CarpCarol
Are you ready for the Carpmas Sing-along?
Authors Note: The Carp Carol exercise was a bit of a personal failure this year. I had it in my head that I was going to finally – after eight years – master my Vince Guaraldi arrangement of O Tannenbaum, film it and then upload it for you to sing along to.
I am, apparently… completely incapable of such mastery. After several mistake riddled video-taped performances – I have finally given up.
Instead, you get a photo of me at the piano:
And lyrics to the Carpmas Carol entitled “Potato Plant“:
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Potato Plant, Potato Plant
Starchy tubers growing
Potato Plant, Potato Plant
Carbohydrates hoeing
Mash, fry, brown, whip and julienne
Bake, grate, cube, crisp and au gratin*
Potato Plant, Potato Plant
Starchy tubers growing
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And the Youtube video for the Vince Guaraldi arrangement:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw6h4mZO1oU[/youtube]
*Note that for rhyming purposes one must use the anglo pronunciation of “au gratin”. Now, why the English choose to anglify a french word when they could just as easily say “with cheese” is beyond me… but HECK… it works with the lyrics in this song…