Nail The School Run Like A Pro: The School Run Song
Want some tips for nailing the school run? Look somewhere else! No matter how prepared we seem to be, there is always something that goes wrong. This post is a little song about some of the stuff we seem to encounter on a regular basis. It’s to the tune of the Sailor’s Hornpipe.
Click the play icon on this bar to sing along:
The School Run Song
The alarm goes off and I turn and hit the snooze
But on the eigthteenth time, I remember we’ve got school!
Now we’ll never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never,
Never, never, never get to school on time!
Go and wake the kids but they won’t get out of bed,
They just roll over and stick a pillow on their heads.
Will we ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,
Ever, ever, ever get to school on time?
Get your vest on. Get your socks on. Do your buttons up.
No you cannot wear your goggles and you can’t dress up.
Can we ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,
Ever, ever, ever get to school on time?
Someone’s wet the bed so I’ll have to wash the sheet
But the machine is full and the house now stinks of pee.
Now we’ll never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never,
Never, never, never get to school on time!
Great! The toaster’s bust! And the milk is out of date.
Looks like for breakfast, kids, we’ll be munching After Eights!
Will we ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,
Ever, ever, ever get to school on time?
Get your shoes on. Get your coat on. Do your zipper up.
No you cannot wear my lipstick and you can’t dress up.
Can we ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,
Ever, ever, ever get to school on time?
In the car we get (after twenty-six false starts
Retrieving pumps, bags, shorts, library books now torn apart).
And we’ll never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never,
Never, never, never get to school on time!
Chaos central now on the road outside the gate,
And as we charge for class, toddler trips and cuts his face.
Will we ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,
Ever, ever, ever get to school on time?
Get your book bag. Get your rucksack. Pull your trousers up.
No I can’t sing ‘Let It Go’ and no I won’t shut up.
Can we ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,
Ever, ever, ever get to school on time?
Well I spy the teacher now; she’s about to close the door.
A final sprint and they’re not my problem anymore!
Well I never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never,
Never, ever, thought we’d get to school on time!
Special thanks to my hubby for singing the school run song for me!
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This is just brilliant! Although we aren’t in the realms of school runs yet I can imagine this is the sort of thing we’ve got to look forward to!!! ha ha xx #coolmumclub
Oh so much to look forward to! Yes, indeed. Thank you for commenting. L
Haha that’s so true! And well done on breaking through with a new blog genre I look forward to your next creation.
Hahaha thank you, Janet! I think the “mlog” (musical blog) could catch on!
Hahaha… nobody prepared me for the pain of the school run. A bit like labour in that regard! #coolmumsclub
Ha! Yes I guess you’re right! You just think, “how hard can it be?!”…until you’re there!
Great! Have you been at my house in the morning?;)) I wonder when it will get better, if at all…?!
Hehe I’m so glad these things happen in other people’s houses too! I think it will get better when the kids have their own homes. Until then… keep counting to 10!
Amazing…love it when people make their blog posts musical!
I have to say though it feels a LOOOOONG time since I had to drag anyone out of bed…opposite problem in our house!
Thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub
Aaah yes and that is even more frustrating! Thank you for commenting. L
Well done to hubby on the singing 🙂
Great lyrics.
Thank you, Suzie 🙂 He’s definitely the singer in our house!
Ha! I find it hard enough to get out of the house to get to nursery on time – I can’t imagine how much harder it will be when the Popple starts school! #ablogginggoodtime
I think it wouldn’t be so bad if you could just do everything for them, but they want to do it themselves and it takes aaaages! And you ask them to do something (e.g. put their socks on) and tick it off in your mind… but then you find them 10mins later, hiding under the bed, bare feet! Aargh! Hahaha.
I love it. If it was my song it would include the morning run to the shop in the village with my slippers on because I have no more food for breakfast. #ablogginggoodtime
Haha yup. Where does all the breakfast stuff go??! The number of times I go to the cupboard in the morning and it’s all disappeared! Ha!
No you can’t wear goggles. That really tickled me! Well done you, super fun post to read #coolmumclub
Hehe thank you, Lex. If only I was making it up…
LOL! Loved it. I had a mum who had had a morning just like this today. I’d like to think I was kind enough to make her morning a bit better. Loved the goggles and dress up, sounds very familiar. Thank you for linking up to #ablogginggoodtime
Oh good, I’m glad it’s not just me! Some mornings, no matter what you do, it seems like the universe is against you 😉
This is great, all so true, breakfast of after eights, love it. We always find teeth brushing such a chore too, and normally some sort of stain on the uniform before we are out the door! #ablogginggoodtime
Oh yes teeth brushing is a nightmare. I still can’t believe that I have to allocate 15mins to brushing 2 mouths (plus mine) – how does it take so long?? And stains on the uniform – always! Aaargh! It’s like they’re invisible until you step out of the house and then suddenly – bam! Hahaha
Bahaha couldn’t agree more, love the lack of ease and the reality of chaos #ablogginggoodtime
I think “chaos” pretty much sums it up! However hard we try to be ready on time, something always thwarts us…
Oh this is brilliant! I was singing along all the way and it captures that morning chaos so perfectly. I had to chuckle over the line about the toaster being bust and the milk being out of date so having to eat After Eights for breakfast – glad it’s not just me that has those kind of moments! And glad that somehow you managed to get to school on time after all! #coolmumclub
Desperate times call for desperate measures (plus everyone has an old packet of After Eights left over from Christmas somewhere in their cupboards!) Hahaha. Thanks for your comment, Louise. L
Ha! Has to be better than screaming like a banshee…
Mornings can be quite stressful, can’t they!
