The opening theme for a drawing show for kids that doesn't actually exist.
lyrics
Go grab a pencil or a pen, pluck a feather from a hen,
Or grab a stick and go and drawn in the sand,
You could even use a rock, or rustle up a little chalk
If you get itchy in your drawing hand,
'Cause firemen and presidents,
Even local residents'll take a couple seconds to draw,
Some kids don't ever grow outta painting pictures on the wall,
So! Tell have you ever seen an Aligator/Leopard
With a map and a big balloon?
Well if I had a couple minutes I would scribble up an image
And I'd sign it on over to you,
'Cause every day is special when you've got a pen or pencil,
And a place that you wanna draw,
'Cause hey who knows!? Way it goes, when you're old
You could become the next Renoire,
You can draw a circle!
You can draw a square!
You can drawn and apple or an orange and a pear,
All you gotta do is let the pen wander,
Listen to the magic in the marker,
Pen Pals!
credits
from The Pen Pals EP [2014],
released October 1, 2013
Recorded at Fancy Time Studios in N. Philly
Engineered and Mixed by Kyle 'Slick' Johnson
Mastered by Ryan Schwabe
All songs written and performed by the Extraordinaires
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