Here are ten challenges. See how far you get!
And for heaven's sake - Have Fun!
Index
MY FATHER IS A LIFEGUARD
HE DOESN'T GIVE A HOOT
WHEN HE TAKES THE BUS TO WORK
HE WEARS HIS BATHING....1...
MY MOTHER IS A BURGLAR
SHE BURGLES EVERY NIGHT
MY MOTHER IS A PAINTER
SHE PAINTS THE GOLDFISH...2..!
MY BROTHER IS A LUNATIC
HE BARKS AT MOVING CARS
MY BROTHER ALWAYS CATCHES COLDS
AND STICKS THEM INTO...3...!
MY SISTER CAME HOME LATE LAST NIGHT
SHE RODE AN ARMADILLO
MY SISTER DREAMED SHE WAS A GOAT
AND ATE HER FEATHER.....4....!
HO BOY! RHYME A WORD OR TWO CHORUS
SING IT IN A SONG, THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO ..5...
HO GIRL! HAVE YOURSELF SOME FUN
RHYME A WORD OR TWO AND THEN YOUR SONG IS..6....
MY GRAMPA, HE LOVES NUMBERS
HE STAYS UP COUNTING SHEEP
BUT HIS COUNTING GOT SO BORING
THAT HIS SHEEP ALL FELL....7....!
MY GRAMPA IS A DENTIST
HE HAS A GREAT BIG SMILE
IN FACT HE HAS A DOZEN
AND HE KEEPS THEM IN A.....8.....!
MY GRAMA IS A PLUMBER
SHE CAN PLUM FIX ANY PIPE
SHE'S TRIED APPLES AND BANANAS
PLUMS DO THE JOB JUST.....9.....!
MY UNCLE IS A WRITER
WROTE "HOW TO COOK YOUR BIRDS"
BUT SINCE HE NEVER SOLD A BOOK
HE CAN ONLY EAT HIS......10......!
MY COUSIN IS A SAILOR
HE'S ON SALE. HE'S ALMOST FREE.
HIS HEAD IS WATER DAMAGED
AND HIS MIND IS LOST AT.....11....!
MY COUSIN IS A BOXER
WRAPS BOXES NIGHT AND DAY
THEY SAY SHE'S VERY GIFTED
'CAUSE SHE GIVES THEM ALL ...12....!
MY COUSIN IS A PILOT
HE LOVES IT IN THE SKY
SAYS HE'LL NEVER BE A MILKMAN
TILL THEY MAKE THE BUTTER....13....!
MY COUSIN IS A SINGER
HE SINGS INSIDE THE SHOWER
MY COUSIN FIXES CUCKOO CLOCKS
HE CHARGES BY THE.........14........!
MY FATHER IS A LIFEGUARD
HE DOESN'T GIVE A HOOT
WHEN HE TAKES THE BUS TO WORK
HE WEARS HIS BATHING......... SUIT!
MY MOTHER IS A BURGLAR
SHE BURGLES EVERY NIGHT
MY MOTHER IS A PAINTER
SHE PAINTS THE GOLDFISH..... WHITE!
MY BROTHER IS A LUNATIC
HE BARKS AT MOVING CARS
MY BROTHER ALWAYS CATCHES COLDS
AND STICKS THEM INTO......... JARS!
MY SISTER CAME HOME LATE LAST NIGHT
SHE RODE AN ARMADILLO
MY SISTER DREAMED SHE WAS A GOAT
AND ATE HER FEATHER.......... PILLOW!
HO BOY! RHYME A WORD OR TWO CHORUS
SING IT IN A SONG, THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
HO GIRL! HAVE YOURSELF SOME FUN
RHYME A WORD OR TWO AND THEN YOUR SONG IS DONE.
MY GRAMPA, HE LOVES NUMBERS
HE STAYS UP COUNTING SHEEP
BUT HIS COUNTING GOT SO BORING
THAT HIS SHEEP ALL FELL........ ASLEEP!
