This is an old photo from when we had an extra child from a few weeks back. The reason I'm posting it today is that I just remembered I took this video of them singing lullabies and rocking their "babies" together. As you can see, one takes primary responsibility for the "rocking" part and the other handles the "singing." But I think that's just because every time I'm with the Other Child, during the first twenty-four hours she refuses to speak to me in anything above a whisper. Note to self: see if you can transfer that skill to work on people in the neighborhood and colleagues at work.
I finally sat down to listen to the song The Caterpillar is singing.
Here are the lyrics:
"Rock-a-bye in the treetop
well all fall
the shark will fall and we sing with the flowers.
Sharks,
mouths,
sharks,
mouths,
sharks,
mouths,
sharks,
mouths.
well all fall
the shark will fall and we sing with the flowers.
Sharks,
mouths,
sharks,
mouths,
sharks,
mouths,
sharks,
mouths.
I'm not sure how I should take this, but I think that all signs point to the fact that I maybe, possibly need to turn off the Discovery channel during Shark Week.
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May 21, 2010 at 9:05 AM
Its not what you say, its how you say it. right?
May 21, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Isn't this how most nursery rhymes got their start; an interpretation of some gruesome tale or another from history. Look at "Ring around the Rosie", "Humpty Dumpty" or "Little Bo Peep", for example.
"Here we have man, in a life or death struggle with the shark. The shark, ravenous with hunger, circles around the unsuspecting prey from behind. The man turns, but too late! The shark attacks. Shark! Mouth! Shark! Mouth!"
A modern classic in the making.
May 21, 2010 at 9:53 AM
Kids are so awesome.
May 21, 2010 at 10:55 AM
Hmmmmmm... Does The Catepillar have her shoes on the wrong feet?
May 21, 2010 at 5:27 PM
It's about as comforting as the original, I'd say. She has such a sweet little voice.
May 22, 2010 at 2:16 PM
@Lucy: No. Her feet are on the wrong legs.