This track is especially dedicated to Becca Bug. She used to ask me to sing this song out of a Princess character book, when she was younger.
I kind of made up the melody, back then, since it was a book of short poems with no music. It's crazy how fast kids grow up!
lyrics
Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green,
When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be queen.
Who told you so, dilly, dilly, who told you so?
'Twas my own heart, dilly, dilly, that told me so.
Call up your men, dilly, dilly, set them to work
Some to the plough, dilly, dilly, some to the fork,
Some to make hay, dilly, dilly, some to cut corn,
While you and I, dilly, dilly, keep ourselves warm.
Lavender's green, dilly, dilly, Lavender's blue,
If you love me, dilly, dilly, I will love you.
Let the birds sing, dilly, dilly, And the lambs play;
We shall be safe, dilly, dilly, out of harm's way.
I love to dance, dilly, dilly, I love to sing;
When I am queen, dilly, dilly, You'll be my king.
Who told me so, dilly, dilly, Who told me so?
I told myself, dilly, dilly, I told me so.
I told me so
I told me so
I told me so
Kirabelle likes to dance in the rain and sing songs about life, the universe, and, well.. everything. She likes carrots and ketchup, and seeing people smile with their heart.
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