MY GRAMPA IS A DENTIST
HE HAS A GREAT BIG SMILE
IN FACT HE HAS A DOZEN
AND HE KEEPS THEM IN A.......... PILE!
MY GRAMA IS A PLUMBER
SHE CAN PLUM FIX ANY PIPE
SHE'S TRIED APPLES AND BANANAS
PLUMS DO THE JOB JUST...........RIGHT!
MY UNCLE IS A WRITER
WROTE "HOW TO COOK YOUR BIRDS"
BUT SINCE HE NEVER SOLD A BOOK
HE CAN ONLY EAT HIS............ WORDS!
MY COUSIN IS A SAILOR
HE'S ON SALE. HE'S ALMOST FREE.
HIS HEAD IS WATER DAMAGED
AND HIS MIND IS LOST AT......... SEA!
MY COUSIN IS A BOXER
WRAPS BOXES NIGHT AND DAY
THEY SAY SHE'S VERY GIFTED
'CAUSE SHE GIVES THEM ALL .......AWAY!
MY COUSIN IS A PILOT
HE LOVES IT IN THE SKY
SAYS HE'LL NEVER BE A MILKMAN
TILL THEY MAKE THE BUTTER........FLY!
MY COUSIN IS A SINGER
HE SINGS INSIDE THE SHOWER
MY COUSIN FIXES CUCKOO CLOCKS
HE CHARGES BY THE.................HOUR!
The End
"Really?" asked Walter, Lily's small brother.
"Not really," they said. "We're fooling each ..3...."
"Pumpkin pie and chocolate cake
My dog, Ralph, caught a jungle ..4...."
"I have a cat much better than that.
She caught a vulture, twelve bats and a ...5...!"
"My goldfish is blue," said Walter to Lily.
They said,"That's not fooling. That's just being ..6..."
"Chocolate cake and pumpkin pie
My Uncle George made a lion ..7..!"
"Well, my Auntie Sue fell out of a plane,"
Said Michael John Seeple, "And she bounced back ..8..!"
Walter said, "Grampa can take his teeth out
And they talk in his hand when he covers his ..9..."
Michael John Seeple said, "That's really sick!"
Lily said, "That was just Grampa's old ..10..."
Walter said nothing. He felt all alone.
He couldn't fool anyone so he went ..11...
"Pumpkin pie and chocolate cake.
I saw a whale jump out of the ..12..!"
"Well,I saw a monster. He ran down the street.
He had seven arms, two heads and five ..13..!"
Walter ran back with the wildest eyes
"I told a policeman that you're telling ..14..!
He said you are bad and he'll take you away
He'll lock you in jail and that's where you'll ..15..!"
"Really?" They asked, "Is that what he'll do?"
"Not really," said Walter. "I was just fooling ..16..."
"Really?" asked Walter, Lily's small brother.
"Not really," they said. "We're fooling each other."
"Pumpkin pie and chocolate cake
My dog, Ralph, caught a jungle snake."
"I have a cat much better than that.
She caught a vulture, twelve bats and a rat!"
"My goldfish is blue," said Walter to Lily.
They said,"That's not fooling. That's just being silly."
"Chocolate cake and pumpkin pie
My Uncle George made a lion cry!"
"Well, my Auntie Sue fell out of a plane,"
Said Michael John Seeple, "And she bounced back again!"
Walter said, "Grampa can take his teeth out
And they talk in his hand when he covers his mouth."
Michael John Seeple said, "That's really sick!"
Lily said, "That was just Grampa's old trick."
Walter said nothing. He felt all alone.
He couldn't fool anyone so he went home.
"Pumpkin pie and chocolate cake
I saw a whale jump out of the lake!"
"Well,I saw a monster. He ran down the street.
He had seven arms, two heads and five feet!"
Walter ran back with the wildest eyes
"I told a policeman that you're telling lies!
