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Good Friends (Peer Mediation Song)

from Come Join the Circle: Lessonsongs For Peacemaking by Paulette Meier

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A Celtic lilt influences this story song about two seemingly opposite personalities who are assigned as 4th grade project partners. Their different styles lead to a blow up, and peer mediators jump to the rescue. The chorus "Who'd've ever thought that we could be good friends? is a testimony to the questions and good listening of their skilled classmates.

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1. When you came to our school in the third grade,
I knew right off I would not like you.
You talked real loud; you acted risky and wild,
And all the other daring kids looked up to you.
And I was a quiet girl, I did what I was told;
Never 'caused any trouble, stayed out of others' way.
To me you seemed kind of bossy and mean,
And far away from you is where I wanted to stay.

2. Our teacher Ms. Bailey in the fourth grade
had lots of projects where we worked in pairs.
I managed not to have to work with you
till we had to do that report on bears.
My stomach turned over as I heard her say,
"Molly, why don't you work with Sharee?"
My back got stiff and I bit my lip,
But I couldn't do much but agree.

Chorus: Who'd 've ever thought that we could be friends,
who'd 've ever thought we could be good friends?
Who'd 've ever thought that we could be friends,
Who'd ''ve ever thought we could be good friends?

3. Well I'm not one to get angry much,
But with you as a partner by blood got hot!
You talked and you talked about your ideas,
And you never even asked to hear what I thought.
And when you told me to write all your ideas down
So you could choose the best one to do-
That's when I blew, and I yelled at you,
And I called you some names, then you got angry too.

4. Before I knew it, our fists were raised.
And two peer mediators jumped up to say.
Looks like you've got a conflict here,
Can we help you to find a better way?
I didn't see how anything could help,
But we didn't have much to lose.
With Ms. Bailey lookin' cross the room at us.
It wasn't too hard to choose.

Chorus Bridge:
Well the job those mediators had was tough
But with questions and good listening
They showed their stuff.
And you learned that just because I am quiet
doesn't mean I don't have ideas of my own.
And I learned that just because you take charge
doesn't mean that you want to do it alone.

5. Well peer mediation helped us change our ways.
I had to speak up, and you needed to wait.
We learned all about why bears hibernate,
But the real lesson was to negotiate.
Since then we've done lots of things together;
You taught me rock climbin'
and I showed you how to draw.
Sometimes I get mad, at times you're impatient;
But mostly it's fun, breakin' down those walls.

credits

from Come Join the Circle: Lessonsongs For Peacemaking, released December 10, 2001
©1999 Paulette Meier

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Paulette Meier Cincinnati, Ohio

Paulette's singing and songwriting skills have served the causes of peace, justice, and the earth for the past 30 years. Her award winning children's CD, Come Join the Circle, inspires children in the ways of peace in families and classrooms across the country. More recently, she has turned to promoting inner peace through putting Quaker Wisdom to chant. ... more

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