“EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY”
The Official Song of the Magic Tree House
Reading Buddies Week
“OK everybody, listen up!”
WELL IF YOU WANT TO PLAY BALL
THEN YOU’RE GONNA NEED A FRIEND INDEED
YOU WANT TO LEARN TO DANCE
SOMEBODY’S GOTTA TAKE THE LEAD
YOU CAN REACH FOR THE SKY BUT WHATEVER YOU TRY
YOU’LL NEED A HELPING HAND TO SUCCEED
AND EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY TO HELP THEM LEARN TO READ
SIT RIGHT DOWN ON YOUR GRANDPA’S KNEES
CALL YOUR MAMA, ASK HER PLEASE
HELP ME, HELP ME, LEARN MY ABC’S
GRAB THAT BOOK, FLIP THAT PAGE
YOUNG OR OLD, DOESN’T MATTER WHAT AGE
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY TO HELP THEM LEARN TO READ
“OK everybody, get out your library cards!”
YOU KNOW IT’S NOT TOO HARD, ESPECIALLY WITH A BOOK YOU LIKE
IF YOU MISS A WORD OR TWO, WELL IT’S JUST LIKE RIDING A BIKE
YOU GOTTA ASK YOUR FRIEND TO READ IT AGAIN, BUT TAKE IT AT A SLOWER SPEED
YEAH EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY TO HELP THEM LEARN TO READ
“Everybody Needs a Buddy”, 10/13, copyright 2013 MTH Worldwide, LLC All rights reserved.
Lyrics: Randy Courts & Will Osborne; Music Composition: Randy Courts
AND THEN ONE WORD, TWO WORDS, JUST LIKE THAT
YOU’RE READING MAGIC TREE HOUSE, CAT IN THE HAT
YOU SAY GOOD NIGHT MOON, GO DOWN A RABBIT HOLE
READING A BOOK IS GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL
THREE WORDS, FOUR WORDS, WHEN YOU’RE DONE
THEN IT’S YOUR TURN TO READ TO SOMEONE
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY TO SHOW THEM READING IS FUN
“Come on Jack!”
“OK Annie”
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY…Yeah!
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY TO HELP THEM LEARN TO READ
ONE PAGE, TWO PAGES, DON’T STOP THERE
YOU’RE READING MOTHER GOOSE, PETER PAN, SLEEPY HOLLOW, JAYNE EYRE
FOUR BOOKS, FIVE BOOKS, HOLY COW
HOW MANY BOOKS HAVE YOU READ NOW?
TEN BOOKS, TWENTY BOOKS, SO MUCH FUN
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN TO READ TO SOMEONE
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BUDDY TO SHOW THEM HOW IT’S DONE
EVERYBODY…… NEEDS A BUDDY (WOO!)
EVERYBODY…… NEEDS A BUDDY TO HELP THEM LEARN TO READ
EVERYBODY…… NEEDS A BUDDY (WOO!)
EVERYBODY…… NEEDS A BUDDY TO HELP THEM LEARN TO READ
For more Reading Buddies Week fun, visit MagicTreeHouse.com
To listen and download this song, visit RandomHouseKids.com/Reading-Buddies-Song