Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
The Pocket Choice Gate Makes One New Rule
The part everyone joins: “Four starts, one listening pause.” The relay belongs to everyone, and the pause reveals where the route actually ends.
Lyrics
Opening — Berry Landing
Four chalk dots wait on the pocket gate.
Spencer counts the first.
Alice finds the second.
Kaydence and Zylar leave two starts open.
They circle berry landing once.
No starter keeps the lead.
Relay Verse 1
Spencer starts: One step, pass.
Alice answers: Two steps, turn.
All: Four starts, one listening pause.
Relay Verse 2
Alice starts: Tap the sun side once.
The pocket gate gives one clear click.
Kaydence answers: Hold the shade side still.
The hinge catches before the mark.
Paired Crossing
Spencer crosses reed-dock inlet with Kaydence.
Alice crosses with Zylar.
The starting place rotates again.
No pair becomes the permanent guide.
Relay Verse 3
Kaydence starts: Three counts toward the bright mark.
Zylar answers: One open hand at the shaded turn.
All: Four starts, one listening pause.
The Irreversible Pause
Zylar starts: He raises one open hand.
The relay holds one full silent measure.
In the stillness, a damp shade-line appears
where the visible pattern had looked complete.
The pause becomes the picture everyone can read.
The quick counting pattern does not return.
Route Change
At changed stump-school yard, Spencer keeps the bright clue.
Alice checks the damp shade-line.
Kaydence aligns the pocket gate with both.
Zylar keeps the pause open.
The expected apple-crate stage lies beyond the unsafe turn.
The route bends instead to one quiet seed-sorting shelf.
Final Lines
All: Start, pass, listen, choose.
Four starts helped us find the view.
The pocket gate rests closed.
The path ends at the shelf, not at the stage.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary Songs, ages 5–8
Theme: Counting and Movement — using evidence without losing imagination.
Energy: Brave try-again weather with a bright walking melody and one spacious visual pause.
Estimated duration: About 1 minute 55 seconds.
Participation: Four rotating starts, paired crossing, counted handoffs, optional seated taps, shade-and-sun comparisons, and one full silent measure.
Ways to Join In
- Rotate the starter in order: Spencer, Alice, Kaydence, Zylar.
- Cross in exact pairs: Spencer with Kaydence, Alice with Zylar.
- Children may step, tap seated, point, count, gesture, or watch.
- Hold one complete silent measure at Zylar’s open hand.