High Hopes

The song, High Hopes, was in my mind because I had put a You Tube clip of Frank Sinatra and a group of children singing it on my tutoring website (www.tutorfromlindenhurst.com).

After shoveling snow this morning I was making some hot tea and toast.  I was thinking with some concern about certain bills that would be coming due.  Then my mind shifted to the song, High Hopes, and I was thinking that the lyrics are really unusual.  It's such an uplifting song, and I found myself singing it in my head while waiting for the water to boil for tea and the toast to be done.   Just as I came to the line, 

"All problems just a toy balloon,.  They'll be bursted soon.  They're just bound to go POP" and at the exact moment that I said, "pop", the toast popped out of the toaster.  

I think that was a little sign of encouragement.  
Scroll down to play the song.

HIGH HOPES

Writer(s): Cahn/Van Heusen

Next time you're found, with your chin on the ground
There a lot to be learned, so look around

Just what makes that little old ant
Think he'll move that rubber tree plant
Anyone knows an ant, can't
Move a rubber tree plant

But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes
He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes

So any time you're gettin' low
'stead of lettin' go
Just remember that ant
Oops there goes another rubber tree plant

When troubles call, and your back's to the wall
There a lot to be learned, that wall could fall

Once there was a silly old ram
Thought he'd punch a hole in a dam
No one could make that ram, scram
He kept buttin' that dam

but he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes
He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes

So any time you're feelin' bad
'stead of feelin' sad
Just remember that ram
Oops there goes a billion kilowatt dam

All problems just a toy balloon
They'll be bursted soon
They're just bound to go pop

Oops there goes another problem kerplop
Oops, there goes another problem kerplop
Oops, there goes another problem kerplop
Kerplop!

Joan Virzera
www.catholic-collectibles.com