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The Name of the Game

from Rainbow of Color by Joanie Calem

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The Name of the Game ©2016: This song was written for my fourth-grade class of 2016. It was a wonderful class full of strong-minded individualists, who all wanted to figure out how to get along and create a healthy class community.

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3. The Name of the Game, words and music by Joanie Calem, © April 2016
There are folks of different shapes and sizes everywhere we look:
Remember we don’t judge by the cover of the book.
We’re each a little different, all a lot the same, and we can get along; it’s the name of the game.

Some folks have blonde hair; some have black or brown,
Some wear it covered, some wear it down.
We’re each a little different, all a lot the same, and we can get along; it’s the name of the game.

Some folks are kinda short; some are kinda tall,
Some are kinda big; some are kinda small,
We’re each a little different, all a lot the same, and we can get along; it’s the name of the game.
Some folks are really quiet; some are really loud,
Some are shy and modest, some are very proud,
We’re each a little different, all a lot the same, and we can get along; it’s the name of the game.

Some folks are really slow, some are moving fast,
Some are rushing to the future; some stick to the past,
We’re each a little different, all a lot the same, and we can get along; it’s the name of the game.

Some folks have dark brown skin; some have beige or tan,
Lots of different shades of homo sapiens,
We’re each a little different, all a lot the same, and we can get along; it’s the name of the game.

We’re all a little quirky in slightly different ways
And every one of us has both good and bad days
We’re each a little different, all a lot the same, and we can get along; it’s the name of the game.

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from Rainbow of Color, released January 1, 2018

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Joanie Calem Columbus, Ohio

Joanie Calem is a folk musician, singer/song-writer, storyteller and inclusion advocate for audiences of all ages. Joanie writes songs and sings about life's different twists and turns, angles and perspectives, telling stories through her songs of the ups and downs of reality. She performs regularly at festivals, retirement homes, shelters, libraries and schools throughout the US and abroad. ... more

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