A fun song with a positive message about not holding a grudge. Could be sung unison as a vocal solo or unison choir with piano accompaniment. It could also be played as a piano solo. Music by Kevin G. Pace (ASCAP).  Text by Mary Button Hopkins.   The price is set low to enable you to purchase enough copies for your choir. For larger choirs, please purchase sufficient copies (at least one copy for each two choir members). 

Watch on YouTube: Holding a Grudge


A grudge is a terrible nuisance to hold,

Untidy, and heavy, and usually cold.


The big clumsy thing starts to weigh more and more,

Till holding it’s all you can do. What a bore!


Its weight makes you grimace, your tired lips mumble.

Your eyes start to cross, and your weary feet stumble.


So for goodness’ sake, find something better to grip—

Like a bat for a ball game, or a map for a trip.


A friend’s hand is great. A kite string is fun.

Grab a bike, a good book, a broom—just pick one.


Hold a puppy, a paintbrush, a thick piece of fudge—

Almost anything’s nicer to hold than a grudge!

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Composer Kevin G. Pace (ASCAP)
Lyricist Mary Button Hopkins
Level Advanced Intermediate
Genre(s) Classroom
Instrument(s) Piano Solo, Voice, Choir, Unison
# of Pages 3

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Holding a Grudge, children's song

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