Giraffes Can't Dance Song Read Aloud Animation Giles Andrea Book Animal Sing Along Gerald Giraffe

Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andrea and Guy Parker-Rees


Learn to read and follow along/sing along with the story "Giraffes Can't Dance" by Giles Andreas, illustrated by Guy-Parker-Rees. Performed as a song by Savannah Kids www.savannahkidstv.com
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This musical storytelling features music written & arranged by PHIL MARKS www.philmarks-music.com
Violin playing by Tomer Einat
Handmade sets, props by Savannah Zwi,
Video + Vocals by Savannah Zwi
Vocal arrangement by Savannah Zwi and Phil Marks
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Gerald was a tall giraffe
Whose neck was long and slim
But his knees were awfully crooked And his legs were rather thin
He was very good at standing still And munching shoots off trees But when he tried to run around He buckled at the knees
Now every year in Africa They hold the Jungle Dance, Where every single animal Turns up to skip and prance
And this year when the day arrived Poor Gerald felt so sad,
Because when it came to dancing He was really very bad
The warthogs started waltzing And the rhinos rock’ n’ rolled. The lions danced a tango
That was elegant and bold
The chimps all did a cha-cha
With a very Latin feel,

And eight baboons then teamed up For a splendid Scottish reel


Gerald swallowed bravely
As he walked toward the floor But the lions saw him coming, And they soon began to roar.
“Hey, look at clumsy Gerald,”
the animals all sneered.
“Giraffes can’t dance, you silly fool! Oh, Gerald, you’re so weird.”
Gerald simply froze up.
He was rooted to the spot. They’re right, he thought. I’m useless.
Oh, I feel like such a clot.
So he crept off from the dance floor,
And he started walking home. He’d never felt so sad before- So sad and so alone.
Then he found a little clearing, And he looked up at the sky. “The moon can be so beautiful,” he whispered with a sigh
“Excuse me!” coughed a cricket who’d seen Gerald earlier on. “But sometimes when you’re different
you just need a different song.”
“Listen to the swaying grass and listen to the trees.
To me the sweetest music
Is those branches in the breeze.
So imagine that the lovely moon Is playing just for you – Everything makes music
If you really want it to.”
With that, the cricket smiled And picked up his violin. Then Gerald felt his body Do the most amazing thing.
His hooves had started shuffling, Making circles on the ground. His neck was gently swaying, And his tail was swishing around
He threw his legs out sideways, And he swung them everywhere. Then he did a backward somersault and leapt up in the air.
Gerald felt so wonderful
His mouth was open wide.
“I am dancing! Yes, I’m dancing! I AM DANCING!” Gerald cried.
Then, one by one, each animal who‘d been there at the dance arrived while Gerald boogied on and watched him, quite entranced
They shouted, “It’s a miracle! We must be in a dream. Gerald’s the best dancer That we’ve ever, ever seen!”
“How did you learn to dance like that?
Please, Gerald, tell us how.”
But Gerald simply twirled around And finished with a bow.
Then he raised his head and looked up
At the moon and stars above.
“We all can dance,” he said,
“when we find music that we love.”