​ El Dorado Black History Assembly
Friday, February 23, 2024
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All: "Lift Every Voice"
SDC "Tisket, Tasket"
TK "Three Little Birds"
K "Voice of the People"
1/2 "RESPECT"
3 "Young Gifted and Black"
4 "3 Names"
5 "Stand Up" and maybe "Powerful"
Find lyrics and link to "Powerful" video after the Carver recordings.
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​ Carver Black History Assembly
Thursday, February 29, 2024
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All: "Lift Every Voice"
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K "ABC"
1 "Joyful, Joyful"
2 "I Got a Feeling"
3 "We Are the World"
4 "Young, Gifted, and Black"
5 "Johnny B. Goode"
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Lift Every Voice and Sing
James Weldon Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson
Lift every voice and sing
Till earth and heaven ring
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise,
High as the list'ning skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.
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Stony the road we trod,
Bitter the chast'ning rod,
Felt in the day that hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat,
Have not our weary feet,
Come to the place on which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,
Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our star is cast.
3 Little Birds
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'Cause every little thing is gonna be alright, don't worry,
Yeah, you don't worry about a thing, worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing is gonna be alright, don't worry.
Saying, "This is my message to you-ou-ou"
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'Cause every little thing is gonna be alright, don't worry,
Yeah, you don't worry about a thing, worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing is gonna be alright, don't worry.
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Saying, "This is my message to you-ou-ou"
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'Cause every little thing is gonna be alright, don't worry,
Yeah, you don't worry about a thing, worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing is gonna be alright, don't worry.
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Voice of the People
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Martin Luther King was a voice of the people,
A voice of the people,
A voice of the people,
Martin Luther King was a voice of the people,
He helped people get their rights!
Repeat with the following
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Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Ida B. Wells,
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Malcolm X was a voice of the people,
Shirley Chisholm was a voice of the people,
Rosa Parks was a voice of the people,​​
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Ruby Bridges is a voice of the people,
A voice of the people,
A voice of the people,
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I am a voice of the people,
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We keep dreaming Martin Luther King’s dream,
We keep dreaming Martin Luther Kings’ dream,
We keep dreaming Martin Luther King’s dream,
We keep dreaming Martin Luther King’s….
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DREAM!
RESPECT Aretha Franklin
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What you want
Baby I got it!
What you need?
Do you know I got it?
All I’m asking
Is for a little respect,
Just a little bit, Hey baby,
Just a little bit.
Ain’t gonna do you wrong,
While you’re gone,
Ain’t gonna do you wrong,
‘Cause I don’t want to.
All I’m asking
Is for a little respect,
Just a little bit,
Hey baby,
Just a little bit.
RESPECT, find out what it means to me.
RESPECT, take care TCB
Spoken:
Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter and pianist.
Many refer to her as the “Queen of Soul”
She also helped in the struggle for Civil Rights and Women’s Rights.
Singing:
I don’t like it
When you judge me.
I don’t like it
When you take advantage.
All I’m asking
Is for a little respect.
Just a little bit, yeah baby.
RESPECT, find out what it means to me.
RESPECT, take care TCB.
Sock it to me
Sock it to me
Sock it to me
Sock it to me
Sock it to me
Give me some respect,
Just a little bit,
Just a little bit,
RESPECT
Young, Gifted, and Black Nina Simone
Young, gifted and black
Oh what a lovely precious dream
To be young, gifted and black
Open your heart to what I mean
In the whole world you know
There's a million boys and girls
Who are young, gifted and black
And that's a fact
"You are young, gifted and black"
We must begin to tell our young
There's a world waiting for you
Yours is the quest that's just begun
When you feelin' really low
Yeah, there's a great truth that you should know
When you're young, gifted and black
Your soul's intact
How to be young, gifted and black?
Oh, how I long to know the truth
There are times when I look back
And I am haunted by my youth
Oh, but my joy of today
Is that we can all be proud to say
"To be young, gifted and black
Is where it's at"
Is where it's at
Is where it's at
3 Names, George Washington Carver
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3 names, George Washington Carver,
3 names, George Washington Carver,
3 names, George Washington Carver,
The dude knew his stuff!
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3 names, George Washington Carver,
3 names, George Washington Carver,
3 names, George Washington Carver,
The dude knew his stuff!
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I said, 3 names, George Washington Carver,
Inventor, teacher, friend to farmers,
Crop rotation with sweet potatoes and peanuts,
When it came to farming George was a genius.
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He was the first black student to graduate,
from a science and tech college called Iowa State,
He was a teacher at Tuskegee,
A historical black school, he made a mark like grafitti.
