Be A Witch!

My mother wrote this awesome parody and while she does mention a camera phone at the end she really is not that tech-savvy and doesn't have her own blog. So, I have taken it upon myself to post it here for her because it is too wonderful not to share.  I've added a picture of the two of us as witches from last Halloween as a bonus!

 

Be a Witch

With apologies to Cole Porter

I’ll remember forever my girl, who was three,

Asking me in October, “Mother what shall I be?”

I said “Dear there’s no need to get into a stew,

If you want what is best, there’s just one thing to do:

Be a witch, be a witch,

On Halloween they love a witch

Ride a broom with a cat,

Strike a friendship with a black bat,

Turn a prince to a toad,

Serve some children up a la mode,

If you become a ghost then you’ll remain out of sight,

If you be come a vampire then you’ll have a bad bite,

But on Halloween a witch is always queen of the night.

Be a witch, be a witch, be a witch.

Be a witch, be a witch,

On Halloween they love a witch

Give ‘em tricks, give ‘em frights

And your fame will soar to new heights.

How they’ll cheer and they’ll yell

When they see you cast a new spell.

A werewolf’s just a hairy dog all covered in drool,

A zombie or a ghoul is just a mindless old fool,

But everybody knows a witch is coolest of cool.

Be a witch, be a witch, be a witch.

Be a witch, be a witch,

On Halloween they love a witch

Chant a curse, stir a pot,

Knock ‘em dead with a wicked new plot.

Eye of newt, toe of frog

Is a recipe for great grog.

If you become a princess then you’ll just be too cute,

If you become a pirateyou’ll be stuck with your loot,

But give ‘em poisoned apples and they’ll think you’re a hoot.

Be a witch, be a witch, be a witch.

Be a witch, be a witch,

On Halloween they love a witch

Dress a mummy in wraps

Hang some webby, spidery traps.

Then they’ll go “raven” mad

With your “maleficent” beastie pad.

They all know that a skeleton’s a bag of old bone3s

And the Phantom of the Opera’s just moans and some groans

But they take “pic-chas” of the witches with their camera cell phones.

Be a witch, be a witch, be a witch. 

Happy Halloween!