The Big Watermelon
I learned this song from my friend Bei Wan Tan, who also taught me the Cantonese song Tum Tum Chuen from my first album. I love the silliness, simplicity and relatability of the story. I remember wondering what would happen if I accidentally swallowed a watermelon seed when I was little. Wonder and curiosity are valuable things… Vicky Chow joins me to sing and tell this story.
A Music Video!
By Maiko Kikuchi
(green screen by Alice Schoenberg)
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Lyrics
Written by Elena Moon Park
(download)
When I was younger i was wise
When i was younger i would rise to hear those morning lullabies
Now I am older I have time
Now i am older i have time to sing those songs of days gone by
Ooh- ooh - ooh... (x2)
I got this brilliant new idea
And it could take us to a world so carefree
Let us wander far and near
And sing those songs and stories
Ooh- ooh- ooh... (x2)
Songs and stories fill the air
Songs and stories we all share on our journey of new ideas
Ooh- ooh - ooh... (x3)
Musicians
James Moore, banjo
Kyungso Park, gayageum
Yoshi Waki, upright bass
Colin Brooks, drums
Sonia De Los Santos & John Foti, harmonies
Sinuhe Padilla Isunza, guitarra, jaranita & vocal intro
Elena Moon Park, jarana, mandolin, violin, vocal