He said you are bad and he'll take you away
He'll lock you in jail and that's where you'll stay!"
"Really?" They asked, "Is that what he'll do?"
"Not really," said Walter. "I was just fooling you."
I don't wanna have an iguana
And I don't care
for a polar ..1..
A rhinoceros
ain't the thing for..2...
I just wanna have a dog.
Don't give me a horse
It is too big, of ..3....
To sleep with me in bed
Because you know and I know
It takes a whole ..4...
To hold that big horse's head.
Don't give me a snake
It would keep me ...5....
It would slither and slide the whole night
It would jiggle my mother
And tickle my brother
And squeeze my poor father too ...6....
I don't wanna
have an iguana
And I don't care
for a polar ...1...
A rhinoceros
ain't the thing for ..2...
I just wanna have a dog.
You'd be way out of line
With a pet ....7....
One hug is a catastrophe
And it takes the whole day
To feed an elephant ...8...
And what if it jumps up on me?
Turtles won't chase a ball
They won't come when I call
They won't sit up and beg for a ...9....
A lizard won't lick my face
Or go for a race
And I can't walk a whale down the ...10....
I don't wanna
have an iguana
And I don't care
for a polar bear
A rhinoceros
ain't the thing for us
I just wanna have a dog.
Don't give me a horse
It is too big, of course
To sleep with me in my bed
Because you know and I know
It takes every pillow
To hold that big horse's head.
Don't give me a snake
It would keep me awake
It would slither and slide the whole night
It would jiggle my mother
And tickle my brother
And squeeze my poor father too tight.
I don't wanna
have an iguana
And I don't care
for a polar bear
A rhinoceros
ain't the thing for us
I just wanna have a dog.
You'd be way out of line
With a pet porcupine
One hug's a catastrophe
And it takes the whole day
To feed an elephant hay
And what if it jumps up on me?
Turtles won't chase a ball
They won't come when I call
They won't sit up and beg for a treat
A lizard won't lick my face
Or go for a race
And I can't walk a whale down the street.
LEVEL 3
YOUR FOURTH CHALLENGETHIS POEM IS LIKE THE LAST POEM.
If there's a reason to be sneezing
Joe's nose will find it out
It always blows like a vacuum hose
And drips like an old drain ..1...
His eyes get wet and he starts to ..2...
His face gets red and hot
His skin will itch. His mouth will ...3....
Do you know what he's ...4...?
Achoo, choo, choo! Achoo choo,choo!
Aller, allergies!
Achoo, choo, choo! Achoo, choo, choo!
That's what makes Joe ...5...!
Joe tried to read about allergies
But his eyes would get so blurred
He could not spell even A- ..6..
He was allergic to the ..7...!
Doc tried his best to give Joe a test
He wrote numbers on a graph
He added then subtracted
But Joe sneezed it right in ...8..!
The doctor said, "Joe, get to bed
It's worse than I had feared
You sneeze the most when I come ...9...
You're allergic to my ..10..!"
Joe stayed in bed with a stuffy head
But he was weeping like a willow
When it wasn't the weeds or pollen ..11..
It was feathers in his ..12...
His father said, "Get out of bed
Now eat. It's not so bad!"
But the Italian cheese made poor Joe ...13...
Spaghetti ala ..14..!
Joe felt so ill he took a pill
Then a second pill he chose
He said, I feel well, but I can't ..15..
With these pills stuck up my ..16..!
The End
If there's a reason to be sneezing
Joe's nose will find it out
It always blows like a vacuum hose
And drips like an old drainspout
His eyes get wet and he starts to sweat
His face gets red and hot
His skin will itch. His mouth will twitch
Do you know what he's got?
Achoo, choo, choo! Achoo choo,choo!
Aller, allergies!
Achoo, choo, choo! Achoo, choo, choo!
That's what makes Joe sneeze!
