Old Songs, New Tricks

Right now I am on the Musicare website, attempting to learn the "new" words to a song I've known for two-thirds of my life.

The song is "Tommy Thumb." Our company director hates songs that are "gender-biased." (She's really quite sane...this is her only "thing.") So here I am on the website, the day before my first demo, attempting to memorize new names for the fingers.

Thumbs, pointer fingers, tally finger, ringer finger, pinky finger...thumbs, pointer, tally, ringer, pinky...pointer, tally, ringer, pinky...

Oy. I can sing "Tommy Thumb" in my sleep. I probably do. Which makes it that much harder to learn a different set of words. And even harder, to remind myself to sing those words instead.

I wonder what my chances are of actually remembering.

I also have to learn stick motions for "Wheels on the Bus"...I hope Marie calls me back, because I can't figure out a stick motion for the Babies verse that doesn't involve the kids poking themselves in the eye.

Wah wah wah, wah wah wah...