Read
(To the tune of “Low” originally by Flo Rida)
Chorus
Find some great books (books)
Not just one or two (one or two)
The whole school is reading with you
Well what you need (what you need)
To succeed
Is just to read, read, read, read, read, read, read
Informational text
Folktales, Fantasy (Fantasy)
Realistic Fiction, and some poetry (ah)
Well what you need (what you need)
To succeed
Is just to read, read, read, read, read, read, read
Verse 1
Hey this summer what you gonna do
Why not read a book, maybe just a few
How about one hundred, maybe two
Find a buddy who will read with you.
A book you read it, knowledge feed it
Class you lead it, life succeed it.
Hold up wait a minute, do I see what I think I
Whoa
I see Dolphins reading their books
All those smart kids takin their looks
They’ll be finding their niches and nooks
In the pages of some great books
And we’ll say that we knew them when
Before becoming great women and men
And we told them time and again
Books grow knowledge from within
Why don’t you…
Chorus
Find some great books (books)
Not just one or two (one or two)
The whole school is reading with you
Well what you need (what you need)
To succeed
Is just to read, read, read, read, read, read, read
Informational text
Folktales, Fantasy (Fantasy)
Realistic Fiction, and some poetry (ah)
Well what you need (what you need)
To succeed
Is just to read, read, read, read, read, read, read
Verse 2
Donley what I gotta do to make you read
My summer’s full of books and I’m ready to be
Successful next year can’t you see
When I read great books that happens to me
One book (come on)
Two books (come on)
Three books (come on, now I’m so smart)
What you think I’m playin around
I’m reading all summer long, you down
So here’s what I’ll tell you, books can compel you
To conquer what fells you, and they can sell you
On curing what ails you
And then they will help you
So listen I’ll tell you
I’m lucky you see I’m a wonderful reader
One day maybe a school leader
With students so smart like their teachers
Reading will be their main feature
Let’s return
Chorus
Find some great books (books)
Not just one or two (one or two)
The whole school is reading with you
Well what you need (what you need)
To succeed
Is just to read, read, read, read, read, read, read
Informational text
Folktales, Fantasy (Fantasy)
Realistic Fiction, and some poetry (ah)
Well what you need (what you need)
To succeed
Is just to read, read, read, read, read, read, read
Whoa
Donley
All summer workin on it
I promise not to slack
I’ll make up what I lack
Not slippin through the crack
And when I come back
Yes, I’ll lead the pack
To there and back
We are the Donley Dolphins, we stand side by side.
We will work together, showing Donley Pride.
Participation, Respect, Integrity, Dignity and Effort
That’s what PRIDE means to me.
Chorus
Find some great books (books)
Not just one or two (one or two)
The whole school is reading with you
Well what you need (what you need)
To succeed
Is just to read, read, read, read, read, read, read
Informational text
Folktales, Fantasy (Fantasy)
Realistic Fiction, and some poetry (ah)
Well what you need (what you need)
To succeed
Is just to read, read, read, read, read, read, read