Friday, September 19, 2008

Children's songs


Abram and I usually spend part of our day playing with toys in the living room and listening to children's songs while we play. My mom gave us a CD set with 150 children's songs on it. I have fun listening to songs from my childhood that I had forgotten. I also have heard some politically correct word changes (ring around the rosie is no more). I have also heard some songs that make me say..."What?!?" Like the one that merrily sings,

Don't throw your junk in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard. Don't throw your junk in my backyard, my backyard's full.

then in the same song sings

Fish and chips and vinegar, vinegar, vinegar. Fish and chips and vinegar, vinegar (something something).

Could they really not find anything else to sing about? But my all time favorite goes a little something like this (hear upbeat clap hand and stomp foot type of rhythm):

I know a wienie man, he owns a wienie stand. He sells everything from hotdogs on down. One day I'll change his life, I'll be his wienie wife. Hotdog, I love that wienie ma-an.

I asked Barry tonight how someone could have possibly come up with those songs. He replied with one word, "drugs".

3 comments:

Corrie said...

I know what you mean. There is a nursery rhyme in one of Leah's books that talks about throwing someone down the stairs. I skip that part now, but what happens when she starts to read? :)

Jenny said...

Hilarious!

carol lee said...

hi angie i had a great day abram is such a good baby love you aunt
carollee