Comments on: Snippets From the Mrs. Rollins Catalog http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/ crunchy nuggets, served semi-daily Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BB http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-4339 BB Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:24:42 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-4339 we did this program in 5th grade at my elementary school in utah in 1989. i still love those songs to this day! we did this program in 5th grade at my elementary school in utah in 1989. i still love those songs to this day!

]]> By: Elkins http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-4027 Elkins Sat, 25 Dec 2010 04:18:19 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-4027 Hi, Bill. I went to Roaring Brook Elementary School, in Chappaqua, New York. Hi, Bill. I went to Roaring Brook Elementary School, in Chappaqua, New York.

]]> By: Bill Forrest http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-3694 Bill Forrest Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:54:42 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-3694 We did those songs in my 5th grade chorus pageant too, in 1971 and I remember many of them to this day. What school did you go to? We did those songs in my 5th grade chorus pageant too, in 1971 and I remember many of them to this day. What school did you go to?

]]> By: Gina http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-2305 Gina Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:17:19 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-2305 My 5th grade class did that musical in 1976. Each of had the entire score and the cover as I recall was titled My Country Tis of Thee. I remember one of my costumes was a white frilly shirt, red vest, blue knickers, white tights, black shoes with aluminum foil buckles to look like the colonial era. I can't remember why I was dressed as a man and not a colonial woman. I loved doing that play, I was searching cause some facebook friends were recalling the same memory lol! My 5th grade class did that musical in 1976. Each of had the entire score and the cover as I recall was titled My Country Tis of Thee. I remember one of my costumes was a white frilly shirt, red vest, blue knickers, white tights, black shoes with aluminum foil buckles to look like the colonial era. I can’t remember why I was dressed as a man and not a colonial woman. I loved doing that play, I was searching cause some facebook friends were recalling the same memory lol!

]]> By: Elkins http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-1648 Elkins Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:26:48 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-1648 Haha, yes, the Internet is an awesome thing. I just spent the last hour or so listening to all of those songs again. I also found out that the musical was originally written by the songwriting team of Ruth Roberts and Bill Katz. Not that I've ever heard of them before, of course. They seem to have specialized in baseball songs, of all the crazy things. And look! You can even still order the thing for putting on your own classroom pageant: http://www.michaelbrent.com/our_country.htm Anyway, that's one years-old mystery solved! Thanks, Internet! Haha, yes, the Internet is an awesome thing. I just spent the last hour or so listening to all of those songs again. I also found out that the musical was originally written by the songwriting team of Ruth Roberts and Bill Katz. Not that I’ve ever heard of them before, of course. They seem to have specialized in baseball songs, of all the crazy things.

And look! You can even still order the thing for putting on your own classroom pageant:

http://www.michaelbrent.com/our_country.htm

Anyway, that’s one years-old mystery solved! Thanks, Internet!

]]> By: Adam S http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-1647 Adam S Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:48:18 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-1647 Elkins, thank you SOOOOOO much! I am so thankful to have finally placed these songs. The power of internet continues to amaze me nearly 20 years after I started using it! Elkins, thank you SOOOOOO much! I am so thankful to have finally placed these songs. The power of internet continues to amaze me nearly 20 years after I started using it!

]]> By: Elkins http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-1645 Elkins Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:56:37 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-1645 Hey again! I found more information, a lot more lyrics (including those to the Inventors song), *plus* a link where you can download some of the songs, here: http://www.haloscan.com/comments/cowgirlfunk/115574326469252155/ Yay! Hey again!

I found more information, a lot more lyrics (including those to the Inventors song), *plus* a link where you can download some of the songs, here:

http://www.haloscan.com/comments/cowgirlfunk/115574326469252155/

Yay!

]]> By: Judy http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-1543 Judy Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:14:01 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-1543 I remember some of that New Deal song from a 5th grade play, too. It went, something like, To aid in the recovery will pass the NRA to help the banks we must declare a banking holiday, we have no fear but fear itself til' this depression ends, so until things get better, I promise you my friends, you're getting a New Deal, New Deal, everyone is going to get a New Deal, hitch you're wagon to a star, 'cause FDR is giving us all a brand New Deal. I remember some of that New Deal song from a 5th grade play, too. It went, something like, To aid in the recovery will pass the NRA to help the banks we must declare a banking holiday, we have no fear but fear itself til’ this depression ends, so until things get better, I promise you my friends, you’re getting a New Deal, New Deal, everyone is going to get a New Deal, hitch you’re wagon to a star, ’cause FDR is giving us all a brand New Deal.

]]> By: Betsy http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 Betsy Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:17:32 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-1527 I was just practicing the 13 colonies with my daughter and the song from the same pageant came to mind. The song had something about asking each colony if it wanted to persue happiness, life, liberty, etc. The only verse I remember went: "New York, New Hampshire and New Jersey, are you for the pursuit of happiness? For life and liberty and freedom?" "The three of us vote YES!" I was so excited to find and recall the song from the 20's! Wasn't there a song about all kinds of inventions, too? I'm also thinking that maybe American Pie was part of it? Hope more info can be found. Thanks for the memories...... I was just practicing the 13 colonies with my daughter and the song from the same pageant came to mind. The song had something about asking each colony if it wanted to persue happiness, life, liberty, etc. The only verse I remember went:
“New York, New Hampshire and New Jersey, are you for the pursuit of happiness? For life and liberty and freedom?”
“The three of us vote YES!”

