As a a small child, I remember one time when it was beautiful outside. My four sisters and I were playing in the backyard of the apartment we lived in. The yard was pretty flat, with one side that sloped down, making it perfect for small sledding in the winter because there was a fence at the bottom. The hill was probably between 5 to 8 feet slope, but that was enough for us. Since I was a small child, my perception of the hill’s size might be a little off.

Anyway, I remember playing tags and we were all over in that yard.

Before I knew it, one of the sisters—though I can’t remember who—ran to the circle that was near the hill I mentioned and started singing. The circle was probably about 5 inches off the ground and was made of rocks of various sizes. It was about 4 feet in diameter, and the middle was filled with soil, where some weeds were growing. I remember there were no flowers or any other plants, just weeds.

Three of the sisters heard their sibling singing and recognized the song. They ran to the edge of the circle, standing on the rocks, and joined in.

They were doing the hand gesture that goes with the song and that when I knew it was “Bunny Foo Foo.” I didn’t have the song memorized so I just stood there and watch. I was enjoying watching all my sisters faces were smiling so huge. In the end, it was happy voices that was shared by my sisters.

That day keep appearing in my memory because it was one of the rarest moment that we were all together and JUST …. happy.

I had to hunt down the lyric and here the song that my sisters sang …

NOTE * Sing it like melodically similar to “Itsy Bitsy Spider” song.

— LYRIC of Little Bunny Foo Foo —

Little Bunny Foo Foo,
Hopping through the forest,
Scooping up the field mice,
And bopping them on the head.

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said,

“Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don’t want to see you,
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping them on the head.”
“I’ll give you three chances,
And if you don’t behave,
I’m gonna turn you into a goon!“

Little Bunny Foo Foo,
Hopping through the forest,
Scooping up the field mice,
And bopping them on the head.

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said,

“Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don’t want to see you,
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping them on the head.”
“I’ll give you two chances,
And if you don’t behave,
I’m gonna turn you into a goon!“

Little Bunny Foo Foo,
Hopping through the forest,
Scooping up the field mice,
And bopping them on the head.

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said,

“Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don’t want to see you,
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping them on the head.”
“I’ll give you one chances,
And if you don’t behave,
I’m gonna turn you into a goon!“

I gave you three chances,
And you didn’t behave,
And now I’m gonna turn you into a goon.

POOF!