Dead Monkeys

My granny taught us all a song as kids. Tayte is especially fond of it. And not just because we bribe him with gum to sing it. Over and over.


I had a little monkey.


Took him to the country.


Fed him on Gingerbread.


Along came a choo choo.


Knocked him Cuckoo


Now my little monkey's dead.




He's dead Ruth Hon.



(My Granny's name was Ruth and she added that last part.)

Have ANY of you ever heard of this song? Did she make it up? I tried to teach it to my best friend's twins, but she asked me, "Why? Why would you sing that to them?" Honestly it didn't occur to me that might be considered creepy till she said that. Oops.

I love that Tayte is walking around singing this like we did. It does make me miss Granny though. She met my two oldest kids. I was lucky to have her around as long as I did I know. Many people have lost theirs much earlier.

I wish she could have met the rest of my kids. She would have eaten them up. And I think she would have LOVED Tayte's red hair.





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