Little Green Man

He was once a little green ball of clay... GUMBY
But you should see what Gumby can do today... GUMBY
He can walk into any book,
With his pony pal Pokey too.
If you've got a heart, then Gumby's a part of you.

For some reason, the songs that we end up singing to Lazarus have mostly turned out to be the theme songs to old TV shows. The latest addition is Gumby, which bubbled up from my subconscious the other day when a sudden need for a new song came up. Other favorites include The Flintstones, Mr. Ed, and something called Skinamarink. The Doctor Who theme gets sung quite a lot as well.

Occasionally a few other songs will show up, but usually not much less bizarre. For example, Waltzing Matilda, even though I know almost none of the words. Lots of Christmas carols. Bits of songs from The Music Man. Occasionally, Sunshine will dig up an old Beatles tune. Very little in the way of "proper" lullabies. Of course, some of those are rather creepy. Just what is supposed to be soothing about Rock-a-bye Baby? Of course, I'm not sure that humming the baby to sleep to The Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back is exactly sending the right message either. At least we have for the most part steered clear of ad jingles.

I'm sure it says something about our culture, or at least our upbringing that these are the 'folk melodies' that come easily to mind.