Lyricist

Someone has to pay the bills. When Edith isn't working on her high poetic art, she is composing ditties with greater popular appeal--usually set to well-known tunes. So far we think they're all in the public domain. Some recent samples follow.

1. Debuted at 2:30pm on a Sunday afternoon, as we were finishing up the day's church obligations with a visit to a new baby and his parents:

(To the tune of "London Bridge")

Let's go be a family,
Family, family,
Let's go be a family,
Then sleep over!

(That last line was presumably inspired by her recent "sleepover" with friend Desi. She was actually removed from Desi's bed and carried home to her own at 11pm, once we parents got back from dinner out together, but she got in all the fun parts of the sleepover while conscious and had a grand time.)

That verse was followed by the seemingly unrelated

Take the car and gas it up,
Gas it up, gas it up,
Take the car and gas it up,
My fair lady!

Maybe it's intended for separate release.

2. Written this morning as she was trying to wheedle her way back into bed to snuggle with me, rather than be whisked off to school by Daddy:

(To the tune of "Bicycle Built for Two")

Mom-my's bel-ly
Button is beautiful...

I didn't get to hear the rest, because at that point she was, in fact, whisked away. But I'd buy it based on that clip.