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Do you remember our adventures, little sister? Do you remember our adventures? Down the Amazon in a inflatable boat All on a cold wooden floor. Clutching you in my arms, little sister, As our brother steered us through the rapids. Do you remember our adventures, little sister? Do you remember our adventures? When the rainy season arrived And we stood wobbling in the sinking boat, Throwing buckets of imaginary water Out onto the cold wooden floor. Do you remember our adventures, little sister? Do you remember our adventures? We navigated fierce waters, Fought of wild crocodiles, Only to be called to lunch And three pairs of socked feet shuffled down the hall. Nevermore, little sister, Nevermore shall we brave the waters of the Amazon, As we have homework to do Our rooms to clean And besides, the three of us could no more fit in an inflatable boat On a cold wooden floor.
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Jun 1, 2014
Jun 1, 2014 at 8:40 AM UTC
Do you remember – with apologies to Hilaire Belloc
Do you remember our adventures, little sister? Do you remember our adventures? Down the Amazon in a inflatable boat All on a cold wooden floor. Clutching you in my arms, little sister, As our brother steered us through the rapids. Do you remember our adventures, little sister? Do you remember our adventures? When the rainy season arrived And we stood wobbling in the sinking boat, Throwing buckets of imaginary water Out onto the cold wooden floor. Do you remember our adventures, little sister? Do you remember our adventures? We navigated fierce waters, Fought of wild crocodiles, Only to be called to lunch And three pairs of socked feet shuffled down the hall. Nevermore, little sister, Nevermore shall we brave the waters of the Amazon, As we have homework to do Our rooms to clean And besides, the three of us could no more fit in an inflatable boat On a cold wooden floor.
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Jun 1, 2014
Jun 1, 2014 at 8:40 AM UTC
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