- I'm Proud to be me
- Ol' Commodore Gray
Things were different in 1947. Back then you would be listening to a radio at home instead of a TV. And you might be listening to these very songs! The songs' co-writer, Hy Zaret, wanted to teach understanding and respect towards those who are different. He believed that songs could act like a "dream of freedom" and change the world. What do you think? Has a song ever influenced your world?
I'm Proud to be me
I'm proud to be me and I also see;
you're just as proud to be you.
We might look at things a bit differently,
but lots of good people do.
It's just human nature,
so I will respect you for being as human as I.
We'll get as we give, if we live and let live
and we'll all get along, If we try.
I'm proud to be me and I also see,
you're just as proud to be you.
It's true, you're just as proud to be you!
It's true, you're just as proud to be you!
Ol' Commodore Gray
Ol' Commodore Gray had a dog and a cat With a big bow-wow and a little meow. They all lived together with never a spat. How in the world did they ever do that? With a big bow-wow and a little meow-meow Bow-wow, meow, bow-wow, meow.
The cat and the dog had a barrel of fun With a big bow-wow and a little meow. Although they were different, they fooled everyone. Commodore Gray proved a lot can be done With a big bow-wow and a little meow-meow Bow-wow, meow, bow-wow, meow.
Ol' Commodore Gray often said to the crew, With a big bow-wow and a little meow-meow, Though each man among us is different it's true My cat and dog get along. So can you With a big bow-wow and a little meow-meow Bow-wow, meow, bow-wow, meow.
A big bow-wow and a little meow-meow.
History of these songs
In 1946, the radio station WNEW commissioned Hy Zaret and Lou Singer to write a series of one minute jingles about racial understanding and "Americanism" that would play on radio as public service "spot" announcements . The resulting collection of 12 songs was called "Little Songs on Big Subjects", two of which are these songs.
