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Dem Bones

Scaly bones, smelly bones, bones all the way through. Old bones, bold bones, green bones, bones for me and you. Bones rattling around in a skeleton’s un-skin, Bones dancing and prancing, and galloping in. We laughed and we hooted and we hollered and more When we saw those silly bones dancing on our green floor. The teacher was irritated, as it was the third day they had Taken us hostage, encouraging us to be big and quite bad. We kindergarten lovelies were shaking and laughing, lying on the floor. Happy skeleton was laughing too, his skull popped off and flew out the door. The teacher rolled her eyes, she knew a teachable moment when she saw one. “The leg bone is connected to the foot bone,” she started to sing, oh, what fun! We sang ‘dem bones’ loud and proud, Max, Jack, and Molly and me. We sang them all day, big and loud. We sang hearty ‘til A quarter ‘til three.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 12/2/2018 7:48:00 PM
I thought people had forgotten about that song as I haven't heard it in decades. I recall, as a kid, making up even more lines...tailbone connected to the butt bone; foot bone connected to the 3rd or 5th ankle bone...it's funny what kids come up with; and that's a song that'll spark an imagination. Luv it.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 12/2/2018 10:11:00 PM
we are the only two people in the world who remember it, M.L. I hate to tell you this, but I feel I must.
Date: 12/1/2018 12:11:00 PM
LOL to imagine the many different bones.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 12/1/2018 9:55:00 PM
My bones are dancing a prissy little happy dance that you are imagining them. Not you, sillies!
Date: 12/1/2018 8:21:00 AM
Hahahaha! ;D LOVE the part where the skull pops off & flies out the door! So fun!!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 12/1/2018 9:04:00 AM
I had to fix it. Way too graphics the first time.
Date: 12/1/2018 5:01:00 AM
A really jolly write...You must be having fun...All the best Caren
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 12/1/2018 9:04:00 AM
If it is not fun I try to get out and of it.

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