ATTENTION, OLD LADIES

Uma música da minha época de infância que sempre me vem à mente.
Quando lembro dela, fico um tempão com ela na cabeça.
Sabem? Chiclete de ouvido?
Sempre pensei: Ah, que música estúpida!

Até hoje...

Só agora me dei conta de seu significado.
Começo até a me perguntar se, de maneira inconsciente, tive minha vida influenciada por essa musiquinha... (exagero?)



I know an old lady that swallowed a fly
But I don´t know why
She swallowed the fly
I guess she´ll die

I know an old lady that swallowed a spider
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don´t know why
She swallowed the fly
I guess she´ll die

I know an old lady that swallowed a bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don´t know why
She swallowed the fly
I guess she´ll die

I know an old lady that swallowed a cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don´t know why
She swallowed the fly
I guess she´ll die

I know an old lady that swallowed a dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don´t know why
She swallowed the fly
I guess she´ll die

I know an old lady that swallowed a goat
A goat?!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don´t know why
She swallowed the fly
I guess she´ll die

I know an old lady that swallowed a cow
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
But I don´t know why
She swallowed the fly
Of course she died...