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Farmer and the D

Are those CGM farm animals alerting farmer to a Low?!
I found myself singing this song recently, while sitting at my kitchen table:

"Lantus in the leg. Lantus in the leg. Hi-ho, the derry-o, a shot of Lantus in the leg."

Go on. Sing along. You know you want to.

Now, I can't tell you What the Fructose a dell or derry-o even are, sine I'm not a farmer and I didn't care enough to Google it. But I do know it's a catchy tune. So that's all there is to it.

(Humming to myself... Snapping my fingers to the beat.)

Now, just imagine what it'd be like if Old McDonald Had a D-Farm...
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kim said…
well i'd like to thank you mike. i will have this lovely little tune floating in my head for the rest of the day! LOL!! and before you even said it, i was singing the words you wrote, outloud in my dining room as i read it!!
September 2, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Scott S said…
I am speculating here (100%) but I thought it was "Hi-ho, the DAIRY-o" which might make more sense since the song is supposedly about a farmer. Then again, I am only guessing so it could be just a naive assumption on my part.
September 2, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Bob P said…
A dell is a valley. It's also the brand of laptop I have on order. Not that I'm geeked out about that.
September 2, 2011 at 2:19 PM
Heidi / D-Tales said…
That is SO catchy! I can't get it out of my head now! Too funny! :)
September 2, 2011 at 8:44 PM
Unknown said…
I have always just blindly sung the lyrics and never gave the "derry-O" or the "dell" much thought. LOL. Nice tune.
September 3, 2011 at 6:28 AM
Amy said…
I thought it was Dairy-O, too. Now you've made me want to Google it... because I just need an excuse to waste more time online today. LOL!
September 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Hallie Addington said…
This is SO my life! Kindergarten tunes and D. Too funny!
September 4, 2011 at 2:35 PM
Anonymous said…
Nice! New lyrics to teach the kid. :)
September 4, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Recycle Diabetic Test Strips said…
Just LOL'd haha. I get these tunes in my head often, no idea where they came from, or what they even may be.
September 5, 2011 at 1:03 PM
Aaron said…
new lyrics, more fun :) lol
March 26, 2012 at 3:25 AM
Cash for Diabetes Strips said…
lol. I remember when i was in kindergarten. new lyrics and it's so funny :)
March 26, 2012 at 3:29 AM
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That is SO catchy and funny! :)
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