CARDBOARD WINGS is Ish's first CD for Children and their Families. It offers lots of up-tempo tunes in different musical genres and paints a positive message amid all the fun.  It also features off the wall sound effects, character voices, plus some well respected musicians and vocalists within the Canadian Music Industry. Special guidance was provided by Choir Masters
Cathy Ambrose & David Frego and showcases the Glen Park Public School Children`s Choir.

Lyrics

FUN FILLED AFTERNOON 

I’m going swimming, swimming today  
 I’m going down to the beach today  
Gonna bring my Dad and Mom 
Gonna bring my Dad and Mom 
Have a fun-filled afternoon  

Have a fun-filled afternoon   
   
CHORUS      

Dad can bring the food, Dad can bring the food  
Mom can bring the toys, Mom can bring the toys  
I can bring my dog, I can bring my dog  
Make a whole bunch of noise; make a whole bunch of noise  
Run along the beach, run along the beach,
  
Have a fun-filled afternoon have a fun-filled afternoon            
   
Maybe today I’ll meet a brand new friend  
I’ll have a chance to pretend  
Eat a million ice creams with sardines and jam  
Building sand castles on the beach  
Running along the beach              

If I’m going swimming, swimming today 
I better remember what my parents had to say  
Make sure the water’s below your shoulders dear  
And your feet can touch the sand    
   
CHORUS      

Dad can bring the food, Dad can bring the food  
Mom can bring the toys, Mom can bring the toys  
I can bring my dog, I can bring my dog  
Make a whole bunch of noise; make a whole bunch of noise  
Run along the beach, run along the beach,  

Have a fun-filled afternoon have a fun-filled afternoon 

BEND YOUR KNEES 

I remember when I was just a child                    
Sitting on my grandparents knee                       
They offered me some words of advice
 
And this is what they said to me 

CHORUS 

Bend your knees when you’re picking up things                  
Take good care of your back                   
Bend your knees when you’re picking up things
                  
Take good care of your back                   
   
When you’re tying up your laces or picking up your toys  
Or playing in the schoolyard with other girls and boys  
Remember now darling, what you’ve heard from me,
  
Even Superman has learned he’s got to bend his knees  
   
So now I am a parent  
And it seems quite apparent  
I have a responsibility  
So when I see my children  
Not taking good care of their backs
  
Well, they get some advice from me    
   
CHORUS 

Bend your knees, when you’re picking up things  
Take good care of your back  
Bend your knees, when you’re picking up things  
Take good care of your back
  
Take good care of your back  
Take good care of your back

STOP, LOOK & LISTEN 

When I was a little boy  
I got a message from my Dad and Mom  
Please remember these three magic words  
My darling little one  
   
CHORUS
               
You’ve got to stop (stop)  
Look (look) and listen (listen)  
Stop (stop), look (look) and listen (listen)  
And be as careful as you can be  
   
When I go to cross the street  
I stick my finger out  
I look both ways, I am sure  
What safety is all about?  
   
CHORUS  
   
Now I am a father  
With two children of my own  
So I sat them down, explained to them  
Three magic words I’ve been shown  
   
CHORUS
                  
You’ve got to stop (stop)  
Look (look) and listen (listen)  
Stop (stop), look (look) and listen (listen)  
And be as careful as you can be  

And be as careful as you can be

UP TO BAT 

Well I’m up to bat  
For the very first time  
I’m as nervous as I can be  
All my friends and family  
Are here to wish the best for  me  
   
My heart is pounding  
My knees do shake  
What’s going to happen next?  
I can hardly wait.  
   
Make it to first - That’s OK.  
Second be fine - It’s my first day  
Third’d be cool - What can I say?!  
Hit a home run – That’ll make my day 

CHORUS

I just want to do – the best I can  
That’s good enough for me.  
   
The pitcher’s in his wind-up  
The ball will soon be thrown  
Will it be a Fastball?  Knuckleball?  
Something I’ve been shown?  
Will it be a Spitball?  Curveball?  
Can I hit it home?  
   
No Problem, No Problem, No Problem  
Maybe I will bunt it or I’ll ground it,
I’ve got a few tricks of my own.  
   
CHORUS

I just want to do – the best I can  
That’s good enough for me. 

The ball’s been thrown  
Here it comes  
Please let me be  
A lucky one  
   
Run, run that’s OK?  
Just try to do your best today  
Run, run that’s OK?  
Just try to do your best today  
Run, run have some fun  
Just try to do your best today  
Run, run that’s OK?  
Just try to do your best today  
   
CHORUS

I just want to do – the best I can  
That’s good enough for me.

This delightful Rock and Roll baseball song / story mixes animated theater and voice overs and if you close your eyes, you can picture yourself at a fun filled baseball game.

I'VE NEVER EVER BEEN THE SAME 

I like to read, I like to write,  
Please let me now explain. 
 
The moment I discovered   
How to read and write  
I’ve never ever been the same
  
A book can take you sailing  
Across the Seven Seas  
And paint a picture in your mind,
That is a sight to see
  
And every time I go to the Library  
There is a different book I find
 
Some will educate me, Spark my imagination  
Or offer me some peace of mind.  
  
I like to read, I like to write,                                                Children's choir joins in.                                         
Please let me now explain.
  
The moment I discovered   
How to read and write  
I’ve never ever been the same
  
A book can take you sailing  
Across the Seven Seas  
And paint a picture in your mind  
That is a sight to see
  
And every time I go to the Library  
There is a different book I find
  
Some will educate me, Spark my imagination  
Or offer me some peace of mind.
  
Some will educate me, Spark my imagination  
Or offer me some peace of mind.
 
The moment I discovered   
How to read and write  
I’ve never ever been the same