I Singing

Buba loves, loves, LOVES to sing. He sings mostly nursery rhymes, but every now and then, he puts new words to a familiar tune to get his point across…

To the tune of Frere Jacques after eating a free cookie from the bakery at the grocery store:

I lika mo cookie, I lika mo cookie

I lika mo, I lika mo

Mo cookie mo cookie, Mo cookie mo cookie

I lika mo, I lika mo

At first it surprised me that he would do something like this, but when I really thought about it, it made sense, because it’s something I do (and have done) for a long time. And I seem to do it more with Buba than with Tiny. When he’s really upset, this song can usually calm him down. Think of the song I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad, and skip ahead to the “Fee, fie, fiddle-e-i-o” part. That’s the tune these lyrics go with:

Bye-bye, Mr. Cry

Bye-bye, Mr. Cry-y-y-y

Bye-bye, Mr. Cry

Bye-bye, Mr. Cry. Bye-bye!

Both Tiny and Buba know these made-up lyrics well, and will even sing them to each other when one of them is upset. But Buba is the one who seems to have really caught on to the idea that you can set any words to music, and he’s really taken off with it lately. And weather it’s This Old Man or Booger Booger Booger Boog (sung to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star), when Buba announces, “I singing!” I know it’s going to be worth my while to take a few minutes to listen. I could just listen to his sweet, little voice all day long.