Evie has definite musical preferences. No, Mommy, I will not look at you while you sing The Muffin Man, and no, I do not know him. But if you sing about that Glorious Spider going up the water spout, I will smile at you and look up into your eyes like you are a genius. With the same curiosity that led me to look up why Sophie the Giraffe is so awesome , I decided to look up the Itsy Bitsy Spider, also known as the Incy Wincy Spider. The Itsy Bitsy Spider was first published in 1910 in a camp lore book as an adult song. Except it was originally the "Blooming Bloody Spider." I'd much rather have a tiny spider than a bloody and expanding arachnoid, so I will keep using "Itsy Bitsy." I found all this out from Wikipedia if you're interested. As one of our good friends (DT) pointed out, Itsy Bitsy Spider is a song about hope, which is why Evie likes it so much. I did a quick analysis of the note in my head and it's just 5 notes over and over a...
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