5th Grade Program Prep

Mark Your Calendar! 

The 5th Grade program and Awards Day Ceremony will be held

May 21st

Introduction:

Welcome to the farewell performance of the Waverly Belmont Elementary 5th grade class. We are the class of 2032, ​determined to achieve, and destined for greatness. 

1A:

Congratulations! Today is your day.

You're off to Great Places! You're off and away! 

1A:

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself any direction you choose. 

1B:

You're on your own. And you know what you know.

And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go. 

1C:

You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.

About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."

With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,

you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street. 

1D:

And you may not find any you'll want to go down.

In that case, of course, you'll head straight out of town.

It's opener there in the wide open air. 

1E:

Out there things can happen, and frequently do

to people as brainy and footsy as you.

And when things start to happen, don't worry. Don't stew.

Just go right along. You'll start happening too.

 OH! THE PLACES YOU'LL GO! 

Song 1: Million Dreams

()

I close my eyes and I can see

The world that's waiting up for me

That I call my own

Through the dark, through the door

Through where no one's been before

But it feels like home

()

They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy

They can say, they can say I've lost my mind

I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy

()

We can live in a world that we design

'Every night I lie in bed

The brightest colors fill my head

A million dreams are keeping me awake

I think of what the world could be

A vision of the one I see

A million dreams is all it's gonna take

()

Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make

()

There's a house we can build

Every room inside is filled

With things from far away

The special things I compile

Each one there to make you smile

On a rainy day

() 

They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy

They can say, they can say we've lost our minds

I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy

() 

Runaway to a world that we design

Every night I lie in bed

The brightest colors fill my head

A million dreams are keeping me awake

I think of what the world could be

A vision of the one I see

A million dreams is all it's gonna take

()

Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make

()

However big, however small

Let me be part of it all

Share your dreams with me

You may be right, you may be wrong

But say that you'll bring me along

To the world you see

To the world I close my eyes to see

I close my eyes to see

()

Every night I lie in bed

The brightest colors fill my head

A million dreams are keeping me awake

A million dreams, a million dreams, Ahhh --

()

I think of what the world could be

A vision of the one I see

A million dreams is all it's gonna take

()

A million dreams for the world we're gonna make.

2A: 

You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights!

You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights. 

You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.

You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead. 

2B:

Wherever you fly, you'll be best of the best.

Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

Except when you don't.

Because, sometimes, you won't. 

2C:

I'm sorry to say so but, sadly, it's true

that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you.

You can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch.

And your gang will fly on. You'll be left in a Lurch. 

2D:

You'll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump.

And the chances are, then, that you'll be in a Slump.

And when you're in a Slump, you're not in for much fun.

Un-slumping yourself is not easily done. 

Song 2: Bad Day

()

Where is the moment we needed the most?

You kick up the leaves, and the magic is lost

They tell me your blue sky's faded to gray

They tell me your passion's gone away

And I don't need no carrying on

()

You stand in the line just to hit a new low

You're faking a smile with the coffee to go

You tell me your life's been way off line

You're falling to pieces every time

And I don't need no carrying on

'Cause you had a bad day

You're taking one down

You sing a sad song just to turn it around

You say you don't know

You tell me, "don't lie"

You work at a smile, and you go for a ride

You had a bad day

The camera don't lie

You're coming back down, and you really don't mind

You had a bad day

You had a bad day

()

Well you need a blue sky holiday

The point is they laugh at what you say

And I don't need no carrying on

You had a bad day

You're taking one down

You sing a sad song just to turn it around

You say you don't know

You tell me, "don't lie"

You work at a smile, and you go for a ride

You had a bad day

The camera don't lie

You're coming back down and you really don't mind

You had a bad day

()

Sometimes the system goes on the blink

And the whole thing, it turns out wrong

You might not make it back and you know

That you could be well, oh, that strong

And I'm not wrong (yeah, yeah, yeah)

()

So where is the passion when you need it the most? Oh, you and I -

You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

​'Cause you had a bad day

You're taking one down

You sing a sad song just to turn it around

You say you don't know

You tell me don't lie

You work at a smile and you go for a ride

You had a bad day

You see what you like

And how does it feel one more time?

You had a bad day

You had a bad day

Had a bad day

Had a bad day

Had a bad day 

3A:

You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.

Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.

A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!

Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?

How much can you lose? How much can you win? 

3B:

And IF you go in, should you turn left or right...

or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?

Or go around back and sneak in from behind?

Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,

for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind. 

3C:

You can get so confused that you'll start in to race

down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace

and grind on for miles cross weirdish wild space,

headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.

The Waiting Place... 

3D:

...for people just waiting.

Waiting for a train to go

or a bus to come, or a plane to go

or the mail to come, or the rain to go

or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow

or the waiting around for a Yes or No

or waiting for their hair to grow.

Everyone is just waiting.  

3E:

Waiting for the fish to bite

or waiting for the wind to fly a kite

or waiting around for Friday night

or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake

or a pot to boil, or a Better Break

or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants

or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.

Everyone is just waiting.  

Song 3: Waiting On the World to Change

(Dancers:) 

()

Me and all my friends

We're all misunderstood

They say we stand for nothing and

There's no way we ever could

Now we see everything that's going wrong

With the world and those who lead it

We just feel like we don't have the means

To rise above and beat it - so we keep 

Waiting (waiting)

Waiting on the world to change

Waiting (waiting)

Waiting on the world to change

It's hard to beat the system

When we're standing at a distance

Waiting (waiting)

Waiting on the world to change

()

Now if we had the power

To bring our neighbors home from war

They woulda never missed a Christmas

No more ribbons on their door

And when you trust your television

What you get is what you got

'Cause when they own the information, oh

They can bend it all they want - that's why we're

Waiting (waiting)

Waiting on the world to change

Waiting (waiting)

Waiting on the world to change

It's not the we don't care

We just know that the fight ain't fair - so we keep

Waiting (waiting)

Waiting on the world to change

- Break -

And we're still waiting (waiting)

Waiting on the world to change

We keep on waiting (waiting)

Waiting on the world to change

One day our generation

Is gonna rule the population

So we keep on waiting (waiting)

Waiting on the world to change

​Now I keep on waiting (waiting)

Waiting on the world to change

We keep on waiting (waiting)

We're waiting on the world to change

Waiting on the world to change

Waiting on the world to change

Waiting on the world to change 

4A:

NO!  That's not for you!

Somehow you'll escape all that waiting and staying

You'll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing.

With banner flip-flapping, once more you'll ride high!

Ready for anything under the sky.

Ready because you're that kind of a guy!  

4B:

Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!

There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.

And the magical things you can do with that ball

will make you the winning-est winner of all.

Fame! You'll be as famous as famous can be,

with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.   

4C:

Except when they don't

Because, sometimes they won't.

I'm afraid that some times you'll play lonely games too.

Games you can't win 'cause you'll play against you.    

4D:

All Alone! Whether you like it or not,

Alone will be something you'll be quite a lot.

And when you're alone, there's a very good chance

you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.

There are some, down the road between hither and yon,

that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.   

Song 4: Go the Distance  (ensemble:)

Ribbon Dancers: ()

(Aaron)

I have often dreamed of a far off place

Where a hero's welcome would be waiting for me

Where the crowds will cheer, when they see my face

And a voice keeps saying this is where I'm meant to be

I'll be there someday, I can go the distance

I will find my way - if I can be strong

I know every mile would be worth my while

When I go the distance, I'll be right where I belong

()

Down an unknown road to embrace my fate

Though that road may wander, it will lead me to you

And a thousand years would be worth the wait

It might take a lifetime but somehow I'll see it through

And I won't look back, I can go the distance

And I'll stay on track, no I won't accept defeat

It's an uphill slope

But I won't lose hope, 'till I go the distance

And my journey is complete

(Aaron and )

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part

For a hero's strength is measured by his heart

       (Interlude: Ribbon Dancers)

Like a shooting star, I will go the distance

I will search the world, I will face its harms

I don't care how far, I can go the distance

​'Till I find my hero's welcome waiting in your arms 

() 

I will search the world

() 

I will face its harms

(Luca/Tatum) 

'Til I find my hero's welcome waiting in -- your arms

5A:

So on you will go though the weather be foul.

On you will go though your enemies prowl.

On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl.

Onward up many a frightening creek,

though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. 

5B:

On and on you will hike, And I know you'll hike far

and face up to your problems, whatever they are.

You'll get mixed up, of course, as you already know.

You'll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. 

5C:

So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact

and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.

And never mix up your right foot with your left. 

5D:

And will you succeed?

Yes! You will, indeed!

(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS! 

5E:

So...be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray

or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,

You're off to Great Places! Today is your day!

Your mountain is waiting.

So...get on your way!