yikes. In lieu of something relatively substantive, here's a counting song we've been been singing to the boy. We don't often sing the fates in the same order, and sometimes swap in a new one. He is too young to mind.
Fifteen men on a dead man's chest,
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum,
The ocean gave one a sobriety test,
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.
Fourteen men left on a dead man's gold,
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum,
One slipped on bilgewater on the hold, yo ho etc.
Thirteen men left on a dead man's money, yo ho etc.
One told a joke Blackbeard didn't find funny, yo ho etc.
Twelve men left on a dead man's stuff, yo ho etc.
One went overboard when seas were rough, yo ho etc.
Eleven men left on a dead man's jewels, yo ho etc,
One signed on with a ship of fools, yo ho etc.
Ten men left on a dead man's plate, yo ho etc,
One met a shark and an awful fate, yo ho etc.
Nine men left on a dead man's loot, yo ho etc,
One caught a yardarm in his snoot, yo ho etc.
Eight men left on a dead man's pearls, yo ho etc,
One of them trusted pretty girls, yo ho etc.
Seven men left on a dead man's booty, yo ho etc,
One caught the pox from a harbor cutie, yo ho etc.
Six men left on a dead man's treasure, yo ho etc,
One tried to mix business and pleasure, yo ho etc.
Five men left on a dead man's rubies, yo ho etc,
One got marooned on a beach of boobies, yo ho etc.
Four men left on a dead man's swag, yo ho etc,
One got cursed by an angry sea hag, yo ho etc.
Three men left on a dead man's pelf, yo ho etc,
One tried to take it all for himself, yo ho etc.
Two men left on a dead man's crystals, yo ho etc,
They faced off at ten paces with pistols, yo ho etc.
One man left on a dead man's boat, yo ho etc,
Couldn't singlehandedly keep it afloat, yo ho etc.
No more men on a dead man's bones, yo ho etc,
Now it all belongs to Davy Jones, yo ho etc.
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For a while we couldn't change Denton's diaper without, "What should we do with a poopy baby?" sung to the tune of "What should we do with a drunken sailor?"
ReplyDelete"Scrub his butt with a brillo pad"
"Hose him off with a pressure washer"
"Psst psst psst goes the pressure washer"
heh. We've tried that, as well as "Changing the Diaper" (Waltzing Matilda), and "Mystery Diaper Theater 3000" for when we suspect to see something really bad. I honestly can't tell if this improves his mood or not, but it's good for ours.
ReplyDeleteThat song sounds reminds me of a reality TV program like Survivor... "Pirate number 7, you are the weakest link. Walk the plank." Maybe that's just me.
ReplyDeleteAlso, fascinating, your blog doesn't allow two spaces after a period.