My Friend Jake-Barry Louis Polisar

[ti:My Friend Jake] [ar:Barry Louis Polisar] [al:Teacher's Favorites] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.53]I had a friend named Jake [00:02.97] [00:04.28]He was a happy kid [00:06.16] [00:08.10]Everyone thought he was crazy [00:10.10] [00:10.78]Though for doing what he did [00:13.72] [00:17.34]'Cause Jake he liked to travel [00:19.72] [00:20.91]He loved to walk around [00:23.29] [00:24.78]But Jake didn't like convention [00:28.10]So he walked upside-down [00:32.04] [00:34.60]He got around okay I guess [00:37.22]Though he walked kind of slow [00:39.85] [00:41.41]When he'd see me coming [00:43.91] [00:44.60]He'd just wave his toe [00:46.97] [00:50.72]At school it was a problem; [00:53.22]He never would stay put [00:55.97] [00:57.35]When other kids raised their hands [00:59.97] [01:00.66]Jake would raise his foot [01:03.60] [01:07.41]Now Jake he had an uncle who had a Ph D [01:12.72] [01:14.22]He said "this boy is crazy [01:16.03] [01:17.10]As crazy as can be " [01:19.66] [01:21.16]But you know that Jake was happy [01:23.66] [01:24.66]And as crazy as this sounds [01:26.85] [01:28.85]He'd always say the normal way was upside-down [01:34.72] [01:38.35]Jake was always friendly [01:40.29] [01:41.60]And he didn't like to see folks frown; [01:43.79] [01:44.91]He'd say "An angry face is a smile [01:47.47] [01:48.48]When you're standing upside-down " [01:51.04] [01:54.60]They took him to a doctor [01:56.54] [01:57.35]They gave him lots of tests [02:00.04] [02:01.48]They asked him lots of questions [02:03.85] [02:04.47]And would not let him rest [02:07.10] [02:11.41]He finally agreed to change [02:13.10] [02:14.35]And got up from his seat [02:15.97] [02:17.48]Then he quickly flipped right up [02:20.79]And landed on his feet [02:23.41] [02:24.97]His mother clapped his father smiled [02:27.47] [02:28.04]The doctor jumped for joy [02:30.60] [02:32.04]And Grandma started crying saying [02:35.41] [02:35.98]"That's my boy " [02:38.35] [02:40.10]Jake indeed had come around [02:42.35] [02:43.04]He finally had been cured [02:45.22] [02:46.23]"The best success that I've had yet " [02:50.23]The Doctor assured [02:52.79] [02:56.73]But then something happened [02:58.04] [02:58.66]When he saw things right-side up [03:01.29] [03:03.35]And in about two hours [03:05.17] [03:05.72]Jake had had enough; [03:08.98] [03:10.72]Everywhere people frowned and growled; [03:13.91]It was hard to find a friend [03:15.85] [03:17.48]So Jake he did a turnabout [03:20.41]And was upside down again [03:23.04] [03:24.92]He likes things much better that way [03:29.48] [03:30.10]Though its hard to get around [03:32.23] [03:33.60]But an angry face is still a smile [03:36.29] [03:36.85]When you're standing upside-down [03:39.98] [03:41.54]Now Jake might be different [03:43.29] [03:44.54]And it might be a mistake [03:46.35] [03:48.04]But I'd have to say the only one [03:50.85]I know who's right-side up is Jake [03:54.67] [03:58.67]And now that he is happy again [04:00.35] [04:01.04]As crazy as it sounds [04:03.73] [04:05.29]I'd have to say that the normal way is upside-down