um...

i'll tell you what,

i have fabulous luck at our local library.

just plucking books off the shelf,

judging them by their covers.

dear reader,

may i present

a book you might fancy.

my favorite two pages

{please click on the image - read, read!}

there's even a little film, narrated by

none other than lemony snicket, himself

you can listen to the song in its entirety here.

i have reprinted the words so that you may sing along if you like:

There once was a Bird and there once was a Dog, 
And the bird was Despondent, or sad, 
A pensive frown on her Busy beak, 
No matter that Cake could be had. 

The Goat suggested a Convertible drive, 
To purchase a cheering up Hat, 
At a Haberdashery with a Scarlet door, 
And a Baby to sell them just that. 

The hats have Panache, of course, of course, 
A sense of excitement and style, 
The Mezzo-Soprano is done with her song, 
So let's all just eat for a while. 

Tra la, tra la, tra la, tra la, 
{my favorite line} And sing those tra las once more. 
Tra la, tra la, tra la, tra la, 
Try not to get crumbs on the floor.

♥