A few weeks ago I got an email from World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Animals and nature are created by God and my role is to steward it well. WWF do a great job of reminding me to steward God’s creation well. Anyway, the email I received from WWF told me that today is Manatee Appreciation Day. So there’s only one song that I can share with you today, Endangered Love by VeggieTales from King George and the Ducky (2000).

I can’t be fully serious, so be prepared for some silly comments that have varying degrees of seriousness.

Barbara Manatee,
You are the one for me,
Sent from up above,
You are the one I love.

I’m not sure it’s wise falling in love with fictional characters…

BIll:
Please don’t cry Barbara,
You’re a nice Manatee,
You’ve been so good to me,
But I must go into the world and do noble things for the good of all,
And you can’t come because you don’t speak French.
Au revoir!

I didn’t know speaking French is a requirement for doing noble things…

Barbarra:
But if you leave Bill, who will take me to the ball?
Who’s going to take me to the ball, Bill?
I have a new dress and shoes, a new Manatee lipstick,
Who will take me to the ball?

Is Manatee lipstick made from Manatee’s, designed for Manatee lips, or a Manatee colour?

Barbara: Please don’t go,
Bill: I must,
Barbara: Please don’t,
Bill: Must must,
Barbara: Don’t don’t,
Bill: Must must.

I love watching Larry’s eyes here, just like a table tennis match.

Barbara: Bill, I’ve learned French!
Bill: You have?
Barbara: Me oui. Je’si manatee. See?
Bill: We we monami,
I always knew you could,
I really hoped you would,
Now can we go into the world and do noble things for the good of all?
Barbara: Yes! But first Bill, will you take me to the ball? O Bill, will you take me to the ball?
…
Bill: I can’t dance.

If it’s a tragic tale for Barbarra Manatee, why is Larry surprised that Bill can’t dance

Barbara: You can’t? I must go,
Bill: Please don’t go,
Barbara: I must,
Bill: Don’t go,
Barbara: Must must,
Bill: Don’t don’t,
Barbara: Must must.

But at least we have a happy ending.

This has been silly songs with Larry. Tune in next time to hear Bill say…
Bill: Barbara, I’ve learned to dance,
Barbara: O Bill.

Endangered Love – Silly Songs with Larry