A contact of mine, Andrea Munro, needs your help! Her ten year old daughter Katelyn, along with two of her friends, wrote a song for a contest they had at school titled “OH, SWEET RIVER”, a song about the Hillsborough River. The lyrics go like this:
Up, Down
Up to the river on Sunday
My heart is pounding cause’ I can’t wait
For this day to begin
I’m sitting
Right here with all of my friends
Don’t want this day to ever end
Oh, sweet river
I don’t care if your treasuries
Sweet river
I don’t care if you’re hot or cold
Sweet river
Don’t go cause’ we’ll be here tomorrow
Yes we’ll be here tomorrow
Left, right
Skipping stone to stone
The waters rushing up my legs
I love this feeling
I’m sitting
Right here with all of my friends
Don’t want this day to ever end
Oh, sweet river
I don’t care if your treasuries
Sweet river
I don’t care if you’re hot or cold
Sweet river
Don’t go cause’ we’ll be here tomorrow
Yes we’ll be here tomorrow
We don’t care if the rain comes, pouring down
We’ll all sit around the fire and sing a song
We all sing na na na na na na na na na
We all sing na na na na na na na na na
Oh, sweet river
I don’t care if your treasuries
Sweet river
I don’t care if you’re hot or cold
Sweet river
Don’t go cause’ we’ll be here tomorrow
Yes we’ll be here tomorrow
Alongside writing all of the lyrics, the girls had to create a tune to the track as well. With the help of their teacher who played guitar, they were able to win their school contest, sing the song, and record it on a CD. Their new composition has now reached national level after winning a competition with the popular music sharing website, SoundCloud. We need your votes to help these girls take first yet again! The link attached will bring you right to the girls song and from there all you have to do is click the heart icon under their melody to like it. If you are having any difficulty getting the link to work, here are the steps to get you there on your own:
HOW TO VOTE:
- Go to: soundcloud.com
- Search: “little kids rock oh sweet river”
- Little Kids Rock “Oh Sweet River” by Sophia, Hannah, and Katelyn, Grade 4, Tampa’ should be the first thing on the screen.
- Listen to and the select the heart icon to LIKE IT.
- You can sign up or just log in using your Sound Cloud, Facebook, or Google accounts. It’s up to you.
- Once you are logged in, it will have liked the song for you.
Remember, every vote counts and every vote helps! Thank you so much for helping the girls out!
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