Early in the morning I first see the sun
I say a little prayer for the world
I hope all the little children live a long long time
Yes, every little boy and little girl
I hope they learn to laugh at the way
Some precious old words do seem to change
Cause that's what life is all about
To arrange and rearrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
When I see the first slither of the brand new moon
I say a little prayer for the world
I hope all the little children live a long long time
Yes, every little boy and little girl
I hope they learn to laugh at the way
Some precious old words do seem to change
Cause that's what life is all about
To arrange and re-arrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
I heard the first yowl of a brand new baby
And I said a little prayer for the world
I hope all the little children live a long long time
Yes, every little boy and little girl
I hope they learn to laugh at the way
Some precious old words do seem to change
Cause that's what life's all about
To arrange and rearrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
Early in the mornin' I'm a-gethering the sap
And I say a little prayer for the maple
Like old Mama Quad, on the northwest slope
I'll protect her 'long as I am able
She gives more sap year after year
Than any other single tree
So bring on the pancakes here's to Mama Quad
May she live for another century
Oh-wee, oh-wye, may she live for another century
Oh-wee, oh-wye, may she live for another century
Sometimes I wake in the middle of the night
And rub my achin' old eyes
Is that a voice from inside my head
Or does it come down from the skies?
There's a time to laugh but there's a time to weep
And a time to make a big change
Wake-up-you-bum-the-time-has-come
To rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
(I have a philosophical type relative)
(She heard this and said peter I'm not sure I agree with this song)
(We need a more stable world)
(I said maybe you're right, I got a new verse)
Maybe the biggest change will come
When we don't have to change much at all
When maniacs holler, "GROW, GROW, GROW, GROW!"
We can chose to be small
The key word may be little
We only have to change a little bit
So eat a little food, drink a little drink
And only have to shit little shit (sing it!)
Oh-wee, oh-wye, and only have to shit a little shit
Oh-wee, oh-wye, and only have to shit a little shit
(Kids I didn't hear you singing)
(I know you have been told 'you'll not say that word in this house')
(But you're not in that house now)
(We're trying to save the world)
(You know it's not the words people say that uhhum problem)
(It's the bad things people do)
(And grown-ups are doing most of them, right?)
(So sing it again!)
Oh-wee, oh-wye, and only have to shit a little shit
Oh-wee, oh-wye, and only have to shit a little shit
Early in the morning I first see the sun
I say a little prayer for the world
I hope all the little children live a long long time
Yes, every little boy and little girl
I hope they learn to laugh at the way
Some precious old words do seem to change
Cause that's what life is all about
To arrange and rearrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange
Oh-wee, oh-wye, to rearrange and rearrange and rearrange