Yellow Room On a Roll |
Yellow Room by Tim Seston Under a Bright Blue Sky In a purple house In a yellow room Lived a small black mouse Now he had bright pink eyes And a tongue of gold And he’s been singing this song Since he was seven years old He's singing Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Beda Bada Be Now the small black mouse Met a couple of boys In the yellow room Making plenty of noise And with his golden tongue He taught the boys a song And now Isaac and Owen Sing it all day long They sing Beda Bada . . . Now in the purple house Under bright blue sky Isaac and Owen Dress up in disguise One wore a pirate costume And a dinosaur And they were shouting out orders And they were barking out roars. And they sang Beda Bada . . . In the yellow room With his eyes bright pink That small black mouse Gave the boys a wink Because Isaac and Owen Taught all their friends too Now everybody's singing With me and you. We're singing Beda Bada . . . |
I received a call in the winter of 2015from a woman asking if I was free that Sunday to perform for her twin boys. She had gotten my name from friend and fellow performer, Liz Buchanan. Liz had thought that I would empathize with the mother of twins and also enjoy this kind of gig. Liz was right and I was free. Mom gave me lots of information about her boys and the party. I used the following and had fun writing the song: Names: Teddy and Tommy Pre-School: The Yellow Room Favorite Colors: Black and Blue Purple and Pink Sister: Anna Favorite Pretend Play: Pirates and Dinosaurs Both love to sing The song was equally about my own son, Owen, and our upstairs neighbor, Isaac. The two of them have spent countless hours using their creative imaginations, playing together, and of course making plenty of noise. In recording the album I decided to use Owen and Isaac. When singing the song live I can choose any two children and change the names. I love having volunteers come join me on stage to act out my songs. |