{"id":28137,"date":"2026-01-04T05:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T05:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=28137"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:03:22","slug":"a-place-in-the-choir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/a-place-in-the-choir\/","title":{"rendered":"A Place in the Choir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Staines<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\">{ CHORUS }\r\nN.C.\r\nAll God's creatures got a place in the choir\r\nN.C.\r\nSome sing low and some sing higher\r\nN.C.\r\nSome sing out loud on the telephone wire\r\nN.C.\r\n\r\nSome just clap their hands or paws, or anything they got now\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nAll God's creatures got a place in the choir\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span>                 <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nSome sing low and some sing higher\r\n     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>                    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nSome sing out loud on the telephone wire\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span>                    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nSome just clap their hands or paws, or anything they got now\r\n \r\n[Interlude]\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span> <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span> <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span> <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>  <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span> <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span> <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span> <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nListen to the top where the little bird sings\r\n       <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span>                <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nOn the melodies and the high notes ringing\r\n        <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>                   <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nAnd the hoot owl cries over everything\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span>             <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nAnd the blackbird disagrees\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nSingin' in the night time, singin' in the day\r\n         <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span>                           <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nWhen the little duck quacks and he's on his way\r\n        <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>                <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nAnd the otter hasn't got much to say\r\n        <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span>                     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nAnd the porcupine talks to himself\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nAll God's creatures got a place in the choir\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span>                 <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nSome sing low and some sing higher\r\n     <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"C\">C<\/span>                    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nSome sing out loud on the telephone wire\r\n<span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"D\">D<\/span>                    <span class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" data-name=\"G\">G<\/span>\r\nSome just clap their hands or paws, or anything they got now\r\n \r\n[Interlude]\r\nG G D G  C G D G\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\nG\r\nDogs and the cats they take up the middle\r\n          D                     G\r\nWhile the honeybee hums and the cricket fiddles\r\n    C                    G\r\nThe donkey brays and the pony neighs\r\n        D               G\r\nAnd the old grey badger sighs\r\nG\r\nListen to the bass, it's the one on the bottom\r\n          D                       G\r\nWhere the bullfrog croaks and the hippopotamus\r\nC                       G\r\nMoans and groans with a big to do\r\n        D                 G\r\nAnd the old cow just goes moo\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nG\r\nAll God's creatures got a place in the choir\r\nD                 G\r\nSome sing low and some sing higher\r\n     C                    G\r\nSome sing out loud on the telephone wire\r\nD                    G\r\nSome just clap their hands or paws, or anything they got now\r\n \r\n[Interlude]\r\nG G D G  C G D G\r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n       G\r\nIt's a simple song of livin' sung everywhere\r\n       D                      G\r\nBy the ox and the fox and the grizzly bear\r\n    C                           G\r\nThe dopey alligator and the the hawk above\r\n        D                      G\r\nThe sly old weasel and the turtle dove\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS } (x3)\r\nG\r\nAll God's creatures got a place in the choir\r\nD                 G\r\nSome sing low and some sing higher\r\n     C                    G\r\nSome sing out loud on the telephone wire\r\nD                    G\r\nSome just clap their hands or paws, or anything they got now<\/pre>\n<div class=\"vxv2A\">X<\/div>\n<pre class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Staines &nbsp; { CHORUS } N.C. All God&#8217;s creatures got a place in the choir N.C. Some sing low and some sing higher N.C. Some sing out loud on the telephone wire N.C. Some just clap their hands or paws, or anything they got now { CHORUS } G &hellip; <span class=\"more-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/a-place-in-the-choir\/\" class=\"more-link\">CLICK TO VIEW SONG<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Place in the Choir<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bill-staines","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28137"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29871,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28137\/revisions\/29871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}