Joe tried to read about allergies
But his eyes would get so blurred
He could not spell even A-L-L...
He was allergic to the word!
Doc tried his best to give Joe a test
He wrote numbers on a graph
He added then subtracted
But Joe sneezed it right in half!
The doctor said, "Joe, get to bed
It's worse than I had feared
You sneeze the most when I come close
You're allergic to my beard!"
Joe stayed in bed with a stuffy head
But he was weeping like a willow
When it wasn't the weeds or pollen bees
It was feathers in his pillow.
His father said, "Get out of bed
Now eat. It's not so bad!"
But the Italian cheese made poor Joe sneeze
Spaghetti ala dad!
Joe felt so ill he took a pill
Then a second pill he chose
He said, I feel well, but I can't smell
With these pills stuck up my nose!"
The End
LEVEL 4
YOUR FIFTH CHALLENGE
JOHN RUSSELL WATKINS WAS THE FIRST POEM THAT I PUBLISHED.
IT WAS RECORDED AS A STORY ON FRED PENNER"S FIRST ALBUM.
This is a harder challenge because parts of lines are missing
You can't possibly guess them but you may be able to make up
something that rhymes just as well and is just as clever.
You must rate yourself on this one.
Give yourself 2 points for each answer. You can give yourself partial
marks.
John Russell Watkins rode out late at night
Clipidy clop, clipidy clop
John Russell Watkins carried a light
Clipidy clop, clipidy clop
John Russell Watkins saw ...1....
Clipidy clop, clipidy clop, clop, clop
"I'm a ghost,John R.W., I've come to scare you!"
"Boo!" went the ghost, "Boo hoo hoo hoo!"
John Russell Watkins said, "How do you do."
"Boo!" went the ghost, "Boo hoo hoo hoo!"
"I scare all the others. Why can't ...2..."
"Boo!"went the ghost," Boo hoo hoo hoo!"
Said John Russell Watkins,"Because you aren't there."
Said John Russell Watkins,"Because you're just air."
Said John Russell Watkins,"Because ...3...."
And rode off, clipidy clop, clop, clop.
"I'm a witch, John R.W.,a horrible witch!
Cackle and hackle and snaffley snitch!
Watch my face turn all green and my ugly nose twitch!
Cackle and hackle and snaffley snitch!
I can turn to a toad and make ...4...!
Cackle and hackle and snaffley snitch!"
Said John Russell Watkins, "Why you don't scare me.
You're as little and silly and sad as can be.
And I've seen all those tricks ...5.... "
And rode off, clipidy clop, clop clop.
"I'm a troll, John R.W. A monsterous troll!
Grumble and mumble and grollem down boll!
I sneak out every night from a cold muddy hole
Grumble and mumble and grollem down boll!
Hear me bump in your bedroom! Hear me creak! ...6....!
Grumble and mumble and grollem down boll!"
Said John Russell Watkins, "You're just a dream in the night
From something I've eaten that didn't taste right
And you never are there when ...7...."
And rode off, clipidy clop, clop clop.
Then the ghost, witch and troll all started to cry,
"Please pretend that we scare you. Please could you try?"
"No!" said John R. W., "That ....8...."
And rode off, clipidy clop, clipidy clop
And rode off, clipidy clop, clipidy clop.
COMPLETE VERSION OF
John Russell Watkins rode out late at night
Clipidy clop, clipidy clop
John Russell Watkins carried a light
Clipidy clop, clipidy clop
John Russell Watkins saw a strange sight
Clipidy clop, clipidy clop, clop, clop
"I'm a ghost,John R.W., I've come to scare you!"
"Boo!" went the ghost, "Boo hoo hoo hoo!"
John Russell Watkins said, "How do you do."
"Boo!" went the ghost, "Boo hoo hoo hoo!"
"I scare all the others. Why can't I scare you?"
"Boo!"went the ghost," Boo hoo hoo hoo!"
Said John Russell Watkins,"Because you aren't there."
