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Reading: The Sport of Champions!
By Sara Hickman

(Music and words by Sara Hickman ©2005. Produced by Sara Hickman. Trumpet, bass: Steve Zirkel. Drums: Brad Evilsizer. Guitar, vocals: Sara Hickman. Keys: Joe McDermott. Clapping: Joe McDermott, Sara Hickman, and Lilly Hickman-Waldon. Group Vox: George Sanger, Brad Evilsizer, Steve Zirkel, Lily Hickman-Waldon, Sara Hickman, and Joe McDermott. Engineered and mixed by Joe McDermott.)

Group Chant:

C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N!
We got it, we got it, we got it going on. Oh, yea!
C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N!
We got it, we got it, we got it going on.

Verse:

Oh, we…love to dance, to hop, to surf to sled and skip
And sail and soar until the day is done.
There’s throwing, catching, climbing, passing, swimming, flipping,
And, yes, we like to run!
There’s snorkeling, biking, tumbling, hiking, all are lots of fun.
But let me tell ya what this champion thinks is #1.

Chorus:

Ohhhh…Read! I love to read! She loves to read!
To plant the seed that feeds my readin’ need for me to be informed.
Since I was born, Since she was born,
I’ve heard the words, She’s heard the words,
And now I read what I have heard because that’s how I love to learn.

Spoken:

So now that I have shared my cares,
I’ll let you take a turn:

Chant:

C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N
We got it, we got it, we got it going on.
C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N
We got it, we got it, we got it going on.
Who do? We do!
You do? Me, too!
We do we do we do we do we do we do…

(Instrumental Solo)

Chorus:

Oh, read! I love to read! She loves to read!
To plant the seed that feeds my readin’ need for me to be informed.
Since I was born, Since she was born,
I’ve heard the words, She’s heard the words,
And now I read what I have heard because that’s how I love to learn.
And now I read what I have heard because that’s how I love to learn.

Appropriate Use of the Theme Song