O Canada!

Bump on your Thumb

Who shall be king of the little kids' swing?

Jimmy's the king of the little kids' swing

With a bump on your thumb

And a thump on your bum

And tickle my tum in Toronto.

Who shall see stars on the climbing bars?

Jimmy sees stars on the climbing bars

With a bump on your thumb

And a thump on your bum

And tickle my tum in Toronto.

And who shall come home with the night for his throne?

Jimmy's come home with the night for his throne

With a bump on your thumb

And a thump on your bum

And tickle my tum in Toronto.

--by the brilliant Canadian poet, Dennis Lee, from his book, "Alligator Pie"

To celebrate Canada Day, I've decided to do a short series of posts over the course of this week, that will feature some of my favourite Canadian artists. Stay tuned!