Said John Russell Watkins,"Because you're just air."
Said John Russell Watkins,"Because I don't care."
And rode off, clipidy clop, clop, clop.
"I'm a witch, John R.W.,a horrible witch!
Cackle and hackle and snaffley snitch!
Watch my face turn all green and my ugly nose twitch!
Cackle and hackle and snaffley snitch!
I can turn to a toad and make your skin itch!
Cackle and hackle and snaffley snitch!"
Said John Russell Watkins, "Why you don't scare me.
You're as little and silly and sad as can be.
And I've seen all those tricks while watching TV"
And rode off, clipidy clop, clop clop.
"I'm a troll, John R.W. A monsterous troll!
Grumble and mumble and grollem down boll!
I sneak out every night from a cold muddy hole
Grumble and mumble and grollem down boll!
Hear me bump in your bedroom! Hear me creak! Hear me roll!
Grumble and mumble and grollem down boll!"
Said John Russell Watkins, "You're just a dream in the night
From something I've eaten that didn't taste right
And you never are there when I turn on the light."
And rode off, clipidy clop, clop clop.
Then the ghost, witch and troll all started to cry,
"Please pretend that we scare you. Please could you try?"
"No!" said John R. W., "That would be a lie!"
And rode off, clipidy clop, clipidy clop
And rode off, clipidy clop, clipidy clop.
The End
Doctor Quaker, the Rainbow Maker
A ridiculous band leader thinks he knows how to solve everybody's problems
If you haven't studied
And your brain is getting muddied
And to fail the test means failing the whole grade
Stuff the pages in your head
Phone the school ...1....
And have...have a parade!
If you have a funeral
And it is getting awfully dull
And everybody's moping in the shade
You can pass the time of day
With the one ....2.....
Or have...have a parade.
If your country's full of fear
Because the aliens are near
You know that UFO's will soon invade
Blow the horn and beat the drum ]
Pluck the strings and ..3... ] Chorus
And have ... have a parade ]
For an execution, revolution
Monsters have but one solution
Earthquakes or a massive tidal wave
You can sit and moan and sob
But to really ...4....
Just have... have a parade
Have a parade
Have a parade!
The End
If you haven't studied
And your brain is getting muddied
And to fail the test means failing the whole grade
Stuff the pages in your head
Phone the school that you're dead
And have...have a parade!
If you have a funeral
And it is getting awfully dull
And everybody's moping in the shade
You can pass the time of day
With the one who's passed away
Or have...have a parade.
If your country's full of fear
Because the aliens are near
You know that UFO's will soon invade
Blow the horn and beat the drum ]
Pluck the strings and hum and strum ] Chorus
And have ... have a parade ]
For an execution, revolution
Monsters have but one solution
Earthquakes or a massive tidal wave
You can sit and moan and sob
But to really do the job
Just have... have a parade
Have a parade
Have a parade!
The End
I wrote the poem WHY SHOULD I TAKE CARE OF YOU for a short animated film on Sesame Street so it really needs pictures. Here are clues to how it works.
There are two children. The older one talks to the younger one who is about two years old.
There are five scenes. They all take place in a living room.
In each scene, the older child imagines the living room as a different
world;
scene 1 a jungle,
scene 2 a pirate ship,
scene 3 a street parade,
scene 4 a castle with a dragon in a cave
scene 5 a railway winding through the country
The illustrator had to make the things in the living room change as
the child began to imagine the different worlds.
There's six objects 1. a sofa,
2. a standup lamp,
3. a small table,
4. pictures on the walls
5. a rug.
6. a big furry pet dog.
In the jungle scene, the sofa turns into a mountain,
the lamp turns into a palm tree,
the table is an old Aztec ruin
the pictures contain monkeys, birds and snakes,
the rug is held up by a stick like a lion trap
the dog is a sleeping lion.
How would you change the living room to fit each scene?
