From the 1999 cassette, Stampede to Read, no longer available.
lyrics
It's got the world wide-eyed with wonder.
It's what everybody wants to do.
It'll make your day, blow the clouds away
and let the light come shining through.
No, it's not a shoe or a soft drink.
But it's a lift you really need.
So come on, check out what it's all about.
Join the Read Stampede!
In a car, train, bus, crane, airplane, or boat, stampede to read!
To your dog, cat, rat, bat, hamster, or goat, stampede to read!
Scan a fax, card, message, memo, or note, stampede to read!
Learn a quip, quick comeback, schtick, or slick quote. Stampede to read!
It's a read stampede - everybody read!
It's a read stampede - everybody read!
On a cliff, coast, canyon, prairie, or plain, stampede to read!
Under fog, snow, sleet, hail, drizzle, or rain, stampede to read!
Learn a haiku, limerick, verse, or refrain. Stampede to read!
It'll twist, pick, trick, and tickle your brain. Stampede to read!
It's a read stampede - everybody read!
It's a read stampede - everybody read!
We are a nation built on freedom.
Where ideas are allowed to flow.
So when you feel perplexed, there'll be a helpful text
to tell you anything you need to know.
It's a human thirst for knowledge.
You've got a curious mind to feed.
Why make it hard, get your library card
and join the Read Stampede!
Grab a tabloid, magazine, or gazette. Stampede to read!
At the doctor, orthodontist, or vet, stampede to read!
Surf a website, email, chat on the net. Stampede to read!
Zap to Mozambique, Belize, or Tibet. Stampede to read!
It's a read stampede - everybody read!
It's a read stampede - everybody read!
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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