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A Big Box Of Sox

Some have stripes
Some have stars
Some have flowers
Some have tiny cars

Some have little kitties
Some glow in the dark
Some have yapping doggies
With computer chips that bark

You should change them every day
You can wash them in the sink
If you wear them all the time
It won’t be long before they stink

A big box of sox
Big box of sox
A big, big, big, big,
Big box of socks

Take off your shoes
Leave on your socks
Put on some music
Something that rocks

Make sure there’s lots of room
You might want to close the door
If there’s linoleum or wood
You can slide across the floor

But you can’t slide if there’s carpet
Especially if it’s thick
It’s hard with lots of furniture
Or if the floor is brick

It really not a secret
That my favorite place of all
For sliding in my socks
Is down a long empty hall

A big box of sox
Big box of sox
A big, big, big, big,
Big box of socks

Knee high socks or gym socks
Thermal or Argyle
When it comes to wearing socks
Any pair is just the style

Some have little dingle balls
That bounce behind your heel
Some are made from silky silk
So smooth they’re fun to feel

A big box of sox
Big box of sox
A big, big, big, big,
Big box of socks

You can have those special socks
Your little heart desires
But one in every pair
Disappear inside our dryers

Poets and philosophers
Have pondered this for years
Where does a little sock go
When they finally disappears?

I made up an answer
When I was six or seven
I like to think they’re dancing
At a sock hop up in heaven

If you really think about it
Socks are what we use
Like hand puppets on our feet
But we hide them in our shoes

They’re like wrapping paper
For an extraordinary treat
When you take off your socks
The present is your feet.

A big box of sox
Big box of sox
A big, big, big, big,
Big box of socks

©Barney Saltzberg 2007 inkless music

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