{"id":772,"date":"2024-06-07T13:53:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T03:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/?p=772"},"modified":"2026-03-21T05:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:00:21","slug":"choir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/2024\/06\/choir\/","title":{"rendered":"Choir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hey Choir!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the songs we are either at the moment, or may do soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fr\u00e8re Jacques lyrics<\/strong> (see for <a href=\"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Frere-Jacques-with-instrumental-round.mp3\">this *updated* link for the music to sing to<\/a> &#8211; note this does not have lyrics which are below). Directions in brackets {}. Please practice singing the round part to the guitar sound :-)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fr\u00e8re Jacques, Fr\u00e8re Jacques,<br>Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous?<br>Sonnez les matines! Sonnez les matines!<br>Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong. {repeat 4 times}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>More information including an English translation of the original French lyrics is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frenchlearner.com\/songs\/frere-jacques\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.frenchlearner.com\/songs\/frere-jacques\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lean on Me by Bill Withers lyrics<\/strong> (see for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jrlhn1H1EWw\"><strong>this link for lyric video with music<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; note we are skipping some parts, use below lyrics for our arrangement)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hmm<br>Hmm hmm hmm hmm<br>Hmm hmm hmm hmm<br>Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes in our lives<br>We all have pain, we all have sorrow<br>But if we are wise<br>We know that there&#8217;s always tomorrow<br><br>Lean on me when you&#8217;re not strong<br>And I&#8217;ll be your friend, I&#8217;ll help you carry on<br>For it won&#8217;t be long<br>&#8216;Til I&#8217;m gonna need somebody to lean on<br><br>Please, swallow your pride<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I have things you need to borrow<br>For no one can fill those of your needs<br>That you won&#8217;t let show<br><br>You just call on me, brother, when you need a hand<br>We all need somebody to lean on<br>I just might have a problem that you&#8217;ll understand<br>We all need somebody to lean on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lean on me when you&#8217;re not strong<br>And I&#8217;ll be your friend, I&#8217;ll help you carry on<br>For it won&#8217;t be long<br>&#8216;Til I&#8217;m gonna need somebody to lean on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You just call on me, brother, when you need a hand<br>We all need somebody to lean on<br>I just might have a problem that you&#8217;ll understand<br>We all need somebody to lean on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lean on me when you&#8217;re not strong<br>And I&#8217;ll be your friend, I&#8217;ll help you carry on<br>For it won&#8217;t be long<br>&#8216;Til I&#8217;m gonna need somebody to lean on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Just Like Fire by P!nk lyrics<\/strong> (our own arrangement &#8211; see <a href=\"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Just-Like-Fire-singing.m4v\"><strong>Full version lyric video here<\/strong><\/a> and<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Just-Like-Fire-karaoke.mp4\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Just-Like-Fire-karaoke.mp4\">Karaoke video here<\/a><\/strong>) Sung unless in <em>italics<\/em> (which means rap\/spoken). Directions in brackets {}.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Just-Like-Fire-karaoke.m4v\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Just-Like-Fire-karaoke.m4v\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know that I&#8217;m running out of time<br>I want it all, mmm, mmm<br>And I&#8217;m wishing they&#8217;d stop tryna turn me off<br>I want it on, mmm, mmm<br>And I&#8217;m walking on a wire, trying to go higher<br>Feels like I&#8217;m surrounded by clow-owns and liars<br>Even when I give it all away<br>I want it all, mmm, mmm <br><br><em>{Spoken} We came here to run it, run it, run it, We came here to run it, run it, run it<\/em><br><br>Just like fire, burning out the way<br>If I can light the world up for just one day<br>Watch this madness, colorful charade<br>No one can be just like me any way<br>Just like magic, I&#8217;ll be flying free<br>I&#8217;mma disappear when they come for me<br>I kick that ceiling, what you gonna say?<br>No one can be just like me any way<br>Just like fire<em> {note: don&#8217;t do &#8220;uh&#8221; here}<\/em><br><br>And people like to laugh at you cause they are all the same, mmm, mmm <br>See I would rather we just go our different way than play the game mm, mm <br>And no matter the weather, we can do it better<br>You and me together, forever and ever <br>We don&#8217;t have to worry bout&#8217; a thing, bout&#8217; a thing, no<br><br><em>{Spoken} We came here to run it, run it, run it, We came here to run it, run it, run it<\/em><br><br>Just like fire, burning out the way<br>If I can light the world up for just one day<br>Watch this madness, colorful charade<br>No one can be just like me any way<br>Just like magic, I&#8217;ll be flying free<br>I&#8217;mma disappear when they come for me<br>I kick that ceiling, what you gonna say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one can be just like me any way<br>Just like fire, fire<br><br><em>{Spoken} We came here to run it, run it, run it<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>{Rap}<\/em> <em>So look I came here to run it<br>Just cause nobody&#8217;s done it<br>Y&#8217;all don&#8217;t think I can run it<br>But look, I&#8217;ve been here, I&#8217;ve done it<br>Impossible? Please<br>Watch, I do it with ease<br>You just gotta believe<br>Come on, come on with me<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like fire, burning out the way<br>If I can light the world up for just one day<br>Watch this madness, colorful charade<br>No one can be just like me any way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like fire, burning out the way<br>If I can light the world up for just one day<br>Watch this madness, colorful charade<br>No one can be just like me any way<br>Just like magic, I&#8217;ll be flying free<br>I&#8217;mma disappear when they come for me<br>I kick that ceiling, what you gonna say?<br>No one can be just like me any way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like fire, fire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>{Spoken} Run it!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like fire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>{Spoken} Run it, run it!