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Owwie
I have great big owwie
don’t tell me it’s ok
your kiss won’t make it better
or chase the ow away
It’s an owwie on my finger
and owwie on my hand
Fork over with some sympathy
why can’t you understand
I know that I’ll survive this
but that don’t help me now
just smile and let me whine a bit
ow ow owww!
Go Shopping
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Velcro Shoes
Velcro shoesies
Velcro shoe
Push to fasten tis all I do
Fingers not nimble
Thumbs don’t fit
I got de cro
Don’t give a shit
Key Hunt
My Keys
To the tune of London Bridge
Where’d I put my keys this time
keys this time, keys this time
Where’d I put my keys this time
I just had em
Check the drawer where they should be
they should be , they should be
Check the drawer where they should be
Ha – didn’t think so
On the table? No such luck
No such luck, No such luck
On the table? No such luck
Never be so easy
I give up and got to pee
got to pee, got to pee
I give up and got to pee
Oh… here they are
Right! I had to wash my face
wash my face, wash my face
Yeah, I had to wash my face
and put em down there
Got the keys All set to go
Set to go, Set to go
Got the keys. All set to go
Now, where was I going?
Agnes Eat Apricots
Agnes eats apricots
right off the tree
“They may not be
all ripe
but they’re all right
with me.”
If you must know, I’ve
difficulty bending
my knee
So it’s tree fruit
or no fruit
and I love fruit
you see.”
Wrinkle Wrinkle
Wrinkle wrinkle
on my face
Let’s be honest
every place.
Once my skin
was tight and fair
Muscles firm
nice derriere
Think wise oak,
not gnarled tree
Old, fine wine
complexity.