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HATS – The Musical

HATS – The Musical

February 7, 2019 Posted by Keith Wight 3 Comments

Keith Wight

The school compound is only 3 meters from the orphanage compound. All day you can hear the kids in their classrooms, at work and outside playing. They seem to do a lot of their learning by memorizing and repeating by rote. We can hear the kids chanting their responses as a group in class. That is also the way the kids here practice their homework. It sounds very musical, so I thought, why not a production of HATS – the Musical?
Seriously!

In fact, I have arranged the first song. You know the tune. Sing along.
(With apologies to Sharon, Lois and Bram!!)


VERSE 1 –
Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo,
I love homework!
Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo,
I love homework.
I love it with my brothers

Jose with Judel and Jofky

I love it all alone.

Markenson

I love it with Madame Joan

Jofky Sandra Karena Joan Anne and Jonathan

And sitting on a bench;

Luc

Oh, Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo,
I love homework!

VERSE 2 –
Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo,
I love homework.
Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo,
I love homework
I love it on my laptop

Leica

And with Madame Yolane,

House mother Yolande and Judel

I love it with my sisters

House mother Naomi Sandra and Karena

And sitting on my bed;

Dieunel

Oh, Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo,
I love homework!

Cut. Applause. Curtain
Stay tuned.
Keif

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About Keith Wight

Joan and Keith Wight have been involved with HATS since 2011. Keith is a retired airline pilot and previously volunteered with missions in Belize, Zimbabwe, Panama and Honduras in various capacities. Joan is a retired music teacher and uses her abilities to assist with the office work and tutor the children at HATS. Since retiring they have committed to 4 months per year in Haiti. They live in Montreal and have 3 daughters, 2 son-in-laws and 2 grandsons and 2 grand-daughters.

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  • Sandra
    · Reply

    February 8, 2019 at 6:07 AM

    Good one, I sang along!

  • Beate
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    February 8, 2019 at 11:37 PM

    Absolutely fantastic!!!! (OK so I can’t get the tune out of my head now!)

  • Bill
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    February 9, 2019 at 8:15 AM

    Not only an author (blog entry) but now writing lyrics to a musical! Such talent! What next?????

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