From the mini-musical "Grandpa Magnet" developed for third graders from R.K. Finn Ryan Road Elementary School, Florence MA with the support of the Xeric Foundation and the Ryan Road PTO. More about our residencies at www.ptco.org/residencies
lyrics
What’s the secret of my force?
Electric current, it’s a powerful force
I’m an Electromagnet, I can lift a car
Electromagnet, I’m a magnet star
I got a wire coil inside of me
Flowing with electricity
Wrapped around a metal core
Of ferromagnetic soft iron ore
Electromagnet, that’s what I am
Electromagnet, let me say it again
Electromagnet, I can lift a car
Electromagnet, I’m a magnet star
Well, I get a lot of work in industry
In loudspeakers, generators, MRI machines
You can use me to make your motor go
All I need is that electric flow
Electromagnet, that’s what I am
Electromagnet, let me say it again
Electromagnet, I can lift a car
Electromagnet, I’m a magnet star
Yeah!
Whoah!
Uh huh!
Hey!
When you flip the switch and the voltage flows
The stronger the current, the stronger I pull
But when you turn me off, I must confess
I’m just another weak magnet like all of the rest
Electromagnet, that’s what I am
Electromagnet, let me say it again
Electromagnet, I can lift a car
Electromagnet, I’m a magnet star
Yeah!
Whoah!
Uh huh!
Hey!
Electromagnet, that’s what I am
Electromagnet, let me say it again
Electromagnet, I can lift a car
Electromagnet, I’m a magnet star
Yeah, electromagnet, that’s what I am
Electromagnet, let me say it again
Electromagnet, I can lift a car
Electromagnet, I’m a magnet star
Piti Theatre's Jonathan Mirin and Northampton singer-songwriter Carrie Ferguson began writing songs together in 2012 for
Piti's musical "To Bee or Not to Bee." Ferguson tours herself and with Piti Theatre performing in"To Bee" and other productions including "Innocenzo" and "Dexter and the DInosaurs." Greatest Hits, Volume 1 will be released in early 2018. ptco.org/music + carriefergusonmusic.com...more
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