hollydolly
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awww... memories , I;d forgotten all about that one, when we played ball against the wall ..we sang about Mrs Peerie.. tho'...
Silly Childhood Sayings or Rhymes
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hollydolly
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Now you've got to remember we sang in a Scottish Dialect when we were kids.. so it would go like this..
Aunty Mary, Hud a Canary
Up the leg O' her drawers..
It widnae come doon, fer hauf a croon..so it won the Victoria Cross..
Aunty Mary, Hud a Canary
Up the leg O' her drawers..
It widnae come doon, fer hauf a croon..so it won the Victoria Cross..
hollydolly
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Three craws song..
Three craws sat upon a waaw,
Sat upon a waaw
Sat upon a waaw
Three craws sat upon a waaw
On a cauld an frosty mornin.
The first craw wis greetin for his maw
Greetin for his maw
Greetin for his maw.
The first craw wis greetin for his maw
On a cauld an frosty mornin'
The second craw fell an broke his jaaw,
Fell an broke his jaw
Fell an broke his jaaw
The second craw fell an broke his jaaaaw
On a cauld an frosty mornin'.
The third craw cudnae flee at aaw
Cudna flee at aaw
Cudna flee at aaw
The third craw cudna flee at aa
On a cauld an frosty mornin'
The fourth craw wisna there at aaw
Wisnae there at aaw
Wisnae there at aaaaw
The fourth craw wisnae there at aa
On a cauld an frosty mornin'.
That's aaw I ken aboot the craws
I ken aboot the craws
I ken aboot the craws
That's aaw I ken aboot the craws
On a cauld an frosty mornin'
Three craws sat upon a waaw,
Sat upon a waaw
Sat upon a waaw
Three craws sat upon a waaw
On a cauld an frosty mornin.
The first craw wis greetin for his maw
Greetin for his maw
Greetin for his maw.
The first craw wis greetin for his maw
On a cauld an frosty mornin'
The second craw fell an broke his jaaw,
Fell an broke his jaw
Fell an broke his jaaw
The second craw fell an broke his jaaaaw
On a cauld an frosty mornin'.
The third craw cudnae flee at aaw
Cudna flee at aaw
Cudna flee at aaw
The third craw cudna flee at aa
On a cauld an frosty mornin'
The fourth craw wisna there at aaw
Wisnae there at aaw
Wisnae there at aaaaw
The fourth craw wisnae there at aa
On a cauld an frosty mornin'.
That's aaw I ken aboot the craws
I ken aboot the craws
I ken aboot the craws
That's aaw I ken aboot the craws
On a cauld an frosty mornin'
Capt Lightning
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one my Grandfather used to recite..
One, two three, o'leery
haud ma whip till I spin my peerie
Oh a canna spin ma peerie
wish I were a laddie.
You started the peerie spinning with your hands and the used the whip to keep it spinning.
The rhyme is about an old man who no longer has the knack and wishes he was a boy again.
One, two three, o'leery
haud ma whip till I spin my peerie
Oh a canna spin ma peerie
wish I were a laddie.
Whip and peerie.. (a spinning top)hmmm .. what does it mean?
You started the peerie spinning with your hands and the used the whip to keep it spinning.
The rhyme is about an old man who no longer has the knack and wishes he was a boy again.
Paco Dennis
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"Liar, liar, pants on fire, nose is longer than a telephone wire."
hollydolly
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I remember it well , we sang it a lot.. and we played outside all the time...
CinnamonSugar
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A neighbor’s twist on Jack and Jill:
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And I got a dollar and a quarter !
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And I got a dollar and a quarter !
No, this is it.
Jack and Jill went up the hill
They each had a buck and a quarter.
Jill came down with 2 and a half,
They did not go up for water.
Jamala
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There was an Old Man with a beard
Who said, "It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!"
There was a Young Person of Crete,
Whose toilette was far from complete;
She dressed in a sack,
Spickle-speckled with black,
That ombliferous person of Crete.
There was an old drunkard of Devon,
Who died and ascended to Heaven;
But he cried: 'This is Hades-
There are no naughty ladies,
And the pubs are all shut by eleven.
Who said, "It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!"
There was a Young Person of Crete,
Whose toilette was far from complete;
She dressed in a sack,
Spickle-speckled with black,
That ombliferous person of Crete.
There was an old drunkard of Devon,
Who died and ascended to Heaven;
But he cried: 'This is Hades-
There are no naughty ladies,
And the pubs are all shut by eleven.
Alligatorob
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One of my early 45s!
Alligatorob
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A wonderful bird is the pelican. His beak can hold more than his belly can.
I don't know how the hell he can!
The poor benighted Hindu, for clothes he makes his skin do.
Hooka cooka my soda cracker
Does your mama chew tobacca
Chubby Checker, I think
Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief.
Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef.
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't home.
Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow bone.
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed,
I took the marrow bone and beat about his head.
Apologies to the Welsh members, if it helps my Grandfather Jones taught this one to me.
I don't know how the hell he can!
The poor benighted Hindu, for clothes he makes his skin do.
Hooka cooka my soda cracker
Does your mama chew tobacca
Chubby Checker, I think
Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief.
Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef.
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't home.
Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow bone.
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed,
I took the marrow bone and beat about his head.
Apologies to the Welsh members, if it helps my Grandfather Jones taught this one to me.