Monday, October 11, 2004

Speaking of Misheard Lyrics...

The 4th grade class just left the computer lab. I thought I was hearing things for a minute and soon realized there was a boy singing to himself across the room. As I listened closer, I heard:
Splish, Splash! I'm taking a bath in a long tub on Saturday night!
It was so cute! I wouldn't look at him because I didn't want him to stop singing out of embarrassment.

That reminded me of when I was a child. On nights when my dad put me to bed night we'd sing songs together rather than read a book (that was my mom's job). Songs like This Old Man and B-I-N-G-O. I guess I equated singing with church or something, because I'd end each song with "Ohhhhh Maaannnn!" Kinda like the "Amen" at the end of hymns, I guess. My sister didn't sing with us, but at the end of a story or one of her TV shows, she'd say, "The Edge!"

OK, back to work!

2 comments:

Aimee said...

I had a friend in college whose daughter used to refer to Martin Luther King as "Martin King Arthur". And she used to sing "Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guard my slaves tonight."

Also, my sister's son used to end every song with "Aaa-waaaay!" (because "you are my Sunshine" ends with the word away, so I guess he figured all songs must).

Kids are so cool!

Kerri said...

Yes, Aimee...they are! I don't have any of my own, but have plenty of nieces and nephews who make me smile every day. I love my job because of the kids. Having summers off helps, but it's really the kids. hehe