I wanna be like you!

So why have I been so busy (read tired)? Well it has been our school production. So the last two weeks have been a singing, dancing, acting extravaganza. We took on the Jungle Book and it really has been a huge production. Speaking parts for 110 kids, 5 class scenes, a song and dance for each class - and of course a curriculum link. We re-wrote the play to include all this and the audience would not be able to walk away without realising the importance of our rainforests or our need to protect them.

Although we did keep in the old jungle book classics we did add in a couple of other songs - with alternative lyrics. Here is the We are the World rewritten by Ed and Myself. Hope you enjoy!

We are the World

There comes a time
When we need to make a stand.
There are forests dying,
And it's time to lend a hand
to life.
The greatest gift of all.

We can't go on,
Pretending day by day.
That someone,
somewhere
will soon make a change.
We are all a part of This jungle family.
And the truth, you know love is all we need.

We are the world.
This is our jungle.
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's keep growing.
There's a choice we're making,
We're saving our own lives.
It's true we'll make a better day,
Our jungle way.

We must protect,
Bio – di – vers – ity
Extinction, should be allowed no more.
It is all our
Res – pon – si – bi – li – ty.
And the truth, action is all we need.

CHORUS

We all must act
To save our habitat.
Our forests, are the lungs of the earth.
We are all a part of This jungle family.
And the truth, you know love is all we need.

CHORUS

copyright Edward Parkin and Alex Sharman