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Fly Away&#8221; by Krys Talk<\/strong> (our own arrangement &#8211; see <a href=\"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Fly-Away-remix-extra-vocals.mp3\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"809\">backing track here<\/a>)<br><br>Take me away from home<br>Show me all the places I\u2019ve never known<br>And we\u2019ll chase the night<br>Erase all of these broken dreams and flight<br><br>And we\u2019ll fly<br>And we\u2019ll fly<br>away, away, away<br>Yeah, I will fly<br><br>I will fly<br>Fly away, away, away fly away<br>Away, away, away<br>Yeah I will fly<br><br>Up here we\u2019re free<br>Bound only by frozen memories<br>Lost it inside<br>Erasing all these broken dreams tonight<br><br>And we\u2019ll fly<br>And we\u2019ll fly<br>away, away, away<br>Yeah, I will fly<br><br>I will fly<br>Fly away, away, away fly away<br>Away, away, away<br>Yeah I will fly&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Shake It Off&#8221; by Taylor Swift<\/strong> (see YouTube for this). Directions marked in brackets {}. Sung unless in <em>italics<\/em> (which means rap). Don&#8217;t do lyrics in brackets unless there is direction to. Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* &#8211; means <em><strong>For A &amp; E only &#8211; do this bracket, skip words around as needed<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>{Singing, everyone}<\/strong><\/em> I stay out too late<br>Got nothing in my brain<br>That&#8217;s what people say, mm-mm<br>That&#8217;s what people say, mm-mm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I go on too many dates<br>But I can&#8217;t make &#8217;em stay<br>At least that&#8217;s what people say, mm-mm<br>That&#8217;s what people say, mm-mm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I keep cruisin&#8217;<br>Can&#8217;t stop, won&#8217;t stop movin&#8217;<br>It&#8217;s like I got this music in my mind<br>Sayin&#8217; it&#8217;s gonna be alright<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play<br>And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate<br>Baby, I&#8217;m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake<br>I shake it off, I shake it off (<em><strong><em><strong>*<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em> hoo-hoo-hoo)<br>Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break<br>And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake<br>Baby, I&#8217;m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake<br>I shake it off, I shake it off (<em><strong><em><strong>*<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em> hoo-hoo-hoo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I never miss a beat<br>I&#8217;m lightnin&#8217; on my feet<br>And that&#8217;s what they don&#8217;t see, mm-mm<br>That&#8217;s what they don&#8217;t see, mm-mm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>{M only}<\/strong> <\/em>I&#8217;m dancin&#8217; on my own <em><strong>{everyone}<\/strong> <\/em>(dancin&#8217; on my own)<br><em><strong>{M only}<\/strong> <\/em>I make the moves up as I go<strong> <em>{everyone}<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em>(moves up as I go)<br><em><strong>{L only}<\/strong> <\/em>And that&#8217;s what they don&#8217;t know, mm-mm<br><em><strong>{L only}<\/strong> <\/em>That&#8217;s what they don&#8217;t know, mm-mm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>{Q, E &amp; A together only this paragraph} <\/strong><\/em>But I keep cruisin&#8217;<br>Can&#8217;t stop, won&#8217;t stop groovin&#8217;<br>It&#8217;s like I got this music in my mind<br>Sayin&#8217; it&#8217;s gonna be alright<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>{Singing, everyone}<\/em> <\/strong>&#8216;Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play<br>And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate<br>Baby, I&#8217;m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake<br>I shake it off, I shake it off (<strong>* <\/strong>hoo-hoo-hoo)<br>Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break<br>And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake<br>Baby, I&#8217;m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake<br>I shake it off, I shake it off (<em><strong><em><strong>*<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em> hoo-hoo-hoo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shake it off, I shake it off<br>I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off<br>I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off<br>I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off (<em><strong>* <\/strong><\/em>hoo-hoo-hoo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>{Rap: G &amp; R only this paragraph} <\/strong>Hey, hey, hey<br>Just think, while you&#8217;ve been gettin&#8217; down and out about the liars<br>And the dirty, dirty cheats of the world<br>You could&#8217;ve been gettin&#8217; down to this sick beat<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>{Rap: E &amp; A only this paragraph} <\/strong>My ex-man brought his new girlfriend<br>She&#8217;s like, &#8220;Oh my God!&#8221; but I&#8217;m just gonna shake<br>And to the fella over there with the hella good hair<br>Won&#8217;t you come on over, baby? We can shake, shake, shake (<em><strong>*<\/strong><\/em><\/em> <em>yeah)<br>Yeah, oh, oh<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>{Singing, everyone} <\/em>&#8216;Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play<br>And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate (<strong>* <\/strong>haters gonna hate)<br>Baby, I&#8217;m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake<br>I shake it off, I shake it off (<em><strong>*<\/strong><\/em> hoo-hoo-hoo)<br>Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break (<em><strong>*<\/strong><\/em> mmm)<br>And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake (<em><strong>*<\/strong><\/em> and fake and fake and fake)<br>Baby, I&#8217;m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake<br>I shake it off, I shake it off (<em><strong>*<\/strong><\/em> hoo-hoo-hoo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shake it off, I shake it off<br>I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off<br>I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off<br>I, I, I shake it off (<em><strong>*<\/strong><\/em> yeah), I shake it off (<em><strong>* <\/strong><\/em>hoo-hoo-hoo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shake it off, I shake it off<br>I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off (<em><strong>*<\/strong><\/em> you got to)<br>I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off<br>I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Gone&#8221; by Amy Shark<\/strong> (see YouTube for this). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Choir! Here are the songs we are either at the moment, or may do soon! Fr\u00e8re Jacques lyrics (see for this *updated* link for the music to sing to &#8211; note this does not have lyrics which are below). Directions in brackets {}. Please practice singing the round part to the guitar sound :-)&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/2024\/06\/choir\/\">Read more: Choir<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":874,"href":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions\/874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patmore.net.au\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}