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Goin' Wild

by Banana Slug String Band

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Chorus; Chew, chew, chew, chew That’s what beavers do, we chew Slap your tail shout out loud I’m proud to be a beaver No time to play there’s work to do Dams to build, logs to chew Aspen wood tastes good you know Tree comin’ down, look out below! Chorus....... Rodents come in different sizes We are big look at these incisors Our teeth keep growing unless we’re doing What we do best, that is chewing Chorus....... Under the ice we dive down low Our lodge is entered from below Its warm and safe and dry in here Because we are skillful engineers Chorus....... Slap your tail sound the alarm Webbed feet swim away from harm River otter loves to eat Beaver snack, beaver meat Chorus........ Our water proof fur and diving gear Plugs for the nose and plugs for the ears We wear diving goggles too You see we’re built to swim and chew Chorus........ Beaver ponds help flood control In times of drought they’re a water hole So remember your beaver pals We build lodges, dams and canals
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Bison 03:21
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Let It Burn 04:11
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Old Faithful 02:15
OLD FAITHFUL Chorus: Old Faithful Geyser is all I thought I’d see All day I heard about geology With my head full of words I made this little list Now I can sound just like a geologist Fissures, fumerals, steam vents and mud pots Tectonic plates moving over hot spots Ryolite volcanism in the caldera Yellowstone began in our cenozoic era Chorus... Hot gas, and ash and lava flows Are everywhere you go on the Yellowstone plateau Crystallizing magma beneath the upper crust Provides the heat for hydrothermal thrust Chorus... Welded tuffs with shards of glass Once were flows of hot expanding gas Erupting ring fractures made these formations With pyroclastic blastification Chorus... Take out your little notebook write the time and day Whenever you see a geyser plume of spray Learn all their names and their geology An official geyser gazer is what you then will be Chorus... With my head full of words I made this little list Now I can sound just like a geologist And geysers make a sound with their activity So let’s listen to the sound of geology
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Teton Mountains rising up cut a jagged sky Within the silent grandeur oh what mysteries lie Deep in shadowed canyons or upon a rocky face Where the sunlight meets snow laced peaks with a glowing warm embrace Chorus: I stand and watch, it pulls me in Now I’m walking in the grand Tetons again Winding trails through summer bloom bright with columbine Spring Beauty on the carpet while yellow bells shine Red, orange and yellow paintbrush rainbows on the land Color is the passion of this finest gardener’s hand Lightening flashes on the ridge thunderheads collide Above Cathedral spires, they tumble down the granite sides Cascade Canyon waterfalls into Jenny Lake Carrying glacial memories into the winding Snake Mountain Blues they spread the news of another breaking day An osprey soars down low, silver streaks dart away Raven perched on a weathered snag while the wind in the aspen trees Connects us all with a breath of life in this living tapestry
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Baby Wapiti 03:10
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Welcome to my mountain home Over rugged rocks and through the trees I roam Everything here is so nice.......……………………………………………….In this Grizzly Bear paradise The world was made with me in mind The table's always set and I'm ready to dine Deer, berries, how 'bout some mice........……………………………………In this Grizzly Bear paradise That black bear ain't got nothin on me I'm a hundred pounds bigger, its plain to see This hump on my shoulder, that's my diagnostic feature I think you'll agree, I'm the more distinguished creature Everything I need is at my paw tips Or should I say at my jaw and claw tips I just reach out and take a slice........……………………………..Of this Grizzly Bear paradise I have my pick of what to munch on Gophers or ground squirrels are great to crunch on Grubs and tree bark add the spice......……………………………………….In this Grizzly Bear paradise I'll eat whatever my stomach wishes It could be one of my famous dishes Morsel of marmot or maggot surprise.....……………………………………..In this Grizzly Bear paradise Now don't you think I have a fabulous figure With winter coming on I plan to get bigger I'm a thousand pounds now I need to eat some more I’ll put on 100 or 2 or maybe 4 Hey elk I can break your jaw With just one slap of my 6 inch paw But not today easier prey will suffice...…………………………….In this Grizzly Bear paradise When winter comes on, I get dozy I seek out a cave that is warm and cozy Out of the wind the snow and the ice..........………………………………….In this Grizzly Bear paradise My cubs are born no bigger than rats But in 4 months time they're round and fat They triple their size more than twice........……………………………………In this Grizzly Bear paradise I'll teach my cubs the way of the bear How to go to a tree and to rip and tare In search of honey with our fine sense of smell And if the bees get angry, oh well!! The most important thing I'll teach my cubs Is to find the right tree for bear back rubs It's bliss to scratch away the fleas and the flies......………………In this Grizzly Bear paradise At night you might hear me prowl Get a little closer and hear me growl Look in my eyes you'll understand my size.......………………………………In this Grizzly Bear paradise So if you pass through my neck of the woods You better hold on to your valued goods Whatever is yours could be my little prize.........………………………………In this Grizzly Bear paradise If you see a berry patch trampled down Claw marks in bark or tracks on the ground You're standing where a bear once stood You should know by now you're in my neighborhood You may never ever see me but I know you'll agree That's its good to know I'm here wild and free So please keep this paradise nice....................…………………..In this Grizzly Bear paradise
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Wolf Dream 05:46
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Moose 02:25
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The campfire is burning brightly, I hope this moment will last The sky is a reflection of the people of Wyoming’s past The stars over Wyoming shine their heavenly light The Nez Perce and Shoshone saw the same stars that you see tonight You’ll never have to feel alone, so many have looked into the night. Like the stars in a constellation, we’re all a family of light The stars over Wyoming shine this heavenly light Mountainmen and explorers saw the same stars that you see tonight Jim Bridger, John coulter, Lewis and Clark discovered the mountains pristine. But something they found in the heart of the dark answered their questions and dreams. BRIDGE: So clear, so bright the light at night The skies of Wyoming they blaze Like sand on a beach, they seem they’re in reach You can sit here ‘til night turns to day If you look up and you wonder about Orion, the Dipper, and Mars The same could have happened 100 years ago to a child who was enchanted by stars The stars over Wyoming shine even brighter tonight May your children always remember, we’re connected by the light.