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3 names, George Washington Carver,
3 names, George Washington Carver,
3 names, George Washington Carver,
The dude knew his stuff!
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Instrumental Break
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3 names, George Washington Carver,
3 names, George Washington Carver,
3 names, George Washington Carver,
The dude knew his stuff!
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He even built a school on wheels,
To bring his methods to farmers out in the fields,
He inspired students in science,
George Washington Carver, an agricultural giant.
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Carver came up with many inventions,
Like peanut paint and peanut candy,
Peanut soap (clap, clap, clap, clap) it came in handy,
Oo, oo
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Three names George Washington Carver,
Inventor, teacher, friend to farmers,
Crop rotation with sweet potatoes and peanuts,
When it came to farming George was a genius,
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3 names, George Washington Carver,
3 names, George Washington Carver,
3 names, George Washington Carver,
The dude knew his stuff!
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Stand Up
(from "Harriet" soundtrack)​
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For now, study the music by listening to Cynthia Erivo while reading the lyrics.
I been walking
With my face turned to the sun
Weight on my shoulders
A bullet in my gun
Oh I got eyes in the back of my head
Just in case I have to run
I do what I can when I can while I can for my people
While the clouds roll back and the stars fill the night
That's when I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
I can feel it in my bones
Early in the mornin'
Before the sun begins to shine
We're gonna start movin'
Towards that separating line
I'm wadin' through muddy waters
You know I got a made up mind
And I don't mind if I lose any blood on the way to salvation
And I'll fight with the strength that I got until I die
So I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
And I know what's around the bend
Might be hard to face 'cause I'm alone
And I just might fail
But Lord knows I tried
Sure as stars fill up the sky
Stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on,
I can feel it in my bones.
I go to prepare a place for you
I go to prepare a place for you
ABC The Jackson 5
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We went to school to learn, yeah.
Things we never knew before
Like "I" before "E" except after "C"
And why 2 plus 2 makes 4 Now, now, now
We’re gonna teach you, teach you, teach you
All about love, yeah,
Sit yourself down, take a seat
All you gotta do is repeat after me
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A B C,
It’s easy as 1 2 3,
Simple as Do re mi,
A B C, 1 2 3
Baby you and me, yeah!
Reading, writing, arithmetic
Are the branches of the learning tree
But without the roots of love everyday
Our education ain't complete
Teacher's gonna show you
How to get an "A"
How to spell "me", "you", add the two
Listen to me baby thats all you got to do
A B C,
It’s easy as 1 2 3,
Simple as Do re mi,
A B C, 1 2 3
Baby you and me, yeah!
Shake it, shake it baby,
Shake it, shake it baby,
Shake it, shake it baby,
1 2 3 baby, oooh oooh
A B C baby, ah, ah
Do re mi baby, wow
Thats how easy love can be
A B C,
It’s easy as 1 2 3,
Simple as Do re mi,
A B C, 1 2 3
Baby you and me.
We are gonna teach you how to sing it out!
Come on, come on, come on, let us show you what it’s all about.
A B C,
It’s easy as 1 2 3,
Simple as Do re mi,
A B C, 1 2 3
Baby you and me!
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Joyful, Joyful Sister Act 2
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Joyful, Joyful
Lord, we adore Thee
God of glory
Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Hail Thee as the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
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Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us with the light of day
Joyful, Joyful
Lord, we adore Thee
God of glory
Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Hail Thee as the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin, sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Drive it away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us
Fill us
Fill us
with the light of day!
Joyful, Joyful
Learning together,
Carver Village,
Black history,
Education, Life, Love, and Family,
Friends extending our family tree.
We are community, Yeah, you and me!
We are community, Yeah, you and me!
We are community, Yeah, you and me!
We are community, yeah you and me!
Joyful, Joyful
Lord, we adore Thee
God of glory
Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Hail Thee as the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin, sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Drive it away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us
Fill us
Fill us
with the light of day!
I Got a Feeling Black Eyed Peas
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I got a feeling
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good night
a feeling
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good night
Welcome to Carver, let's live it up!
We’re up here singing, so listen up!
We’re gonna smash it, like “Oh my gosh!”
Jump out that seat, let's kick it, off
I know that we’re having a ball
That today is a special day for us all.
We feel energized and are letting it go,
As we sing and we dance and we put on a show.
Fill up my cup, hip hip hurray,
Look at us dancin’ on this fine day.
Let's paint the town, we'll shut it down
Let's raise the roof, and then we'll do it again
Let's do it, let's do it, let's do it,
And do it, do it, do it, do it,
Let's live it up!
And do it and do it, and do it, and do it,
Let's do it, do it, do it, do it,
Let’s live it up!
Here we come, here we go, we gotta rock!
