Name: Turn Off the TV!
Duration: P00H01M44S
Description: A sly tribute to the great Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the TV in one flash of inspiration when he was a teenager, this tongue-in-cheek send-up of old school rap encourages kids to get off the couch and out into the world!

Turn Off the TV!

from Dream Big! by Roger Day

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A sly tribute to the great Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the TV in one flash of inspiration when he was a teenager, this tongue-in-cheek send-up of old school rap encourages kids to get off the couch and out into the world!

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TURN OFF THE TV!
Words & Music © Roger Day (All Rights Reserved)
From the CD Dream Big! available at RogerDay.com

Turn off the television take a look around
With your feet to the sky both feet on the ground
You’re living in a world that’s three-dimensional
Drink it all up till your heart gets full

CHORUS
Turn it off. Turn off the Television. (Turn off the TV!)
Turn it off. Turn off the Television. (Turn off the TV!)

Atari, Xbox, Super Mario*
If they’ve got pixels man they gotta go
Plant yourself a garden grow your lunch
Raise a bunch of vegetables and take a big munch

CHORUS

Philo Farnsworth working in his field
He got an idea that was so unreal
It popped in his head when he was only fourteen
Pictures talking on a screen
But he never could have known what would happen after that
Couch Potatoes getting fat
Everybody up before you get French-fried
Open up the door and go outside!

CHORUS

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from Dream Big!, released May 1, 2007

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Roger Day Franklin, Tennessee

From his first job as a camp counselor to his current jam-packed concert schedule, ROGER DAY has been writing and performing, smart, interactive music that encourages kids and adults alike to SING LOUD, JUMP HIGH AND DREAM BIG! His newest CD INVINCIBLE! will help families everywhere SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND SAVE THE DAY! ... more

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