Still Hopping on Pop
With apologies to Dr. Suess
This starts out a little slow but it picks up... It's about jumping on your dad's stomach... as in "Hop on Pop" by Dr. Suess
When I was young,
I liked to hop on pop.
The problem is...
I never learned how to stop!
Hop, Hop, Hop...
Hop all day…
Day after day...
After day, after day…
I'm hopping and hopping my life away.
Hopping on Pop
Has always been fun,
But Pop didn’t like it
When I turned twenty one.
Age twenty two,
Thirty three, Forty four...
Pop yelled "Son,
Please! No More!
My knees are weak
And my back is sore…
Put me out of my miz’ry.
Put me back in the war!"
With age comes weight,
Which adds to the fun,
Cuz’ I hop even harder
Weighing an eighth of a ton.
Hopping is fun…
In fact, it's a hoot!
And it's even better
When you make Pop toot!
But then, one day,
Pop ran out of gas.
Doc said he was ill
And made him lay on his ass!
"Just leave Pop alone!"
Is what the Doc said,
But hopping is great…
In a hospital bed!
Pop screamed for a nurse;
He screamed with a shrill...
"Get off of me son,
You're not in my will!"
I understand Pop,
I have a son too,
And he hops on me,
Like I hop on you!
He's 400 pounds…
And seven foot two.
He plays pro football
And has spikes on each shoe!
He has a son,
Whose name is Jim
And little Jim,
Likes to hop on him!
Pop said, "Yeah...
It is lots of fun.
I hop on my Pop,
Who’s one hundred one!"
"And he hopped on his pop
Who told him a fable...
Of how Pop Hopping started,
Way back with Cain and Abel!"
And from Henry the Third,
Through Henry the Seventh,
To Henry the Eighth,
Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh...
And on down the line…
We all hopped on pop!
It’s a family tradition,
That won’t ever stop!
So hop on your pop…
Let your kids hop on you…
Keep right on “Pop Hopping”
Til’ you’re a hundred and two!
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'Pop Hopping!'-EXCELLENT STUFF!!
I'm meeting my father this weekend for lunch, so i will be taking your advice, and doing the ol' 'Pop Hop!' during our meal! ha ha!
Excellent stuff, and well written. Love how you mentioned the Kings aswell!
DEbs :.)
Sorry Debs
Debs ...I am sorry I have not replied before now ... I really thought that Idid ... I typed up a reply but I must not have hit "Submit"
With that said I thank you so much for your support and kind words... have fun with your pop you should wait about 15 minutes after you eat before you hop on him... It's like that swimming rule..but it the most opertune time for hopping on pop!
If you want a good laugh you should read the broken Inglish comment below that i wrote to linda inquiring about my up coming "Hoppa da Papa" poem ....then go to the "Hoppa da Papa"poem and check out alll the Broken english comments below that one.
Thanks again!
Ray
Very Funny, Ray!
Both my sons LOVED Hop on Pop. It was their favorite book growing up out of all the "Dr's" books...
I liked reading it to them too.
Nice job on this one Ray!
Linda :)
If like Hop on pop...
Thanks Linda I really enjoyed writing this... i was laughing the whole time.
If you like Hop on Pop then you wlll love "Hoppa da Papa"
Ray
Raymondo....you Eyetalian Stalian You...
Is that the Italian version of Hop on Pop? LOL
Linda
I no can es say
Leenda... I no can es say for sure... What im gonna tell you is maybe et es...Maybe etta no es ... If I e tel you... den i'm gonna haf to do some den else dat you no wantta me to do and I no want ta do... you es much to pritti for dat... dat wud be a shame for sucha mucha bella chicca like you.... i tel you what imma gonna do for you...cuz I e likes you mucho... I no tel any body else... ok,... justta you... I'm gonna tel you ...you should come back tomorrow... Tomorrow issa new day.. and a new day can be like a pop'n a cork on a new bottle of vino... you neva no what you issa gonna get... some a times you get da vinegar... sometimes you get da unna magnifco flavor datta you neva eva gonna forget... Its like dat but its even more a better... It's more like a sex.. der issa no vinegar in sex ... et essa all gooda... or et essa more gooda and somma times et es mosta gooda. You know what I essay is true... Ok... I will see you tomorrow and you will know den what I try to say...
Bon journo me Bella
Ciao,
Ramondo
Ramondo
Leenda
I just e notis... You miss spell mi nombre... What essa matta you...
Mi nombre es Ramondo es no Raymondo... Et essa ok dis time.. But you should notta forget e dis... OK... Say hello to yor papa for me... tella him dat little Vinny took care of dat thing for him... Hessa a gooda man!
Bon journo!
Ciao,
Ramondo
Ramondo, right?
spiacente circa quel raggio, mi assicurerò ortografarlo correttamente approvazione seguente di tempo?
voi uomo bello voi.
Linda
Mi bella!
Il tempo è di destra per “il Papa di da di Hoppa„. voi donne belle voi!
Bon Journo,
Ramondo
the new Dr. Seuss...
We really need a new Dr. Seuss. Maybe you should consider being his replacement. This seems to be your forte, Ray. Great stuff! You could make a mint, too.
joyce
My friends
Thanks again Joyce... I have to laugh I have that memorized and am often asked to recite it... My friends call me Dr. Suezz sometimes!
I tried to send you a little note last week... but I could not find your email on here... Nothing special... but I had a question for you.
Ray
WOW!!!
raymond, siete così divertenti. e scommetterò che siete molto bei anche. sto cominciando a realmente come voi. e gradico le vostre poesie anche.
Linda
Leenda... now you es e
Leenda... now you es e talkin me language,
divertenti del così del siete. anche di bei di molto del siete del che dello scommetterò di e. il cominciando di sto un realmente viene voi. anche del poesie della e gradico le vostre.
Bon journo,
Ramondo