When I was a young thing a slip of a boy A stripling a scamp and a hobbledehoy If queried in Spanish I answered "yo soy" Or now and again when in German "ich bin" Sing a ding dong derry sing it high and low I just say "I am" instead of "yes" or "no"
Should you ask me what I am I could not say I only know this is a beautiful day To be and since it is I would like to be Whatever I am since all I am is me Sing a ding dong derry sing it short and long Curly Moe and Larry might have sung this song
Since we have no stooges here except for us We had better call a cab or take the bus Forget the past and future let now begin All the time we have is the time we are in If queried in Spanish to answer "yo soy" Or now and again when in German "ich bin"
A stripling a scamp and a hobbledehoy
+Steven Curtis Lance
Copyright MMVI
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Wondereful rhyming song that I'm sure would be a hit with kids and adults. Glad to see you doing upbeat and happy again my friend we are too dam old to stay sad or mad for long. skippity do dah to you
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