My friend Luciana shared the first video and I absolutely loved it. It’s the first video below and is called the Mom song, originally written and sung by mom-comedienne Anita Renfroe. I chose a different version because it has far less advertising so you can read the printed lyrics in the video. Typed out lyrics follow it aside from being on the video in case you want to copy it to send or post somewhere.
Despite the song being called the Mom song, though, I think the people who should be listening to it the most are the kids… especially drama teens. Enjoy, and sing it if you can! The tune is the “exciting” portion of the William Tell Overture, by Gioachino Rossini. It is better known in popular culture as the Lone Ranger theme, or the theme from numerous Looney Tunes scenes, etc. and is immensely popular and catchy!
Let’s face it, the music is more versatile and enduring than most of the crap written today will ever be! Who says classical ain’t cool???
Btw, I think doing a rendition of this tune would make a great personal Mother’s Day present for your Mom. Just some ideas to start preparing for 5 months ahead. Tons of instrumental versions of the William Tell Overture around for you to have your background music. It’s one of the most popular pieces of classical music. No need to even go looking for karaoke tracks.
For all the Moms out there! 
Get up now
Get up now
Get up out of bed
Wash your face
Brush your teeth
Comb your sleepy head
Here’s your clothes
And your shoes
Hear the words I said
Get up now
Get up and make your bed
Are you hot?
Are you cold?
Are you wearing that?
Where’s your books and your lunch and your homework at?
Grab your coat and your gloves and your scarf and hat
Don’t forget you gotta feed the cat
Eat your breakfast
The experts tell us it’s the most important meal of all
Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall
Please remember the orthodon’tist will be seeing you at three today?
Don’t forget your piano lesson is this afternoon
So you must play
Don’t shovel
Chew slowly
But hurry
The bus is here
Be careful
Come back here
Did you wash behind your ears?
Play outside
Don’t play rough
Would you just play fair?
Be polite
Make a friend
Don’t forget to share
Work it out
Wait your turn
Never take a dare
Get along
Don’t make me come down there
Clean your room
Fold your clothes
Put your stuff away
Make your bed
Do it now
Do we have all day?
Were you born in a barn?
Would you like some hay
Can you even hear a word I say?
Answer the phone
Get Off the phone
Don’t sit so close
Turn it down
No texting at the table
No more computer time tonight
Your iPod’s my iPod if you don’t listen up
Where you going and with whom and what time do you think you’re coming home?
Saying thank you, please, excuse me
Makes you welcome everywhere you roam
You’ll appreciate my wisdom
Someday when you’re older and you’re grown
Can’t wait ’til you have a couple little children of your own
You’ll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly
But right now
I thank you NOT to roll your eyes at me
Close your mouth when you chew
Would appreciate
Take a bite
Maybe two
Of the stuff you hate
Use your fork
Do not you burp
Or I’ll set you straight
Eat the food I put upon your plate
Get an A, Get the door
Don’t get smart with me
Get a Grip
Get in here I’ll count to 3
Get a job
Get a life
Get a PhD
Get a dose of…
I don’t care who started it
You’re grounded until your 36
Get your story straight
And tell the truth for once for heaven’s sake
And if all your friends jumped off a cliff
Would you jump too?
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said at least a thousand times before that
You’re too old to act this way
It must be your father’s DNA
Look at me when I am talking
Stand up straight when you walk
A place for everything
And everything must be in place
Stop crying or I’ll give you something real to cry about
Oh!
Brush your teeth
Wash your face
Get your PJs on
Get in bed
Get a hug
Say a prayer with Mom
Don’t forget
I love you
**KISS**
And tomorrow we will do this all again because a mom’s work never ends
You don’t need the reason why
Because
Because
Because
Because
I said so
I said so
I said so
I said so
I’m the Mom
The mom
The mom
The mom
The mom
Ta-da
Now, I couldn’t help but ponder what the Dad song equivalent would be like, but Anita has answered that with a tune where the lyrics are
Ask your Mom,
Ask your Mom,
Ta-da!
Way too short so no need to post a video. I can tell you, though, it is certainly true in a Vietnamese household, where as much of a patriarchal society it is, it does not supercede how much of a hypocritical society it is cause everybody in Viet Nam knows who really runs the house. It’s the Mom.
Culturally, you can tell what a society values most by what it swears at. I mean, why would you curse at something meaningless like your light switch??? That wouldn’t hurt anybody. You curse at or using words of what your culture values most!
In English, it’s obvious that sex is valued most with the F-word. In Quebecois French, it’s the Church. In Vietnamese, it’s the Mothers. You curse at my Dad, that gets me ticked. You curse at my siblings, that gets me angry. You curse at my Mother and well, your mouth and my fists need to have a little conversation outside where my fists are going talk with some action cause we all know talk is cheap!
Now, Anita also has a Momsense video, for what the Moms go through during the course of the day, not what they say to their kids. I haven’t found the lyrics anywhere to paste.
Of course, with the Mom song being out there regarding what Moms say to kids, you could certainly expect a more tech saavy generation to provide a response. It is below and is hilarious as well, with lyrics, by Vanessa van Petten. Too bad she didn’t sing better, though.
I am up, I am up, I’m up and dressed
Can I wear this, am I cute, are the boys impressed
Wheres my clothes and my shoes and my backpack at
And, Yes I’m wearing that
No mom, no OJ, wheres the pop tarts at
Wheres my lunch, eww gross, do I look fat?
After school bring me a snack when I get back
And then its homework until I collapse
Watch some TV shows, to us teens its the most important thing of all
Get my TIVO for set up for gossip girls—the coolest show of all
Please remember not to come downstairs when my friends are over here
Just stay upstairs all the time so when we gossip you will not hear
TTYL, Not now, I’m coming, can you drive me there
Close my door, Get out! Please dont touch mess up my hair
I said thank you, I don’t want to, please dont bother me
There’s my cell phone, its a text, Ill have to BRB
LOL, c u later, take me to the mall
Wait one second I have to take this call.
Thats so chill, so cool, oh mom please chillax
ROTFL, oh please dad just relax
I hear breathing mom, is that you on my call
While you’re here though can I have money for the mall
Hi mom, it’s me, Im over at sandy’s
And I’m wondering if I can spend the night? We’re watching movies
And yes, Sandy’s mom is also here right now,
talk to her, oh maybe shes in the shower so i’m not sure how.
Oh man what If my parents catch me
there are some things that we do that all parents cant see
I forgot my homework, what Im grounded, oh you are so unfair
Were you never young, you’re the worst, and you are always late to day care
Do I have to, I dont want to, can I have some money
Not a boyfriend, were just friends, just an FWB
You don’t get me, your so lame, can you drop me off here
I don’t want my friends to see you near
My day was fine, and my test was just ok
i’ll never be like you, my kids will be great
don’t read my diary, just give me my privacy
Can I go to the dance, I wont get an STD
Oh and about parents who patrol
about Parental controls
they don’t really work
We know when you lurk
And often cover up
With fake homework
Or IM our friends red parents alert
So I want to tell you that when we say that we hate you
We know
you really want to keep us safe
But can I just make our case
Sometimes we just want a little freedom from your rules
And when you nag us, and tell us to
Take out the trash and clean dog poo
Our only course of action is to roll our eyes at you
Mom!
Brush my teeth, wash my face, fight with mom
Text my friends, ask for money, put my retainer on
I guess its true, I love you
And tomorrow we will do this all again because a moms nags never end
Can I have a later curfew
I need it, just trust me, everyone else does it too
Hey mom hey mom hey mom hey mom, hey mom
I love you, I do, I’m your kid!
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