I figured my pre-teen obsession with wanting to be a performer on Barney and Friends had me knowing all of them, but I start to sing to Julian and find I don't actually know the words. I usually just start making stuff up. For instance, my rendition of "Hush Little Baby" went like this...Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mockingbird don't sing,
Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring.
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's going to buy you a looking glass.
And if that looking glass gets broke,
[and this is where it gets bad]
Mama's going to buy you a Diet Coke.
And if that Diet Coke goes flat,
And then after that I got nothin. I think I kept on going with whatever came to mind and rhymed.
In addition to that one, I've found myself singing Sweet Dreams (who sings "some of them want to use you...some of them want to get used by you..." to their baby? Honestly?) and Karma Chameleon.
Sometimes I do better with Broadway songs, since I tend to know a lot of them....the other day I sang Mr. Cellophane over and over to Julian who was tired but couldn't go to sleep.
Anyway, I guess I really need to get some kids songs CDs from the library and learn some songs. I read to Julian too, but find I have a difficult time thinking of different things to talk to him about. I tend to say the same things over and over.
