Donkey Hodie
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♪ Today is new ♪ It's new to everyone you meet ♪ ♪ It's new to you ♪ The houses on the street are waking up now ♪ ♪ Today is up now.
♪ Today is up now!
♪ ♪ Today is new ♪ It's new with time and space and things we want to do ♪ ♪ The sparrow dries his wings ♪ ♪ and sings a new song ♪ A just for you song ♪ Just for you!
♪ We know each morning brings a brand-new day ♪ ♪ And though we sometimes wish for yesterday ♪ ♪ Today is new ♪ It's new to everyone who lives ♪ ♪ It's new to you ♪ To everyone you give a bit of you to ♪ ♪ Today is new ♪ Today is new!
♪ And we won't waste a minute feeling bad ♪ ♪ We can't cause we're too busy feeling glad ♪ ♪ Today is new ♪ It's new to everyone you meet ♪ ♪ It's new to you ♪ What say we try to greet it in a new way ♪ ♪ Say happy new day ♪ Today is new ooh ooh ♪ Today is new ♪ Today is new!
♪ ♪ We're gonna have a sleepover ♪ And have lots of fun ♪ Then go to sleep when the moon is out, ♪ ♪ And wake up with the sun!
- Woo hoo!
Yeah, Donkey!
- This is gonna be the best!
- This is gonna be so fun!
♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, sleepover!
(Both slurping) ♪ Oh, sleepover!
(Both laugh) ♪ Oh, sleepover!
- Hmm-mm-mm!
♪ Oh, sleepover!
♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, sleepover!
♪ Fun fun fun!
(Both laugh) ♪ Fun fun fun fun fun fun!
(Both slurping) ♪ Sleepover!
♪ Fun fun fun!
♪ Fun fun fun fun fun fun!
♪ Sleepover!
♪Fun fun fun!
♪ Fun fun fun fun fun fun!
♪ Sleepover!
♪ Fun fun fun!
♪ Fun fun fun fun fun!
♪ Oh sleepover!
♪ We're gonna have a sleepover, ♪ ♪ And have lots of fun!
♪ Oh, sleepover!
- Aahh!
(Both laugh) ♪ Sleep when the moon is out, and wake up with the sun ♪ ♪ Oh, sleepover!
♪ We're gonna have a sleepover and have lots of fun ♪ (Both laugh) ♪ Oh sleepover!
♪ Fun fun fun!
♪ Fun fun fun fun fun fun!
(Both slurping) ♪ Sleepover!
♪ Fun fun fun!
♪ Fun fun fun fun fun!
♪ Sleepover!
♪ Fun fun fun!
♪ Fun fun fun fun fun fun!
♪ Sleepover!
Both: Ahhh... ♪ Fun fun fun fun fun!
(Both laugh) ♪ Oh, sleepover!
♪ Fun fun fun fun fuuuuun!
♪ Oh, sleepover!
Super duper sleepover!
♪ Oh sleepover!
♪ It makes me feel good ♪ And it makes me feel proud, ♪ When I do things on my own.
♪ But sometimes it's hard, When I try and try, ♪ ♪ And I find my flapjacks Just can't be flown.
♪ ♪ What do I do?
What do I say?
♪ ♪ Do I cry and scream and yelp?
♪ ♪ No, the best thing That I can do ♪ ♪ Is to ask my friends for help!
♪ ♪ Help!
♪ H-E-L-P!
♪ A little help!
Oh hear my plea!
♪ ♪ H-E-L-P!
♪ Oh will you help?
Please help me?
♪ ♪ H-E-L-P!
♪ Of course, we'll help!
Helping's the key!
♪ ♪ H-E-L-P!
♪ Help!
Help!
Help!
So, what do you need help with Donkey?
No matter what I do, I still can't get the flying flapjacks to fly.
Oh, well did you try the Flying Flapjack Flying Rhyme?
Oh no!
I forgot to do the rhyme!
We can do it now!
Well I can't!
I ruined the last batch!
Well, maybe you can make a new batch!
Well I can with a little help from my friends!
-Duck Duck!
-What, what?
Will you read the recipe out loud?
Yep yep!
Bob Dog, will you help me measure?
Bow wow, will I!
And Panda, will you help me whisk?
I was born to whisk!
Let's help Donkey!
Yeah yeah!
♪ H-E-L-P!
♪ We're here to help!
♪ Helping's the key!
♪ H-E-L-P!
♪ I'll help you, Donkey!
Don't worry!
♪ ♪ H-E-L-P!
♪ Sometimes you need A friend or three!
