Saturday, October 30, 2010

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!

1 comment:

  1. Love this bit:
    "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"

    Super cute.

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