Changing the lyrics

Zach has been a fan of changing the words to songs for a long time. It started with changing the black sheep to a white or red sheep in the classic "Baa-Baa Black Sheep," which at the time he thought was just hilarious. And it's gotten more interesting and creative from there. A few weeks ago he was entertaining himself by singing in the car, a song we learned in music class last summer (and haven't heard or sung much since). Here are the actual lyrics:

Two little kitty cats lying in the sun
One jumps up and says I'd like to run
Then says the other one - I'll run too
Running running running round - I'll play with you

Here were Zach's revised lyrics:

Three little Lightnings sitting on a bench
One got up and said I'd like to race
Then said the other one I'll race too
Racing racing racing around - I'll catch you

What makes me laugh even more is that he does what I think we all do: when he doesn't know the actual words to a song he just makes some up that sound close enough. We've heard quite a bit of this with one of his favorite songs - Life is a Highway, a song from the Cars soundtrack that includes tricky pronunciations like Mozambique and Khyber Pass. He sort of mumbles through those parts.

Another more adult song he likes to sing is Born to Be My Baby by Bon Jovi. Why does he know and like a song from an 80's hair band? Well, one night when Scott was petting Koskie, he used the dog's sides as a drum, pounding out the strong beat at the beginning of the song and singing along. Zach, of course, got a huge kick out of it, and has requested that his dad "bang on the pooch" often. So he's learning the words to this song, only his version goes something like this:

2 3 4! Nah nah nah nah nah (etc) - close the door leave the cold outside, we've got something that'll never dive - par-lor, par-live!

And here is a short performance for your entertainment: