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[[File:Spock-08-Make-Believe-in-Moderation-1.jpg|thumb|upright|Baby and Child Care pg.366<ref>https://archive.org/details/babychildca1968spoc/page/366/mode/1up</ref>]] | |||
[[File:Spock-08-Make-Believe-in-Moderation-2.jpg|thumb|upright|Baby and Child Care pg.367<ref>https://archive.org/details/babychildca1968spoc/page/367/mode/1up</ref>]] | |||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
{{Lyrics| | {{Lyrics| | ||
( | A little imagination | ||
Is a good thing at three or four | |||
May seem like fabrication | |||
When a toddler holds the floor | |||
And tells a story | |||
A story that's not true | |||
But he isn't lying really (Turn that paper down. Turn the paper down) | |||
Lying is for me and you (Turn the paper down) | |||
It's for grown-ups | |||
Don't be afraid of fairyland | |||
Don't try to join its population | |||
Don't be afraid of make-believe | |||
But it should be in moderation | |||
It's not mealy-mouthed to say | |||
Imagination when it's vivid | |||
Blurs the limits of the real | |||
Imagination, no hurt for him | |||
It's why a movie is so scary | |||
Films terrify a child of three | |||
Don't jump on him | |||
For harmless fantasy | |||
Don't be afraid of fairyland | |||
Don't try to join its population | |||
Don't be afraid of make-believe | |||
But it should be in moderation | |||
If fables are all he can tell | |||
Then ask yourself, what does he need? | |||
A playmate? He may be unwell | |||
If all be does in dream | |||
Won't heed others, won't adapt | |||
A psychiatrist will retrieve the problem | |||
? | |||
(Hey kid, you with the whistle. Out) | |||
}} | }} | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
* {{RLink|Baby}} | * {{RLink|Baby}} {{MediaLink|YouTube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckWe6TrSFU0}} | ||
== Interpretations == | == Interpretations == | ||
* | * Based on Chapter 519 of Spock's ''Baby and Child Care'' | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Lyrics by Art & Language]] | [[Category:Lyrics by Art & Language]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:30, 5 August 2023
Lyrics
A little imagination Is a good thing at three or four May seem like fabrication When a toddler holds the floor And tells a story A story that's not true But he isn't lying really (Turn that paper down. Turn the paper down) Lying is for me and you (Turn the paper down) It's for grown-ups
Don't be afraid of fairyland Don't try to join its population Don't be afraid of make-believe But it should be in moderation
It's not mealy-mouthed to say Imagination when it's vivid Blurs the limits of the real Imagination, no hurt for him It's why a movie is so scary Films terrify a child of three Don't jump on him For harmless fantasy
Don't be afraid of fairyland Don't try to join its population Don't be afraid of make-believe But it should be in moderation
If fables are all he can tell Then ask yourself, what does he need? A playmate? He may be unwell If all be does in dream Won't heed others, won't adapt A psychiatrist will retrieve the problem ?
(Hey kid, you with the whistle. Out)
Chronology
Interpretations
- Based on Chapter 519 of Spock's Baby and Child Care