this is the thread where we transcribe Free Design lyrics

daniel dolphin was a real friend
he knew more than he said
smart as daniel was, he used his heart before his head
no one would believe he was as bright as what we said
no one knew he loved us

one day our grandpapa was watching us play
it hurt him that we ran along and with him did not stay
and so he followed us along the sunny sandy shore
he got so far behind us that he couldn't walk anymore

daniel dolphin was a real friend
he knew more than he said
smart as daniel was, he used his heart before his head
no one would believe he was as bright as what we said
no one knew he loved us

there were the young ones playing
there was the old one preying

daniel took our grandpapa away through the waves
they couldn't find him anywhere in the coral reefs or caves
but three days later daniel came back, they killed him angrily
but not before he brought to shore
a tiny old brand new baby

daniel dolphin was a real friend
he knew more than he said
smart as daniel was, he used his heart before his head
no one would believe he was as bright as what we said
no one knew he loved us
no one knew he loved us

hello!

hit, hit, hit
sure to be a hit, hit, hit
yeah
gonna make a hit, a hit, a hit

uniqueness is rule number one
no weakness to hinder the fun
now sing it with reckless abandon
and go to the bank with your mon-mon-money

it's a hit, hit, hit
sure to be a hit, hit, hit
yeah yeah yeah
gonna make a hit, a hit, a hit

you take a little drums
you add a little bass
and let the guitar play
at a teenybopper's pace

it's gotta be a hit, hit, hit
a hit, hit, hit

hello teenybopper
hello deejay
we're going to sing a whopper
and you're gonna make it pay
for us

hello!

hit, hit, hit
sure to be a hit, hit, hit
gonna make a hit, a hit, a hit

promotion, promotion will cause a big commotion
so deejay, teenybopper, answer me this
how can this hit miss?
we've done it all right, and sealed it with a kiss
tthere's just one fact that we just can't shirk
we did all this last time
and it did not work

but!

this time we're sure to have a hit, hit, hit
sure to be a hit, hit, hit
yeah
hit, hit, hit
sure to be a hit, hit, hit
yeah

hit

I knew the day you met me

what makes a raindrop fall?
why does the nighttime grow cold?
what makes the sky so blue?
I wish I knew, I wish I knew

why are the stars so tiny?

why are the stars so tiny?
why is the sun so bright?
why is the moon so shiny
when it only comes out night?

what makes a robin call?
why is a grandmother old?
what makes a kitten mew?
I wish I knew, I wish I knew

Kije's Ouija
Kije's Ouija Board!
Kije's Ouija
Gee, we shoulda believed
Believed before

I took my favorite lover way up north
We packed our boots and skis
And we found as a lodging Kije's magic house
There he sat, with a board upon his knee

Kije's Ouija
Kije's Ouija Board!
Kije's Ouija
Gee, we shoulda believed
Believed before

Then he asked us would we like to sit and learn about magic
The Ouija board will set you straight on all that's happy or tragic
He sat down to scrutinize the weird old indicator
Neither did we understand or believe it
'Till Later

Kije's Ouija
Kije's Ouija Board!
Kije's Ouija
Gee, we shoulda believed
Believed before

It told us that some wise old angel
Had prepared for us a special treat
That everyone who kicked a little dog
Would surely lose his feet
And everyone who shook his fist in anger
Soon would be shaking in bed
And every single time a curse was said
Someone's tongue would surely drop from his head

Now many more like this the angel would send
But you could do yourself much worse
Just push a couple buttons let your favorite bumps
Completely over over the earth

Now the angel's curse has come and gone but everyone knew that
You didn't need a Ouija board to give us any clue that
The way we lived was far from right, the first curse came to reckon
No one dares to go and ask old Kije
About the second

Kije's Ouija
Kije's Ouija Board!
Kije's Ouija
Kije's Ouija Board!

Bad as we all are
We're good enough (good enough!)
To share it when we can and not worry when we don't
I hope you have that same different feeling at your chest
From friendly favors done, yeah (yeah)

Communion time
With smoke and wine
Make you want to listen
Take for all is given
Think and dream and share your mental wealth

The world is out to get us, but it can't
Because we're friends
Because we're friends, friends!

And because we're on a picnic

And while we help each other carry weight (carry weight)
The storm it went away
Every time I think of it
Oh god I love you all
Love you all
Love you all

I'd like to thank my friends
For being my friends
It means a lot more to me than you'll ever know
And think how different life could be
If none of you were there were 'round to see me through

Bad as we all are
We're good enough to share it when we can
And not worry when we don't
I hope you have that same different feeling at your chest
From friendly favors done yeah (yeah)

Thank you all, thank you all
(Thank you all)
Thank you all, thank you all
Love you all, love you all, love you all

Thank you all, thank you all, thank you all
Thank you all
Love you all, love you all, love you all

(last chorus repeats nine times)

like to think about friendship
like to think about skin
like to think about jesus
like to think about sin

like to talk about horses
and the way they run
like to talk to robins
in the morning sun

like to play some chances
like to play some ball
like to play with you, girl
if you're not too tall

love my love
love my love

a friendly man is hard to find
a lot of life so unkind
that makes too many people cold
it makes them sad when they grow old

friendly man, friendly man
friendly man, man man man man
a friendly man! friendly man
friendly person

earth is sweet, sun is warm
how did man's society get deformed?
was it the money we got and spent
it hasn't seemed hard to love prevent

friendly man, friendly man
friendly man, man man man man
a friendly man! friendly man
friendly person

soap bubbles carry my dreams up (high!)
bubble gum kinda keeps my heart from gettin' heavy n' cryin' (yeah)

ma n' pa are arguin' again
today I lost my best friend
the kitty has a little cold
'n grandmama is gettin' old
my tummy has a little pain
and when does jesus come again?

bubble bubble b-b-bubble, bubble bubble bubble bubble
bubble bubble b-b-bubble, bubble bubble bubble bubble
bubble bubble b-b-bubble, bubble bubble b b, b b b,
bubblebubblebubblebubble

The key to the Free Design is contained in this stanza from "One by One" which I think says it all:

The world in pain is more than I can deal with
but people one by one is a different thing
Songs are all I have to try to heal with
Thoughts of peace and love I’ll truly sing

Daniel Dolphin was a real friend

This morning while making breakfast I found myself unable to stop singing "It's a branch but it looks like my toooooooomb" from Girls Alone.

we're going to sing a whopper