♪ ♪ H-E-L-P!
♪ Help!
Help!
Help!
♪ Help!
Help!
Help!
Help!
Help!
♪ ♪ Let's imagine what could be inside?
♪ ♪ Could it be some books?
♪ Could it be a slide?
♪ Imagine all the possibilities.
♪ ♪ What's in the box?
♪ What could it be?
♪ Imagining's fun when you're waiting around.
♪ ♪ It helps pass the time and it calms us down!
♪ ♪ Is it something short or something tall?
♪ ♪ A motor scooter?
♪ A bouncy ball?
♪ What could it be?
♪ Oh, what do you think?
♪ A blueberry shake we all can drink?
♪ ♪ Imagining's fun when you're waiting around.
♪ ♪ It helps pass the time and it calms us down!
♪ ♪ A submarine?
♪ Hot air balloon?
♪ I hope Purple Panda gets here soon!
♪ ♪ A sailboat?
♪ Purple rocking chair?
♪ It could be a... ♪ Hey!
Purple Panda's here!
♪ Hi!
♪ Imagining's fun when you're waiting around.
♪ ♪ It helped pass the time and it calmed us down!
♪ ♪ We don't have to wait any longer now!
♪ ♪ We're all here ♪ Harriett Elizabeth Cow!
♪ Get ready for the purple glow ♪ ♪ Of this intergalactic light show ♪ ♪ Lavender Lights right before your eyes ♪ ♪ Dancing across the starry skies ♪ ♪ You'll never forget this beautiful sight ♪ ♪ When the Lavender Lights light up the night ♪ - Oh!
I have wanted to see them for a such a long time!
- ♪ It's so hot today in Someplace Else ♪ - ♪ So hot today ice cream just melts ♪ - ♪ You can fry an egg right on the street ♪ - ♪ And it's way too hot to get a chillin' beat ♪ (The bongo skin boings) All: ♪ A lot of hot is what we got ♪ ♪ It's hot... hot... hot... - ♪ It's so hot my feathers are starting to droop ♪ - ♪ It's so hot I feel like matzo ball soup ♪ - ♪ It's too doggone hot to play with a ball ♪ - ♪ It's too too hot to do anything at all!
♪ All: ♪ A lot of hot is what we got ♪ ♪ It's hot... hot... hot... ♪ A lot of hot is what we got ♪ ♪ It's hot... hot... hot... (Everyone sighs) ♪ When you want to get better ♪ At something new, ♪ I know exactly what to do.
♪ The ingredients are here, it's all you need.
♪ ♪ It's my super-secret recipe for how to succeed.
♪ What is the secret recipe, Grampy?
♪ -Step one.
-Hey!
♪ ♪ Practice ♪ -Step two... -Hey!
♪ ♪ Practice some more.
♪ -Step three... -Hey!
♪ ♪ Practice.
♪ And soon you'll be dancing across the floor.
♪ Oh, okay.
So, just uh, practice?
Yep!
That's when you do something over and over again until you can do it very easily.
So maybe if I practice the Hoof Dancing moves, and do them over and over again, I'll get better at it and become a real Hoof Dancer!
♪ Yes!
♪ Do something once, Do it twice and then, ♪ ♪ Do it over and over and over again, ♪ ♪ You practice and practice and then surprise, ♪ ♪ You'll get better after lots of tries!
♪ What are the moves, Grampy?
What do we have to practice?
Glad you asked, granddaughter!
Practice this clomp!
♪ Clomp!
Clomp!
♪ Clomp-clomp-clomp!
♪ Clomp-clomp-clomp-clomp- clomp-clomp!
♪ Practice this spin!
♪ Spin spin!
♪ Spin-spin-spin!
♪ Spin-spin-spin-spin-spin!
Practice this Kick!
♪ Kick kick!
♪ Kick-kick-kick!
♪ Kick-kick-kick-kick-kick!
♪ Do it over and over and over some more, ♪ ♪ Each time will be better than the one before.
♪ ♪ Donkey, my dear, Just listen to me, ♪ ♪ And follow my secret recipe!
♪ ♪ Step one.
♪ Practice ♪ Step two... ♪ Practice some more.
♪ Step three... ♪ Practice.
♪ And soon you'll be dancing across the floor.
♪ Practice!
Thank you, Grampy!
Aww.
Now I know exactly what to do!
Good luck, Donkey Hodie!
♪ Ooooooooh!
Let's move!
- ♪ And groove!
- ♪ Let's groove!
- ♪ And move!
Both: ♪ And we're not gonna stop ♪ ♪ Until we get to the top!
