When I was a kid, back in the days of yore, I remember slow, slow, Slo-poke summer days. But I also remember days that flew by like missiles headed for the center of the Earth. And I remember how I didn’t want the day to end. Fast or slow. I wished it would go on and on. At least, that is, until I heard the drifting sands.
Drifting sands didn’t even have to be sand.
Matter of fact, they didn’t even have to drift. Because it was the sound that did the trick. The sound flipped my switch to “off.” And I fell, willingly, into the clutches of the deep, dark night. Or the embrace of late afternoon naps.
It was 10 years ago, yesterday (July 9), when I wrote a song about the slumbering sound effects. And, as I wrote the lyrics to go with my music, I thought about those sounds. And other sounds that sounded like those sounds. (Does that sound right to you?)
Anyway…
I thought to myself, “What other sounds coax me into shut-eye time?”
And I answered myself, “Hmm…how about the gentle breezes through the upstairs window screen? Yeah, those could work. Write that down, Tony.”
But I didn’t stop there. Because then I thought about the creaking sounds of limbs when they rub against each other. And certain night birds. And…then…zzz.
After I woke up out my self-induced nap, I started typing down my ideas and rhymes. But, because of the rhythm of the song, I challenged myself to write every line of lyrics, except for the chorus, in only four syllables. And lo and behold (that’s a phrase from days of yore) I did it.
So, that’s how the song, “Drifting Sands,” found its way into the “Bedtime Buckaroos” collection of western-themed lullaby songs I’ve been talking about lately.
And I’ve been talking about Bedtime Buckaroos because those songs are now included in a song/drawing/coloring book by the same name. What a coincidence, that was caused by none other than your friendly Funderwriter.
If you’ve got little kids around (and I’ve heard tell some people do),
Then you owe it to them to make sure they have their own copy of the Bedtime Buckaroos songbook. Which, as I said, is also a coloring book and drawing book. And kids love these lullabies. In fact, talk around the cracker barrel (one of those contraptions from days of yore) says kids don’t even realize they’re being tricked into shut-eye time.
But that’s the beauty of Drifting Sands. And all the other lullabies. They sound like innocent, little songs. But then, when you least expect it…click* Your switch is flipped. And off you go.
Get the Bedtime Buckaroos songbook (which, like I said, is also a coloring and drawing book) with just the flip of your wrist. And the click or tap of your finger. In fact, you might even have a one-click/tap option if you got yourself one of them there Prime memberships. But it’s darn-tootin’ easy for anybody who uses the link below.
And in the meantime…
Drifting sands…desert dreamtime calls.
Drifting sands…sound like waterfalls.
Leave your cares in the angels’ hands,
And drift to sleep on the drifting sands. (the chorus from the song) © 2011
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