Daniel the Singer

Daniel completely amazes me. This week he started singing some really sweet songs. Some are very repetitive, so they get stuck in my head (which is annoying) but he gets such a sweet smile on his face, I can't help but ask him to sing or prompt the songs.



"Itsy Bumble Bee"

Itsy Bumble Bee, what's your name for me?

What's YOUR name? (pointing at someone in the room)

MOMMY!

Mommy, Mommy that's his name.

Itsy Bumble Bee, what's your name for me?

What's MY name? (pointing at himself)

DANIEL!

Daniel, Daniel, that's his name...



You get the point. What you really need to hear to appreciate is Daniel's articulation. That song sort of comes out in a rush, sounding like: Itsy Bumbobee, what's yo name-fo-me?

His other new favorite song is something about fish and swimming in the water. Daniel's version goes something like this:

Slippy fish, slippy fish, wimming in tuh wah-toe.
A dune-a fish, a dune-a fish, wimming in tuh wah-toe.
I daught-a-fish, I daught-a-fish, wimming in tuh wah-toe.
A bee bee sark, a bee bee sark, wimming in tuh wah-toe.

Realize that he sings each line multiple times before moving to the next one. There are also hand motions that go along with the song. That last line did some morphing over a few days too. I sore it was a "baby shark" and then it changed to something like "date-tite-sark." Asking Daniel to slow down and repeat the words didn't help either, it just got us all frustrated. I should have checked the internet, but after the weekend, I had to ask his teachers what the song was. Here are the 'real' words:

A slippery fish, a slippery fish, swimming in the water.
A tuna fish, a tuna fish, swimming in the water.
A jelly fish, a jelly fish, swimming in the water.
A great white shark, a great white shark, swimming in the water.
A big huge whale, a big huge whale swimming in the water.
Chomp chomp chomp.
Burp.
Excuse me!