Songs
Missing Presumed Squashed Lyrics
“Find you glasses, Aaron!”, Mrs. Stacey yelled in pain
“You really need them on, you know. It’s definitely a shame.
Try looking in your bag because that’s where they might be.
If this test isn’t done you know at lunch you won’t be free!”
ALL:
“If this test isn’t done you know at lunch you won’t be free!”
The bag came in, was tipped out; the pile was fairly high.
Out came two squashed bananas, lots of money and a pie.
“I still can’t find those glasses”, Aaron moaned and stamped his feet.
“Just keep on looking kid, there’s not a chance that we’ll be beat!”
ALL:
“Just keep on looking kid, there’s not a chance that we’ll be beat!”
A compass and a magnet with some steel wool sticking on
Chewed up ruler, sixteen rubbers and a pencil case half gone
The class was quite astounded they had never seen such junk
One small motor, four tired batteries and a head set fell out, Clunk!
ALL:
One small motor, four tired batteries and a head set fell out, Clunk!
Some notes about the Nat Fit camp, a raffle book or two
The School News looking fairly damp, back copies of it too
Old homework sheets and white-out jars (they’re banned within our school)
A plastic water pistol, full, glue in a mushy pool
All:
A plastic water pistol, full, glue in a mushy pool
Two puffers, one with lid off, next an apple, pack of cards
Some track-suit pants, a sandwich, ‘Post-it’ notes, this job was hard!
Then underneath a homework sheet, and tucked beneath a book
Those glasses finally emerged, and boy did they look crook
ALL:
Those glasses finally emerged, and boy did they look crook
The class all yelled, “that’s great, they’re found, now he can get to work”!
But Aaron had to clean them first, and so some work did shirk
His school bag now is almost clean, but the smell still lingers on
That apple-y, sock-y, vegie smell, like armpits of King Kong
ALL:
That apple-y, sock-y, vegie smell, like armpits of King Kong
Forget the crowds in telephone booths, or elephants in a car
They’re nothing compared to Aaron’s bag, for Aaron is a star
And Aaron now is famous, down South Miranda way
For cramming more things in his bag than we can bear to say
ALL:
For cramming more things in his bag than we can bear to say
Teaching Ideas
• Have class list items in their school bags. Compare their list to contents of Aaron's bag
• List essential things you need to bring to school.
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Production Tips
• Act out entire song. One child to be teacher rest to be class, one to be Aaron
• Give a verse each to groups of children.
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