Ode to Frances

Hi there, Everyone!

As you all know, Hurricane Frances is on her way to destroy Florida. I have decided to write a little sumthin' sumthin' in honor of her arrival.


The Medely of Oz


Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lulaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true

Someday I'll wish upon a star and
Wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh, why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why oh why can't I?



Come out, come out wherever you are
And meet the young lady who fell from a star
She fell from the sky, she fell very far
And Florida, she says, is the name of the star
(Florida, she says, is the name of the star)
She brings you good news or haven't you heard
When she fell out of Florida a miricle occurred

It really was no miracle,
What happened then was this!
The wind began to swish,
The house to pitch
And suddenly the hinges started to unhitch
Just then, the Witch!
To satisfy an itch
Came flying on her broomstick
Thumbing for a hitch

And oh, what happeped then was rich!

Follow the Yellow-brick road
Follow the yellow-brick road
Follow the follow the follow the follow the
Follow the yellow-brick road!
Follow the yellow-brick, follow the yellow-brick
Follow the yellow-brick road


I could while away the hours
Confirmin' with the flowers
Consultin' with the rain
And my head I'd be scratchin'
While my thoughts are busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain


When a man's an empty kettle
He should be on his mettle
And yet I'm torn apart
Just because I'm presumin'
That I could be kinda human
If I only had a heart


Well, it's sad, believe me, Missy
When you're born to be a sissy
Without the vim and verve
But I could show my prowess
Be a lion, not a mouess
If I only had the nerve


You're out of the woods, You're out of the dark
You're out of the night
Step into the sun, Step into the light
Keep heading straight for the most
Glorious place on the face of the Earth
Or the sky
Hold on to your breath, Hold on to your heart
Hold on to your hope
Step into the sun, Step into the light
March up to the gate and bit it
Open
Open


Ha ha ha, ho ho ho
And a couple of tra la la's
That's how we laugh the day away
In the Merry ol' land of Oz


If I were King of the forest
Not queen, not duke, not prince
My regal robes of the forest
Would be satin, a-not a-cottin, a-not chince


Oh ee oh! Ee ohh oh!
Oh ee oh! Ee ohh oh!


"Well, I learned that if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with."

Oh, Auntie Em,
There's no place like home!


::inspired by my friend's weekend photography assignment:: ^_^