Pomes in a Pail: Music

• MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)
• MP3 short clip, lo-fi play (modem)

I gotta have a skirt that swishes
Curly shells and rainbow fishes
Wish I might upon a star
Be old enough to drive a car
A hula-hoop, a tennis racket
I need a faded bluejean jacket
And if you’re in the mood for giving
A horse ’d make my life worth living

Dangle earrings, painted toes
An endless closet full of clothes
My own phone that keeps on ringing —
Jazzy tunes to keep me singing
A toasty bed, a bright night-light
Someone to tuck me in at night
Fame beyond my wildest dreams
A two-pound box of caramel cremes

And if there’s anything you won’t allow
Please excuse me while I have a cow

A cherry coke would be a treat
A pool would make my life complete
Inner peace would make me happy —
So buy me some and make it snappy
Softer hair with brighter sheen
Muscles that are long and lean
And though I’d hate to throw a fit
I need, I want, a catcher’s mitt

A purring kitty in my lap
My favorite player’s baseball cap
A funny book, my head in braids
A trampoline and rollerblades
A puppy who plays hide-and-seek
A weekend that would last all week
One summer that would never end
And you forever — you forever —
As my best friend.