songs, old and new
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-seven years and one million words
Tokyo, 2008.06.02
There's an old Monty Python song that goes:
I've got two legs /
from my hips to the ground.
And when I move 'em /
I walk around.
And when I lift 'em /
I climb the stairs.
And when I shave 'em /
they ain't got hairs.
I've been singing this to Ken since my wife was about four months pregnant.
I've recently added a second verse, which goes:
I've got two hands /
from here to my fists.
And when I shake 'em /
they go like this.
And when I clap 'em /
they make a sound.
And when I hold you /
they go around.