Amoeba Hop
Christine Lavin Lyrics

Just a little puddle of muddy water
There was a small puddle of water left behind after the rain.

Left there after the rain
The puddle of water was formed from the rain.

I got down on my knees
The singer lowered themselves to the ground to get a closer look at the puddle.

I looked close
The artist examined the puddle closely.

I saw things I couldn't explain
There were small creatures in the puddle that the artist could not understand.

There was all those itty bitty
There were many small creatures in the puddle.

Teeny weeny little tiny creatures
The creatures in the puddle were small.

Swimmin' and sloshin' about
The creatures were moving around in the water.

I put my ear down to that puddle
The artist listened carefully to the sounds coming from the puddle.

I could hear one of them shout
The artist heard one of the creatures making a noise.

We're goin' to the Amoeba Hop
The creatures in the puddle were excited about going to the Amoeba Hop dance.

Everybody's gonna be there
All of the creatures were planning on attending the dance.

Got my eye on a cute paramecium
One of the creatures was interested in a specific paramecium at the dance.

You know the one with the wavy hair
The paramecium had something on its body that was reminiscent of hair.

Rockin' and rollin' shakin' our cells
The creatures were excited and moving around a lot.

And flappin' our flagella all over
The creatures were using their flagella to move and dance.

Well the good times don't never gonna stop
The creatures were having a great time at the dance.

When you go to the Amoeba Hop
The Amoeba Hop was a fun and exciting dance for the creatures.

Then I spied a shy protozoan
The singer saw a shy protozoan at the dance.

Swingin' all by hisself
The protozoan was dancing alone.

He was lookin' for a partner to shake a leg with
The protozoan was hoping to find someone to dance with.

But everyone was dancin' with everybody else
Unfortunately, everyone else at the dance was already dancing with someone else.

So he was so lonely till Mother Nature
The protozoan was very lonely until something happened.

Showed him what to do
Mother Nature helped the protozoan learn how to dance.

He boogied down he did a little binary fission
The protozoan started dancing by itself and then split in two as an expression of its joy.

Split his-cellf in two (and now he's got a partner)
The protozoan's binary fission created a partner for it to dance with.

For the Amoeba Hop
The protozoans were very excited about the Amoeba Hop dance.

My, oh my, of nucleoli
The nucleoli on one of the protozoans were special or noteworthy.

Have you ever seen such a perfect pair?
The created partner for the protozoan was a perfect match and complemented it perfectly.

Slappin' their cilia all over
All of the creatures were using their cilia to move and dance.

Some folks that one-celled animals
Some people believe that single-celled animals cannot do certain things or have certain experiences.

Don't know how to swing
These people do not believe that single-celled animals can dance or engage in similar activities.

People who say that... are wrong
The artist believes that those people are incorrect.

'Cause I saw a band of algae
The artist provides evidence to counter the beliefs of those people.

Get up there and sing
The algae were performing music at the Amoeba Hop dance.

"When the red red robin comes Bob-bob-bobbin' along"
The algae were singing a common song that people would recognize.

But to them it's a monster song!
To the creatures at the dance, the song must have sounded very different due to their unique experiences and biology.

Oooh the puddle was jumpin'
The dance was so energetic that it caused the water to ripple and jump.

So was I
The singer was so excited by the dance that they were jumping as well.

I guess I lost my head
The excitement of the dance caused the artist to lose control of themselves for a moment.

In my excitement I splashed it dry
The artist was so excited that they accidentally splashed all of the water out of the puddle.

Oh my god I thought they was dead!
At first, the singer was afraid that they had killed all of the creatures at the dance.

But no! They just come splashin' down
Fortunately, the creatures were able to survive and returned to the ground after being splashed out of the puddle.

Right here into my hand
The creatures landed in the artist's hand after being splashed out of the puddle.

And sure enough I could still hear
Despite the chaos that had just taken place, the artist could still hear the music and dancing going on.

That swingin' algae band
The algae were still performing at the dance.

Sayin' we're going to the Amoeba Hop
The excitement and joy of the Amoeba Hop dance continued to be felt by all of the creatures.

Got my eye on a cute paramecium
One of the creatures was still focused on finding a specific paramecium at the dance.

Look at the hair girls! Look at the hair!
The paramecium's "hair" was still a topic of conversation among the creatures at the dance.

Good times don't never gonna stop
The singer was convinced that the fun and excitement of the Amoeba Hop dance would never stop.

When you go to the Amoeba Hop
The Amoeba Hop dance was such an enjoyable experience that the singer believes everyone should attend it at least once.