2 thumbs & a dummy

Have you heard this song before? Call me a dumbo but incidentally, that is where this song is taken from. Yup, it’s one of the songs from Dumbo, the Flying Elephant. I never really watched this cartoon because I don’t like those really sad ones which make you cry despite it having a happy ending. In fact, truth be known, I’ve never even watched Bambi! I refused to, to be quite honest.

I brought this up coz in one of the VCDs I bought for Arianna from Kulim had all these animals on and one of the songs was this one. I could never understand the words and if you double back and read it, its got 2 meanings!!

Dumbo Music by Oliver Wallace; Lyrics by Ned Washington
I saw a peanut stand, heard a rubber band,
I saw a needle that winked its eye.
But I think I will have seen everything
When I see an elephant fly.

I saw a front porch swing, heard a diamond ring,
I saw a polka-dot railroad tie.
But I think I will have seen everything
when I see an elephant fly.

I seen a clothes horse, he r’ar up and buck
And they tell me that a man made a vegetable truck
I didn’t see that, I only heard
But just to be sociable I’ll take your word

I heard a fireside chat, I saw a baseball bat
And I just laughed till I thought I’d die
But I’d be done see’n about everything
when I see an elephant fly.

Anyway, it’s definitely got a really catchy tune but the one I managed to get online is totally different but gives you an idea all the same.

Dumbo – When I see an Elephant Fly – Disney -Dumbo

What do you make of the lyrics? It really got me thinking twice – I like how if you ponder on it, it really makes no sense whatsoever but from another point of view, man…what a piece of literature work!! Aahh….the English language – what an interesting language eh?