buzz your teeth

As has been previously covered in this blog, Kenny can be difficult when it comes to brushing his teeth. If given the option, he will simply suck the grape toothpaste off of the tooth brush and completely neglect the whole "brushing" aspect of the process. To distract and appease him into letting us brush his teeth for him, we sing songs.

A little while back, I rattled off a list of his greatest hits but got nothing but "no's" in return. Bowed, but not broken, I tried a new approach.

"What about Spiderman?"
"No."
"Superman?"
"No."
"Shiny teeth?"
"No."
"How about Buzz Lightyear?"
"Buzz?"

Success! Now I just had to make up a song about Buzz...

[sung to the tune of "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"]
"Buzz Lightyear, to infinity and beyond
Buzz Lightyear, this is the Buzz Lightyear song
When the galaxy is in danger, they call their favorite space ranger
Buzz Lightyear, to infinity and beyond!"

Overboard hasn't quite grasped this one, and to be honest, kind of mails it in from time to time. The other night I heard this version emanating from the bathroom:

"Buzz Lightyear, to infinity and beyond
Buzz Lightyear, is, um, awesome
Eyes, and ears, and mouth, and nose...head, shoulders, knees and toes...knees and toes!"

As a lyricist, you just hate it when people don't respect the craft. You know?