Red and Rover by Brian Basset for September 20, 2015

Martin seems unfazed by the meatball mess!

There’s no such thing as good spaghetti.

♪♫♪Alright nowI’ll tell you the wordsAnd you sing it back to meOn top of spaghetti (on top of spaghetti)All covered with cheese (all covered with cheese)I lost my poor meatball (I lost my poor meatball)When somebody sneezed (when somebody sneezed)It rolled off the table (it rolled off the table)And onto the floor (and onto the floor)And then my poor meatball (and then my poor meatball)Rolled out of the door (rolled out of the door)It rolled in the garden (it rolled in the garden)And under a bush (and under a bush)And then my poor meatball (and then my poor meatball)Was nothing but mush (was nothing but mush)Oh, the mush was as tasty (oh, the mush was as tasty)As tasty could be (as tasty could be)And early next summer (and early next summer)It grew into a tree (it grew into a tree)The tree was all covered (the tree was all covered)With beautiful moss (with beautiful moss)It grew lovely meatballs (it grew lovely meatballs)And tomato sauce (and tomato sauce)So if you eat spaghetti (so if you eat spaghetti)All covered with cheese (all covered with cheese)Hold on to your meatball (hold on to your meatball)And don’t ever sneeze (and don’t ever sneeze)And don’t ever sneeze♫♪♫

Alternative lyrics:

On top of old smokey, all covered with snowI shot my poor teacher, with a bow and arrowI shot her with pleasure, I shot her with prideI couldn’t have missed herFor she was 40 feet wide.

Rover definitely deserves that meatball! Meatballs & Spaghetti, all covered with cheese – an absolutely favorite dish of mine…enjoy!

LOVE & HUGS TO DEAREST RED & ROVER

gross! gag! LOL

The two best things in a dogs life.Ball and meat.

Your CARPET!!?! Have you seen your tablecloth around Martin??

Agreed Red. Sorry Carol.

Dad is still trying to soak up what just happened…

That Danish Modern furniture….

You need a cat like our Baby, who sat very politely at the table and ate her bowl of spaghetti and her macaroni anc cheese!

Bill Watterson did a brilliant strip using this song.

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1989/06/18

Remember Alan Sherman’s version:On top of old smokeyAll covered with hair,Of course I’m referringTo Smokey the Bear.

A CLASSIC. The personality of every member of the family is perfectly portrayed in this one snapshot.