When I was younger my mom purchased records that we could listen
to. I think the majority of them had Disneyland labels I would play them so often that the scratches could be heard. Not the best quality, but I played them over
and over again.
There was one album I recall different from the Disneyland. I don’t recall what the label read – I just
remember the songs:
Rosemary Clooney Sings for Children (1950s)
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Little Sally One Shoe
·
The Little Shoemaker
·
Me and My Teddy Bear
·
Betsy, My Paper Doll
·
On the Good Ship Lollipop
·
Willie the Whistling Giraffe
·
Little Red Monkey
·
The Syncopated Clock
·
Kitty Kats' Party
·
The Teddy Bears' Picnic
When Jaime was a baby she had a teething ring with different animals on
it. I would attempt to sing different songs relating to whatever animal it was.
Two I had learned from the album. I
remembered most of the words to “Willie the Whistling Giraffe” but wasn’t so great at remembering
the lyrics to “Little Red Monkey”
One
day Richard surprised me when he brought home a CD of these same tunes as sung
by Rosemary Clooney. How awesome
that was to have that.
That night we played the album loudly and swayed to it as we were fixing dinner or whatever we were doing. One of my Tony’s friends stopped by. I’m certain he thought we were nuts getting our kicks dancing to children’s songs. It is a fun memory.
