Rhymes from our childhood


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Updated twenty-eighteen    Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall  The structure of the wall was incorrect  So he got ten grand from Claims Direct 

It must be 50+ years ago since I heard that one.       That's because we are. 

It were me dad that made the fire It were me mam that made the tea It were me mam and dad that fell in love It were me mam and dad that made me It were me mam and dad that I was proud of It were

I remember that one,

I'm a little girl guide

I don't swear

sh1t, bogger, arsehole

I don't care

Let's see what the censors make of that.

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Hi Compo, can you remember when we used 'dip dip dip, my blue ship'? I want to teach my grand-daughter.

The final lines are from Julie's memory I couldn't remember all of it:

Dip dip dip my blue ship,

Sailing on the water,

Like a cup and saucer,

Out goes one,

Out goes two,

Out goes another one,

And that makes you. (or possibly means you).

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This hand-clapping rhyme for two people from my sister:

My mother told me - full stop

If I was goody - full stop

That she would buy me - full stop

A rubber dolly - full stop

My sister told her - full stop

I kissed a soldier - full stop

And now she won't buy me - full stop

A rubber dolly - full stop!

Full stop is when your hands clap your thighs and then your hands clap together before starting the clapping with the partner's hands again.

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''A two ball' rhyme from Julie:

Queen, Queen Caroline,

Washed her hair in turpentine,

Turpentine made it shine,

Queen, Queen Caroline.

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Will you come to the mission, will you come,come,come?

Have a nice cup of tea & a bun,bun,bun............

Supposedly sung by sally army girls, whilst bashing their tambourines......................or then again was it our playgound version of their rallying cry?

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Ours was slightly different:

We three kings of orient are,

One in a taxi, one in a car,

One on a scooter, papping his hooter,

Following Ringo Starr.

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Remember it! Julie's version is slightly different: "Corned beef and mustard"

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Picking a person to be or do something when we were not so politically correct; one word per person and going round in order. Person who got the last mo of the rhyme was it!-

Eany Meany Miny Mo,

Catch a nigger by the toe,

If he squeals let him go,

Eany Meany Miny Mo

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And another, learnt at RoT Sunday School over 50 years ago courtesy of Brian Andrews!!!!!!!!

Dead dogs liver, drowned cat's eye,

Mouldy cheese and yellow matter pie

Stir it quick and spread it thick

and wash it down with a cup of cold sick.

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appy birthday to you

i went to the zoo

i saw great big gorrila

and he just looked like you.

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I'd love to be a caterpillar,

Life is such a farce,

Sliding down the mulberry leaves,

and landing on my.........toenails

The elephant is an elegant bird

It flits from bough to bough,

Makes its nest in a rhubarb tree,

and whistles like a cow.

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And a clapping rhyme from school:

I had the scarlet fever,

I had it very bad,

They wrapped me in a blanket,

And put me in a cab.

The cab was very shaky,

I nearly tumbled out,

and when I got to hospital,

I heard the kiddies shout,

"Oh mummy daddy take me home,

From this convalescent home,

I've been here a week or two

And now I want to be with you!"

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The song: Oh you'll never get to heaven, had many verses, one I remember from early 60's was very topical, as Corned Beef from Argentina had just been banned from import....................

Oh you'll never get to heaven (repeat) Oh you'll never get to heaven, in a corned beef tin (repeat) in a corned beef tin, cos' the Ministry of Food,

cos' the Ministry of Food, won't let you in, won't let you in.

All above repeated but sung faster........................................anybody remember other verses? I think rowing boats was one

Sung to the tune of: I ain't gonna greave my Lord no more...................

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