So my son wakes up from his nap today and we play his toy keyboard for entertainment. The keyboard plays “The Bear Went Over The Mountain,” a stupid children’s song in the public domain. Well, it’s not a song for stupid children. It’s a stupid song for children. You get my point. Anyhow, it goes like this:
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain
To see what he could see
But all that he could see
But all that he could see was
The other side of the mountain
The other side of the mountain
The other side of the mountain
Was all that he could see
So, what are we to make of this? The bear went over the mountain and wound up seeing the other side. Does this mean his trip was in vain? Should we be concerned that the bear wasted his trip? Or, should we be glad there was another side, a la Christopher Columbus? I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
And how come it doesn’t go into more detail about what the other side of the mountain looks like? I mean, what’s hiding on that other side? Alien bases? Illicit drugs? Bigfoot? What’s the big secret?!?
And what kind of mountain is it if all he could see was the other side? Most mountains I’ve seen have awesome views of other mountains. Was this mountain all alone? Or did the bear take his walk at night? The song just doesn’t say.
Then again, I’m not a bear. I can’t see it from the bear’s perspective. On the other hand, I shouldn’t judge a bear until I’ve walked a mile in his shoes. To the other side of the mountain, of course.
Somebody help me out here.
That is SO hilarious.
You have way too much time on your hands!!!
Matt
Well, if he waits long enough he might see me coming round the mountain when I come.
Signed,
She
Wasn’t that on Spinal Tap’s first album…you know, before the drummer died in a bizarre gardening accident, i think it was on the Break like the Wind album?