I was doing some baking in the kitchen and suddenly Lloyd burst out with:
Three little angels all dressed in white,
Tried to get to heaven on the end of a kite
oh, well the kite string broke and down they all fell.
Instead of going to heaven, they all went to … two little angels..
I don’t think he expected me to join in and jump around the kitchen singing all the rest of the verses, stomping and flinging muffin batter around.
Three little devils all dressed in red, tried to get to heaven on the end of the thread… (proceed through devils), then
Three little monsters all dressed in green, tried to get to heaven on the end of a string…. (Proceed through monsters)
I have searched YouTube for a link to the song, but none do it justice. I prefer my camp tunes just as I prefer my hymns – way too fast with a driving beat.
Gretchen says
I haven’t heard that one, but it might be in the same hymnal as this catchy tune:
In heaven there is no beer
That’s why we drink it here
And when then we’ll leave down here
Our friends will be drinking all the beer.
Brad says
I know that song because my mom used to sing it sometimes. I thought it was scandalous that she almost said the “h-word”. Oh, how I would giggle…
Interesting fact: That song is one of the most insidious and persistent earworms you can give me. I am going to have to play some seriously loud music in my classroom before school to try to drive this tune out of my head.
Beth says
Sha-doo-bee-doo-wap, ba-dang-a-lang-a-lang! Boom-ba-da! Ba-doo-ba-doo-ba-dang! OH! Life would be a dreeeeam…
(It works for me every time…)
Peggy says
HA! That’s how I always look when I’m in my kitchen Lauren. Except I get pillows thrown at me.
We always sang this as kids:
http://splicd.com/wfmpykW-IfY/3/80
And from the same artist, for Lloyd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKKHorRUHXM&feature=related
Brad says
I’ve never heard that first song. Which is weird, because I fancy myself to be quite well-informed when it comes to childrens music before 1990. After that, there was the crazy explosion of new-fangled kids shows, and kids channels, and the old folk-tunes seemed to have dropped out of fashion. (Do kid’s even know Frere Jacques these days?)
Brad says
And if that’s the right way to sing the second song, I’ve been singing it wrong.
I’ve been saying “Mee My Moe Mrad”
She says “Fee Fye Moe Mrad”
Peggy says
It’s Fee Fye, Mrad.
Lauren says
I’m a Mee My Moe, Mrad.
Signed,
Mee My Moe Mauren
Beth says
Mee My Moe Meth.
Maybe it’s regional.
Peggy says
Mee oh my….have I been feeing & foeing erroneously?
Meggy
Peggy says
I mean fying.
Lauren says
I have heard others sing it that way, so apparently we’re all right.