Dumb Sister

Susan gets the lyrics wrong

Words 269


‘Hey, Brian!’

‘What’s up sis?’

‘You know that song…? What’s it called?’

‘Oh great, how am I supposed to know what you’re talking about?’

‘You know, it’s on the radio all the time.’

‘Duh?’

‘It’s about the sea.’

‘Yeah, that narrows it down a bit’

‘No need to be so sarcastic. I’m only twelve!’

‘Okay, sorry. Tell me again.’

‘Right, it’s in the top ten. Petula Clark sings it!’

‘Oh, you mean, Sailor.’

‘Yeah that’s it.’

‘Well? What about it?’

‘Oh yeah, right. There’s a bit in it that I can’t make out what she’s singing.’

‘What’s that then?’

‘What’s a lulu?’

‘A what?’

‘A lulu, you know she sings—🎶As you sail across the sea, La La La.🎶 Then something about Amsterdam.’

‘Yeah?’

‘I can’t work out what a lulu is.’

‘Honestly, Susan, I have no idea what you’re saying. I’ve gotta go, I’m meeting someone.’

‘No! Wait. just tell me!’

‘I don’t know!’

‘Don’t go, Brian. It’s driving me crazy.’

‘You’re driving me crazy.’

I’ll sing it for you. 🎶All my love is there beside you? In Capri or Amsterdam, Honolulu or Siam…🎶

‘Yeah, so what?’

‘What’s a lulu? Stop laughing. Tell me!’

‘It’s Honolulu, you idiot. Not on a lulu.’

‘Oh.’

‘How did I end up with such a dumb sister?’

‘Don’t call me dumb. I’m telling Mum!’

Written for

FORUM

The Dialogue 500  (18+) Dialogues of 500 words or less. #941862 by W.D.Wilcox

Prompt: Write a story about a time you got the lyrics to a song wrong.