I was so excited to find and recall the song from the 20′s! Wasn’t there a song about all kinds of inventions, too? I’m also thinking that maybe American Pie was part of it? Hope more info can be found. Thanks for the memories……

]]> By: Adam S http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-1439 Adam S Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:53:04 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-1439 I *know* the second song about the colonies! I remember it very clearly. Damn you internet for not having more info about this collection of songs!! I *know* the second song about the colonies! I remember it very clearly. Damn you internet for not having more info about this collection of songs!!

]]> By: Elkins http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 Elkins Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:43:13 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-1437 Hi, there! Yes! I *did* find this site through Google when looking for more information about that FDR/New Deal song! It's not from the musical Annie. I don't know who wrote it (that was one of the pieces of information I was hoping to find, actually), but it was one of the songs in a pageant-style musical about US history, clearly written for kids, which my fifth grade class performed in 1975. The song that came right before it was, naturally, one about the '20s, but frustratingly enough, I can only remember a few verses of that one. It was pretty much a call-and-response sort of number, nearly completely composed of Bright Young Thing slang and pop culture, interspersed with a most ominous chorus: <blockquote>"Al Jolson! Gotta go hear it! Lucky Lindy! That's the spirit! No kind of coat but a raccoon coat! Stocks are going up, going up, going up.... I'm a flag-pole sitter, how about you? I'm a dapper flapper! Boop boop bee do! I'll be down to get you in a tin lizzie! Stocks are going up, going up, going up... Barny Google has googly eyes! Stocks are going up, going up, going up! Going up, up, up, up..."</blockquote> Of course, it ended with the big crash, which then led into the New Deal song. (I suppose you can guess why that particular number's been on my mind lately, eh?) The only other song I remember from this pageant was one at the very beginning, about the founders of various of the thirteen colonies: <blockquote>Roger Williams, there was a man! Hie-ho-diddle-ie-oh In Rhode Island he began To make our country grow-o-o-o Make our country grow William Penn, there was a man! ...</blockquote> And so forth. The pageant ended with a song about the moon landing, so it was probably written some time in the sixties. Either that, or in the 70s, and they just didn't want to talk about Vietnam. Heh. Anyway, that's about all I've got. If you ever uncover more details about this pageant, I'd love to hear about it. I've been feeling curious about it too, lately. Thanks for the memories, and for reassuring me that I wasn't just *imagining* the New Deal song! -- Elkins Hi, there! Yes! I *did* find this site through Google when looking for more information about that FDR/New Deal song!

It’s not from the musical Annie. I don’t know who wrote it (that was one of the pieces of information I was hoping to find, actually), but it was one of the songs in a pageant-style musical about US history, clearly written for kids, which my fifth grade class performed in 1975.

The song that came right before it was, naturally, one about the ’20s, but frustratingly enough, I can only remember a few verses of that one. It was pretty much a call-and-response sort of number, nearly completely composed of Bright Young Thing slang and pop culture, interspersed with a most ominous chorus:

“Al Jolson! Gotta go hear it!
Lucky Lindy! That’s the spirit!
No kind of coat but a raccoon coat!
Stocks are going up, going up, going up….

I’m a flag-pole sitter, how about you?
I’m a dapper flapper! Boop boop bee do!
I’ll be down to get you in a tin lizzie!
Stocks are going up, going up, going up…

Barny Google has googly eyes!
Stocks are going up, going up, going up! Going up, up, up, up…”

Of course, it ended with the big crash, which then led into the New Deal song. (I suppose you can guess why that particular number’s been on my mind lately, eh?)

The only other song I remember from this pageant was one at the very beginning, about the founders of various of the thirteen colonies:

Roger Williams, there was a man!
Hie-ho-diddle-ie-oh
In Rhode Island he began
To make our country grow-o-o-o
Make our country grow

William Penn, there was a man!
…

And so forth.

The pageant ended with a song about the moon landing, so it was probably written some time in the sixties. Either that, or in the 70s, and they just didn’t want to talk about Vietnam. Heh.

Anyway, that’s about all I’ve got. If you ever uncover more details about this pageant, I’d love to hear about it. I’ve been feeling curious about it too, lately.

Thanks for the memories, and for reassuring me that I wasn’t just *imagining* the New Deal song!

– Elkins

]]> By: Bonnie http://www.firsttube.com/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Bonnie Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:43:04 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/Snippets-From-the-Mrs-Rollins-Catalog#comment-330 Hi, I am a music teacher and that song is from the musical Annie!! You should be able to find it quite easily. Good luck!! AND--It is awesome that you remember your musical experiences so fondly--you are lucky to have had someone to give you such wonderful memories.<br /> <br /> Bonnie Hi, I am a music teacher and that song is from the musical Annie!! You should be able to find it quite easily. Good luck!! AND–It is awesome that you remember your musical experiences so fondly–you are lucky to have had someone to give you such wonderful memories.

Bonnie

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