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Oklahoma Heroes at the Library

from Hanging Out With Heroes at the Library (EP) by Monty Harper

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Same song, with non-fiction verses about Oklahoma heroes!

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Chorus:
It’s a foot stomping rope swinging barrel of fun
There’s something in a book for everyone
To make your heart pound faster and your eyes pop out
And get you so riled up you just gotta shout
That the hero of the story is the one you wanna be
I love Oklahoma heroes at the library!

He was a fancy trick roper on Vaudeville
Where his clever commentary moved him up the bill
By the thirties he was famous as a Hollywood star
He wrote a daily quote read near and far
He could poke good fun at anyone from babies to codgers
Get a chuckle at the library with Will Rogers

Repeat Chorus

The most decorated gymnast in the USA
Her attitude keeps her Winning Every Day
Even when the press said she was too old
She proved 'em wrong and captured an olympic gold
Her bar, beam, floor routines, and vaults were all killer
Turn a cartwheel to the library with Shannon Miller

Repeat Chorus

His friends felt certain he had gone insane
But this Cherokee silversmith was using his brain
He invented a system he called talking leaves
It was an alphabet that let his people write and read
His name is on a book award so you can enjoy a
Winner at the library with Sequoyah

Repeat Chorus

He was born Frank Eaton in the wild wild west
But his nickname proved he could shoot the best
He was a rootin tootin lawman; he would rarely fail
To put the bad guys out or bring 'em in to jail
You see his likeness where the OSU Cowboys meet
Fill your hands at the library with Pistol Pete

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from Hanging Out With Heroes at the Library (EP), released September 8, 2014

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Monty Harper Stillwater, Oklahoma

Monty Harper is a children's musician in Stillwater, OK. He performs for elementary schools and libraries, helps kids write their own songs in workshops and residencies, does informal science education, and writes songs for clients.

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