1. Gather Around and I’ll Tell You A Story By Teresa Jennings © 1996 Plank Road Publishing Music K-8 Vol. 6 #3 PowerPoint by Ralph Shoemaker III

2. Once upon a time, In a land we call “Make Believe”

3. Giants and geese with Golden eggs are living there Waiting for their tale to Be told. And so it goes.

4. Gather around and I’ll tell you a story You can tell to your children’s children.

5. Listen well while I tell. While I tell.

7. (Sing-Ooh) Once upon a time, in the Land of Make Believe, the Pied Piper Was playing his flute

8. (Sing-Ooh) When along came the Ugly Duckling, with His distant cousins, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse.

9. (Sing-Ooh) Well! They all climbed Up a beanstalk together Where they found a funny little man spinning straw into gold.

10. (Sing-Ooh) “The sky is falling!” Yelled Chicken Little. And Rapunzel let down her long hair.

11. Gather around and I’ll tell you a story You can tell to your children’s children.

12. Listen well while I tell. While I tell.

14. (Sing-Ooh) Later that day, Hansel Was taking a walk When he met three pigs, Three bears and three Billy Goats Gruff.

15. (Sing-Ooh) As he walked by the sea, The Little Mermaid Kissed a frog who Turned into a prince!

16. (Sing-Ooh) Well! Beauty couldn’t Find The Beast, but she Did find seven dwarves And a lady’s glass slipper.

17. (Sing-Ooh) “You can’t catch me!” Cried the Gingerbread Man, and he flew away On a magic carpet!

18. Gather around and I’ll tell you a story You can tell to your children’s children.

19. Listen well while I tell. While I tell.

21. (Sing-Ooh) That night, Sleeping Beauty was just waking Up when Cinderella and Snow White came by looking for their Princes.

22. (Sing-Ooh) Tom Thumb rubbed a Magic lamp and Ducky Lucky thought He was The Steadfast Tin Solider!

23. (Sing-Ooh) Well! The news of the Troll under the bridge Scared the Big Bad Wolf away!

24. (Sing-Ooh) So, everyone in the Land of Make Believe Chopped down the Beanstalk and they all Lived happily ever after.

25. Gather around and I’ll tell you a story You can tell to your children’s children.

26. Listen well while I tell. While I tell.

27. Solo: The End!