Down in New Orleans
– This is a song I used to sing when playing at the farmer’s market with the Loose Acoustic Trio. There’s a place called Crescent City Where the jazz will make you giddy Southern girls sure are pretty Down in New Orleans Rockin’ to a rumba beat Is honeysuckle sweet Best bowl of gumbo you’ll […]
Doodle Bug
– There actually is an insect called an Antlion. It’s nickname is “Doodle Bug” because of the odd, spiralling trails it leaves behind while looking for a good place to build its ant trap. These tracks look as if someone has doodled in the sand. The song was recorded by Mike Seeger (half brother of […]
Firefly
– I always knew this song was going to end the CD. It was the last lyric written, completed the night before I sang it. Summer evening, firefly, firefly Like I’m dreaming, firefly You come into sight Flashing little light Weaving, swerving, firefly, firefly Dancing, curving, firefly In the August breeze Take me with you, […]
I Can’t Wait
An unreleased Christmas song that was left off the CD. It’s Christmas Eve and everybody’s sleeping Gifts are wrapped and underneath the tree Santa visits boys and girls All around the world But no one’s more excited now than me I can’t wait No, I can’t wait Other kids can wait so patiently I can’t […]
Shapes
This is an unreleased song that is available as a free download when you sign up on the Mister Cooper mailing list. Go there and do that right now… Shapes, shapes Shapes, here and there Look at those shapes Everywhere There’s a rectangle and a triangle Here’s a circle, there’s a square Look at those […]
NEW Mister Cooper T-shirts
Well, if you would look at this… New Mister Cooper Fan Club t-shirts are now available. Thanks to spokesmodels Violet (left) and Camilla (right) for showing off this fashionable line of summer wear. Here are all the details you need to know about these fine shirts which are being sold to raise money to keep […]
Links
Here are the names and the links to people, places and things that I like… Mister Cooper: Mister Cooper Facebook Page Mister Cooper CD Baby Page Friends & Musicians: Richie Lawrence Steve O’Neill Francie Dillon Keilah Woodard – Sacramento Sidetracks Public Libraries: Belle Cooledge Library Colonial Heights Library Fair Oaks Library Pocket Greenhaven Library Schools: […]
Goodnight, Baby
This song is over 30 years old. I wanted to end the album with a lullabye and remembered it. Is it about a baby? A grown-up? Both? It’s whatever you want it to be… When the wind starts howlin’ through the rain I will be the calm eye of your hurricane When shadows linger in […]
The Smallest Song
I’m still amazed at nature and how little things can grow into big things. This is the smallest song I sing This is the smallest song I know This is the smallest song I sing But if you sing along It will grow and grow Take a tiny seed And plant it in the dirt […]
Are You a Bully?
My son was bullied at school for a while. There’s been a lot of discussion about it lately. I wish I knew the answer. Are you a bully? You won’t bully me Are you a bully? Try and you will see That I am strong and I am brave If only in my heart I’m […]