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Children's author Robert Munsch is pretty popular in our house. The books he has created with artist Michael Martchenko are uplifting, empowering and entertaining; three things I hope to accomplish with my music.

I had the line about "a girl with peanut butter hair" in my head for a few days, but wasn't sure what direction I would go with it. When I learned in a newspaper article that Robert Munsch had been diagnosed with dementia, I was very moved by that news. I've been down that road myself with family members - it's a tough road. It saddened me that a man with such imagination, a man that has done so much to uplift kids, would some day not remember the incredible gifts he gave us.

So, for my song, I wanted to create an uplifting and empowering girl with peanut butter hair, that if she had the chance, could live in the wonderful world of characters created by Munsch and Martchenko.

I sat in my music room the day after hearing of his diagnosis and the song came together very quickly. My first attempt at writing a song on the ukulele too, and I think I did ok ;)

Thank you Robert and Michael for the world you have created through your work!

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There was a girl with peanut butter hair
Birds chased her everywhere
She made a hat
Looked just like a cat
Then Dogs chased her everywhere
So, she made a car
To help her go real far
To make a wish upon a star
She made a wish
And met a magical fish
He told her
Don’t change who you are

No
Don’t change who you are
You and your mind will go far
If you really need to be freed
Just give those birds some seed

I knew a girl with peanut butter hair
Birds still chased her everywhere
She didn’t care
No she didn’t care
She spread her birdseed everywhere
And over time
Yeah over time
She knew her powers
Cause on the path that she took every day
Grew thousands of sunflowers

I knew a girl with peanut butter hair
She didn’t care
She didn’t care
I know a girl with peanut butter hair
Birds still chase her everywhere
Oh I knew a girl with peanut butter hair
Birds still chase her everywhere
I know a girl with peanut butter hair
She doesn’t care
She doesn’t care

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from My Best Friend "B" (Songs for Kids Volume 2), released December 21, 2021
Written and performed by Andrew Rodger

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Maker of sadly-optimistic Canadian indie folk music, 90’s style ambient electronica, outlaw country, and uplifting kids’ music.

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