Blurbs from the Burbs by Chickysara

T has learned a new song in Kindergarten. It goes: “Hello neighbor, what do you say? It’s going to be a happy day. Greet your neighbor (shake hands with a friend here), boogie on down (do a downward shimmy here), give a bump (bump hips with a friend here), and turn around (turn around here, of course).” So he wanted me to sing with him so that we could shake hands and bump hips but then we got into an argument over the lyrics. I sang the song just as above and then he corrected me: T: It’s not “greet.” Me: It is! It’s: ”Greet your neighbor…right?” T: NO! It’s not! Me: Well then, what is it? T: It’s “greechor” Me: Greechor? T: Yeah! You know “ greechor neighbor…?” Me: What’s a “greechor?” T: It’s when you shake hands with someone! Later, we got into an argument when we were playing the Letter Game. T: I’m thinking about something that starts with a “C.” Me: Cat? Cabin? Carrot? T: No. No. No. Me: Hmmm...how 'bout a hint? T: Okay, it’s green and it has leaves! Me: And it starts with...