Kelli Welli | Writing Songs and Stories for Kids and the People Who Love Them



Lyrics & Chords: Got So Much Love for You \| Little Ray of Sunshine \| The Ooh La La Song \| Tacos, Bananas, and Toy Boats \| I'm in Love with You \| Then You Will Run Free \| Turtlurtlurtle \| Froggie on My Windowsill \| Hello, I Am a Monkey \| Cooking Up Some Happiness \| Springtime Dance \| La Lullaby \| Oh Baby Oh Baby Oh \| Just Snuggle In \| Baby Grace \| A Sleepy Song \| 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
'Tacos, Bananas, and Toy Boats" - Lyrics and Chords - You can change this song to be about things you like or love! You just take out "tacos, bananas, and toy boats" and insert, for example... "ice cream, flowers, and little tiny frogs..." or whatever things you like. Then spend a little time working out the rhyme for the verses—you'll get it in no time and you'll be songwriting! "Tacos, Bananas, and Toy Boats" was one of the first songs I ever wrote, years and years before I had kids, when I was just figuring out that songwriting was something I loved to do. What a nice surprise to have the Gastich kids show up on the day of recording to be a part of this song! I hope you enjoy these songs and feel the love and inspiration that's gone into them.

Lyrics \| Chords - Printable PDF Tacos, bananas, and toy boats Tacos, bananas, and toy boats Tacos, bananas, and toy boats— These are things that I love— These are things that I love I love tacos Cause they’re so good I’d eat a million of ‘em If I could I love tacos Cause they’re so good These are things that I love— These are things that I love I love bananas Cause they go “squish!” And I like ‘em cut up An my ice cream dish I love bananas Cause they go “squish!” These are things that I love— These are things that I love I love toy boats Cause they can float I like to set ‘em floating In my sandcastle moat I love toy boats Cause they can float These are things that I love— These are things that I love CHORUS: Tacos, bananas, and toy boats Tacos, bananas, and toy boats Tacos, bananas, and toy boats— These are things that I love— These are things that I love MODULATE: Puppy dogs, rainbows, and rocket ships Puppy dogs, rainbows, and rocket ships Puppy dogs, rainbows, and rocket ships These are things that I love— These are things that I love I love puppies Cause they’re so wiggly I watch 'em chase their tails And it makes me giggly I love puppies Cause they’re so wiggly These are things that I love— These are things that I love I love rainbows Cause they paint the sky Mix the sun with the rain What do you get? Oh my! I love rainbows Cause they paint the sky These are things that I love— These are things that I love I love rockets Cause they shoot up in the air like this: fshhhhheeeeeeewwww------! You can take ‘em to the moon Or just about anywhere I love rockets Cause they shoot up in the air like this: fshhhhheeeeeeewwww------! These are things that I love— These are things that I love Bridge: Now you can change this song To say anything you want Just think of what you like Think of what you love Figure out the reason And you find the words to rhyme It’ll take a little practice Gonna take a little time But I believe in you - yes I do Maybe writing a song Is something you’ll love too CHORUS: Tacos, bananas, and toy boats Tacos, bananas, and toy boats Tacos, bananas, and toy boats— These are things that I love— These are things that I love These are things that I love— These are things that I love These are things that I love—--- These are things that I--- love

TED Talk: "How Singing Together Changes the Brain" - Tania de Jong

Tania de Jong AM makes the case that people singing together can change the brain. Pushing the idea that creativity is the strategic tool of the 21st century, she says how our voices have been silenced and that it's not doing us any good. She explains how singing is a survival mechanism, how it makes our hearts beat together and can help heal strokes and depression.

With singing, and the potential she believes it has, Tania dedicates herself to enhancing and promoting ingenuity and founded Creativity Australia and Creative Universe to do so. As a leading Australian soprano and through 'With One Voice', Tania works with disadvantaged communities. In 2008 she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the arts and for the establishment and development of arts enrichment programs for schools and communities.