The wise little hen

En un par de ocasiones me han preguntado que de dónde saqué el nombre de este blog.
The Idle Hour Club es el lugar donde Peter Pig y Donald Duck se juntan para pasar un buen rato de flojeo sin más preocupaciones que tocar el acordeon y bailar alegremente al ritmo de éste.
Al menos así lo hacen en la caricatura llamada The wise little hen, de 1934. Esta es la primera caricatura en la que aparece Donald Duck y si quieren saber de que se trata, sigan leyendo...

The wise little hen

There once was a wise little hen,
who worried now and then
for fear that she'd be found in need
when winter came again.

With a basket full of corn
she started out one morn
she hoped to get the friends she met
to help her plant her corn.

Who'll help her plant her corn?
Who'll help her plant her corn?
Gay Peter Pig, who's strong and big
may help her plant her corn.

Will you help me plant my corn?
Will you help me plant my corn?

Who me?

Oh no!, i've got a belly ache.

Who'll help her plant her corn?
Who'll help her plant her corn?
If Donald Duck has any pluck
he'll help her plant her corn.

Will you help me plant my corn?
Will you help me plant my corn?

Who me?

Oh no, i've got a belly ache.

Who'll help her plant her corn?
Who'll help her plant her corn?
She might have known that she alone
would have to plant her corn.

Who'll help her harvest corn?
Who'll help her harvest corn?
Perhaps her friends will condescend
to help her harvest corn.

Will you help me harvest corn?
Will you help me harvest corn?

Who me?

Oh no, we've got a belly ache.

Who'll help her harvest corn?
Who'll help her harvest corn?
She might have known that she alone
would have to harvest corn.

There'll soon be muffins and cakes galore
Cornpones and fritters by the score.
More cornbread than I've seen before
Mmm, mmm, do I feel hungry!
Yum Yum Yum

Corn on the cob with gobs and gobs of melted butter oozing round and round, corn soup enough to feed and stuff an army...

Who'll help her eat her corn?
Who'll help her eat her corn?
Perhaps her friends will condescend
to help eat her corn.

Will you help me eat my corn?
Will you help me eat my corn?

Who me?

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, and how!

She'll eat the corn herself
She'll eat the corn herself
She'll eat the corn herself.

Although her friends now see the light
they've nothing but an apetite.
While they repent with all their might

She'll eat the corn herself.