Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
The Wind-Chime Listening Song
Promise: Aydin slows down before replacing anything, Haylee tests the chime pieces one by one, and together they repair one loose string rather than inventing a missing part.
The part everyone joins: “Listen, test, mend what’s loose—fix only what the music proves.”
Lyrics
Changed-Chime Count-In
Aydin: Hear that chime? It sounds brand-new.
Haylee: Listen first; then test what’s true.
Near the gate, the wind chime sways.
One note bumps and one note fades.
Aydin says, “Replace each part?”
Haylee says, “Let listening start.”
Listen, test, mend what’s loose—
Fix only what the music proves.
I can tap; you can compare.
Hear what changes in the air.
Wait one beat, then choose what’s true:
Listen first before we do.
On the trail, four pieces hang:
Two small shells and two wood rings.
Haylee taps them one by one.
Every piece can sound its tone.
Aydin listens near the end:
“Nothing’s missing; one thing bends.”
One shell swings on loosened string.
That is why it taps the ring.
Listen, test, mend what’s loose—
Fix only what the music proves.
I can tap; you can compare.
Hear what changes in the air.
Wait one beat, then choose what’s true:
Listen first before we do.
Test each piece and check the tie.
Ask what changed and ask it why.
Keep the parts that still belong;
Mend the one that bends the song.
At the rail, the chime lies still.
Aydin holds the top piece level.
Haylee tightens one loose string,
Then they lift and test the ring.
All four pieces answer clear.
“Make-believe they cheer, Hear! Hear!”
No real shell or ring can cheer;
That is just their mending ear.
Listen, test, mend what’s loose—
Fix only what the music proves.
We can tap, compare, and tie;
Keep each piece that still sounds right.
Wait one beat, then hear it through:
One small mend was all to do.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Website freebie song for Repair & Listening; listen before deciding what is missing.
Energy: Curious, patient, and lightly musical; approximately 88 BPM.
Estimated duration: About 2 minutes.
Participation: Hear the changed chime, test each hanging piece, then restore only what the music needs. Children may tap, point, hum, gesture, or listen.
Ways to Join In
- Leader/response: Aydin may ask what is missing; Haylee or the group answers with one test result.
- Participation choices: Children may tap four times, point, compare high and low sounds, hold a pretend top steady, hum, or listen.
- Child ownership: On “choose what’s true,” a child may say “all four sound,” identify the loose string, ask to test again, or pass.
- Repair safety: Use pretend tying gestures in performance. Real hanging objects, cords, shells, and small repair parts require trusted-adult handling and supervision.