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May 11, 2015 · Funny Songs, Kid Songs, Life In Song 1990's, Songs about food

255 Porcupine Ice Cream

porcupine ice cream
This is the weirdest ice cream pic I could find… so it will have to do for now!

About This Song: (Lyrics below)I wrote this song with some very cute, creative 2nd graders as part of an “artist in residence” program at Booth Elementary school in Elmira NY. It has since become one of the mainstays of my DrumSongStory school, library and family entertainment programs.

I’m sharing it today because I just had my first ice cream cone in 6 months (which I’m pretty proud of since I have been ADDICTED to the stuff since I was a little kid. You can check out my weight loss program It’s Not Just About The Food if you want to learn how to master the foods that have been mastering you… LOL).

But the real reason I’m sharing it is because this daily song blog has FORCED me (in a good way) to look at ALL of my songs, not just the ones I personally like to listen to.

The beauty of songwriting is that it can be perfectly focused on specific audiences, themes, ideas, emotions that may be appropriate for specific times. Songs also help us to remember ideas, trigger memories or in some cases even silence the “inner dialogue” that many spiritual paths strive for.

I was a little wary of getting “Raffi-ized” or pigeon-holed as a “Kid performer” because I have so many other kinds of songs that I write and perform… But to be honest, having been away from kid performing for a while, I’m kind of missing it… :o)

Today though, just have fun and enjoy!

Porcupine Ice Cream

Song# 255 | Fall 1996 | CD: DrumSongStory Live!

I love every kind of ice cream in the whole wide world
EXCEPT for chocolate and vanilla
(unless of course it’s served with a dash of pickled “caterpilla”)

My favorite ice cream in the whole wide world is
Dog and cat ice cream
Except when it has to go to the vet!

My favorite ice cream in the whole wide world is
Jalapeno Pepper Ice cream
Especially when it makes my brain sweat!

Refrain:
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

My favorite ice cream in the whole wide world is
Porcupine ice cream
It just looks so sharp in my bowl
My favorite ice cream in the whole wide world is
Worm ice cream
Especially when it’s slimy and cold

Refrain:

My favorite ice cream in the whole wide world is
Elmer’s Glue ice cream
I like the way it sticks to my ribs!
My favorite ice cream in the whole wide world is
Gerber’s Baby Food ice cream
Although I do suggest you wear a bib

Refrain:

My favorite ice cream in the whole wide world is
Cactus ice cream
Especially with a dash of ranch dressing
My favorite ice cream in the whole wide world is
Math test ice cream
It sure beats all that erasing and guessing!

Refrain:

Copyright 1996-2015 by Mark Shepard. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

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You write some great songs!

Hi Mark, You write some great songs! I really enjoyed listening to all of them on Spark and Flame. Thank you for all that you do. Keep up the good work! All the best.

Susan

Your lyrics embody everything we hold sacred…

Your lyrics embody everything we hold sacred and dear as a faith community.

Gina Sullivan, Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph

Your song was just perfect to start my day…

Mark, your song ‘Freedom (It’s Been  Long Road)’ was just perfect to start my day. I LOVE IT!  Thank you, Thank you.  Blessings to you and much gratitude for your musical gift.

Judy

You have put a grown man in tears…

Mark, this song and message really hit home for me today. You have put a grown man in tears. Thank You for what you do. Sometimes I think you sound kind of cheesy, and then others, I think you are a genius, and I’m beginning to realize that you actually care about helping people. So hard to “get out of your own way” sometimes…thanks for the reminder.

Jeremy

Just awesome…

Your music is taking over my life and it’s awesome!

Eric

Never fails to move me…

Your incredible music never fails to move me. Thank you, Mark.

Paula

Been singing the chorus since the first day I heard it…

I sh*t you not when I say I’ve been singing the chorus to Honest Rock since the first day I heard it. I sing this every single day. Many times a day. Seriously. It’s like a mantra to me. It soothes me:-)

Gene Moore

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Mark, you really are an amazing songwriter! I Love listening to all your songs and sitting in the creative aura they create!

Cheri

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My name is Cecile. I teach kindergarten at OMSD. I had the pleasure of using your song Together We Can Change The World to help my students make a difference in this wonderful world! They love it and ask to listen to it, ALWAYS.

Cecile Arvizo

I loved the song and listened to it 3 times….

Hi Mark, I just had to tell you this. I emailed my 3 granddaughters the song you wrote who are sisters with the youngest being 11 years old, has cerebral palsy and is very smart, is able to talk, very funny, uses a computer, is able to write, now is learning to play drums, emails me ‘Thanks. I do.’ I loved the song and listened to it 3 times.

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Enjoying your songs so much…

Hello Mark. I am enjoying your songs so much! I’d love to see you play live somewhere.

Marianne

Brilliant!

Brilliant! I LOVE seeing the words to all these beloved songs, thanks!

Mary F.

Love the “Key To Your Cage” album…

Love the “Key To Your Cage” album. I hear so many different influences and styles woven throughout the songs, really keeps it interesting from start to finish!

Dan Z

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‘Let’s Run’ is MY FAVORITE so far.. I LOVE THIS ONE.. great job.. total awesomeness!!! I thank Jana Stanfield for introducing me to your gifts. I am grateful.

Merril

For me these songs are transformational lessons in self-love…

Dear Mark, THANK YOU for sending *Spark & Flame*!!!! This CD certainly is a compilation of Conscious Love Songs! As I listen I am transported to memory after memory past, present and future, fulfilled and unfulfilled. I was flooded with many different emotions. I cried, laughed, held my breath and also breathed deep heart-centered breaths of connection to the Divine. I feel joy, grief, sadness, compassion, love, awe, freedom, kindness, gratitude and appreciation. For me these songs are transformational lessons in self-love, releasing, acceptance for what was, what is and who I am. Knowing that I am enough and that I am Divinely Loved.

J

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Love your music! Love your lyrics!

Robin Bridgeford

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