Carlotta and the Barnyard Ballet

Each year in the spring there's a gala event
A Barnyard Ballet that is magnificent
The Barnyard Society sponsors the show
You must get there early to get the front row
Now, one year they sponsored Swan Lake Ballet
What a fiasco and oh, what a day
Disastrous things happened, nothing went right
The Sponsors got mad and started to fight
What caused this big headache? What started this mess?
I'll give you the scoop in ten minutes or less.
The swans had rehearsed, each on knew their part
The scenery we ready, a real work of art
The lighting was perfect, the music supreme
When all of a sudden they heard someone scream
It was Susie, the star of Swan Lake Ballet
She fell from the stage and was hurt in some way
What would they do without Susie the swan?
The star could not dance but the show must go on
The ballet director, Peter the pig
Was very upset, he was in trouble BIG
Now who would he get to dance the lead part?
With no time to spare the ballet must start.
When out on the stage, to Peter's dismay
Came Carlotta the cow, dancing ballet!
What had possessed her? What had she done?
A cow in the ballet? (This wouldn't be fun!)
Imagine Carlotta, dressed as a swan
A cute little tutu and high top sneakers on.
She got up on tip toe and twirled around and around
Did pirouettes without one little sound.
Could this be Carlotta the athletic cow?
When did she learn ballet? Well, she's doing it now!
With the next pirouette things began to go wrong
The orchestra started the Dying Swan song.
Carlotta's shoe string had just come undone
And here is where out story begins to get fun
She tripped on her shoe string stumbled around
Grabbed the stage curtain and pulled it right down
Then tried to get up and tripped once again
She rolled toward the orchestra pit and fell in
Musicians and instruments flew here and there
And Henry the conductor pulled out his hair.
He yelled at poor Peter "Get rid of that cow!
She's just got to go and I don't care how!"
But right then from the audience came
The sound of applause and Carlotta's name.
The crowd cheered "BRAVO CARLOTTA!" and laughed so hard
That Henry the conductor was caught quite off guard.
Carlotta regained her composure by now
She smiled at the audience then gave a bow.
Henry and Peter said "What do you know?
A star was just born and she's stolen the show!"

by Merrila Kowacich copyright 1990