I wrote the original Into The Woods song inspired by the wonderful woods and the outdoor nursery I work in. It's a great song for sharing and singing together at forest schools and nurseries, camping or just while wandering outside! :) I've been singing this with 2-11 year olds (and grownups) and they really enjoy it!

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Lyrics:


- CHORUS -
Whether it’s sunny or whether it’s cold
If there’s rain or if there’s snow
We wear our comfy clothes and we’re ready, oh – 
Into the woods we go.

In forests and fields, we love to play out here,
In camp and on our walks we are full of cheer,
Every day we play and we’re kind to our friends,
And the next time we’re here we do it all again.

Whether it’s sunny or whether it’s cold
If there’s rain or if there’s snow
We wear our comfy clothes and we’re ready, oh – 
Into the woods we go.

Sometimes we build campfires, and brew a cup of tea,
We make dens out of sticks, and we love to climb trees,
We come to know the wildlife that lives all around,
And at the end of our adventures, together we feel proud.

Whether it’s sunny or whether it’s cold
If there’s rain or if there’s snow
We wear our comfy clothes and we’re ready, oh – 
Into the woods we go.

Into the woods we go.

Songs of the Wild

Into The Wild

Into The Woods (Wild's original version)

Wild's classic - a sunny country song to lift our spirits

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Well I was alone, and I was down
I went through life, with a big old frown
And then one day, you came my way
Made my life sunny, and chased the clouds away


And if you should ever get to leaving
Well I ask just one thing of you
That I can keep a little of your Sun in my Heart
So my skies will always be blue


Well the Spring is pretty, with the flowers all in bloom
And the long Summer days are lovely too
And in the cold of Fall and Winter,
well I know I’ll be keeping warm with you


And if you should ever get to leaving
Well I ask just one thing of you
That I can keep a little of your Sun in my Heart
So my skies will always be blue


And if you should ever get to leaving
Well I ask just one thing of you
That I can keep a little of your Sun in my Heart
So my skies will always be blue

