The Meatball Song

I am always singing songs to Lucy. I am a horrible singer, but she loves songs and music so I sing songs she knows, make up songs, hum - whatever. So, last week Lucy, Michael, Josh and I were all loafing around on our bed and I started singing "On Top of Spaghetti". For those of you who are unfamiliar with this classic it is basically a song about a rogue meatball rolling off of the table and onto the floor, until eventually the meatball is nothing but mush. Sung to the tune of "On Top of Old Smokey", the meatball song is one I remember fondly from my own childhood. I thought it would be a funny, silly song that Lucy would really like. As I was singing I could see Lucy getting sad. It wasn't a typical toddler big burst into tears sad, it was a quivering of the lip and tears welling in the eyes sad. As I got to the end of the song tears were streaming down Lucy's little face and she was crying. So sad about the meatball, she was totally overcome with emotion and had no idea why. My heart melted. Her raw emotion and empathy were so sincere I just gave her a big hug. It was so funny and cute at the same time. I wanted to keep singing the meatball song because it was so cute, but it just made Lucy too sad. Now when we talk about "The Meatball Song" she tells me not to sing it because she cries and then she asks me why it makes her cry. She is such a funny little bird, so sensitive. The silly little meatball song making her cry makes me smile. I'm not quite sure why.