Wednesday, October 29, 2014

INVISIBLE BOY

by Shel Silverstein


And here we see the invisible boy
In his lovely invisible house,




Feeding a piece of invisible cheese
To a little invisible mouse.
Oh, what a beautiful picture to see!
Will you draw an invisible picture for me?


Visible mouse charms available on etsy and eBay.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Give a Hoot and Say "Bah!"


"THE FARMER AND THE QUEEN"
by Shel Silverstein 


"She's coming," the farmer said to the owl.
"Oh, what shall I, what shall I do?
Shall I bow when she comes?
Shall I twiddle my thumbs?"
The owl asked, "Who?"





"The Queen, the Queen, the royal Queen—
She'll pass the farm today.
Shall I salute?" he asked the horse.
The horse said, "Nay."

 

"Shall I give her a gift?" he asked the wren.
"A lovely memento for her to keep?
An egg or a peach or an ear of corn?"
The wren said, "Cheap."

 

"But should I curtsy or should I cheer?
Oh, here's her carriage now.
What should I do?" he asked the dog.
The dog said, "Bow."

 

And so he did, and so she passed,
Oh, tra lala lala,
"She smiled, she did!" he told the sheep.
The sheep said, "Bah."


Jewelry available on etsy.



Monday, October 27, 2014

Hippo Pliés (and Watch the Flowers)


♪♫ Dancing hippos 


♪♫ In the garden, 


♪♫ Crush the flowers... 


♪♫ (Beg your pardon) 


♪♫ It's not easy 


♪♫ Finding slippers 


♪♫ When your feet are bigger than those of the Clippers. 



♪♫ Pirouette...



♪♫ (and watch the posies) 




♪♫ Arabesque... 


♪♫ (There go the rosies.) 


♪♫ Grand plié 


♪♫ (It's even grande-er than plié you plied the other day).


♪♫ Grand jeté, 


♪♫ (Can't get much grande-er) 




♪♫ Clear the way 


♪♫ To the beyond-er... 



♪♫ As we dance among the flowers 
♪♫ Calling it the Hippo Dancing of the Hours... 



Ta-dah!

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Friday, October 24, 2014

If Not for the Cat



by Jack Prelutsky



If not for the cat,



And the scarcity of cheese,




I could be content.


Cat and Mouse charm available on etsy.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Tell Them Boris Sent You



with lyrics by Bobby "Boris" Pickett



I was working in the lab, late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my monster from his slab, began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise


He did the mash, he did the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
He did the mash, it caught on in a flash
He did the mash, he did the monster mash


From my laboratory in the castle east
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
To get a jolt from my electrodes

They did the mash, they did the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
They did the mash, it caught on in a flash
They did the mash, they did the monster mash


The zombies were having fun
The party had just begun
The guests included Wolfman,
Dracula, and his son

The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds
Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds
The coffin-bangers were about to arrive
With their vocal group, 'The Crypt-Kicker Five'


They played the mash, they played the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
They played the mash, it caught on in a flash
They played the mash, they played the monster mash

Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
Opened the lid and shook his fist and said
"Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist? "


It's now the mash, it's now the monster mash
The monster mash, it was graveyard smash
It's now the mash, it caught on in a flash
It's now the mash, it's now the monster mash

Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band
And my Monster Mash is the hit of the land
For you, the living, this mash was meant too
When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you


Then you can mash, then you can monster mash
The monster mash, and do my graveyard smash
Then you can mash, you'll catch on in a flash
Then you can mash, then you can monster mash


Bracelet available on etsy.