WALKING ON MY WHEELS
Words & Music By Mark Cohen, M.D. (Used with permission)
Vocals: Mary Anne Marra
Guitar: Maura Gregory & Eric Levine
A truly delightful song from the point of view of a happy 9-year-old girl who loves herself, her life and her wheelchair. The songwriter is a pediatrician in California
My name is Annie and I'm nine
Take a look at this amazing chair of mine
It's silver and shiny and the wheels go round
Just a little push and I really cover ground!
CHORUS:
Walkin' on my wheels, I'm walkin' on my wheels
People let me tell you just how good it feels
I can go anywhere if I've got my chair
Watch me now I'm walkin' on my wheels
Why don't my legs work? You really want to know?
My muscles are weak because of polio
But I work out everyday and my arms are strong
They're just the thing for rolling me along
CHORUS:
Walkin' on my wheels, I'm walkin' on my wheels
People let me tell you just how good it feels
I can go anywhere if I've got my chair
Watch me now I'm walkin' on my wheels
Every day when I go to school
I ride a bus that's really pretty cool
The lift takes my chair right down to the floor
Help me with the locks and I'll race you to the door
CHORUS:
Walkin' on my wheels, I'm walkin' on my wheels
People let me tell you just how good it feels
I can go anywhere if I've got my chair
Watch me now I'm walkin' on my wheels
Wasn't that funny when the substitute teacher
Asked us to nme that silly looking creature
I raised my hand, she nearly dropped her chalk
She thought I couldn't think just because I couldn't walk
CHORUS:
Walkin' on my wheels, I'm walkin' on my wheels
People let me tell you just how good it feels
I can go anywhere if I've got my chair
Watch me now I'm walkin' on my wheels
Can you come over? Ask your folks
We can use the computer or just tell jokes
And maybe later on I can come to visit you
If your building has a ramp so my chair can visit too
CHORUS:
Walkin' on my wheels, I'm walkin' on my wheels
People let me tell you just how good it feels
I can go anywhere if I've got my chair
Watch me now I'm walkin' on my wheels
My friend Jack has a chair like me
But he's really old, he's almost twenty-three
He can shoot basketball just like Doctor J.
And just last week he started teaching me to play
CHORUS:
Walkin' on my wheels, I'm walkin' on my wheels
People let me tell you just how good it feels
I can go anywhere if I've got my chair
Watch me now I'm walkin' on my wheels