Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Cobb Orchard Press Body Percussion with the Hinged Choice Gate
The part everyone joins: “Listen, measure, move.” The refrain begins backward, then becomes a usable direction set.
Lyrics
Opening — Opposite Sides
Alice comes from the trellis side.
Emmitt comes from the orchard side.
Lillian meets them where the press wheel rests,
and no one asks one memory to hide.
Layer One — The Visible Pattern
Alice: Pat, tap, clap.
Emmitt: Pat, tap, clap.
Lillian: Pat—wait.
One shaded hinge mark breaks the row.
The neat-looking pattern does not show
that the gate catches when the damp mark turns.
Reverse-Built Refrain
Alice: Move.
Emmitt: Measure.
Lillian: Listen.
All: We built it backward, end to start:
move, measure, listen—three separate parts.
Two Memories
Alice remembers the near-side click.
Emmitt remembers the wide-side swing.
Both sounds belong to the same hinged gate.
Neither memory cancels the other.
Lillian taps the shaded mark once.
The soft hinge sound answers both.
Irreversible Turn
The group reverses before berry landing.
The backward refrain does not return.
The chorus changes into directions:
All: Listen first.
Measure next.
Move when both sides have room.
Final Body-Percussion Chorus
Alice: Pat for near.
Emmitt: Tap for wide.
All: Listen, measure, move with both sides in mind.
The gate rests open between its two marks.
Alice lowers her hands.
Emmitt lowers his hands.
Lillian, quietly: “Both memories helped us choose.”
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary Songs, ages 5–8
Theme: Feelings and Friendship — letting two valid memories coexist.
Energy: Cozy listening with gentle body percussion and spacious pauses.
Estimated duration: About 1 minute 50 seconds.
Participation: Pat, tap, clap, echo three direction words, point, gesture, or listen.
Ways to Join In
- Use pat, tap, and clap for the opening layer.
- Assemble move, measure, listen backward once.
- After the turn, use only listen, measure, move.
- Let Lillian’s final line stand alone without an echo.