- ♪ Hey!
Hey!
♪ Hey!
- ♪ Let's move!
- ♪ And groove!
- ♪Let's groove!
- ♪ And move!
Both: ♪ And we're not gonna stop ♪ ♪ Until we get to the top!
♪ Hey!
Hey!
- ♪ Hey!
- ♪ Let's move!
- ♪ And groove!
- ♪ Let's groove!
- ♪ And move!
Both: ♪ And we're not gonna stop ♪ ♪ Until we get to the top!
♪ Hey!
Hey!
♪ Hey!
♪ Let's move... ♪ And groove... (Effort grunts) Agh!
♪ Let's groove... ♪ And move... - Noooo!
(Landing thuds) Aaaaaah!
- Oof!
- I cannot move or groove anymore.
- Mmm!
- Oh!
Ah!
♪ We have a big problem, It's sort of a mess.
♪ ♪ A pickle pet is lost, And it's causing us stress.
♪ ♪ We don't want to give up, Cause that would be a shame, ♪ ♪ Gotta turn this hard problem, ♪ ♪ Into a fun game!
♪ Turn this hard problem Into a fun game!
♪ ♪ Turn this hard problem into a fun game!
♪ Okay.
So, for this nest looks like we're gonna need some sticks and leaves and string.
Hey!
We can get those right near my pond!
Alright!
- And when we build the rest nest, and the Yodel Birds rest, the Yodel Birds will yodel again!
(Giggles) This is so exciting!
(Giggling excitedly) Yodel-lay-hee-hoo!
Duck Duck: 'Kay-'Kay.
So all the stuff we need for the nest is separated into little piles here, so we can find the things we need more easily.
- Okay!
Let's build!
- Yeah!
♪ I like to take my time, ya know, ♪ ♪ I mean that when I want to do a thing, ya know, ♪ ♪ I like to take my time ♪ And 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 ♪ And do it right (Harmonizing) ♪ Yodel-odel-lay-hee-hoo!
- (Gasps) And now they're yodeling!
- They're actually yodeling!
Right.
Here!
Ooh!
- (Sobbing happily) It's just so beautiful.
- Sure is.
Bird 3: ♪ Do you want to learn how to yodel?
♪ ♪ Want to yodel all day long?
Carol: ♪ Well, we got a yodeling secret, ♪ ♪ It's right here in our yodeling song ♪ Mike: ♪ It'll teach you all how to yodel alone ♪ ♪ And how to yodel with your folks ♪ All: ♪ If you want yodel-aye, And you wanna yodel-loo ♪ ♪ Then yodel out this knock knock joke ♪ ♪ Knock knock!
(Knocking) All: ♪ Who's there?
Yodel Birds: ♪ A little old lady!
♪ All: ♪ A little old lady who?
Yodel Birds: ♪ A little old lady, old lady, ♪ ♪ Old lady, old lady, old lady-oooh!
♪ ♪ A little old lady, old lady, old lady, ♪ ♪ Old lady, old lady-oooh!
♪ A little old lady, old lady, old lady, ♪ ♪ Old lady, old lady-oooh!
All: (Cheering) Yeah!
Woo-hoo!
Wow!
Yeah!
Yodel Birds: (Yodeling) Duck Duck: There they go.
Headed up to Mount Really High Up.
Donkey: Have a terrific trek, Yodel Birds.
See you next year.
All: (Chanting) Have you seen 'em?
Have you heard?
The beautiful voice of the Yodel Bird!
(Yodeling) ♪ Yodel-lay hee-hoo!
♪ Yodel-odel-lay-hee-haw!
♪ Sometimes a storm is stormin' inside of me ♪ ♪ My thunder is ready to crash, ♪ ♪ I'm upset, I'm mad, I'm frustrated, ♪ ♪ My lighting is ready to flash... ♪ ♪ I want to give up!
I just want to quit!
♪ ♪ I want to scream out, And be done with it!
♪ What do you do to feel better?
♪ I just say stop.
♪ Stop!
♪ Take a breath.
♪ Breathe in deep down to my tummy.
♪ ♪ Let it out, With a sigh, ahh!
♪ ♪ And it makes me feel less crummy.
♪ ♪ I feel calm and cool, Like it's a brand new day!
♪ ♪ And I face my troubles, In a brand new way!
♪ ♪ When I take a deep breath I blow my troubles away!
♪ ♪ But how can that help with my problem?
♪ ♪ This elephant won't leave the ground ♪ ♪ I'm upset!
I'm mad!
