

And I want to tell you a little bit about her.

Her name was Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a lot of people called her RBG, which are her initials.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she grew up at a time where not a lot of women were lawyers, and certainly not a lot of women were judges or sat on the Supreme Court, the biggest court in all the land that makes really important rules for our country.

Well, Ruth Bader Ginsburg would not take no for an answer, and she worked really hard despite everybody telling her no.

So I'm going to grab my guitar.

And I'm going to show you what Ruth Bader Ginsburg looks like, because my daughter let me borrow her little doll.

So, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she had something around her neck that she would use called a jabot.

Very fancy, lacy jabot.

And then she would hold a gavel and she would dissent.

That means she would say no when she thought something was unfair.

And so I'm going to tell you a little bit about Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life.

And this song is called RBG.

♪ Ruth was born in Brooklyn in 1933 ♪ No-one could have thought ♪ ♪ That she'd grow up to be ♪ ♪ That fiery, clever justice ♪ ♪ Donning the jabot ♪ ♪ Fighting for equality ♪ ♪ Dissenting, saying no ♪ ♪ Takes a lot of courage ♪ ♪ To stand and disagree ♪ ♪ Come and meet my idol ♪ ♪ Your favorite supreme ♪ ♪ I want to be ♪ ♪ Just like RBG ♪ ♪ Fighting for our rights and shining true ♪ ♪ I want to be ♪ ♪ Just like RBG ♪ ♪ That glorious, notorious Ruth ♪ ♪ Ruffling some feathers ♪ ♪ While studying the law ♪ ♪ Now, Harvard took just nine smart women ♪ ♪ 500 men in all ♪ ♪ Now, Ginsburg was on fire ♪ ♪ Twice made the Law Review ♪ ♪ She graduated number one ♪ ♪ Whilst a mother, too ♪ ♪ An advocate for women ♪ ♪ So to bring equality ♪ ♪ Choosing words strategically ♪ ♪ In fluent legalese ♪ ♪ I want to be ♪ ♪ Just like RBG ♪ ♪ Fighting for our rights and shining true ♪ ♪ I want to be ♪ ♪ Just like RBG ♪ ♪ That glorious, notorious Ruth ♪ ♪ She never stopped She never quit ♪ ♪ Why?

On the highest court to sit ♪ ♪ She paved the way for other women ♪ ♪ Like you and me ♪ ♪ I wanna be ♪ ♪ Just like RBG ♪ ♪ Fighting for our rights and shining true ♪ ♪ I want to be ♪ ♪ Just like RBG ♪ ♪ That glorious, notorious Ruth ♪ ♪ That that glorious, notorious Ruth.

♪ RBG, everybody, I hope you learned a little bit about her life.

Now, RBG was an American hero.

And I happen to think that my grandfather, my zaide, was an American hero as well, because he fought in World War II.

He was an immigrant who came from another country, and he spoke a different language And this language is called Yiddish.

There's a lot of Yiddish words that you may hear today, and it's not a language that a lot of people speak.

But I wrote this really silly song, taking all of my favorite Yiddish words and putting them all together in one song.

And it's called Shayne Punim, which means sweet face.

So, my grandparents, what they used to do when they saw me, they would squeeze my cheeks, and go shayne punim, So if you're at home, you can go shayne punim.

And pinch your little cheeks.

♪ Do do do do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do ♪ ♪ I know it takes a lot of chutzpah ♪ ♪ To live in a city like this ♪ ♪ I know, I know ♪ ♪ All day schlepping all your groceries ♪ ♪ Will surely make you shvitz - phew ♪ ♪ But shayne punim ♪ ♪ Rest your keppi on my shoulder ♪ ♪ I'm full of naches ♪ ♪ All farklempt you're growing older ♪ ♪ Bubbehleh, you make me kvell ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do, do, do, do ♪ Do, do, do, do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ I know you tire of my schmoozing ♪ ♪ And futzing around all day ♪ ♪ I know, I know ♪ ♪ Sometimes I act a little klutzy ♪ ♪ It's just a shtick, oy vey!

♪ ♪ But shayne punim ♪ ♪ Rest your keppi on my shoulder ♪ ♪ I'm full of naches ♪ ♪ All farklempt you're growing older ♪ ♪ Bubbehleh, you make me kvell ♪ ♪ Do do, do do, do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do, do, do, do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Doo ♪ ♪ Now.

