Read It Slow (AJ's song)
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beige_alertAs I’ve mentioned, I somehow ended up reading Fox In Socks to a small child a few weeks ago. This was my very first time doing such a thing---from the adult’s side, that is.
They even took a photo to prove I did this:
The filker in me got to work on a song. This went over quite well at Saturday’s Milwaukee housefilk:
These lyrics by Michael Pereckas, 2004-08-27, CC-Attribution-ShareAlike
To the tune of “Play it Slow” by Catherine Faber, copyright 2000
I was sitting on a rocking chair just watching children running
When a little girl approached me with a slender book in hand.
She climbed up upon my lap and then insisted I start reading.
Though I do a lot of reading this was not quite what I’d planned.
So Sue sews socks for the crafty fox who’s sitting in his station
In a box atop both blocks and clocks---it just gets worse from there.
Each page brings another permutation of alliteration
‘Til you find your jaw seized up and feel your tongue’s covered in hair.
This is the third or fourth song that I’ve written and it’s probably the best in so far as parts that really must rhyme actually do and it pretty well scans. I do welcome any constructive criticism or suggestions.
They even took a photo to prove I did this:
The filker in me got to work on a song. This went over quite well at Saturday’s Milwaukee housefilk:
Read it Slow (A.J.’s song)
These lyrics by Michael Pereckas, 2004-08-27, CC-Attribution-ShareAlike
To the tune of “Play it Slow” by Catherine Faber, copyright 2000
Read it slow, read it slow, it will twist your tongue up tightly,
Dr. Seuss wrote tricky rhymes with images absurd.
Though the words are short and simple do not think you’ll get off lightly
For you’ll find that every word’s a rhyme for every other word.
I was sitting on a rocking chair just watching children running
When a little girl approached me with a slender book in hand.
She climbed up upon my lap and then insisted I start reading.
Though I do a lot of reading this was not quite what I’d planned.
So Sue sews socks for the crafty fox who’s sitting in his station
In a box atop both blocks and clocks---it just gets worse from there.
Each page brings another permutation of alliteration
‘Til you find your jaw seized up and feel your tongue’s covered in hair.
This is the third or fourth song that I’ve written and it’s probably the best in so far as parts that really must rhyme actually do and it pretty well scans. I do welcome any constructive criticism or suggestions.
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Date: 2004-09-20 05:59 am (UTC)