I'm frustrated, ♪ ♪ I need to turn this frown around!
♪ Grr!
♪ Just say stop!
Ergh... Stop!
Stop!
♪ Take a breath.
♪ Breathe in deep down to your tummy.
♪ ♪ Let it out, With a sigh... ♪ [both sigh] ♪ It will make your day less crummy ♪ ♪ I feel calm and cool, Like it's a brand new day!
♪ ♪ Now, you'll face your troubles, ♪ ♪ In a brand new way!
♪ So take a deep breath ♪ And blow your troubles away!
So, how do you feel now?
♪ Chili in the pot, It takes so long, ♪ ♪ It makes me want to sing, This lonely, waiting song.
♪ ♪ I got the So Hard, Waiting to Chew the Chili Blues.
♪ [sad howls] ♪ I got one desire, Got one goal.
♪ ♪ To fill up that chili, In my chili bowl.
♪ ♪ I got the So Hard, Waiting to Chew the Chili Blues.
♪ [sad howls] ♪ Waiting is hard!
♪ Waiting is tough!
♪ Waiting makes this dog's life so rough!
♪ ♪ I got the So Hard, Waiting to Chew the Chili Blues.
♪ [sad howls] ♪ When you want some chili, On your plate ♪ ♪ You want it now, And you just can't wait.
♪ ♪ Just play some music, Sing a song, ♪ ♪ We'll help you wait, With a sing-along.
♪ ♪ When you sing some songs, You will see, ♪ ♪ Waiting can be so easy, ♪ At the Slow-Cook Chili, Super Silly, Waiting Jamboree.
♪ ♪ I'll sing along Give it a try, ♪ ♪ It's so fun, The time will fly.
♪ ♪ Should I check my watch, Or hourglass?
♪ ♪ Just sing with us, And time will pass.
♪ ♪ When you sing some songs, You will see, ♪ ♪ Waiting can be so easy, ♪ At the Slow-Cook Chili, Super Silly, Waiting Jamboree.
♪ ♪ At the Slow-Cook Chili, Super Silly, Waiting Jamboree.
♪ [all howl] Bow wow!
That was fun!
♪ We could do something silly like jump up and down ♪ ♪ Or slip and fall over like a big goofy clown ♪ ♪ But I don't think that's fun for a king-- ♪ ♪ So I guess we'll do this king thing... ♪ ♪ Guess we'll do this king thing... ♪ PANDA: They throw rose petals on the ground and walk over them?
Okay, let's try!
[yawns] ♪ We could play a new game where we all spin around ♪ ♪ Or get across the room without touching the ground ♪ ♪ But kings aren't into silly games- ♪ ♪ So I guess we'll do this king thing... ♪ ♪ Guess we'll do this king thing... ♪ DONKEY: They write their names with quills.
Hmm.
Okay.
[sneezes] ♪ We've already tried everything ♪ ♪ It's not fun doing these king things.
♪ ♪ Fun doing these king things.
♪ ♪ Purple Panda is painting away ♪ ♪ He's getting ready for the Art Show today ♪ - ♪ It's purple wurple Purple wurpley ♪ - ♪ Hm... let's see... Oo-ee!
♪ ♪ What's Clyde the Cloud painting way up high?
♪ ♪ Let's catch a glimpse as he passes by ♪ - ♪ Sun rays stretching across the sky ♪ - ♪ Hey hey!
♪ My my!
All: ♪ Well, there's an art show come take a look ♪ ♪ At all the colorful and cool art work ♪ ♪ Oo-ee, oo-ee!
♪ My my!
My my!
♪ Hey hey hey!
♪ Art Show today!
♪♪♪ ♪ Wooo!
♪♪♪ - ♪ Moo!
Why is Duck Duck looking on the ground?
♪ - ♪ I'm finding leaves that are lying around ♪ ♪ And making art out of things I found ♪ - ♪ Let's see... Ooo-eee!
♪ ♪ Look at Bob Dog's masterpiece ♪ ♪ So many colors looking oh so sweet ♪ - ♪ I'm gonna roll it over to the show ♪ ♪ Can't wait... to go!
All: ♪ Well, there's an art show come take a look ♪ ♪ At all the colorful and cool art work ♪ ♪ Oo-ee!
Oo-ee!
♪ My my!
My my!
♪ Hey hey hey!
♪ Art Show today!
♪♪♪ ♪ Art Show today!
- Ooh, I hope that song helped, Donkey!
Ladies and gentlemen!
Uncle Panda!
♪ 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!
♪ Wow!
Uncle Panda!
