tuesday, june 29, 2004
A puddle o’ vooty
For the grand fourth-grade class performance, our teacher, Mr. Timiraos, composed an event consisting of “Cement Mixer” by Slim Gaillard, a piece of Stuart Davis’ jazzy abstract art, and 30 kids dancing in Davis-style painted t-shirts.
Yeah…you know, cement mixer, putty putty (3 mb)! Lyrics from another blog:
Cement mixer, putty putty
Cement mixer, putty putty
Cement mixer, putty putty
Cement mixer, putty putty
A puddle o’ vooty, a puddle o’ gooty,
A puddle o’ scooby, a puddle o’ veet concrete.
First you get some gravel, pour it on the vout
To mix a mess o’ mortar
You add cement and water
See the mellow roony
Come out slurp slurp slurp
Yay! I’m not sure if this is the same painting we used, but it seems right:
(From the WebMuseum.)
So I’m sitting here, trying to rock out like my fourth-grade self. I think my painted shirt got worn out and thrown away, though. And if only I could remember how the dance went. Maybe I should go back to those journals and find some other memory to relive…the previous year, we did a Miró painting.
comments (1)
Great catchy song.
– Travis on 6/29/2004 10:54:44
