Of course, words aren't just *any* sounds, they're special kinds of sounds, sounds with meanings. Check my next album for a song about meanings.
This was the first children's song I wrote, in anticipation of the birth of my nephew, Boomer, back in 2005. The line, "But some people still are babies, when they hear us count..." was originally, "But Boomer's still a baby, and when he hears us count..." But then he grew up and the words were no longer jumbled sounds to him, so I had to change the lyrics.
I worried a little that this song sends a message that all babies hear all words as nonsense. I don't mean to suggest that if you're a baby, then you don't understand anything. In fact, many babies are able to understand much of what they hear. No doubt more than we give them credit for.
One, two, three, four, five, six
Seven, eight, nine, ten.
Counting up is fun to do,
So let’s count up again...
credits
from Kids for President!,
released July 18, 2012
Thanks to the count-to-10ers! Ariana Vigil (Spanish), Kevin and Alan Berrios (Spanish), Nolwenn Renault (French), NneNne Onwughalu (Igbo), Ajay Bhatt (Hindi), Carla Cederbaum (German), Dorit Bar-On and Leah Bar-On Simmons (Hebrew).
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