IT’S A SHAME! ZIPPER SONG SING-ALONG and introducing THE BANJO PUPPETS
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We’re happy to release our 2nd video podcast with the song, “It’s A Shame”. Let the silliness begin. After 30+ years of family concerts, we know a few hundred songs. So, how do we choose which ones to sing in our video podcasts? One of the main criteria on this round is to choose songs that everyone can sing, and in many cases, make their own. Zipper songs make it easy to make up your own verses to a song.

The term, “Zipper Song” was first used by Lee Hays of the folk group, The Weavers. It refers to a song that has a line or word that will easily zip out and let you zip in a new line or word to create a new verse. An obvious example is “Old MacDonald Had A Farm”. With each verse you zip OUT an animal and it’s sound and you zip IN a new animal and it’s sound. “It’s a Shame” is a great zipper song, making it one of those tunes that can take you all the way from Washington to California with fresh verses along the way. It’s fun to make fun of things we don’t like to do, and to create wordplay nonsense, like Marcy’s “It’s A Shame to put a pickle on a Sunday”.

Sing-along, strum along, make your own verses. Send us a picture from the song (podcasts@cathymarcy.com) and send the link to ALL your friends. We plan to help you keep singing all summer long!.

Below are the words we used, and the chords. You only need 2 chords!

We are also VERY happy to introduce you to the Banjo Puppets in the podcast. They’ve provided us with hours of silliness. They’ll be back many times.

In harmony,

Cathy & Marcy

IT’S A SHAME
Traditional, © Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, 2 Spoons Music, ASCAP
On the CD “When the Rain Comes Down”, Rounder 8013

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