Strawberry Time

Lyrics

[Intro 🌱][Energy: High]
(bouncy guitar — immediate and joyful)
(hand claps on every beat)

Hey friends!
Are you ready?
We're gonna grow
Some strawberries today!

[Verse 1 — Planting 🌱][Energy: High]
(movement cues in parentheses)
First we dig a little hole
(dig dig dig!)
In the dirt down low
(reach down low!)
Drop the seed right in
(plop!)
Cover it up again
(pat pat pat the ground!)

Water it every day
(make it rain with your hands!)
Sun comes out to play
(reach your arms up high!)
We wait and wait and wait
(tap your feet and wait!)
Something's growing — it's great!

[Chorus 🍓][Energy: Explosive]
(everybody up and moving)
Strawberry time!
(strawberry time!)
Watch it grow and climb
(arms going up!)
Strawberry time!
(strawberry time!)
Red and sweet and mine!

Plant it in the ground
(stomp stomp stomp!)
Watch it come around
(spin around!)
Strawberry time!
Strawberry time!
Strawberry TIME!

[Verse 2 — Growing 🌿][Energy: High]
Little green leaves
(wiggle your fingers!)
Reaching for the breeze
(sway side to side!)
Little white flowers
(open your hands like flowers!)
Growing hour by hour
(get taller and taller!)

Then something happens
Something red appears
(point to your eyes — look look look!)
The strawberry is coming
Give a great big cheer!
(everybody cheer!)

[Chorus 🍓][Energy: Explosive]
Strawberry time!
(strawberry time!)
Watch it grow and climb
(arms going up!)
Strawberry time!
(strawberry time!)
Red and sweet and mine!

Plant it in the ground
(stomp stomp stomp!)
Watch it come around
(spin around!)
Strawberry time!
Strawberry time!
Strawberry TIME!

[Verse 3 — Harvesting 🍓][Energy: High]
Red and ripe and ready
(look how red it is!)
Hold your basket steady
(hold your basket out!)
Pick it nice and gentle
(gentle fingers now!)
Isn't this so special?

One for the basket
(plop!)
One for my mouth
(pretend to eat one — yum!)
Picking all the strawberries
(keep on picking!)
North and east and south!

[Bridge][Energy: Mid]
(slower — learning moment)
(call and response with the kids)
What color is a strawberry?
(RED!)
What shape is a strawberry?
(HEART!)
What does a strawberry taste like?
(SWEET!)
And where does it come from?
(THE GROUND!)

That's right!
From a tiny little seed
To something delicious
That's all we need!

[Verse 4 — Eating 😋][Energy: High]
Wash it in the water
(splash splash splash!)
Sweetest thing we've got
(rub your tummy!)
Pop it in your mouth
(open wide — pop!)
Happy happy happy
(everybody shout!)

Juice runs down your chin
(wipe your chin!)
Sticky on your fingers
(wiggle sticky fingers!)
Best thing we have grown
(thumbs up everybody!)
Better than the store ones
(way way better!)

[Final Chorus 🍓🍓][Energy: Explosive]
(everybody jumping)
Strawberry time!
(strawberry time!)
We grew it — it's mine!
(point to yourself!)
Strawberry time!
(strawberry time!)
Red and sweet divine!

We planted in the ground
(stomp stomp stomp!)
We watched it come around
(spin around!)
We picked it
We washed it
We ate it up — YUM!

Strawberry time!
Strawberry time!
STRAWBERRY TIME!

[Outro 🌱][Energy: Low][Fade]
(gentle bouncy guitar)
(kids humming along)

Plant a seed
(plant a seed)
Watch it grow
(watch it grow)
Strawberries
(strawberries)

...yum