the little engine who waited for godot
Chicken requested that I read "The Little Engine that Could" at naptime,
and then he ended up reading it to me.
and then he ended up reading it to me.
But his version of "The Little Engine that Could" was a little more
Absurd than the one first published by Watty Piper in 1930...
Absurd than the one first published by Watty Piper in 1930...
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chug chug I am a train
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I have all these toys
that dance
they dance dance dance
they have to dance
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like the clown
he's dancin
but he's tired
too
so tired
and the other guys
they're thirsty
see
but they have to dance
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and so are the milks
dancin
a marchin dance
they can't stop
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but then the train stopped
oh no
we're broken
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but don't worry guys
Thomas is comin
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here comes Thomas
oh no
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| it's not Thomas |
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but don't worry
Thomas is comin
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here he comes
oh
no
it's not Thomas either
it's just
another guy
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but
but
I think Thomas is still comin
yeah
Thomas is comin
of course he is
don't worry
don't cry
even though you're sad
because
Thomas isn't comin
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oh no
oh no
where's Thomas
he's not comin
Thomas is comin
don't worry guys
said the egg
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| here he comes now! |
Me: Wow! There's Thomas! He finally came!
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no
he didn't
they're
just dreamin
(sigh)
“We always find something, eh clown, to let us think we exist?”
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