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Winner of the AFIM Indie Award for Children's Music
National Park Service Audio Interpretive Excellence Awards
Entertainment Weekly 4 Star Rating.

The slugs invite you and your family on a musical journey through the wondrous natural world of Yellowstone and the Tetons!!! Let's Go Wild. Songs on Beavers, Bears and Bison; Fires, Geysers and Wild Rivers; Stars, Skies and Mysteries, all written with the help of Park naturalists.

Special guests Joe Craven & Norton Buffalo.

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released January 1, 1999

The Banana Slug String Band
“Solar” Steve Van Zandt –guitar, vocals
“Marine” Mark Nolan – guitars, mandolin, dulcimer, vocals
Doug “Dirt” Greenfield –bass, vocals
“Airy” Larry Graff –guitars, vocals

Guest Musicians
Norton Buffalo – harmonic, celebrity vocals on “Bison,” grammar
Joe Craven – violin, mandolin on “Walking in the Tetons,” otter disgust
Richard Karst – acoustic & electric guitar, vocals, flute, keyboards, pedal steel guitar
Dave Murray – drums
Horn Section: Crucial Darshan Horns – Richard Karst, arrangements

Produced by Richard Karst & Daren Chadwick

This album was created with the support of Grand Teton Natural history Association, Teton Science School and the National Museum of Wildlife Art.

Here is a note from Teton Science School Executive Director Jack Shea:

My job is teaching people – especially kids – about our natural world. It’s a big essential job and I need all the help I can muster. I knew the Banana Slugs could help when three things happened. I first saw them sing and dance their way through a convention center crowded with thousands of weary science teachers. It was like lemonade on a hot summer day. The second time I saw them in concert, I watched 60 kids, inspired by a song, spontaneously begin a synchronized slithering across the stage. Everyone in the place cracked up, even their parents. The last and best reason is my daughter, Hayden. Hayden is named after a valley in Yellowstone a National Park and loves living and learning about the wildlife near her home in Jackson Hole. When I brought her a Banana Slugs tape, we listened to it so much that I began to have dreams of dirt making my lunch. In this brain-washed state, I knew that the world needed a collection of Banana Slugs songs about the lands, wonders and wildlife of the Grand Teton/Yellowstone region. It has been a fun project, thanks to everyone who helped.

Kids Chorus
Jake Anderson
George Chadwick
Henry Chadwick
Hazel Chadwick
Janine Chadwick
Sara Hines
Nora Roberts-Hosley
Lynn Karst
Mariah McCormick
Justine Elizabeth Milburn
Max Solivich-Scheinin
Nathan Van Zandt

Kids chorus coordinated by Janine Chadwick

Special thanks to:
Charlene Milligan, Jack Shea, Leslie Bowman, Janine Chadwick, Lynn Karts, Bonno Bernard, No Stuv, Eric Simon and Wildlife Studio, Sound Deluxe Microphones, Bolo Prather for the use of his very special Native American flute on “Bison”

Joe Crave appears courtesy of Rubber Bath Toy Records
Norton Buffalo appears courtesy of his children
The Chadwick appear courtesy of KC Records
Richard Karst, HeartVoice and the Curcial Darshan Horns appear courtesy of Prema Music.

“Let It Burn” – Nathan Van Zandt, George Chadwick – rub-a-dub vocals
“Old Faithful” - Erin Peden – lead vocal, Henry Chadwick – spoken explanations
“Walking in the Tetons” – Joe Craven – mandolin, HeartVoice – background vocals
“Roll Along Yellowstone” – Lars Johannesson – pennywhistle, Janet Dows – concertina, Marine Mark Nolan – mandolin, Covey Potter – drums
“Ruminant chew” – Intro dialogue by Helen Lancaster (mama) and Hazel Chadwick (baby)
“Baby Wapiti” – Hazel Chadwick – lead vocal, Janine Chadwick – backup vocal
“Grizzly Bear Paradise” – Gayle Clark – vocal
“Wolf Dream” – Richard Karst – bass
“Stars Over Wyoming” Gayle Clark – background vocal

Engineered by Darn Chadwick & Richard Karst
Second Engineer – George Chadwick
Mixed by Daren Chadwick
Recorded at Prema Music Studio, Santa Cruz, CA
Digital Editing by Richard Karst at Prema Music Studio
Mastering by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Art Direction – Bonno Bernard
Cover concept – don Faia
Illustration & Production – Tom Dill

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"The best thing about Banana Slug String Band albums? An adult can listen to them [i]almost[/i] as many times as the kids want them played and not experience an urge to strangle a purple dinosaur.
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