美國虎媽之歌

謹以此文祝各位新年快樂。

洛山愚士

世人都說虎媽出自咱中國人，實在是極大的偏見。在期望子女成龍成鳳方面，天下的母親可都一般“狠”，在照顧孩子衣食起居方面，天下的母親也都一樣辛苦。例如，美國不光有大量的虎媽，還有虎媽之歌！不信？那就聽聽下面這首“The Mom Song”。這首歌濃縮了一位美國媽媽在24小時內所講的話。隨便從歌詞（見附錄）中抄了幾句如下：

Eat your breakfast. The experts tell us it's the most important meal of all.

Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall.

Don't forget your piano lesson is this afternoon. So you must play.

No more computer time tonight.

Say thank you, please, excuse me.

Get a job, get a life, get a PhD!

If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too?

You're too old to act this way. It must be your father's DNA.

You don't need the reason why, because I said so. I'm the Mom!

上面有幾句是耳熟能詳的？可憐天下父母心，您說是不是？

好了，還是來聽歌吧。

[洛山愚士2011年12月26日]

【附錄】“The Mom Song”歌詞

Get up now
Get up now
Get up out of bed
Wash your face
Brush your teeth
Comb your sleepy head
Here's your clothes
And your shoes
Hear the words I said
Get up now
Get up and make your bed
Are you hot?
Are you cold?
Are you wearing that?
Where's your books and your lunch and your homework at?
Grab your coat and your gloves and your scarf and hat
Don't forget you gotta feed the cat
Eat your breakfast
The experts tell us it's the most important meal of all
Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall
Please remember the orthodon'tist will be seeing you at three today?
Don't forget your piano lesson is this afternoon
So you must play
Don't shovel
Chew slowly
But hurry
The bus is here
Be careful
Come back here
Did you wash behind your ears?
Play outside
Don't play rough
Would you just play fair?
Be polite
Make a friend
Don't forget to share
Work it out
Wait your turn
Never take a dare
Get along
Don't make me come down there
Clean your room
Fold your clothes
Put your stuff away
Make your bed
Do it now
Do we have all day?
Were you born in a barn?
Would you like some hay
Can you even hear a word I say?
Answer the phone
Get Off the phone
Don't sit so close
Turn it down
No texting at the table
No more computer time tonight
Your iPod's my iPod if you don't listen up
Where you going and with whom and what time do you think you're coming home?
Saying thank you, please, excuse me
Makes you welcome everywhere you roam
You'll appreciate my wisdom
Someday when you're older and you're grown
Can't wait 'til you have a couple little children of your own
You'll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly
But right now
I thank you NOT to roll your eyes at me
Close your mouth when you chew
Would appreciate
Take a bite
Maybe two
Of the stuff you hate
Use your fork
Do not you burp
Or I'll set you straight
Eat the food I put upon your plate
Get an A, Get the door
Don't get smart with me
Get a Grip
Get in here I'll count to 3
Get a job
Get a life
Get a PhD
Get a dose of...
I don't care who started it
You're grounded until your 36
Get your story straight
And tell the truth for once for heaven's sake
And if all your friends jumped off a cliff
Would you jump too?
If I've said it once, I've said at least a thousand times before that
You're too old to act this way
It must be your father's DNA
Look at me when I am talking
Stand up straight when you walk
A place for everything
And everything must be in place
Stop crying or I'll give you something real to cry about
Oh!
Brush your teeth
Wash your face
Get your PJs on
Get in bed
Get a hug
Say a prayer with Mom
Don't forget
I love you
**KISS**
And tomorrow we will do this all again because a mom's work never ends
You don't need the reason why
Because
Because
Because
Because
I said so
I said so
I said so
I said so
I'm the Mom
The mom
The mom
The mom
The mom
Ta-da