Hugh the Manatee
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Album: Circle of Life
Artist: Magpie http://www.magpiemusic.com/
NOTE to Teachers: See
Music Education Resources Library at http://www.angelfire.com/nb2/musicedresources/ThemMus3.html
Circle of Life: Terry
Leonino and Greg Artzner's
excellent album of Earth songs for children of all ages, a favorite with kids
as well as their parents. It features songs celebrating the animals, such as
"The Buffalo Song", “Blue Crab Blues", "I Am a
Dolphin", and "Hugh the
Manatee", as well as songs about what we can do to help in the
all-important healing process, such as "Shut Off the Water", and
"It Really Isn't Garbage". To
Order CD's and cassettes please contact:
LONG TAIL RECORDS,
Song Lyrics
As I was snorkeling down in the cayes
I came upon 2 manatees
I looked at them and they looked right at me
As they chewed on their dinner of hydrilla weeds
One came over and said to me
I’ll tell you what life is like under the sea
My name is Hugh and I’ll show to you
Just what manatees do
Chorus: Hugh the manatee
Swimming around from caye to caye
Oh how I wish that I could be
Like Hugh the manatee
Hugh the manatee
Swimming around the
Oh how I wish that I could be
Like Hugh the manatee
Hugh said I like to come here and feed
Among the hyacinths and the seaweed
Rooting around in the seagrass beds
I like salt water I also like fresh
I don’t mind it cool but warm is the best
When I get tired I take a deep breath
And go down on the bottom to rest
Chorus: Hugh the manatee
Swimming around from caye to caye
Oh how I wish that I could be
Like Hugh the manatee
Hugh the manatee
Swimming around the
Oh how I wish that I could be
Like Hugh the manatee
Instrumental Interlude
Repeat Chorus: Hugh the manatee
Swimming around from caye to caye
Oh how I wish that I could be
Like Hugh the manatee
Hugh the manatee
Swimming around the
Oh how I wish that I could be
Like Hugh the manatee
It isn’t as easy as you might think
‘Cause me and my kind
We are almost extinct
A lot of the places we lived are now gone
Making it harder to carry on
Just look at these scars on my back they were made
By somebody’s powerboat propeller blade
With boats and pollution and trash in my way
It’s harder to live everyday
New Chorus: Hugh the manatee
It shouldn’t be so hard to be
He’s part of you and he’s part of me
We’re all humanity
Hugh the manatee
It shouldn’t be so hard to be
He’s part of you and he’s part of me
We’re all humanity
Return to
Album: Circle of Life
Artist: Magpie http://www.magpiemusic.com/
NOTE to Teachers: See
Music Education Resources Library at http://www.angelfire.com/nb2/musicedresources/ThemMus3.html
Circle of Life: Terry
Leonino and Greg Artzner's
excellent album of Earth songs for children of all ages, a favorite with kids
as well as their parents. It features songs celebrating the animals, such as
"The Buffalo Song", “Blue Crab Blues", "I Am a
Dolphin", and "Hugh the
Manatee", as well as songs about what we can do to help in the
all-important healing process, such as "Shut Off the Water", and
"It Really Isn't Garbage". To
Order CD's and cassettes please contact:
LONG TAIL RECORDS,