Eclectic Echoes

Belly Button (Round)

Ever get a song stuck in your head?
Have you ever gotten a song from your 4 year old’s collection stuck in your head?

My son was given an excellent book and audio CD for Christmas, and it’s been getting a lot of air time recently. The book is Philadelphia Chickens by Sandra Boynton. It’s an excellent book and album, but for the past several hours I’ve had the song Belly Button (Round) going through my head and I just can’t get it out! Of course it doesn’t help when I remember the visuals I had when I first read this one to my son.

Imagine if you will – a smokey, dimly lit jazz-type café, everyone drinking espresso or cappuccino. A tall thin figure all in black with a barret and sunglasses steps up to the open mic in the corner and starts emotionally reciting -

Belly Button (Round)
So round. So profound. So great to contemplate.
Belly, Belly Button,
You’re oh so fine.
I’m so happy you’re mine.
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