Ball+ | Peter Alsop

Peter Alsop

Music for Children and Adults

Ball+

From the album Camping With Dads Buy Now

P:         Let's make some dinner, for when everyone gets back.

Quin:   Sure.

P:         Quinnlyn and I chopped up some cabbage and made some coleslaw,

            then we started a small fire to heat up some beans and make 

            spaghetti and red sauce for dinner.

Leon:   Hey!  We're back from swimming!  How come you didn't come?

P:         Quinn and I were talking about what we can do to stop people from

            fighting with each other, ... and we made some dinner for you folks.

Quin:   I didn't go 'cause the water's too cold.

Leon:   It was so coooold!!

Quin:   And most of our stuff's still wet, ... because of you!

P:         Quinn?  It starts with you?  Right?

Quin:   Sorry.  Forgot.

Stu:      Forgot what?

Quin:   Nothin'.  Forgot to wear my pink bathing suit.

Bailey: How come only girls get to wear pink?

Stu:      Boys can wear pink too, if we want.

Andre  Not at our school.

Norm:  Yeah, my guys here would catch a lot of flack if they wore pink 

            at school.

Chad:   Same at our school.  Pretty silly rule.

Bailey: It's not really an official rule, ... but mostly, ... girls are "s'posed ta" 

            wear pink and boys are "s'posed ta" wear blue!

Norm:  We were raised with all those "s'posed ta's" Bailey!  I used to play with

            GI Joe dolls when I was little, but when my friends teased me and said

            I was a sissy because only girls are "s'posed ta" play with dolls.  

            It hurt a lot.  But now, I say, "Who cares?"  I'd pretend I was a medic!

            Bandage up all Joe's battle wounds after he'd get blown up, ... 

            prob'ly made me a better Dad!

Gerald: I learned how to crochet scarves for my friends, back when I was a 

            little rug rat, only girls or women were "s'posed ta" crochet things.  

            I thought you kids were breaking down all these binary 

            gender stereotypes!

Quin:   We are!  I'm wearing blue!

P:         And what color is my undershirt, ... please?  Anyone?  Anyone?

All:       Pink!

Bailey: But you're old, ... so you don't have to worry about what kids at school

             say about you.

P:         Hold me back!  Hold me back, I feel a song comin' on!     (*BOING!!)