Awesome. Very funny and so true!!
Hehe thank you!
Haha brilliant – loved it! We haven’t yet got into school runs but we have a pretty strict nursery schedule so I can catch my train to work…this made me laugh 🙂 xx #pocolo
Oooh I can imagine you have to be very strict if you have to catch a train – they don’t wait for you! (I speak from lots and lots of personal experience! haha). Thank you for commenting. L
Brilliant! This will be me next year! Argh! #pocolo
It comes round so quickly! Thank you for leaving a comment, Jaki. L
Haha love it! We will never, never, never, never, never, never get to school on time either!
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Glad it’s not just us then! Hehe. Problem is, every time I say to the kids “we’re going to be late”, they now start singing this song at me. “We’ll never, never, never, never….”
This is absolutely fantastic! I was in fits and recognised it from our own mornings! Your husband is very talented, and you, for writing the lyrics. Thanks for joining us at the #bigpinklink
Hehe I’ll pass on the compliment to him! So glad you enjoyed it and thank you for commenting. L
Brilliant. I feel your pain but mine’s for the nursery run. I can never work out why it takes so long – mainly I think because daughter decides the best time to sleep in is when we have work/nursery #bigpinklink
I know, right? Why are they up at the crack of dawn on the weekend, but sleeping like logs on a week day?! Haha.
Ha ha brilliant. My kids are actually ok at getting ready for school & if they do dwaddle I bribe with YouTube time. #bigpinklink Lifeinthemumslane
I don’t think my kids particularly “do” anything to make us late. Things just seem to happen . For example, this morning we were ready to go in plenty of time, I got the kids seatbelted up, and then we realised Jenny’s coat was not where we expected so I had to dash around the house like a crazy person looking for it! Aaargh! Haha.
That must ring so true for so many! I think one of mine went in with odd shoes yesterday even at age 12 as it was time to go and he couldn’t find a pair. I have no patients for waiting for them now they are old enough. Love your poem, it brought back many primary days for me.
Haha brilliant – desperate times call for desperate measures! Hehe. Thank you for commenting. L
This reminds me of the theme song to Saved By the Bell. #TwinklyTuesday
Oh I used to LOVE that programme!!!
Haha I absolutely love this! I have yet to experience the school run but I can imagine this would so be the case. And well done hubby for the singing 🙂 #TwinklyTuesdays
Thanks Amy. I’ll pass the compliment onto hubby 🙂
Haha such a funny song! We’re a bit young for the school young yet but I remember these days from my younger brothers! #bigpinklink
The school run panic is timeless! Haha. Thank you for commenting, Amie. L
Haha, brilliant! Also well done to your other half for singing 🙂 #FamilyFun
Thank you. I was very grateful he agreed to help me out 🙂
Love it! I’ve done this so many times!
#FamilyFun
I think the school run is pretty much the same in everyone’s house up and down the country 🙂 hehe.
Thankfully I only do pick up as Misery Guts does drop off – even so it goes something like this! #ablogginggoodtime
Oh you’ve managed that well 😉 nothing quite like the panic of trying to get to school on time. Lol
He he, I am so happy that I am owner of the 15 month old a tthe moment and school runs are a distant thought on my mind! I know it’ll be here before I know it! Thanks for linking up to #FamilyFun
Oh yes it’ll creep up on you in no time! Mind you, I remember it being quite a nightmare trying to get out of the house with a baby in tow too so it doesn’t really change!
Oh god so many people make the school run seem so stressful I’m really not looking forward to it. We struggle to get out of the house at a reasonable time at the best of times! At least we have two years to get practising eh. Thank you for sharing with us at #familyfun xx
Hehe it’s not so bad. You just have to leave plenty of time.. and then double it! Hahaha
Had to laugh at this, as my children are getting older it is so much easier but I recall when the twins were young we could never get out the door on time. Mich x
There just always seems to be something that happens completely unexpectedly, however “on time” we are. Oops!
Ha ha, this is fab. School mornings are so much fun
#FamilyFun
Yes school mornings definitely have a charm all of their own – nothing else quite like it! Hehe.
Ha ha brilliant! I have a year off from the school run this year as my eldest has just started high school and my youngest doesn’t go to primary until next year. I am so enjoying it, just for now!
#bigpinklink
Oooh lucky you! Make the most of having a years’ break from it 🙂 I’m sure it will roll around again all too quickly!
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