Wednesday, January 8, 2025

My Mind Works In Strange Ways

Several of the blogs I follow (Debby, Myra, A Joyful Chaos) sometimes participate in the Wednesday Hodgepodge, which provides a list of prompts to answer. I enjoy reading their answers to the questions.
This week one of the words prompts concerned the Lake Superior State University 2025 Banished Words list. One of the words was skibidi. I have no idea what the word means, but somehow it made me think of skidamarink, which made me think of the song that I sing to the grandchildren. (My mind works in strange ways.)

 
Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo.
I love you!
 
Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo.
I love you!
 
I love you in the morning,
And in the afternoon.
I love you in the evening,
And underneath the moon. 
 
Oh, skidamarink a dink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo.
I love you!

13 comments:

  1. Not strange at all - in fact it’s quite brilliant that you thought of it from that word. I used to sing that song with my daycare and nanny kids. Brings back happy memories.

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  2. Great song! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

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  3. Great song! And don't forget Little Bunny Foo Foo, and Sarasponda. Linda in Kansas

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    1. I read your comment earlier, and now I have Sarasponda stuck in my head!

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  4. I've never heard that song before - it's lovely!

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  5. I used to use that song, play it, sign it with my kids and students!

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  6. Having two teenagers in the house, I am well aware of skibidi.

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    1. I guess I need to hang out with younger people to be in touch with modern slang.

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  7. "Skinnamarink" was originally written and performed by the Canadian kids' entertainment trio Sharon, Lois & Bram and was a huge hit for them about 40 years ago! Here's a link to them performing it --
    https://youtu.be/kFFD_r-0DsA?si=apc0Ee1VQUP1WplR

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    1. The trio's name is familiar. I wonder if they had a presence on PBS in the late 80s, when my boys would have been watching.

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