Thursday, October 8, 2009

'Aunt Betty, Aunt Betty' by Larry Matthews

aunt betty?

aunt betty?

do you see me?

do you see me?

play the ukulele

play the ukulele

aunt betty?

aunt betty?

your coffee overflows

your coffee overflows

can I play you a song?

can I play you a song?

aunt betty?

aunt betty?

can you take out your eyes?

can you take out your eyes?

at the breakfast table

at the breakfast table

aunt betty?

aunt betty?

you have the wrong colours again!

you have the wrong colours again!

your right eye is blue

your left eye is purple

didn’t aunt nancy

help you put in your eyes?

help you put in your eyes?

I saw your eyes last night

I saw your eyes last night

in the bottom of the drawer

in the bottom of the drawer

I switched them around

I switched them around

aunt betty?

aunt betty?

can you take out your eyes?

can you take out your eyes?

play the ukulele

play the ukulele

drink coffee

drink coffee

sing us a song

sing us a song

‘five foot two,

eyes are blue’

and purple