Here’s my Christmas gift to you: whenever you don’t know the words to a carol, simply sing “watermelon, watermelon, watermelon” over and over. You think I’m joking, but it works.
At least for the faster songs, it does. For example: Dashing through the snow, on a one horse open sleigh…’ Sure we all know the first stanza. But after that last ‘ha’ most of us are lost.
Am I right? But this year, you can switcheroo to your new pal, melon, and all will be merry.
This trick can be used for ALL music, by the way. Like, we all should know the national anthem, right? And We are the Champions? These are classic Americana mandates. But somewhere between the hot dogs and peanuts, most of us missed some key words. And it’s too late to ask someone at this stage of the ball game.
I’ll admit I put Dolly Parton’s version of the Star-Spangled Banner on my i-pod in an effort to legitimately nail it. Her 9-5 was so catchy, I figured it had to be her voice. But a year later, I still don’t know it.
Oh, say can you watermelon….?
It’s these small things I pass along to you to make your life easier. My mother thinks I cut corners in life. But you know what I think? It’s a heck of a lot easier to buy seedless.
