Feet and Toes. Comical Song 848 by Angela Lansbury.

Here's a story you should know

I said hello to my big toe

I have five toes on both my feet

Five plus five is ten, that's so neat

My big toe said I have a twin

We look alike, we're long and thin

Or short and fat, depending how

We stand and how you think of that

I must ask a simple question

I always really want to know

What time is it, do we start now

Where are we going to go?

I have four little friends

They always like to follow me

We like to go out for a walk

Until we stop somewhere for tea

I shall tell you my life story

I've always stayed close to my twin

We're similar but opposites

You may think that I look like him

I'm a very forward person

And I always step out first

Wherever I go, he'll follow

But I mostly get there first.

I like to walk but not to talk

I like to dance, I like to climb

I like shoes and socks and climbing rocks

And having a good time

My friend the head directs me

The head tells me where to go

But the head says I am important

And smiles at me, so that I know.

I may be hidden in a shoe

But I am always there for you

Ready to leap out of your bed

All through life help you get ahead.

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Poem Praising Buns

Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Now, with the lid off, we can see clearer. What shall I choose, the ones with the sesame topping, or the green ones? 

Singaporeans like green. They think it suggests fresh green plants or fruit.

Looking at the picture, savouring it, is like eating twice.

Three green buns. Sounds like the nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice. 

The Story Of Six green Buns

Six green buns

Six green buns

We're all so happy when breaktime comes

Six big buns.

The order of eating is all rehearsed

We let the visitors go first

We want them all to share the fun

Five green buns.

I'm watching the numbers carefully

To be sure there's one left for me

Four green buns.

I think I ought to hand them round

I need some food so I survive

We all need food to stay alive

Three green buns

Good, someone says, Already had

I smile because I'm very glad

If they'd all gone I would be mad

Three green buns.

Three big buns.

Three big buns.

The green one is my favourite one

I ate the green one, now it's gone

Two big buns

One of them has sesame seeds

It looks delicious, it was indeed

One big bun.

No-one saw that I took too

But I must leave one for you

Hurry, friend you must be fast

Or otherwise I'll take the last ...

With two of us - I have to share

I'll share with you to show I care

No big buns.

No big buns.

But we have shared our memory

What we ate for last weekend's tea 

Green been paste, kaya, (and) sesame

Three big buns.

I'm looking forward to next weekend

Three dollars isn't a lot to spend

In Singapore eating never ends

I dream about them every day - six green buns.

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Author, Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.