Good morning all,
I’ve discovered the joys of singing to my newborn son, who is called Alfred. In one of the so late it’s now early changes and feeds I started singing a song to him about Alfred the Great. A simple little nursery rhythm.
In my head, if I keep it up over the coming years, along with other historical songs, he may one day remember and ask what that was all about.
Here is what I have so far.
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Alfred the Great was a king was a king was a king,
Alfred the Great was a king a long long time ago.
Alfred the Great of Winchester, Winchester, Winchester,
Alfred the Great of Winchester lived a long long time ago.
Alfred the Great went to Rome, went to Rome, went to Rome,
Alfred the Great went to Rome a long long time ago.
Alfred the Great burnt some loaves burn some loaves burnt some loaves,
Alfred the Great burnt some loaves a long long time ago.
Alfred the Great tracked the time, tracked the time, tracked the time,
Alfred the Great tracked the time a long long while ago
Alfred the Great wrote some books, wrote some books, wrote some books,
Alfred the Great wrote some books a long long time ago.
Alfred the Great Beat the Norse, Beat the Norse, Beat the Norse,
Alfred the Great Beat the Norse a long long time ago.
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What do people think? What else could I add to this, following the same rhythm/syllable format?
(Alfred the Great, 3, 3, 3, Alfred the Great, 3, a long long time ago)