Comments on: Announcing silly lullaby competition! http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2008/09/16/announcing-silly-lullaby-competition/ Parenting the right way—left. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:16:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Matt http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2008/09/16/announcing-silly-lullaby-competition/#comment-54312 Matt Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:52:49 +0000 http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2008/09/16/announcing-silly-lullaby-competition/#comment-54312 OK, I'll play. Here's the song we sang to my son, which was done to a sort of hybrid tune of "Rock of Ages" and "Little Boxes" - I note if this is sung with a babe in arms, the "rockin" and "funkin" lines are sung with appropriate dance steps: Baby Duncan Baby Duncan Are you rooockin' or are you funkin'? You know you're Daddy's l'il Punkin Baby Duncan, Duncan Pie You're a big boy You're a strong boy You're a wonderful handsome boy And we all love you madly and we're all overjoyed That's you're Duncan Baby Duncan Whether you're Roooockin' or you're Funkin' You know you're Mommy's Little Punkin Baby Duncan Duncan pie. Here's Mommy's tune, which we sang to something close to a slowed-down version of the Can-Can: Duncan Duncan Duncan Pie You're my special little guy You like eating brocco-lie Duncan Duncan pie Hey hey, my my! Duncan Duncan pie Hey hey, my my Eating brocco-lie OK, I’ll play. Here’s the song we sang to my son, which was done to a sort of hybrid tune of “Rock of Ages” and “Little Boxes” - I note if this is sung with a babe in arms, the “rockin” and “funkin” lines are sung with appropriate dance steps:

Baby Duncan
Baby Duncan
Are you rooockin’ or are you funkin’?
You know you’re Daddy’s l’il Punkin
Baby Duncan, Duncan Pie

You’re a big boy
You’re a strong boy
You’re a wonderful handsome boy
And we all love you madly
and we’re all overjoyed

That’s you’re Duncan
Baby Duncan
Whether you’re Roooockin’ or you’re Funkin’
You know you’re Mommy’s Little Punkin
Baby Duncan
Duncan pie.

Here’s Mommy’s tune, which we sang to something close to a slowed-down version of the Can-Can:

Duncan Duncan Duncan Pie
You’re my special little guy
You like eating brocco-lie
Duncan Duncan pie

Hey hey, my my!
Duncan Duncan pie
Hey hey, my my
Eating brocco-lie

]]> By: dd http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2008/09/16/announcing-silly-lullaby-competition/#comment-54211 dd Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:21:42 +0000 http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2008/09/16/announcing-silly-lullaby-competition/#comment-54211 <p>What's even more impressive is that my son knows all the lyrics too. If I stop at any random point in the song, he can tell you the next name. He's researched all the players in the song, and can tell you that five of them are still living. (There's a trivia hunt for you.)</p> What’s even more impressive is that my son knows all the lyrics too. If I stop at any random point in the song, he can tell you the next name. He’s researched all the players in the song, and can tell you that five of them are still living. (There’s a trivia hunt for you.)

]]> By: Matt http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2008/09/16/announcing-silly-lullaby-competition/#comment-54201 Matt Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:58:20 +0000 http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2008/09/16/announcing-silly-lullaby-competition/#comment-54201 I'm really impressed you know all the words to Van Lingle Mungo. When I try to sing this, I invariably veer off unexpectedly into "Talking Baseball!" I’m really impressed you know all the words to Van Lingle Mungo. When I try to sing this, I invariably veer off unexpectedly into “Talking Baseball!”

]]> By: dd http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2008/09/16/announcing-silly-lullaby-competition/#comment-53990 dd Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:10:12 +0000 http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2008/09/16/announcing-silly-lullaby-competition/#comment-53990 Years of voice lessons, regional/state chorus, and a tenor in a capella group 16 feet. I may not be great, but it has to be better than a stick in your eye. But even if I'm terrible, the reward here is getting to see the vid of the baby. You're just going to have to chance it. I'm not your organ grinder monkey. ;-) Years of voice lessons, regional/state chorus, and a tenor in a capella group 16 feet. I may not be great, but it has to be better than a stick in your eye. But even if I’m terrible, the reward here is getting to see the vid of the baby. You’re just going to have to chance it. I’m not your organ grinder monkey. ;-)

]]> By: Rich Wicentowski http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2008/09/16/announcing-silly-lullaby-competition/#comment-53977 Rich Wicentowski Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:06:09 +0000 http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2008/09/16/announcing-silly-lullaby-competition/#comment-53977 I'm wondering if, as incentive to get us going, you ought to record yourself doing the example songs and post them here, too. This has the added bonus of helping us decide if we really *want* to hear you sing! I’m wondering if, as incentive to get us going, you ought to record yourself doing the example songs and post them here, too. This has the added bonus of helping us decide if we really *want* to hear you sing!

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