You have four scenes to plan. Each scene requires you to change
six objects. That is a total of 24 changes. There is really no right
or wrong and you may have a better idea than I did. I will let you know
how I planned them at the end. Could can rate yourself out of 24.
Why should I take care of you?
There's plenty of better things to do.
You break my toys. You wreck my shelf.
And when I play all by myself
You want to look and do the same
So I can't even play my game.
Well, if I have to play with you
Then let's find something fun to do.
What can we do
Just me and you?
What can we do together?
scene 1)
I can be a hunter
And you can be my guide
And through the jungle we will creep
To where the lions hide.
Soon we find a lion
I have the trap all set
But when we run to tie him up
You get tangled in the net!
scene 2)
I can be a pirate
And you can be my crew.
We will sail the wide, wide seas
To find great things to do.
When we are sailing in our ship
I shout and ring the bell
But then your hat begins to slip
And you turn red and yell!
scene 3)
I can blow a golden horn
And you can beat a drum
We will make a great parade
To show to everyone.
When we are marching one two three
I call for Dad and Mom
But soon I turn around and see
You're sucking on your thumb!
scene 4)
I can be a daring knight
You are locked up in a cave
I have to fight a dragon
Before you can be saved.
I chase away the dragon
I break the wall of rocks
But then instead of thanking me
You start playing with your blocks!
What can we do
Just me and you
What can we do together?
scene 5)
You can't play the games I know
Can't march or sail or hunt
I will have to wait until you grow
Now let's play what you want.
You can build with your big blocks
I will bring them with my train
And if you want to knock them down
We will build them up again.
The End
Parade
sofa is a parade float or a caged wagon holding a circus tiger
lamp is the lamp post on the street with a circus decorations
table is a hot dog cart
pictures are clowns, acrobats, lion tamer etc.
or else people watching from the tall buildings
rug is the sidewalk
dog can be the tiger in the cage or an elephant pulling the float
Castle Scene
Sofa is the castle
Lamp is the knight's lance
table is the dragon's cave
pictures are of maidens and royalty looking down at the adventure
rug is the moat in front of the castle
dog is the dragon
Railway Scene
sofa is the engine
lamp is a railroad crossing sign
table is an atatched train car
pictures are smoke from the engine
rug is the railroad
dog is a bearded conductor
In my song, Blue Frog I imagined a frog driving somebody absolutely
crazy.
Of course, the frog has a secret reason for doing this.
But it doesn't have to be a frog.
There's lots of animals that could do very annoying things
Try making up a story or poem about another creature
who drives someone wild!
Have fun.
I was rubbing. I was scrubbing
Soaking in my tub and then...
Something gave a pull on my toes
I heard, "Rubble Hubble Bubble"
And I figured it was trouble
When a blue frog jumped on top of my nose.
He blew bubbles in the air
He blew bubbles in my hair
He said, "I've been looking for you everywhere."
I shooed him out the window
And I shouted from the door,
"Stay away, you blue frog
Don't you come here, anymore!"
He croaked and did a little bow,
And whirled a twirling spin
Then he hopped away on two blue legs
And a silly blue frog grin.
I was shaking, I was baking
Making up a cake and then...
Something wiggled out of the bowl.
I heard "Hubble, rubble, bubble
And I figured it was trouble
When that blue frog did a rock and a roll
He blew bubbles in the air
He blew bubbles in my hair
He said, "I've been looking for you everywhere!"
I shooed him out the window
And I shouted from the door
"Stay away, you blue frog
Don't you come here anymore!"
I was washing, I was sploshing
Cleaning all my clothes and then...
Something shook the washing machine
I heard, "Hubble Rubble Bubble!
And I figured it was trouble
When that blue frog came out of it GREEN!
He said, "Thank you for the rubbing
Thank you for the scrubbing
For the shaking and the baking in the bowl.
And the washing and the sploshing
I am glad to be all green again
Cause blue had got me feeling so low!"
