Lullaby by Summer Holm

The following lyrics are less like a song and more like a mild rap. When I discovered the RUT for this week was a song I started spitting rhymes while taking a walk with my husband and offspring over the weekend. The following is what we came up with. And it’s the new nightly lullaby in our house…

Ba ba Baby Ba ba Baby
you small and tiny and straight up crazy
nothing to do and everything to see
if we could find your mute button, there could be some sanity

Enjoy this time cute baby
it’s the only time a double chin aint a sin
and even sleeping in church is a win

Ba Ba Baby Ba Ba Baby

We poor and clueless
but we gave you good genetics
and some day at youth dances you will see all the funny
you will realize good looks is money
Ba Ba Baby Ba Ba Baby
We poor students
but we are young and funny
and wont embarrass you like your grandmummy

Little girl, we won’t lie we have no clue what we are doing

That why when your dad dress’s you, you look like Halloween

Bring on the endless bottles and annoying kid shows
We’ll get you back someday with embarrassing home videos
Enjoy this time cute baby
it’s the only time drooling is allowed
and you can scream like bobby brown in a public crowd

Ba Ba Baby Ba Ba Baby
We poor and clueless

But we ain’t totally fruitless
In hip and modern we will stand

And we promise to never roll in a mini van
Ba Ba Baby Ba Ba Baby
We poor and young
but you’ll grow up on decent music
and can eat otterpops for breakfast in the summer sun.

From this experience I learned that when trying to rhyme, you end up having to be more creative. It was funny to try and think up what I want to say and somehow warping it into a line that was nothing short of tacky. One thing is for sure…This isn’t your momma’s lullaby