Hey-o!
♪ We had a real nice plan ♪ To have some fun and play, ♪ But the wind blew in a problem, ♪ ♪ And it ruined our day.
♪ But there is something we can do, ♪ ♪ We can make a little change, ♪ And look at what we planned, ♪ ♪ And try to rearrange... ♪ -We can... -Change the plan?
♪ ♪ Take the problem nice and slow!
♪ ♪ Change the plan!
♪ Think of different ways to go!
♪ ♪ Change the plan!
Yeah!
♪ See things in a whole new way, ♪ ♪ Change the plan!
♪ And try something else today!
♪ ♪ We can do it!
♪ Yes we can!
We can change the plan!
♪ ♪ Today is your birthday ♪ So I want to say ♪ Everything we love about you on your very special day ♪ ♪ I love your warm bear hugs ♪ ♪ I love your purple hair-do ♪ ♪ I love your belly laugh ♪ I love dancing with you ♪ I love your purple smoothies ♪ ♪ I love your bedtime stories ♪ ♪ I love your smiley smile ♪ I love spending time with you ♪ ♪ Happy birthday, Mama Panda ♪ Happy Birthday, you!
♪ Happy Birthday, Mama Panda ♪ I'm so glad you're you!
♪ ♪ From the time it was a seed.
♪ ♪ I've minded all my marigolds ♪ ♪ and pulled out every weed!
♪ And I water so precisely counting one-two-three ♪ ♪ I'm my flowers' best friend 'cause I know what they need!
♪ ♪ I plant the roses here ♪ 'cause they need lots of room to grow ♪ ♪ I plant petunias here ♪ 'cause all the sunlight makes them glow ♪ ♪ I care for them so carefully ♪ because I love them so ♪ I'm my flowers' best friend, and they need what I know... ♪ ♪ 'Cause I know what they need!
♪ ♪ Even when you can't see me, ♪ Know I'm always here, ♪ Clapping for you, my best pal, ♪ ♪ And giving you a cheer.
♪ I'll be cheering oh so loudly, ♪ ♪ Even when you can't see me.
♪ ♪ You can't always have your friends and family, ♪ ♪ Right there next to you, ♪ But if you want to feel them close, ♪ ♪ This is what you do... ♪ Just close your eyes, and focus hard, ♪ ♪ On the ones who you love dear, ♪ ♪ And picture them in your mind, ♪ ♪ Standing oh so near, giving you a cheer.
♪ ♪ Even when you can't see us, know we're always here.
♪ ♪ Clapping for you, Panda Pal, and giving you a cheer.
♪ ♪ We'll be making quite the fuss, ♪ ♪ Even when you can't see us.
♪ If you can't see me, don't run and hide, ♪ ♪ Just feel your best friend right by your side, ♪ ♪ I'll be there, I guarantee, ♪ ♪ And I'll be cheering so loudly!
♪ ♪ Even when you can't see me!
♪ ♪ Even when you can't see me!
♪ Even when you can't see me!
♪ You don't have to be the best at something.
You can just do it because you love to do it.
♪ I love to catch I could catch all day.
♪ ♪ Oooo ohh!
♪ When I miss the ball Well, that's okay ♪ ♪ I keep on catching anyway ♪ It's what I love to do ♪ Yeah!
♪ Do what you love and love what you do♪ ♪ And a hee-hawesome feeling Will come over you.
♪ ♪ Oh yeah!
♪ Do what you love And love what you do ♪ ♪ And a hee-hawesome feeling Will come over you.
♪ Okay, I'll fetch the ball for you, Donkey Hodie.
Just this once.
So, you can play catch.
Okay!
Here you go!
Thanks, Bob Dog!
Bow wow...
Bow wow...
Bow Wowie!
Donkey Hodie!
I'm getting that bow-wowie feeling!
Kinda like when you fetched the bowling ball... Yeah, and the ball of yarn.
Donkey Hodie, maybe it's just fetching that gives me that bow-wowwie feeling!
I don't have to be the fastest or the best fetcher!
You're right!
♪ I love to fetch I could fetch all day ♪ ♪ Ooh ohh!
♪ And if I'm not the fastest Well, that's okay ♪ ♪ I keep on fetching anyway ♪ It's what I love to do!
♪ Bow wow!
♪ Do what you love And love what you do ♪ ♪ And a hee-hawesome feeling Will come over you!
♪ ♪ Yeah!
♪ Do what you love and love what you do♪ ♪ And a hee-hawesome feeling, ♪ A bowwowie feeling, ♪ Will come over you!
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