May I keep a little of your Sun in my Heart,
so my skies will always be blue

~~~

All composition, lyrics, vocals and guitar by Wild

Fire in the Wild

Sun In My Heart

Calling back to the Woods, and the solace Wild finds there

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Well I’ll go to the woods in the morrow
‘Cos I didn’t make time for them today
When I’m away from there too long
There’s a sorrow in my Heart
I lose my way


Go back to that old home of mine
To the wilds that haven’t changed with time
Where I leave all my troubles behind
And the kind Earth heals my soul
And the trees they hear my call
Help me let the worries go
And point me towards home


Well in each and every part here I see myself
From the meadows and the blossom and the birds
It taught me there’s a time for everything in life
Not to run ahead of seasons in my thoughts or words


Go back to that old home of mine
To the wilds that haven’t changed with time
Where I leave all my troubles behind
And the kind Earth heals my soul
And the trees they hear my call
Help me let the worries go
And point me towards home


And so I brave the World again
Knowing that the Wild is my friend
If I am lost, look to the Stars
If I am lost look to the Land


Go back to that old home of mine
To the wilds that haven’t changed with time
Where I leave all my troubles behind
And the kind Earth heals my soul
And the trees they hear my call
Help me let the worries go
And point me towards home


Carry my heart home

Old Home Of Mine

The instrumental returns from the Free Flow theme, this time played on Wild's first, oldest guitar, with a classical acoustic sound

Free Flow - Reprise

Song of sacred spiritful protest

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Come the tide, it will wash me away
Start all my trials again
Come the sun, it will light up my heart
Time to make ready my friends
Come the storm, come the dawn
Rise from my bed of brambles and thorns


Strike a spark, like a fire in the wild
It tears down your walls
For you are only a child at heart


You think you could teach the wolves to howl
You believe what you preach is the way
Hold close your weapons of war
And never see past your crusade
But the spirit you hold has a way of its own
Only held down so long
You were never free, you never wanted to be
You thought you could rule here alone


Strike a spark, like a fire in the wild
It tears down your walls
For you are only a child at heart


For all my time, and lessons in life
It’s taken so long to learn
It’s not humble for your heart to ask
for less than what it deserves
Be generous and go ask for the world.


Strike a spark, like a fire in the wild
It tears down your walls
For you are only a child at heart

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All composition, lyrics, vocals and guitar by Wild.  
Except the last two lines of Fire in the Wild, verse three, included with permission from Rikki Beadle-Blair, 'What I Learned Today', 2011.

Fire In The Wild

Old blues-influenced song of sorrow and healing 

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Ain’t got no soul, got no home
Ain’t got no soul, got no home
I can keep on running
But I’ll always travel alone

Too many worries on my mind
Too many worries on my mind
And all these worries take away from my time

Oh, ain’t got no soul, got no home
Ain’t got no soul, got no home

Heart’s full of sorrow, heart’s full of pain
I keep hoping to see blue skies again
Heart’s full of sorrow, heart’s full of pain
I keep praying to see blue skies again

Step by step, stone by stone
I’m learning I don’t have to go alone
I don’t have to go alone,I don’t have to go alone, to find my soul

Step by step, stone by stone
I’m learning I don’t have to walk alone,
I don’t have to walk alone. I don’t have to walk alone, to find my soul

Ain't Got No Soul

Prayerful song written from the experience of being cleansed and renewed by rains in the Woods

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These old trees, well they take me as I am
And my old troubles, well the winds will carry them away, away, away

When I grow tired, ain’t gonna work any more
Time to rest my mind and my soul, oh my soul

Free flow, like the winds blow
Free flow, that’s how life goes

My heart is worn and I am weary
I’ve travelled for so long
Searching for a place I may lay to rest
Save me from travelling on, on and on

Free flow, like the winds blow
Free flow, that’s how life goes

Oh the rain, the rain
It falls so cold
Runs right through my soul
Falls instead of my own tears
Wash away those fears in me
Open my eyes, blessed with life
The skies, alive

Free flow, like the winds blow
Free flow, that’s how life goes

That’s how life goes
That’s how life goes.

Free Flow

An upbeat song about friendship and kindness

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It’s good to be kind to our friends
Cos we want to be happy when playtime ends
It’s not nice to be sad,
When we’re calm we feel glad
And we laugh and have fun
And we all get along



So when we’re together, we sing this song
Mhmmm - yeh we sing this song

It’s good to be kind, good to be kind,
good to be kind to our friends.
Yeh, it’s good to be kind, good to be kind,
good to be kind to our friends.


If you see a friend, who needs a hand
Give them some help, or find a grownup who can
Cos the next time you’re stuck, or you feel down
You need your friends, to help you up and make you smile.



So when we’re together, we sing this song
Mhmmm - yeh we sing this song

It’s good to be kind, good to be kind,
good to be kind to our friends.
Yeh, it’s good to be kind, good to be kind,
good to be kind to our friends.

Good to be kind

A snail's tale, small and mighty

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I was a lonely little Snail
And here I sing my mighty tale
Of how I came to be
In these Woods you see

For once I lived amongst the weeds
In a garden, lush and green
And one morn I heard a Robin sing
Of towering Trees….

Towering trees
Forest green
Above me
Towering trees
Forest green
Above me.

Slowly, slowly, did I go
From garden to the great unknown
A windy way, over hedge and wall

I left behind a glistening trail
For others to follow, slug and snail
And in the distance, past the field
Reaching high, into the sky

Towering trees
Forest green
Above me
Towering trees
Forest green
Above me.

And you’re here with me.

Snail's Trail

Here's the lyrics for our lovely nursery theme song!  There's an extra third verse here.


- CHORUS -
Whether it’s sunny or whether it’s cold
If there’s rain or if there’s snow
We wear our comfy clothes and we’re ready, oh –
Into the woods we go.

In Highgate and Queens Wood, we love to play out here,
In camp and on our walks we are full of cheer,
Every day we play and we’re kind to our friends,
And the next time we’re here we do it all again.

Whether it’s sunny or whether it’s cold
If there’s rain or if there’s snow
We wear our comfy clothes and we’re ready, oh –
Into the woods we go.

Austyn and Mostyn visit to get our crumbs,
Ferdy and Hornbeam like to give us hugs,
We cook in the mud kitchen, in the hammock we swing,
We love to read stories and do lots of tree climbing.

Whether it’s sunny or whether it’s cold
If there’s rain or if there’s snow
We wear our comfy clothes and we’re ready, oh –
Into the woods we go.

Sometimes we build campfires, and brew a cup of tea,
We make dens out of sticks, and we love to climb trees,
We come to know the wildlife that lives all around,
And at the end of our adventures, together we feel proud.

Whether it’s sunny or whether it’s cold
If there’s rain or if there’s snow
We wear our comfy clothes and we’re ready, oh –
Into the woods we go.

Into the woods we go.

Into The Woods - Highgate song

Here's the lyrics for our lovely nursery theme song! There's an extra third verse here.

- CHORUS -
Whether it’s sunny or whether it’s cold
If there’s rain or if there’s snow
We wear our comfy clothes and we’re ready, oh –
Into the woods we go.

In Kenwood and Hampstead, we love to play out here,
In camp and on our walks we are full of cheer,
Every day we play and we’re kind to our friends,
And the next time we’re here we do it all again.
 
Whether it’s sunny or whether it’s cold
If there’s rain or if there’s snow
We wear our comfy clothes and we’re ready, oh –
Into the woods we go.
 
Magpies and robins visit to get our crumbs,
Sycamore and Beechy like to give us hugs,
We cook in the mud kitchen, in the hammock we swing,
We love to read stories and do lots of tree climbing.

Whether it’s sunny or whether it’s cold
If there’s rain or if there’s snow
We wear our comfy clothes and we’re ready, oh –
Into the woods we go.

Sometimes we build campfires, and brew a cup of tea,
We make dens out of sticks, and we love to climb trees,
We come to know the wildlife that lives all around,
And at the end of our adventures, together we feel proud.

Whether it’s sunny or whether it’s cold
If there’s rain or if there’s snow
We wear our comfy clothes and we’re ready, oh –
Into the woods we go.

Into the woods we go.

Into The Woods - Kenwood song

Drawing from their soul-healing wanders in nature, country folk singer-songwriter Wild brings stories to life from the Woods ~

"I love performing round campfires, in forest festivals, and for LGBTQIA+ events, and I like to invite audiences to sing along. I also write and sing for young children, through my work in forest schools".

Wild has performed for UK festivals and LGBTIQ+ events including Trans Pride Brighton, LGBT+ History Month, Into The Wild festival, Timber Festival, and Transpose: Tate Modern.

My pronouns are: they, them, their - e.g. "I love their jacket, turquoise is a great colour on them"

Wild

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