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Movin' Day

from A Place to Call Home by dana

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Dana’s fun reggae song about hermit crabs “always looking for another place to stay” is filled with factual information about crabs swapping shells to the sound of a steel drum band on the Caribbean island of Carrie Bow Cay.

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MOVIN’ DAY
By Dana Cohenour ©Dana Cohenour; 2020

Hey, if you’re looking for a hermit crab, that’s me!
I’m Hattie from the island of Carrie Bow Cay
I climb on rocks on the beach by the bay
Carrying a shell on my back all day

My shell is my very own mobile home
I carry it with me wherever I roam
But I don’t grow a shell on my own, you see
Gotta find me an empty with a vacancy

Every day…. is moving day
A hermit crab’s always lookin’ for another place to stay
Every day… is moving day
For the crabs living by the Caribbean sea, on Carrie Bow Cay

We hermit crabs are a recycling crew
To us an old shell feels brand new
When snails and clams have left and gone
Their shells give us a new home to try on

Yeah, this shell I’m wearin’ is startin’ to pinch
I think I might’ve grown a half an inch
It’s time to molt deep under the sand
While I groove to the sound of a steel drum band

Every day…. is moving day
A hermit crab’s always lookin’ for another place to stay
Every day… is moving day
For the crabs living by the Caribbean sea, on Carrie Bow Cay

Oh, look! A big shell just washed ashore
It’s time to shop at the hand-me-down store
My friends and I all make a conga line
To find out who might fit just fine

We measure each other up for size
The crab who’s a match will win this prize
We all swap shells and make a trade
We move in fast to get back in the shade

Every day…. is moving day
A hermit crab’s always lookin’ for another place to stay
Every day… is moving day
For the crabs living by the Caribbean island, on Carrie Bow Cay

Every day…. is moving day
A hermit crab’s always lookin’ for another place to stay
Every day… is moving day
For the crabs living by the Caribbean island, on Carrie Bow Cay

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from A Place to Call Home, track released June 6, 2020
Written by Dana Cohenour (BMI)©2020 Dana Cohenour
Produced and Engineered by EJ Ouellette
Recorded at EJO Whole Music Studios; Byfield, MA
Dana Cohenour: Lead and background vocals, keyboard, synth steel drums, organ
EJ Ouellette: Bass, electric guitars
Dave Mattacks: Drums & percussion
Associate/Assistant engineer: Shane Pender
Mastered by Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA
Cover Art: Emily Zimmerman
Photography: Jack Cohenour

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dana Bellingham, Washington

Dana’s music introduces children to a wide range of genres from jazz & country to pop, rock, reggae & bossa nova. Winner of 27 national awards and wide critical acclaim, Dana's songs are interactive fun for young children.

Dana’s newest release explores the different places animals live and is designed to educate and entertain children while planting seeds of care for the planet we all call home. ... more

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