This is a really fun song that I found by Nat Needle that celebrates Bodhi Day, the Buddhist Holiday commemorating the day Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, achieved enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. This year, 2022, Bodhi Day lands on December 8th.
To play this song yourself, it's in the key of Bb, with Bb, Eb, and F as the only chords used.
Lyrics
There’s old Buddha, sittin’ under that Bodhi tree
There’s old Buddha, mind as quiet as it can be
Sittin’ like a wise old frog
Sittin’ like a lump on a log
Sittin’ with a smile on his face
Sittin’ like an empty space
Doesn’t mind rain, doesn’t mind thunder
What could bother old Buddha I wonder?
Ice cream?
He wasn’t bothered by ice cream,
He wasn’t bothered by ice cream,
He let old ice cream just float on by.
Watermelon?
He wasn’t bothered by ice watermelon,
He wasn’t bothered by watermelon,
He let old watermelon just float on by.
Bees?
He wasn’t bothered by bees,
He wasn’t bothered by bees,
He let old bees just float on by.
