on the back of a crocodile

Jun 10, 2012

When I was a girl (and even when I was an adult) my grandmother loved to sing this song. She actually loved to sing pretty much any song. She had a beautiful voice and she sang all sorts of songs…made up ones, family favorites, folk songs, songs of faith, and anything else that would pop in her head.

I have been trying to remember the words to the crocodile for a few weeks now so I can teach it to Fisher and Annesley, but I couldn’t get the words right. So tonight we called my mama and she belted it out for us, actions and all. Now that we know it, I am going to record it here for my posterity.

Oh, she sailed away on a sunny, summer day
On the back of a crocodile.
“You see,” said she, “he’s as tame as tame can be,
I’ll ride him down the Nile!”
But, the croc winked his eye as she waved them all goodbye,
Wearing a happy smile.
At the end of the ride, the lady was inside,
And, the smile was on the crocodile!

I can still see the twinkle in her eye as she sang this song to us. I miss her and I love singing her songs to my kiddos.