I don't want to hock ya ♪ ♪ But how about a little nosh?

♪ ♪ Ess neshomeleh ♪ ♪ How about some blintzes ♪ ♪ Or babka or knishes?

♪ ♪ I'll kibbitz til I plotz ♪ ♪ Baaa ♪ ♪ Ba-ba-baaa ♪ ♪ Ba-ba-baaa ♪ ♪ Ba-ba-ba-baa ♪ ♪ But shayne punim ♪ ♪ Rest your keppi on my shoulder ♪ ♪ I'm full of naches ♪ ♪ All farklempt you're growing older ♪ ♪ Bubbehleh, you make me kvell ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do, doo ♪ Can you sing along with me?

Let's try it.

♪ Do, do, do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do do do ♪ ♪ Do do do do do do doo ♪ ♪ Ba ba ba ba baaa.

♪ Now, something else that's very important to me besides gender equality, of course, is taking care of our beautiful planet.

Now, there are so many ways that we can do it, and a lot of them are right in your home.

You could turn off the water when you're brushing your teeth.

We waste a lot of water that way.

We can turn off the lights when we leave our rooms or when we go into another room.

Let's think of some other ones.

I know.

Your garbage can... You can put your garbage right into the garbage can.

And, of course, you can put your recyclables right into the recycling bin.

There are lots of ways that we can take care of our beautiful planet.

And when we do that, we call it being green.

Now, I brought some pom-poms with me today so we can do the green cheer.

And also, for those of you at home that are learning how to spell, you can help me spell the word green.

Okay.

Are you ready to spell the word green?

I'm going to say give me a G. And you know what you're going to say really loud at home?

G. I have my pom-poms.

I was never a cheerleader, so I hope I'm doing this right.

It goes like this.

Give me a G. G!

Are you following me?

Give me an R. R!

Give me an E!

E!

Give me another E. E!

And give me an N. N!

And what does that spell?

Green.

What do we want to be?

Green.

And what does it mean when we take care of our planet?

We are being green.

And it happens to be my favorite color.

So here we go.

This is I Want To Be Green.

♪ I wanna be green ♪ ♪ I wanna be green ♪ ♪ Not red or blue or something in between ♪ ♪' I wanna be green ♪ ♪ I wanna be green ♪ ♪ And take care of the Earth and keep it clean ♪ ♪ Well, all the fish live in the sea ♪ ♪ And all birds fly in the sky ♪ ♪ And all the bugs live in the ground ♪ ♪ And all the people passing by ♪ ♪ All the flowers of the Earth ♪ ♪ Every animal and child from birth ♪ ♪ All rely on people being green ♪ ♪ Can we spell it?

♪ ♪ G-R-E-E-N ♪ ♪ G-R-E-E-N ♪ ♪ I wanna be green ♪ Do you?

♪ I wanna be green ♪ ♪ Not red or blue or something in between ♪ ♪ I wanna be green ♪ ♪ I wanna be green ♪ ♪ And take care of the Earth and keep it clean ♪ ♪ So find your nearest garbage can ♪ ♪ Throw your trash right in as fast as you can ♪ ♪ Recycle paper, cans and plastic ♪ ♪ The more you help, the more fantastic ♪ ♪ Flowers of the Earth ♪ ♪ Every animal and child from birth ♪ ♪ All rely on people being green.

♪ Let's spell it again ♪ G-R-E-E-N ♪ ♪ G-R-E-E-N ♪ ♪ I wanna be green ♪ Sing that with me.

♪ I wanna be green ♪ ♪ Not red or blue or something in between ♪ ♪ I wanna be green ♪ ♪ I wanna be green ♪ ♪ Take care of the Earth and keep it clean ♪ ♪ Well, I don't care if it's olive, forest or lime ♪ ♪ Chartreuse or jade ♪ ♪ Or emerald or ♪ P-i-i-ne ♪ ♪ I wanna be G-R-E-E-N ♪ ♪ G-R-E-E-N ♪ ♪ I wanna be G-R-E-E-N ♪ ♪ G-R-E-E-N ♪ ♪ And that spells green.

♪ - I hope you had fun making music with Joanie Leeds.

Remember, we all have music inside us, so keep singing your own song.

I'm Kira Willey and we'll jam again soon.

See you next time on Kids Jam.