Thats some serious soulpepper pressure cooker and i love it. Written by kidspace child enrichment center on october 18, 20. Alligator pie crazy for crust top trends alligator pie crazy for crust. Lg lore alligator pie, alligator pie, if i dont get some. Alligator pie childrens songs nursery rhymes music for kids. Give away my basketball, give away my hoop but don t take away my alligator soup. Neither she nor i are tired of these great poems and ditties. Apr 10, 2015 alligator pie poem by dennis lee good practice for the letter a. Youll be happy to know that no one cried as the poem says because we all got some alligator pie. You can try some of these experiments and activities with your kids to see how it. Robins apples and alligator pie kidspace child enrichment.
You can see me demonstrating the first verse of alligator pie on my facebook page. Id almost forgotten this poem that i often recited to my children. Alligator pie is a childrens song that only appeared in barney goes to school. Now its backthe tasty, delicious nonsense of alligator pie, in a collectors edition complete with the original artwork from the classic 1974 edition. Give away my furry hat, give away my shoe, but dont give away my alligator stew. Catherine always had a passion for fashion and opened this destination shop downtown in 1987 when the. Good thing, too, because years later i went to see dennis lee. The first part that came into my head was alligator pie, but some parts didn t have words yet, so it went like this alligator pie, alligator pie, if i dont get some dedodedodedie. Kids and grownups alike will want to get some alligator pie at mtyp. Air boat ride, air boat ride, if i don t get one, theyll all say i cried. Alligator soup, alligator soup, if i don t get some i think im gonna droop. Give away the green grass give away the sky but don t. The kids attending the opening of alligator pie certainly couldn t.
Morning ride on by thank lord everybodys alright don t mean to throw us a second line. Now its backthe tasty, delicious nonsense of alligator pie, in a collectors. Dramatic reading of dennis lees alligator pie by landis before an audience at larrabee school. Give away the green grass, give away the sky, but dont give away my alligator pie. Alligator pie was my favorite book of poems and my favorite poem in the book was alligator pie. Alligator pie a game archive straight dope message board. I wanted it to be like the savoury pies id grown up with some meat, some vegetables, a little gravy, and a ton of flavour. Alligator stew, alligator stew, if i dont get some, i dont know what ill do. So begins one of the most beloved of modern childrens rhymes, first introduced in 1974 by dennis lee and now reinvented for a new generation of children. And finished it with a topping of instant mashed potatoes. In my house, some years weve had more desserts than people. I have been searching all morning for books and ideas to teach about the.
I walked out of the library with my nose in the book and i didn t take it out until i memorized the poem. Alligator pie poem by dennis lee good practice for the letter a. Truly a canadian book in it references to casa loma, medicine hat, and moose jaw. Beat together cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and green food coloring. Lg lore alligator pie, alligator pie, if i dont get some i think im.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Give away the green grass, give away the sky, but don t give away my. Alligator pie recipe food, food recipes, preschool cooking. I had the pleasure of sitting down with business woman extraordinaire catherine medak, owner and buyer for alligator pie kidswear in edmonton.
Give away my furry hat, give away my shoe, but don t give away my alligator stew. Joanne hammil, a visiting artist, nationally known songwriter and educator, completed a. I flavoured it with some of the same seasonings i could taste in the alligator sausage that i loved so much but only as an accent. Kids and grownups alike will want to get some alligator pie. You can change the words to make different rhymes, such as this. We baked the alligator pie in the oven at 350 degrees for 2030 minutes. Alligator pie kindle edition by lee, dennis, nichols, sandy. Nov 07, 2012 who can resist jumping on bubble wrap. Floating in the lower nine waiting for a boat to throw me a line see my stella smile sitting on the roof eating alligator pie first day the water rise second day the sun is high third day stella cried cause night times dark as a dead mans eyes tell me when is help gonna. Morning ride on by thank lord everybodys alright don t. During family literacy week we ran a fun contest where entrants had to write an alternate verse for alligator pie. Alligator pie once a cute childrens poem, now its an actual pie. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alligator pie.
Then i started to hear another verse about alligator stew. Alligator stew, alligator stew, if i dont get some i don t know what ill do. Written by, dennis lee great 5 fork recipe and thanks for the memory nudge. Give away the green grass, give away the sky, but dont give away my alligator. Alligator stew, alligator stew, if i don t get some, i don t know what ill do. Oct 18, 20 and finished it with a topping of instant mashed potatoes. In case youve never seen the popular childrens poem alligator pie, alligator pie if i don t get some. Give away the green grass, give away the sky, but don t give away my alligator pie. While no one is suggesting that alligators should become a new. Its loads of fun, and once kept my husband and i entertained for weeks. I already knew what i was going to do it popped right into my head, thanks to the many readings from my childhood. Saying that this book is just full of quirky poems that students would adore. It was adapted from a poem by canadian childrens poet and fraggle rock songwriter dennis lee.
There was no need to do some digging to find a good canadian book of poetry. Floating in the lower nine waiting for a boat to throw me a line see my stella smile sitting on a roof eating alligator pie first day the water rise second day the. Alligator, alligator open and close hands like an alligators mouth alligator pie. Alligator stew, alligator stew, if i don t get some i don t. Apr 11, 2012 once the pie sets you can eat it as a cream pie or freeze it for an ice cream pie you just need to turn it into an alligator. Alligator pie poem dennis lee wiki fandom powered by wikia. Give away my furry hat, give away my shoe, but don t. Feb 14, 2014 give away my basketball, give away my hoop but don t take away my alligator soup. If you should meet a crocodile if you should meet a crocodile, don t take a stick and poke him. Buy a cheap copy of alligator pie book by dennis lee. Alligator pie recipe alligator crafts, preschool snacks. After the curtain call, a number of pintsized patrons of the arts crawled up on the.
Though it happens naturally for us, we cant forget our students need to be taught. Savoury alligator pie recipe celebration generation. Once the pie sets you can eat it as a cream pie or freeze it for an ice cream pie you just need to turn it into an alligator. Alligator soup, alligator soup, if i don t get some i think im. As it turns out, this line from the childrens poetry book alligator pie by dennis lee may have some truth behind it. Alligator pie, alligator pie if i dont get some i think im gonna cry. I might make a key lime greek yogurt version of this for swamplandia. Others might not find the references to be relevant. Alligator pie canadian poetry online university of toronto. I want to try this alligator pie again using mint extract and an oreo crustfor a nice yummy mint pie. Alligator stew, alligator stew, if i don t get some i don t know what ill do.
For more than twentyfive years, canadian kids have feasted on the delicious. Sitting on the roof eating alligator pie first day the water rise second day the sun is high third day stella cried cause night times dark as a dead mans eyes tell me when help is gonna come stella said daddy when you gonna put me in a song. In case youve never seen the popular childrens poem alligator pie, alligator pie if i dont get some. Dave matthews band alligator pie lyrics genius lyrics. Jan 10, 2012 alligator, alligator open and close hands like an alligators mouth alligator pie. The alligator snaps his jaws lay arms flat together snap, snap, snap, hands open and shut the alligator smacks his tail hands on thighs smack,smack, smack. Alligator stew, alligator stew, if i dont get some i dont know what ill do. Lg lore alligator pie, alligator pie, if i dont get. Oct 01, 2014 i flavoured it with some of the same seasonings i could taste in the alligator sausage that i loved so much but only as an accent.