Lady Mondegreen, A Black and White Cow

I'm snackin' light now
Crack a slight bow.
Just whack and bite now
Dragon fight, Wow!
I'm packin' right now
A stack of bright towels
A black and white cow!
This is the story of my life... making up words to fit, never mind whether they make sense.

I named this pretty little heifer in honor of my new favorite vocabulary word:

mondegreen - when a word or phrase is created after mishearing a poem or song lyric

Sylvia Write coined the word in a 1954 article for Harper's Magazine when she admitted to hearing the words of an old Scottish poem incorrectly as a child. She'd heard and imagined,

     "They have slain the Earl O'Murray And Lady Mondegreen."

Only that wasn't it!

It should have been:

     "They have slain the Earl O'Murray and laid him on the green."

This... is... MY... word!

It seems that there is no end to my lyric mess ups  mondegreens!

My poor husband just shakes his head and sighs when I sing along with the radio.

"Seen my sheriff broke and laid low..."

nope... it's

"Seen my share of broken halos..."

so sorry Chris Stapleton

"Whoa-oh, Johnny go..."

nope... it's

"Whoa-oh, China Grove..."

so sorry Doobie Brothers

"Hell fire up...'

nope... it's

"Elvira..."

so sorry Oak Ridge Boys

"Odor Uptight..."

nope.... it's

"Hold her up tight...'

so sorry Alabama

"Lookin' for my lost jiggery-zaw..."

nope... it's

"Lookin' for my lost shaker of salt..."

so sorry Jimmy Buffet

"Go smell a policeman..."

nope... it's

"Warm smell of colitas..."

so sorry Eagles

I could honestly go on and on and on and on with these.

And, yes, I realize that I sing words that make no sense at all.

I have to admit that I'm kind of jealous of Sylvia Write. How cool would it be to get to invent a brand new word!

I've decided that I have a disability, and it needs a name.

If dyslexia is difficulty with letters and reading and discalculia is difficulty with numbers and math, then my word will be dislyricia, difficulty with lyrics and songs.

So, exactly what does this all have to do with the cow painting?

Well, she is a lovely lady cow who needed a name.

I tried dozens of names, but none stuck.

When Ron said, "Call her Lady Mondegreen," it made me laugh out loud... My new favorite cow named for my new favorite word!

Original Oil Painting on 10"x 10" Wrapped Canvas
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