Saturday, August 29, 2009

Grandpa's songs

Do you remember Grandpa singing to you? I loved it! I remember riding in the Cadillac (take your pick which one, they were always blue) in the middle on the "horse" and Grandpa and I would sing songs. My favorite one was "My Little Gray Kitty"... who knows if that was the name of it. It's a gross little song about losing a kitty, looking for the kitty and then finding it dead! Ha Ha Ha! Sick and wrong, but oh-so-right when Gramps would sing it and pretend to cry; boo-hoo-hooo~ and then giggle.

Now there were other songs, about froggies going to school, down by the rushy pool, eating delicious bugs, and Sampson, and drinking bums, but the Kitty song was my fav. We always said that we were going to get him on tape (to which he didn't respond to well, if I recall) but I don't know if we ever did. So if anyone out there is paying attention and knows of a tape, PLEASE let me know. If not, at least I have tons of memories... Which were your favorites?

PS-- here are the lyrics that I can remember. Can anyone fill in the missing pieces??

I lost my kitty, my little gray kitty
Oh, where could she be found?
I looked under the table and in the cradle.....

So I took my hook,
and when down to the brook,
to see if my kitty was there...

I found my kitty, my little gray kitty had drown, Boo-hoo-hoo...

1 comment:

MOMD! said...

Okay ... You are close, Jennifer - but no cigar ... It went like this:
I lost my kitty ,my little gray kitty
And no where could kitty be found.
I looked under the table and under the craddle
Oh where could my kitty be found?

So I took my hook
And went down to the brook,
to see if my kitty was there
But alas I found
my poor kitty had drown
and so I gave up in dispair...
Boo-hoo-hoo
(then gales of laughter!)