50 Silly Songs

August 3, 2009

I recently bought the kids a CD of 50 silly songs at WM for $5. I thought this was a safe buy and in general it is. But, while listening through the CD with the kids, Jeremiah and I were a bit surprised by some of the lyrics. Some were just weird, but some were a little dark and some just absolutely inappropriate. Here are a few that raised our eyebrows. Most of these songs are generations old, which begs the questions, what in the heck were my grandparents singing for fun?

Boom Boom, Ain’t it Great to be Crazy

Took myself to the picture show
Sat myself on the very last row
Wrapped my arms around my waist
Got so fresh I slapped my face!

So, the kid got so fresh with himself that he slapped his own face? What?

The Cat Came Back – this one is the worst by far

The man around the corner swore he’d kill the cat on sight,
He loaded up his shotgun with nails and dynamite;
He waited and he waited for the cat to come around,
Ninety seven pieces of the man is all they found.

But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn’t stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

He gave it to a little boy with a dollar note,
Told him for to take it up the river in a boat;
They tied a rope around its neck, it must have weighed a pound
Now they drag the river for a little boy that’s drowned.

But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn’t stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

He gave it to a man going up in a balloon,
He told him for to take it to the man in the moon;
The balloon came down about ninety miles away,
Where he is now, well I dare not say.

But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn’t stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

He gave it to a man going way out West,
Told him for to take it to the one he loved the best;
First the train hit the curve, then it jumped the rail,
Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale.

Maybe this is where they got the idea for the movie Pet Cemetery…

The Weenie Man – this song just made Breckin giggle because we don’t call hot dogs weenies in our house. So, he was sitting there giggling just like any little boy would at the mention of the word “weenie.” He was trying really hard not to laugh.

I know a weenie man,
He owns a weenie stand.
He sells most everything,
From hot dogs on down.
One day I’ll change his life,
I’ll be his weenie wife.
Hot dog I love that weenie man.

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