Q: What do you get when you mix a family with a moderate religious background (i.e. an early familiarity with traditinal Christmas hymns), a dad (who just may be a "father of five") that has a pretty silly, and twisted sense of humor, and a 7 year old girl that is on overdrive from Christmas?
A: Revised Lyrics. Tonight after church, #4 of 5 revised the lyrics from "Hark, the Herald". She changed only one line, (actually half a line) but it still made her dear old dad chuckle in spite of himself....
Original lyrics:
Now, where did that come from exactly?
(And, no fair asking the Mother of Five where it may have originated from!)
(Blushing, looking down at the ground and scuffing my foot against the dirt...)
All I can say is thank goodness we were already home, and not still singing in church!!

Original lyrics:
Hark! the Herald Angels sing,Newly revsed lyrics:
Glory to the new-born King,
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinner reconcil'd.
Hark! the Herald Angels sing,Smell my feet ?!??!?!?
Glory to the new-born King,
Peace on earth and smell my feet,
God and sinner reconcil'd.
Now, where did that come from exactly?
(And, no fair asking the Mother of Five where it may have originated from!)
(Blushing, looking down at the ground and scuffing my foot against the dirt...)
All I can say is thank goodness we were already home, and not still singing in church!!
Shame on you - teehee!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a great feeling to inspire a child's creativity?
ReplyDeleteMy little girl sang the melody to 'Hark to the bells' but changed the words to 'Ants in my Pants'.
Happy New Year's!! Glad to hear you had a good christmas season. Our house was full of sicko's for pretty much all of last week. Strep for everyone except for me!
ReplyDeleteHave a great New Year's Eve and if you are working, hopefully you won't get into anything to crazy.