Hey-yo! Sorry for the long silence hereabouts. Life intruded, and then there was the Great Studio Computer Meltdown of ’09. Shudder. I’ve got a couple of more Milne songs in the pipeline, and even a non-children’s composition or two. In the meantime, we’ve got a recording here from guest singer/songwriter Rachel .
Rachel was in town for a visit this weekend. She brought with her this little number, written for her nephew. Sarah, as usual, got into the spirit of things.
As always, click on the title link below for the .mp3; for those of you reading this on Facebook, remember to check out the Squeakyanimals recording archive. Whee!
The Bugaboo Song
Words and Music © 2009 Rachel Rosenberg
Vocal, Rachel; Guitar, Mark
When Auntie Rachel comes
She gets into her car
She drives a long, long way
Cause she lives so very far.
She walks up to my house,
And knocks upon my door,
And when I open up,
She says, as she has said before,
“What’s new, Bugaboo?”
I came a long way just to see you!”
And I say, “What’s new, Bugaboo?
That’s you and me.
I put on my shoes
And we go to the park,
Where I run across the grass,
Which is long and green and dark
I climb each red step
And bounce upon the bridge
I might go down the slide,
Please encourage me a smidge
She says, “Come down, Bugaboo!”
I love rhymes and goofy words, too.
“What’s new, Bugaboo!”
That’s you and me.
Once my Mommy said,
We could get in the car
And go see Auntie Rachel
Though she lives so very far
We drove a long, long way,
And ate food at the Med
Then I saw a nearby park
With a see-saw painted red
It had a sandbox and
Sand upon the ground
When I ran to the pirate ship,
I slipped and I fell down.
I looked up but Rachel
Seemed so nonchalant,
That I called out “Rescue me!”
Come, prove you are my aunt.
And she said, “What’s wrong, Bugaboo?”
She picked me up and started to coo.
“You’re fine, Bugaboo!”
That’s you and me.
“What’s new, Bugaboo?”
I say it to Auntie Rachel, too,
What’s new, Bugaboo?
That’s you and me.
