Saturday, February 18, 2006

Song

I still think of my sister Nancy as the little redheaded girl darting about. My other sister Cindy wrote a song when she was 7 years old. It was called "Pilly, Pilly, Polly, Poo". It went like this: "Oh, Pilly Pilly Polly Poo Oh Pilly Pilly Polly Poo When the answer is spread I suppose I'll be dead Said Pilly Pilly Polly Poo Verse 2 When I'm in the grave
I'll be with Dave Verse 3 When I'm in heaven I'll be 97 " Did you pick up the Death theme? All this to a very jaunty and rousing tune,and we still sing it. A bit morbid for a 7 year old but Cindy was a deep thinker.

13 comments:

Unknown said...

sooo lovely and charming !! I can hear her sings!

Anonymous said...

Nancy is VERY sweet ... not so sure about Cindy though };-} There were three of us also, sounds like we played the same rolls in the right order!

Mike Thompson said...

Very well done! I truly love your style.

valerie walsh said...

a delightfully morbid little song! the illo has captured childhood fun and whimsy! I love it!!!

Anonymous said...

Nice story and cute picture!

carla said...

This is delightful! I love the colors that show up her red hair, and i love the litling notes that follow along a path.

Rayne said...

This is a great picture and I like the song, too. I'm probably going to end up singing it while making dinner earning yet more of 'those' looks from my family.

TXArtcGal said...

LOL! What a cute story, and a great memory to have! Your illustrations depicts it wonderfully! VERY nice!

Ellen said...

How adorable! I love it!!!

Roz Foster said...

What a sweet little song and dance! I love your simple lines. Is that "Illustrator"?

Kay Aker said...

Thanks so much for the edifying comments! And yes, it's Illustrator with a dash of PaintshopPro thrown in for good measure.

Anette Heiberg said...

sweet illustration.
www.wynlen.no

Willie Baronet said...

started with the kite and couldn't stop looking at your work. you have great stuff! Keep sharing it with the world. :-)