It’s a rap!


Here I was, happily replying to comments when I came across one from my extremely good, and gracious, friend The Laughing Housewife, AKA Tilly Bud. A present? For me? I thought. Tilly did mention that it was my birthday, which I’d almost forgotten. I’d have gotten away with it too …

Sorry… I’ve still got the mysteries on my mind.

As soon as I read Tilly’s comment I dropped everything and flew over to her blog quicker than a click of a mouse button. It’s amazing how quickly you can travel to different countries in Blogland… however Tilly only lives down the road, but I still got there just as quick. Tilly’s excellent present was a nonsense birthday poem, set to a rapping rhythm.

Now, it may come as a surprise to find that I’m not much of a rapper. I’m not much of a singer either, come to think of it, but I sing better than I rap. I think. I haven’t actually tried to rap, and now maybe a little too old to start.

But, Tilly has been very kind and provided instructions for her rap, as to how to sing it, and the reason each part is so different from the others is because it reflects the fluid and subtle changes that occur in my blog from time to time…

Here followeth the instructions, and theneth the title, and finallyeth the rap:

  • Read it out loud to a rapping rhythm
  • Take a breath after the first stanza, to allow for the change in rhythm
  • Rush through ‘dotwordpress’ on the last line, or it won’t sound right.

For You!You!You! you you!

His name is Tom with the prefix ‘Aqua’
Read his blog; you’ll enjoy some laughter
You won’t need gin or wine or vodka

He’s a really nice bloke
And he likes to make a joke
But he also does bespoke

Christmas headers for this Tilly
In return I give this silly
Rhyme from a grateful filly

His name is Aqua with the suffix ‘Tom’
If you’d like to give him a birthday balm
See wellheregoesdotwordpressdotcom

It is only fair that I reply in kind. So, here goes my one (and probably only) time at writing a rap (it’s probably best read whilst holding your fingers and thumbs in the way that rappers do)…

In a one, one, two,
I had to do, do, do,
A rap, yeah
Rap, yeah
I had to do a rap, yeah,
A thank you rap
With beat and tap
And a yeah, yeah here,
And a do do there,
I had to do a rap,
Yeah
Rap yeah
A thank you Tilly Bud rap, yeah
So here it is,
Thanks, yeah
A do, do, do
Thanks, yeah…
Rappin’s bad yeah
Tilly Bud;
Bad, yeah… A do, do, do
Bad’s good, yeah?
A do, do, do
There, there, there…
But thanks, yeah…!
A do, do, do
Thanks
Yeah!

Tilly, I am awfully sorry, and apologise with the most immense apology I can muster. My Inner Rapper has been sent away, hopefully to never return; but thank you for my birthday rappy poem.

26 responses to “It’s a rap!”

  1. nrhatch avatar

    Happy Birthday!
    Hope it’s a rappening happening that’s . . .

    Memory making
    Picture taking
    Age faking
    Birthday caking.

    And all that JAZZ!!! 😀

    ***JAZZ HANDS***

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Jazz hands! Thank you, Nancy! 😀
      Age faking… now there’s an idea!

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  2. Visionkeeper avatar
    Visionkeeper

    Happy Birthday T….I missed that. When was it? And how old are we now? Hope the mansion gave you a great party! Have a happy….VK

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, VK, it’s today (13th March) and I’m a whole year older than I was yesterday… in number anyway. I don’t feel any different, truth be told. And… the Mansion is just about to let me into the Party Room.

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  3. prenin avatar

    Happy Birthday Tom! 🙂

    I hate rap music as it tends to talk to me and make me do bad things… 🙂

    God Bless and have a great day!!! 🙂

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Prenin.
      I don’t think I like rap music now… 😉

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  4. beautifulchaos2 avatar

    Hi Tom, I finally decided to pop into wordpress for a bit today and saw its your birthday, so I’d like to send you a big warm Happy Birthday wish that you have a great day and all the best the whole year through.
    (love your rap song Tom lol)

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Hi Nikki, great to see you again! And thank you for the birthday wishes!

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  5. CMStewart avatar

    Happy B-Day Aqua Tom! The first rap had me funkin’ my crunkin’, and the second rap had me junkin’ my trunkin’ (in my mind, mercifully).

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thank you, CM. I’m happy you got your funkin’ crunkin’ junkin’ trunk on!

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  6. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

    Way too COOL for the likes of me, but heartwarming to see someone (Tom) get attention on his birthday. Sounds like you’re having fun today. Glad to see it.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      It was fun Tess… but I’m not too cool either…

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  7. Andra Watkins avatar

    Happy Birthday, Happy, Happy Birthday. I wish you no hormonal blips and awesome hair for the coming year, Tom.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      I don’t know about the hormonal blips, and may have awesome hair four or five times over the coming year, Andra, maybe less. And thank you! 🙂

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  8. lameadventures avatar

    Happy Birthday Tom, even though it’s a day later now. I don’t have a present, but here’s what I think is a terrific rap song. Maybe you’ll enjoy it, too:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjsXo9l6I8

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thank you, LA!
      In fact, I do like that song… very much, actually!

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      1. lameadventures avatar

        It’s one that’s hard to dislike — right up there with Tilly’s. Happy b-day again!

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  9. shreejacob avatar

    ROFL! (not literally though..am sitting at the clinic!) ..ahem. First of all..Tilly’s rap was pretty rapping good! Your reply was totally awesome and what made it even more awesome was this:
    And a yeah, yeah here,
    And a do do there,
    LOL!
    Happy Birthday to you too!!!!!! May ALL your wonderful dreams come true and may you record your rap to share with us all! Hehehee….ok…that was a joke …about recording the rap, unless you want to..then it would be awesome 😛

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thank you, Shree. Sorry to make you laugh at the clinic.
      But, if I recorded the rap, music would be banned completely. It’s just not worth the risk…

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      1. shreejacob avatar

        Oh..never ever say you’re sorry for making someone laugh (in a good way that is!). I really doubt music would be banned if you recorded your rap! Uhm….though some of the music I’ve heard these days would serve humanity well by being banned..hehe

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  10. The Laughing Housewife avatar

    Awesome rap! You have a new career ahead of you 😀

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Tilly… although my new career is anywhere other than in the music industry!

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  11. Gray Dawster avatar
    Gray Dawster

    Happy belated birthday wishes Tom
    I hope that you had a wonderful time 🙂

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thank you, Gray. I did! 🙂

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  12. penpusherpen avatar

    Belated birthday wishes, Sir Aquatom, (strewth….I didn’t think I’d been away for so long, I kept hitting ‘previous’ so often I thought I’d gone back in time)… If’n I had, how old are you now?… OK.. don’t answer that… ‘cos I aint telling neither… 😉 …

    hi Sir T,
    please forgive me,
    taint my fault
    ’tis family,
    fillin’ ma time
    with their junk
    finally left
    in a blue funk.
    Cough!! er…using ‘attitude with gestures.. (which ones?… never you mind)… xPenx

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thank you, Lady Pen.
      Cool rap, by the way…

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