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Easy come, easy go, now we’re on top!
Feel the shock, body rock, rock it, don't stop!
Round and round, up and down, around the clock!
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Friday, Saturday, Saturday to Sunday
Get, get, get, get, get with us,
You know what we say,
Party every day,
P-p-p-party every day!
I got a feeling (woo-hoo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good night!
a feeling (woo-hoo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good, good night!
(Woo-hoo)
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We Are the World Various Artists
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There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand
to life, the greatest gift of all
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We can't go on
Pretending day-by-day
That someone, somewhere soon make a change
We're all a part of a great big family
And the truth, you know, love is all we need
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We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
When you’re down and out,
There seems no hope at all,
But if you just believe,
There’s no way we can fall.
Well, well, let’s realize, change can only come,
When we stand together as one.
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
Songwriters: Michael Jackson / Lionel Richie
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Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
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Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
But he could play a guitar just like a-ringin' a bell
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Go, go
Go Johnny, go, go
Go Johnny, go, go
Go Johnny, go, go
Go Johnny, go, go
Johnny B. Goode
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He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made
The people passing by they would stop and say
"Oh my what that little country boy could play"
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Go, go
Go Johnny, go, go
Go Johnny, go, go
Go Johnny, go, go
Go Johnny, go, go
Johnny B. Goode
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His mother told him "someday you will be a man
And you will be the leader of a big old band
Many people coming from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun go down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Saying "Johnny B. Goode tonight"
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Go, go
Go Johnny, go
Go, go, go Johnny, go
Go, go, go Johnny, go
Go, go, go Johnny, go
Go
Johnny B. Goode
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"Powerful"
Song from the TV show Empire
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People been talking about it
We won't just stand here in silence
Can't stop the fire from rising
From rising
Oh, oh
People don't you be afraid
So many innocent's slain
This is an era for change
Change
And Malcolm's probably turning in his grave
Every shade was beautifully made
And Powerful
There's so much strength in you and me
Powerful
A breath away from victory
I matter
You matter
We matter, All
I matter
You matter
We matter, All
Powerful, powerful
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I see a colorful future,
Where skin don't define any human,
And stars are the only thing shooting,
Shooting,
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Mothers who bury their child,
How can we sit there and hide,
Change comes when all take a stand
Now stand up, stand up.
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Martin's speech still echoes in my brain,
Every shade is beautifully made,
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And Powerful,
There's so much strength in you and me,
Powerful,
A breath away from victory,
I matter,
You matter,
We matter all,
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I matter,
You matter,
We matter all,
Powerful,
Powerful,
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh....
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Powerful,
There's so much strength in you and me,
Powerful,
A breath away from victory,
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I matter,
You matter,
We matter all,
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I matter,
You matter,
We matter all,
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Powerful,
Powerful.
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Son de la loma
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Mama yo quiero saber
De donde son los cantantes
Que los encuentro muy galantes
Y los quiero conocer
Con sus trovas fascinantes
Que me las quiero aprender
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la la la, la la, la la, la la la la la la la...
Mama yo quiero saber
De donde son los cantantes
Que los encuentro muy galantes
Y los quiero conocer
Con sus trovas fascinantes
Que me las quiero aprender
la la la, la la, la la, la la la la la la la...
De donde seran?
Seran de Cuba?
Seran de Mexico?
Seran de Honduras?
Seran de Guatemala?
Seran de El Salvador?
Seran de Nicaragua?
Seran de San Francisco?
Tierra soberana?
Son de la loma
Y cantan en llano
Ya veras
Tu veras
Mama, ellos son de la loma
Mama, ellos cantan en llano
Mama, ellos son de la loma
Mama, ellos cantan en llano
Mama, ellos son de la loma
Mama, ellos cantan en llano
la la la, la la, la la, la la la la la la la...
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En español
En español nosotros
tenemos cinco vocales
A-A-A, E-E-E, I, O, U.
Cuando nosotros ponemos
las vocales con consonantes
se forman silabas, silabas.
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m con a es ma como "mama"
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m con e es me como "mesa"
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m con i es mi como "mio" y
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m con o es mo como "mono" y
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m con u es mu como "muñeca."
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En español nosotros
tenemos cinco vocales
A-A-A, E-E-E, I, O, U.
Cuando nosotros ponemos
las vocales con consonantes
se forman silabas, silabas.
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p con a es pa como "papa"
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p con e es pe como "pelo"
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p con i es pi como "piñata" y
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p con o es po como "pollo" y
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p con u es pu como "pupusa."
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En español nosotros
tenemos cinco vocales
A-A-A, E-E-E, I, O, U.
Cuando nosotros ponemos
las vocales con consonantes
se forman silabas, silabas.
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