Beans in our ears ...

(Elsa Peretti design)

Our mother says not to put beans in our ears,

Beans in our ears, beans in our ears.

Our mother says not to put beans in our ears,

BEANS in our EARS!

When I was little, dad used to sing that song about not putting beans in our ears - a contrary child, I'd slip one in now and again (green beans NOT baked beans, baked beans were, are and will always be VILE) just to see if anything would happen. Nothing ever did.
Now, thanks to Mr Brown (with assistance from brother OJ, the international shopper) I can put little silver beans in my ears whenever I want - which is often.