This morning, after she got out of preschool, my four-year old niece brought home a song to sing called “I Wish I Were A Juicy Green Grape.” Sydney ran to me and asked me to sing it. It is set to the tune of “If You’re Happy And You Know It.” Really, the exercise in song parody was not an easy one. My dad kept trying and sounded like he was singing The Oscar Meyer weiner song. See if you can make the melody fit the words”
OH, I wish I were a juicy green grape.
OH, I wish I were a juicy green grape.
When squeeze me
I will squirty
Onto everyone’s shirty
Oh, I wish I were a juicy green grape.
Of course, this presupposes that you know the tune and words of “If You’re Happy and You Know It.” In elementary school, I remember having such an exercise in which I came up with a parody of “White Christmas” entitled “(I’m Dreaming of a) Cheese Pizza.” How adorable.
Did it easily 😉
Then again, the height of the Oscar Mayer Weiner song popularity was slightly before my time, I think. Thanks – think the kids will love this one.