And so we'd jumped and so we'd laughed
For summer had comeThat summer so harshNo school, no teachersO joy, O joyWe'd jumped and jumped and jumpedAnd so we'd played for days and days
And then we'd danced some too
And kids were we and friends were we
Was that class one or two?
Our eyes and hearts were filled with joyAnd we loved the flowersAnd we loved the toysAnd jumping jacks and crazy dollsWe sang and danced both girls and boysBut soon, so soon, O how soon it wasThat mother began to callEach time I left my house she criedI want you back soon, you can't be lateI want you back much before nightfallBut I'd be with my friend at homeSo why was she so sourAfterall we'd always jumped and laughed and rolled aboutAt his place past our wee hourBut mother looked oh so stern,Her eyes were forbiddingSo stern she looked, so thus I kept shutBut yet I thought it was wrong of herAnd decided to give her a slip, a cutSo both of us, my friend and IRan across through townRan off towards the zooWe laughed and jumped, and jumped and laughedAnd like the chimp, we mimicked tooOh fun what fun, and oh what cheerWe giggled and giggled and giggled some moreTook a journey back all the way throughI ignored my thoughts, ignored her wordsAnd went back to my old boy blueAnd soon we thought we need to rest
For jump we did all day
A yawn escaped our lips, a sigh
Our lids began to sway
And so we lay, so tired but happyJust as those cherubic angels as were weWe smiled our special smile togetherLike we did since we were threeAnd so we slept, and slept some more
Smiling through the sound
Of a slight snore my little friend bore
And an arm to arm around
And soon it was morning and I awoke
A smile, with a feeling bright
For my friend was still snoring and snoring away
So thus I tread, with a hope
And still a smile so slight.
And skipping and hopping I smiled, I smirked
A tub of water that's all I needed
Snore! Snore! Snore!
With shaking shoulders I muffled a laugh
And WHOOSH! Water galore.
How he squealed, and how I squeaked
A peal of laughter, a guffaw so loud
And so was to begin a long long summer
With friends and games and laughter
But then a look ever so slight
A slip, a frown and a hurried smile
For we were quick to smirk it out
To laugh and forget and laugh some more
And soon I left, for house to home
For after those moments few
We still laugh and still shout and still giggle
But I haven't gone back,
And I've haven't jumped too