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Toddler

from Watermelon Jazz by Ukubebe

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High energy, just like a toddler!
Running, jumping, stomping and spinning around, until it’s all over and you drop to the ground.
Great blues band with crazy tenor sax solos.


The story behind the song

Run, play, jump, dance, spin-around and wriggle: all these actions feature in Toddler! A fun and fast-paced song with a crazy saxophone solo, reflecting the joy toddlers feel with their new-found freedom and independence. They love to run, run, run, until they tire, wind down and finally stop.

Jo Steel wrote this song as a celebration of the amazing exuberance of young children, just like her three little grandsons, who are high-energy boys!

At the time of writing, grandsons Ben, aged 4, and Charlie, aged 2, were the inspiration for this song; they loved to run all day and play, play, play.

Their names were recorded in the final verse, then a new little brother was born! So back to the studio for Jo, who re-recorded the final verse to include Ollie, too.

lyrics

Lyrics

I’m gonna run, run, run, run, run
I’m gonna run and run all day
I’m gonna run and play and have some fun
Run, run, run, and play

I’m gonna play, play

I’m gonna stomp and shake
and jump and dance
And kick and spin around
I’m gonna hop and wriggle and giggle and move
And then fall to the ground

I’m gonna play, play, play

I’m a busy Lizzie: I’m a busy Ben
A jolly Ollie, that’s who I am
A chirpy Charlie, I got things to do
I’ve got places to be
I’ve got so much to see
That’s me

I’m gonna walk and waddle and slow right down
I’m gonna sit myself down, on the ground
I’m gonna stop, and look all around
I don’t want to run, ‘cause I’m all done

credits

from Watermelon Jazz, released October 1, 2021
Music and lyrics by Jo Steel
Arrangement: Misha Mullov-Abbado
Vocals: Jo Steel
Piano & Organ: Liam Dunachie
Electric Guitar: Nick Goodwin
Tenor Saxophone: Tom Smith
Bass Guitar: Misha Mullov-Abbado
Drums: Scott Chapman

Co-produced by Jo Steel and Misha Mullov-Abbado
Edited and mixed by Misha Mullov-Abbado
Mastered by Donal Whelan at Hafod Mastering, Wales
Vocals recorded by Josh Wermut at XO Studios, Sydney
All instruments recorded & engineered by Misha Mullov-Abbado, London
Album artwork by Katherine Hall at Design & Opinion, Sydney

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Ukubebe Sydney, Australia

Jo Steel has combined her love of work as an early childhood educator and musician to
develop Ukubebe Music: a specialist early
childhood music program in Sydney. Jo's dream is that her second album Watermelon Jazz, will touch the lives of families with young children: that they will sing, dance, be uplifted and inspired in a shared love of fabulous music and the great sounds of jazz. ... more

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