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Rubber Duckie, A Singable Poem
Posted on: May 12, 2010
Rubber Duckie! You’d find it on page 10 of
The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures
Words (and Music) by Various Artists
Illustrated by Normand Chartier
Printed music for “Rubber Duckie,” (Words and Music by Jeff Moss) is on pages 10-12.
The Sesame Street Songbook –
64 Favorite Songs
Featuring Songs and Arrangements by Various Artists
Illustrated by David Prebenna
Kid Jamz has a terrific, jazzy instrumental version of “Rubber Duckie,”
http://www.amazon.com/Rubber-Duckie/dp/B0016LET4K/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1273270955&sr=8-1-fkmr1
This is a long track, though. The instrumentals go through the song three full times (each time nicely arranged and played by different instruments in the jazz band). You can always use sound editing software to isolate the last time through for a snappy little sing-along track.
Rubber Duckie
Words and Music by Jeff Moss
Rubber Duckie, you’re the one,
You make bathtime lots of fun,
Rubber Duckie, I’m awfully fond of you;
Doe doe doe dee doe
Rubber Duckie, joy of joys,
When I squeeze you, you make noise!
Rubber Duckie, you’re my very best friend, it’s true!
Oh, Every day when I
Make my way to the tubby
I find a little fella who’s
Cute and yellow and chubby
Rub-a-dub-a-dubbie!
Rubber Duckie, you’re so fine
And I’m lucky that you’re mine
Rubber Duckie, I’m awfully fond of -
Rubber Duckie, I’d like a whole pond of -
Rubber Duckie I’m awfully fond of you!
Some interesting Wiki info about the song “Rubber Duckie” here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_Duckie
I just love that the first recording of the song was by Ernie, voiced by Jim Henson, and that “the song became a surprise mainstream hit, reaching #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1970.”
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_Duckie)
