Berries and Biscuits for Barefoot Belle

1. Pinecones — Belle sets out; Dame Noisette the thrifty squirrel teaches provision (the Ant's lesson).
2. Slow and Steady — the Tortoise and the Hare; Belle learns the pace that wins the trail.
3. Trail Magic — the Lion and the Mouse; small kindnesses repaid. Raton the raccoon-gentleman.
4. Mighty Little Legs — Belle's fitness anthem; the body built one climb at a time.
5. Where the Trail Ends — the finale; greatness was the journey; the woodland court crowns its star.

Bonus Track Barefoot Belle

[Intro]

Down where the creek bends soft and slow
Past the pines where the wildflowers grow
There’s a girl with smoke in her curls
And a campfire heart in a woodland world

[Verse]

She struck her first match by the old moss stone
Shakin’ like a leaf, feelin’ all alone
The flame jumped up with a golden grin
And the whole dark forest came peekin’ in

A rabbit brought twigs in a cloverleaf stack
A squirrel rolled acorns in a burlap sack
A bluebird dropped feathers, soft and bright
For the girl by the fire on her very first night

[Pre-Chorus]

Then out of the brush with a bandit face
Came a raccoon struttin’ with country grace
He bowed real low, gave a proud little clap
And handed her one shiny bottle cap

[Chorus]

At first she was scared when the shadows came down
Then she made a little crown from the treasures she found
With berries for jewels and feathers all around
She danced by the fire in a dune grass gown

Now the owls sing low and the moon leans near
And she don’t need roads, and she don’t need fear
She’s queen of the breeze and the honeybee hum
Livin’ high in the trees where the morning comes

[Verse]

She built her a ladder from willow and vine
Tied it up tight with a fisherman's line
Made a little porch from driftwood planks
Where the chipmunks gather just to give their thanks

The deer leave apples by the roots below
The fox brings flowers from the meadow rows
The possum leaves buttons, the crow leaves string
And the raccoon says, “Ma’am, I found you a ring”

[Pre-Chorus]

She laughs so sweet that the pine trees sway
And the creek keeps time in a lazy way
With a coffee tin drum and a cricket choir
She’s the barefoot belle of the woodland fire

[Chorus]

At first she was scared when the shadows came down
Then she made a little crown from the treasures she found
With berries for jewels and feathers all around
She danced by the fire in a dune grass gown

Now the owls sing low and the moon leans near
And she don’t need roads, and she don’t need fear
She’s queen of the breeze and the honeybee hum
Livin’ high in the trees where the morning comes

[Bridge]

Some folks need a mansion, some folks need a town
Some need golden gates and a velvet gown
But she’s got stars through the cedar beams
And a raccoon guard with bottle-cap dreams

She waves at the geese when they fly overhead
Sleeps on soft moss in a sycamore bed
And when that first fire flickers warm and small
Every little wild heart answers her call

[Chorus]

At first she was scared when the shadows came down
Then she made a little crown from the treasures she found
With berries for jewels and feathers all around
She danced by the fire in a dune grass gown

Now the owls sing low and the moon leans near
And she don’t need roads, and she don’t need fear
She’s queen of the breeze and the honeybee hum
Livin’ high in the trees where the morning comes

[Outro]

So follow the smoke where the sweet pines lean
You might see a barefoot woodland queen
With a bottle-cap sparkle and a berry crown bright
Wavin’ from the treetops in the soft moonlight