the muffin man

If you have spent any length of time around Ben and I, you have probably picked up on the fact that I love to sing to my child. Sometimes they are familiar little ditties that everyone sings to their children at some point. Other times songs will fall from heaven straight into my mouth.
Really, it is no surprise that I like to sing. My mother likes to make up silly songs. She sings while she cooks, walks, drives, even while she's on the phone with you. Joyful girl. Not only does she like to sing, she is a concert rat. That sounds so negative, cause rats are disgusting, but you get the picture. She saw Paul McCartney like 4 times in a one year period. She will pick up and go to a concert or go see live music with the drop of hat.
Well, when I was a little 4 year old in pre-school I made up a song called "The Muffin Man." You know how it goes...
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
Who lives in Drury Lane?


Catchy huh?

Turns out I was not the master-mind behind this silly song. And I do remember that upon learning this fact from a fellow classmate, I was devastated. It was like finding out that Santa Clause doesn't exist.

But, the world had not heard the last of me. Since then, I have come up with many songs, nicknames, and even voices for the dogs that are all my own. :)

Here are a few songs in my rotation that Ben likes (some original, others not).

1. His first little hum when he was just a little tiny was
"Hoo Hoo Hoo.
Ha ha Ha.
Hoo Hoo
Ha ha ha.
Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo
ha ha ha
Hoo Hoo ha ha ha. and so forth. (sung in the tone of the song from Wizard of Oz when she enters the Emerald City).


2.Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say, again I say Rejoice
Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say, again I say Rejoice
Rejoice, Rejoice, and again I say REJOICE.

Every once in a while I will add: Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say Rejoice KICK KICK.

3. Good Morning, Good Morning, Good Morning Baby Ben.
Good Morning, Good Morning!
I love you now and then.
Good Morning Bear, Good Morning Giraffe, Good Morning Doggie, Good Morning Monkey.

4. You are my sunshine
You are my sunshine
You make me happy, when skies are grey.
You'll never know dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.

5. Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul,
Thank you, Lord, for making me whole;
Thank you, Lord, for giving to me
Thy great salvation so rich and free.

6. I like to wiggle.
I like to giggle.
I like to STOP and dance real slow.
I like wiggle.
I like to giggle.
I like to sing and do a roll.
I like to wiggle.
I like to giggle.
I like to STOP and touch my toes.
I like to wiggle
I like to giggle.
Mama's got my nose.

7. Jesus loves me! This I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak but He is strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.

This is his bedtime song.

8.Splish splish, I was takin' a bath
Long about a Saturday night
A rub-a-dub, just relaxin' in the tub
Thinkin' everything was alright
Well, I stepped out the tub, put my feet on the floor
I wrapped the towel around me and I
Opened the door, and then I
Splish, splash... I jumped back in the bath.
Well how was I to know there was a party going on?


They was a-splishin' and a'splashin'
Reelin' with the feelin', movin' and a'groovin'
Rockin' and a'rollin', yeah

9. Swing Me Swing Me
Everybody Everywhere
Swing Me Swing ME
Swing Me like I just don't care


10. Kick Kick
Kick Kick
1-2-3
Kick Kick. Kick Kick
You and Me
We Kick
Like this
1-2-3
Kick Kick Kick Kick
You and Meeee!!

11. Water Water Everywhere
Water Here and Water there.
Water all up in my room
Water in the month of June.

12-50 will have to come at a later time :)
Hope everyone had a fantastic Monday!