I had the pleasure of observing Keith do Gwen's bedtime ritual tonight. I have been responsible for all of bedtime for the last week since Keith was working 5 pm - 7 am at the hospital. I have been a part of bedtime in at least some way for the past month or two. G started getting really fussy and often rejected her nighttime bottle, so mommy had to step in pretty often to feed her straight from the tap. Tonight was the first night in quite some time that Keith did all of bedtime.
G's favorite song is Wheels on the Bus. As you can imagine, that song can get pretty boring for anyone over the age of 3. I spent about 4 hours one day last week singing Wheels on the Bus because G was so distraught. Because of this, I have taken some liberties with the song. I tell her how the blinker on the bus goes left then right. I tell her that the driver on the bus says hello and goodbye. I even insert G into the song by telling her that the Gwenie's on the bus are cute as can be. But I don't quite take the liberties that Keith takes. While I didn't hear his entire rendition of Wheels on the Bus, here is what I did hear:
The Kangaroos on the bus go jump, jump, jump
Jump, jump, jump
Jump, jump, jump
The Kangaroos on the bus go jump, jump, jump
All through the town
The thieves on the bus will pick your pockets
Pick your pockets
Pick your pockets
The thieves on the bus will pick your pockets
All through the town
The hipsters on the bus listen to their iPods*
Listen to their iPods
Listen to their iPods
The hipsters on the bus listen to their iPods
All through the town
The black people on the bus don't sit in the back
Don't sit in the back
You can thank Rosa Parks for that**
The black people on the bus don't sit in the back
All through the town
The doggies on the bus go bark, bark, bark***
Bark, bark, bark
Bark, bark, bark
The doggies on the bus go bark, bark, bark
All through the town
The monkeys on the bus say, "Bananas, please!
Bananas, please!
Bananas, please!"
The monkeys on the bus say, "Bananas, please!"
All through the town
*Dear Keith: It is 2012. While you do not willingly own an iPod (but are forced to carry an iPod touch for work), and avoid Apple products because they are somewhat incompatible with our PC world, people other than hipsters listen to music on iPods.
**I think Keith inserted this verse because he enjoys history and wants G to know as much about history as possible. Keith had to take a break at this point in the song because G started to cry. He informed me that it was because she was quite upset that it took so long for our nation to recognize the civil liberties of African Americans. This verse was my favorite. It was creative while still fitting in with the bus theme.
***At this point I think Keith couldn't remember if he was singing Wheels on the Bus or Old MacDonald.
G's favorite song is Wheels on the Bus. As you can imagine, that song can get pretty boring for anyone over the age of 3. I spent about 4 hours one day last week singing Wheels on the Bus because G was so distraught. Because of this, I have taken some liberties with the song. I tell her how the blinker on the bus goes left then right. I tell her that the driver on the bus says hello and goodbye. I even insert G into the song by telling her that the Gwenie's on the bus are cute as can be. But I don't quite take the liberties that Keith takes. While I didn't hear his entire rendition of Wheels on the Bus, here is what I did hear:
The Kangaroos on the bus go jump, jump, jump
Jump, jump, jump
Jump, jump, jump
The Kangaroos on the bus go jump, jump, jump
All through the town
The thieves on the bus will pick your pockets
Pick your pockets
Pick your pockets
The thieves on the bus will pick your pockets
All through the town
The hipsters on the bus listen to their iPods*
Listen to their iPods
Listen to their iPods
The hipsters on the bus listen to their iPods
All through the town
The black people on the bus don't sit in the back
Don't sit in the back
You can thank Rosa Parks for that**
The black people on the bus don't sit in the back
All through the town
The doggies on the bus go bark, bark, bark***
Bark, bark, bark
Bark, bark, bark
The doggies on the bus go bark, bark, bark
All through the town
The monkeys on the bus say, "Bananas, please!
Bananas, please!
Bananas, please!"
The monkeys on the bus say, "Bananas, please!"
All through the town
*Dear Keith: It is 2012. While you do not willingly own an iPod (but are forced to carry an iPod touch for work), and avoid Apple products because they are somewhat incompatible with our PC world, people other than hipsters listen to music on iPods.
**I think Keith inserted this verse because he enjoys history and wants G to know as much about history as possible. Keith had to take a break at this point in the song because G started to cry. He informed me that it was because she was quite upset that it took so long for our nation to recognize the civil liberties of African Americans. This verse was my favorite. It was creative while still fitting in with the bus theme.
***At this point I think Keith couldn't remember if he was singing Wheels on the Bus or Old MacDonald.
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