Behold the wonder and majesty of the Barrel of Monkeys Story Archive! Here you can read over 10 years worth of stories written by children that Barrel of Monkeys have performed for the public. It's been a magical journey.

Category: Songs

Stories, poems, etc. that were adapted into songs.

My First Girlfriend

By Tyberius W., 4th Grade, Chalmers School
True Stories Songs Podcasts

My girlfriend and I were very deep in love. Then she broke up with me Then everything changed. Oh did I mention she was my first. She was everything a boy could have. Then my family move away. Then I never seen or heard from her again. We did everything together. We went to the movie together. She was very pretty and she had a wonderful accent. Her name was Shidai.

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The Dog Who Loved Water

By Tiffany M., Gladstone School
Songs What Part of Don't Sing... That's Weird, Grandma Other Venues Stuff On My Head 2000 TOTL 2005

Once upon a time the dog who loved water. He said to the people he lived with, I will like some water for dinner. Everyday he will go to the sink and get some water for breakfast. One day he was so thirsty that he could not drink, not more water. Because of that he was so fat that he could not run. Because of that he was so, so fat. The people he live with said I will put you on a diet. Ever since that day he stopped form drinking all that water. The End??

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City Poem

By Dante, West Pullman Park
Poems Songs That's Weird, Grandma

The trains…
Train ride
The train stops by the Red line
When they stop, they go right back
Up.

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When I Know How to Ride My Bike

By Yolanda R., Little Village
Songs That's Weird, Grandma

I remember when I was six years old, My first time I learned how to ride my bike. My cousin taught me how to ride my bike . The first time I was not good the second I was a little getting how to ride my bike. The third time I know how to ride my bike. I told my sister lets ride the bikes and she said no! because your don’t still don’t know how to ride a bike. And I told her our cousin taught me how to ride a bike. She said foriow. I told her foriow I am not kidding. She said OK and we ride our own bikes. The setting is out and in the house.

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Where’s God When You Need Him

By Austin W., Choir Academy
Songs That's Weird, Grandma

Once upon a time there was a boy named Jimmy who wanted to play with the baseball team. But the boys wouldn’t let him play. So they took an extension chord and whacked him with it. Then two angels came and took him to God. So God gave the man energy to stand up to the boys and if that didn’t work he’d transform them into pocket watches. So they let the boy on the team.

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