Here in the Band
or why I love our band
(Under the sea- from The Little Mermaid)
(Stage setting- A ninth grader tries to convince a seventh grader to stay in the band)
The homework seems always lighter
In someone else's class
You dream of transferring elsewhere
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the sounds around you
Just walk through the band room door
Such wonderful things surround you
What better class are you looking for?
Here in the band
Here in the band
Yes it is better
Homework is lighter
Take it from me
In other classes they work all day
Outside the band they slave away
While we're devoting
Full time to playin'
Here in the band
Here all the winds are happy
As up and down the scales they run
And the prucussion play just as gladly
They're happy cause they get to drum
Other courses aren't so lucky
They're in for a worser route
Just think when the class gets crowded
They'll just get shifted out
Here in the band
Here in the band
Since life is sweet here
We've all got the beat here
Naturally
All of the woodwinds and the brass
They get the urge to start to play
The band's got the spirit
You got to hear it
Here in the band
The front row's the flutes with one piccolo part
Our bass sounds just greateven when they're sharp
The back row's the brass
Those four play the drums
The bass is the heart of the band
Cause we all can play the chords on a string
The band's rocking out
our instruments sing
The oboes and saxs
They know where they're at
And can those clarinets blow
Here in the band
Here in the band
With all the sections
Coming in playing
It's music to me
What have they got beyond this land?
We have our cool junior high band
All of these flutes here know how to trill here
Each of the drums here knows how to roll here
Here in the band
All of the sections
Playin' together
That's why it's awesome
Here in the band room
Sure we're in luck here
Down with our band here
Here with the band
