Comments on: Sing sing sing a little song with me

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:39:32 +0000

I also love this blog. Thank you for making it so easy to listen to all these great songs. As I listened, my mind jumped around from memory to memory. Among them -- I remembered singing to my own children. Lisa got ahead of me mentioning Abba Dabba Honeymoon. She probably remembers it because it tended to keep them wide awake -- but I also sang songs to make them sleepy. One that comes to mind is Too-ra Loo-ra Loo-ra which our father sang to us (among other Irish ditties) when we were very little. And I remember, as children, you and I in the back seat of our parents' old car as we travelled on a "long" trip to our Aunt Lulu's or Baba's singing many songs -- one of them, Tell Me Why, which we sang (as I remember it) in perfect harmony -- taking turns doing the harmony. One of the favourite memories that flashed through my mind was of my little three-year-old sister in the little old church in Newcastle Creek, up at the front, singing "Away in a Manger" all by yourself, so little and sweet in your red velvet Christmas dress, while your parents and sister sat in the congregation listening proudly. I hope that our children and grandchildren will keep the tradition going. Love you!

By: marilee pitttman`

marilee pitttman` — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:16:06 +0000

I think I’ve sung all of those to my daughters who are now singing them to their children. Turn around and you’re tiny, turn around and you’re grown …
thanks for the memories!
marilee

By: David

David — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:48:37 +0000

One of my ambitions was to collect a couple of carloads of fools, go to Bangor, and sing “Teddy Bears Picnic” on Stacey’s Jamboree.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:42:27 +0000

Ohhh…I loved this blog so much…The Teddy Bears’ Picnic was one of my favourites…but Mom also did a great version of Abba Dabba Honeymoon, which I of course added to my song list to sing to my boys!!