This was the very first song on my very first kids' CD and is still very popular with both kids and their parents. So popular in fact that I've milked the Mollymania phenomenon with two follow-ups: "Molly the Moose in Hollywood", and "Molly the Moose on Mars". Let me know if you're interested and I'll make them available here on Bandcamp.
lyrics
Molly the Moose got loose in New York City (The moose is loose!)
Molly the Moose said, “This zoo just will not do!”
She didn’t need antlers, she asked her handlers
To please hand over the keys
Molly asked nicely
When you weight 900 pounds
You don’t have to throw your weight around
Everybody wants to be free
Everybody wants to be free
Everybody wants to be free
Molly the Moose was too big for the subway (The moose is loose!)
Molly the Moose went marching right down Broadway (The moose is loose!)
Folks from the press snapped photographs
Policemen yelled, the kids all laughed
Now, a talking moose is a crazy thing
But it’s stranger when they sing
And what did Molly sing?
Everybody wants to be free
Everybody wants to be free
Everybody wants
--to feel the grass between their toes
--to feel the sunshine on their nose
--to taste the rain, to sniff the breeze
--to live their life the way they please
Everybody wants to be free
The moose is loose!
Molly the Moose was in no great big hurry (The moose is loose!)
But pretty soon she found herself in Jersey (The moose is loose!)
Now, hitchhiking is no way to travel
Unless you are a giant mammal
Molly caught a ride on a big Mac truck with Manitoba plates
And you could hear her song
All along the interstate
Everybody wants to be free
Everybody wants to be free
Everybody wants
--to feel the grass between their toes
--to feel the sunshine on their nose
--to taste the rain, to sniff the breeze
--to live their life the way they please
Everybody wants to be free
The moose is loose!
Molly the Moose got loose in New York City
credits
from You can be part of a miracle.,
track released December 4, 2009
Ira Marlowe: vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass
Paul Revelli: drums
Megan Smith and The Mooskateers: backing vocals
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