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Clean it up!

from Fresh, Clean, Fun! by 38th Street Birds

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This song teaches responsibility and cleaning up.
The character in first person goes throughout the day in different situaitons where cleaning up is a choice that should be made.
This may be a story book some day.

lyrics

Sitting with my sandwich eating quietly I see something I’m trying to ignore.
As I was reaching for my glass of chocolate milk, I accidently spilled some on the floor.
I know the mess is mine But I think it will be fine
I’ll leave the mess on the floor that’s what my parents are for
but I know in the back of my mind

It’s my mess. I need to clean it up. I made it that’s true
It’s my mess. I need to clean it up. I know what I’ve got to do.
Clean it up! 5X

I just finished playing with my building blocks And now I want to play with something new.
I really want to leave this mess for someone else but I was told, “Pick up when you are through.”
I know the mess is mine But I think it will be fine
I’ll leave the mess on the floor I’ll say it was there before
But I know in the back of my mind

It’s my mess. I need to clean it up. I made it that’s true
It’s my mess. I need to clean it up. I know what I’ve got to do.
Clean it up! 5X

Working in the garden with my mom and dad pulling weeds and planting flowers too.
There’s a lot of work that goes into this job And you know we’re going to clean up when we’re through
There’s a shovel, rake, and hoe And I know just where they go
And it’s not there on the ground we’ll put them back where we found
them, cuz by now this is something we know

It’s our mess. We need to clean it up. We made it that’s true
It’s our mess. We need to clean it up. We know what we’ve got to do.
Clean it up! 5X

I just ate and played and worked and cleaned it up And now it’s almost time to go to bed.
My parents said to take a shower before I sleep But I just want to sleep like this instead
I know my sheets are clean And my mess might make them green
but right now I just don’t care Just give me my teddy bear
But I know in the back of my mind

I’m dirty. I need to take a shower
And use some shampoo
My body is very dirty. Yup!
And so I know what I’ve got to do…
Clean it up! 5X

credits

from Fresh, Clean, Fun!, released December 25, 2015
Vocals: John and Kelli Stanford and Frankie Joe Willderman
Guitar: John
Bass: Frankie Joe
Percussion: John and Frankie Joe

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John and Kelli Stanford Rock Island, Illinois

John & Kelli Stanford love music, kids, & having fun. The Quad Cities in Illinois (where John grew up) is their home, though Kelli is from Wisconsin.
She studied church ministries at Maranatha Baptist Bible College, & he studied elementary education at Moody Bible Institute. Kelli & John met & married at Camp Timber-Lee, They love to use their music to bring joy & encouragement to all who hear! ... more

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