He blew bubbles in the air
He blew bubbles in my hair
He said, "I've been looking for you everywhere!"
The End
Did you hear about Otto
The hippo o potto?
Did you hear about Otto
The potto o mus?
Otto the hippo
Ought to just want to
Chew and to chomp
In his small muddy swamp
He ought to be munching
Be lunching and crunching
He ought to be lazing and grazing around
But Otto the hippo
Took a short trip to
The lights of the city and found...he found ...
Otto likes to rock and roll!
Otto likes to dance about
Otto plays guitar
He's a superstar!
Otto likes to twist and shout!
It's the new Otto
The rock and roll hippo
He's absolutely fabulous
The new Otto
The rock and roll hippo
He put the "hip" in hippopotamus.
Otto lets his hair go wild
Otto wears a shirt that's bright
He moved into the park
He plays until it's dark
So everyone can dance all night.
The End
You could call it
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE POLKA DOT PONY
Julie Jerond with the golden hair
Loves the merry-go-round at the summer long fair.
It turns round and turns round,
It moves up and moves down
And it plays all the sounds
That a merry-go-round should.
Sounds like humming and hissing
And strumming and kissing
And drumming and whistling
And tickling your toes.
And hooting and tooting
And burping and chirping
And purring and whirring
And clanging and banging
And round Julie goes!
Riding elephants and tigers and camels and dragons
She rides on their backs and she drives them in wagons
And each one is special and has its own song
But the polka pony is her favourite one.
When Julie rides the pony,the polka dot pony
The pony with far away eyes,
She sings of deep valleys,
she sings of green pastures
She sings of blue afternoon skies
And of birds at the top of a grey willow tree
And of wind in the leaves of a grey willow tree
And of branches that sigh in a grey willow tree
At the edge of a shimmering sea.
Then mumble and grumble and stumble and croak!
The wicked old woman in the merry-go-round spoke,
"This ride is all over. If you want to go round
You must pay fifty cents or jump down to the ground!"
"Tomorrow this merry-go-round will be gone.
You'll hear no more music. You'll get no more song.
I'll shut it! I'll lock it! I'll take it away!
There's others who'll ride it and others who'll pay!
But Julie Jerond with the golden hair
Loved the merry-go-round at the summer long fair
It turned round and turned round.
Julie started to cry
It went up and went down and her tear came to lie
In the polka dot pony's brown wooden eye.
Her tear brought to life that far away eye
Then Julie Jerond heard the wood pony cry,
"I was a real pony and once I was free
Till that wicked old woman cast a spell upon me.
I am caught in this circle. I am stuck on this pole.
And unless I touch earth, ever round I must go!"
"Be silent", says Julie, "Be still one more night."
"Till she shuts off the switch and she turns off the light.
And the merry go round's over and the music as well
I'll come back. I will save you. I'll break through her spell."
Long shadows at midnight.
The full moon at midnight.
The old woman's snoring in her merry-go-round.
The polka dot pony is so still and so silent
And the shadows are hiding Julie Jerond.
As the old woman's snoring and droning and groaning
As she's sputtering and muttering bad dreams in the night
Julie is sawing and scraping and cutting
The wooden pole holding the pony so tight.
The old woman's groaning and moaning and shaking
Julie's saw's grinding and scratching and scraping
The old woman's yawning and stretching and waking
Julie jumps on the pony. The wooden pole's breaking!
Down comes the polka dot pony.
Smashing and crashing they fall
The old woman spins round
As a hoof hits the ground
But Julie and the pony stand tall.
"I am free! I am real!
I can breathe! I can feel!
I can see with my far away eyes
I can see my deep valleys.
I can see my green pastures
I can see my blue afternoon skies!"
Julie Jerond and the polka dot pony
Ride away to a grey willow tree
They hear wind in the leaves and branches that sigh
On the edge of a shimmering sea.
The End