Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 At assembly, held in the afternoon on the last day of the academic year at The Manning, we always sang the hymn God Be With You Til We Meet Again. On the day I left, I changed the words to God Forbid We Ever Meet Again and, to ensure everyone heard me, I sang the descant instead of the melody. Staff looking daggers at me but...THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I was straight out of the door when assembly ended. . Had to rush home and throw my uniform in the bin! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 808 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Liar liar your bums on fire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Our children when they were young would say: "Liar, liar, your pants are on fire". I can't remember ever saying anything like that when I was a child! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 808 Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Compo sounds like the clapping song by Shirley Ellis in the 60s. 3.6.9 the goose drank wine the monkey chewed tabacco on the street car line. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 808 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Inky dinky plonkey the farmer bought a donkey the donkey died the farmer cried inky dinky plonkey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,296 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Round our way it was Inky Pinky Ponky Father had a donkey...…………….. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBen 0 Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 I'm very late to the party here, but I remember a different variation to the Rule Britannia one. I was raised in Yorkshire so maybe in the 80s, pre Internet, colloquial preferences are what played a part here. But it went: Rule Britannia, Three monkeys on a stick. One fell down and paralysed his Prickles grow on bushes, Prickles grow on trees, Prickles grow on Chinamen, Just above their knees. Sally had a baby She called it Sonny Jim, She took it to the toilet To see if it could swim. It swam to the bottom, It swam to the top, Sally got excited And she pulled it by the Cockles, mussels, 3 and 6 a jar Ever seen a policeman Pulling up his Flies are dirty, Slugs are worse This is the end of this dirty little verse. Just brilliant. Hadn't sung it in 20 years and I still remember every line now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Naughty ones When I was a lad as big as me dad i used to ride a pony i ticked it's **** with a rhubarb stick and made it sh*t palony. Penny a peep twopence a look ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,418 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Rule Britannia two tanners make a bob Three make one and six And four two bob.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 One tall midget reached up high, Touched the ground above the sky, Tied his loafers, licked his tongue, And told about the bee he stung. He painted, then, an oval square The color of the bald man's hair, And in the painting you could hear What's undetected by the ear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted April 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 That's a new one for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Don't really want to scroll through these pages, but was One men went to mow, went to mow a meadow, mentioned? I am reading a book set in WW2 and the kids sang this. I had forgotten about it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,149 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Don't forget his dog Kath. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 I remember singing ‘One man and his pet Pomeranian poodle pup’ on the last line of each verse. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted February 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Nowadays Margie, with all these poodle mix dogs, it would be a pompoo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,149 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 KatyJ, if you crossed a Chamois with a poodle, would it be a 'Shampoo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 I agree there are a lot of part-poodle dogs around these days, although there may also be lots of unregistered breeders who are making a lot of money out of it! Our son has a 9 months old ‘labradoodle’ puppy but she looks just like a toy poodle and is just as small, intelligent and very quick! The only trace of Labrador is a golden streak on her ear hair. Apparently, her mother was a labradoodle and her father was a toy poodle borrowed from a neighbouring farm. She is lovely but a bit of a handful sometimes - we look after her several days a week. (and she wasn’t cheap) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted February 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 All poodle mix dogs here are very expensive. But they are mongrels in reality. (I do like them though, very cute) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavertongirl 1,719 Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 I have a poodle mix, heard them aptly described as a “vortex of frantic joy” which describes mine exactly. Everything is exciting from morning to night, he has such a joy of living, wish I had half his energy. He certainly keeps us on our toes. They are classed as mixed breeds here, mongrels are more a “Heinz 57” mixture and yes they are very expensive here as well (lockdown pushed all dog prices through the roof) but worth every penny. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David sheridan 159 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Afew little ditties not mentioned here i remember as a nipper, Do ya wanna come to my birthday party ? We're having custard and jelly , And a punch in the belly. It was in bagdad where me mother met me dad . Dip dip dation, corporation, how many buses are in the station 3, 1,2,3 and O U T spells out . Might jog afew memories ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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