Just thought I would post a funny story from nanny-life.
Graham and I go to the same playgroup once a week where there is a song and dance time. This story is about one of the little boys that attends and I will just call him "C".
C is around 2 and really loves song time. He is really funny, goofy and loves to make sounds effects along with the songs. It is very entertaining. Last week, however, there was an "incident".
We usually sing this song about a bumblebee. I'm not sure how popular it is or if everyone knows it so here are the lyrics:
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee.
Wont my mommy be so proud of me?
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee.
Ouch! He stung me!
I'm squishing up my baby bumblebee.
Wont my mommy be so proud of me?
I'm squishing up my baby bumblebee.
Eew! It's all over me!
I'm wiping off my baby bumblebee.
Wont my mommy be so proud of me?
I'm wiping off my baby bumblebee.
Look! All clean!
Here is a link to some cute kids singing it if you are curious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee8xErFIh8A
I've always hated this song. I mean, it is really gross and disturbing. When I was kid, I DID squish a bumblebee and it was horrific *shudder*.
So last week, during the song, C started crying and freaking out. He was saying "NooooOOOOOoooo! Bumblebeeeeeeee!" over and over.
Poor guy! He just realized what the lyrics were saying. Apparently he found it as disturbing as I do. He was so upset that we stopped singing and the teacher spent a while telling him it was okay and the bumblebee flew away. He was upset for a long time and kept asking for reassurance that the bee was ok. The teacher vowed on the spot to never sing the song again.
Um, maybe you had to be there to appreciate it but it was simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking.
What do you guys think? Is this song appropriate? I think it should be banned for yuckiness!
1 comment:
i used to love singing this song when i was a kid! now that i'm older i think it's pretty gross, and yet so reminiscent of childhood!
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