Big Brother fancies himself a bit of a rock star. He was given this guitar/amp/microphone set by his grandparents last Christmas, and has been practicing* ever since. He’s recently started writing his own songs to go with his mad guitar skillz.
Dear <Baby>
I really love you
I love you so much
I really do
I really love to dance with you
But I can’t
Because you’re too little
But that’s okay
Because I like dinosaurs and racing cars
Yeah!
As you can see, his song-writing is almost at the same standard as many world-famous singer/songwriters.
Last week he came up with a gem. If you’ve ever wondered how little boys think… this won’t help at all. But I definitely think there’s something in this for everyone.
Dear Henry the Horse
I really love you
I love you so much
But my farmer’s wife doesn’t like horses
But that’s okay
I locked my wife in the shed I built for the cows
Now you can stay here for a hundred days
Yeah!
* Practicing (v): The act of strumming an out-of-tune toy guitar as hard and fast as possible, with the volume turned up to maximum.
Jo Eberhardt is a writer of speculative fiction, mother to two adorable boys, and lover of words and stories. She lives in rural Queensland, Australia, and spends her non-writing time worrying that the neighbour's cows will one day succeed in sneaking into her yard and eating everything in her vegie garden.
Base from the new definition of the word practicing, I imagine what a riot time you have had or is still having. 🙂 Cute. cute. cute.
It can certainly get noisy around here. I’ve discovered that sometimes the only way to “win” is to join in.
And I see you have one little boy who’d make a run for your money on verse creation! 😉
Haha. Absolutely!
My oldest niece recently made her up own song. Most of the time it’s screaming “I love you! I don’t love you!” repeatedly and at the top of her lungs. On rare occasions we get a gem like, “Twinkle, twinkle little toes. How I wonder where you goes.”
I love the last song btw!
That’s pretty impressive. Big Brother hasn’t really figured out the idea of rhyming yet.
I’m not sure what I love more his lyrical genius or his rock star outfit.
I think we could start a boy band with these kids. Then you and I could live a life of luxury off their earnings.
Okay, that is possibly the best idea you’ve ever had.
Wow! That is so funny! Where do their little minds go??? They are such a study to sit back and listen to. He is so creative Jo. Bec x
Considering he keeps telling me he’s going to have a farm when he grows up, I’m thinking that maybe he shouldn’t get married… 🙂
Thanks Jo – I really enjoyed this post. My Little Chap is similar though within the bounds of being an almost three year old and not having the guitar/amp kit (thankfully!) – he does have a drum (!) complete with shakers, tambourine etc which is quite enough for this mum’s ears I can tell you! You’re a brave woman 🙂
The Christmas before Big Brother turned 3, my parents gave him a “music set” that included a dram, tamborine, 4 different shakers, 3 plastic recorders, and a harmonica.
The Christmas before Big Brother turned 4, my parents gave him a guitar & amp set.
Did I mention that my parents live a good 7 hours drive away from our place? 🙂
All that being said, aren’t they just adorable when they play their music and sing along?
I got one word: Youtube. Or is it two? You Tube. In any case, if Justin Bieber can make a hit out of “Baby, baby, baby-oh” then why not “I locked my wife in the shed I built for the cows”? Genius, that boy.
Hahaha. You make me laugh. Mind you, I’m pretty sure my boy is better looking than Biebs, too.