Beautiful Day, by Mr. Ben

Beautiful Day

by Mr. Ben

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1.	Beautiful Day 02:39	info	buy track
2.	Look Up Look Down 03:07	info	buy track
3.	Monter Sur An Éléphant 02:38	lyrics	buy track
Monter sur un éléphant C'est haut, c'est haut Monter sur un éléphant C'est haut, c'est effrayant! Monter sur un crocodile C'est bas, c'est bas monter sur un crocodile c'est bas, c'est difficile! Monter sur un kangourou C'est fou, c'est fou! Monter sur un kangourou C'est fou pour vous et nous Monter dur un ours blanc C'est froid, c'est froid! Monter sur un ours blanc Il n'y rien plus froid, je crois! Monter sur un hippopotame C'est bouant, c'est bouant monter sur un hippopotame J'ai boue entre les dents!
4.	Kitchen Junk Blues 03:43	info	buy track
5.	By n By 02:24	info	buy track
6.	The Bubblez Waltz! 04:09	info	buy track
7.	Pretty Butterfly 05:39	lyrics
Pretty butterfly high up in the sky Pretty butterfly flying super-high Tiny little egg without any legs Tiny little egg waiting to get big Little caterpillar likes to crawl & slither little caterpillar walks hither & thither Shiny green cocoon underneath the moon Shiny green cocoon: I'll be a butterfly soon
8.	Silent Glowing 02:32	info	buy track
9.	Mamma Don't Allow 02:14	info	buy track
10.	Spring Song 04:06	info	buy track
11.	Sleep Now 03:42	info	buy track

about

Special thanks to:
Stephanie Ablett for your love, inspiration, support, light, and encouragement;
Abby Bowen for your talent and musical prowess;
Mum and Dad Bowen for your love support and longsuffering;
and to all the family and families that have been clamouring for and in support of this second kids' album of 2017 ~ here's to the next TWO!

album art (found in my basement!): Jim Shields (1947-2008)

credits

released May 30, 2017

Except where noted, "Mr." Ben Bowen sings and plays all the instruments on these tracks.

tracks 2,4, &10 written by Ben Bowen
tracks 1,3,5, & 9 are traditional folk songs
track 7 written by Abby Bowen
tracks 6,8, &11 use melodies in the public domain with lyrics by Ben Bowen

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Mr. Ben Hamilton, Ontario

Mr. Ben is a Hamilton-based kids musician and educator. His first album, the Bumblebee EP, was released in 2011 shortly after opening for Fred Penner.

Since then, he has released 5 full-length studio albums & an album of lullabies, and is poised to release a 6th record in the spring on 2023.

He plays regular monthly shows in Dundas as well as making the circuit of summer and fall festivals. ... more

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May 11

St. Johns Bizarre

Portland, OR

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