MY FIRST LOOSE TOOTH
Words & Music by Roger Day © 1997
From the CD Rock ‘n ‘ Roll Rodeo


I woke up this morning and I started my day
I stumbled out of bed and I made my way
Down to the kitchen where I poured some juice
That’s when I noticed that my tooth was loose!

I can tell you’re thinking right off the bat
I don’t see what’s so great about that
It’s something that happens nearly every single day
To kids from Canada to Tampa Bay

Well, you might be right; that might be true
But maybe someday this will happen to you...

Maybe one morning when you’re putting on your shirt
You’ll notice that your mouth is starting to hurt
You’ll rush up to the mirror and open up wide
And notice there’s a tooth that’s loose inside!

Now the very first thing you’re gonna wanna do
Is reach up with your finger to see if it moves
You’ll wiggle it left then you’ll wiggle it right
Till it wiggles all morning and it wiggles all night

You’ll wiggle it at school and you’ll wiggle it at home
You’ll wiggle it in crowds and you’ll wiggle it alone
You’ll wiggle it for friends and you’ll wiggle it for foes
You’ll wiggle it for everybody everywhere you go!

Until you wiggle it one little wiggle too far...
And it pops right out wherever you are!!
Well, now you’ve got a hole where your tooth used to be
And you’re feeling pretty strange ‘cause you can taste it bleed

And you’re telling everybody I’M GONNA BE SICK!!
That’s when you figure out a brand new trick
‘Cause you spread your lips and clamp your jaws
And still have room to stick your straw

To slurp your milk or gurgle up your coke
Impress your friends and embarrass your folks!
So now you’re thinking, “Hey, this is pretty fun!”
When the very best part is yet to come

Cause when you get back home and you’re ready for bed
You can stick that tooth underneath your head
And if everything goes exactly right
The tooth fairy comes in the middle of the night
She sneaks in your room when you’re sound asleep
And she leaves a little cash where your tooth used to be

So, you’re still sitting there thinking “I know that scene.
Everybody’s done that whole routine.”
Well, you might be right: I might be wrong.
It might not be worth writing a song

Except for one little thing you see
It’s the very first time it’s happened to me...The End