Clementine

[kwillia]

Serious. If it was rotten, why'd he eat it?

Exactly.

 

[vraiblonde]

Exactly.

The singer must be a guy because a woman would crack the peanut open and go, "Ack. Rotten" and throw it away.

A guy would go, "This smells terrible! Better taste it..." I'm surprised there's no line about him offering it to his friends and killing all of them, too. "Hey, dude! I think this is rotten - taste it and see what I mean..."

 

[Nickel]

I'd never heard it until my wife taught it to my kids. I wonder if it's regional?

Dunno, where's she from?

"Hey, dude! I think this is rotten - taste it and see what I mean..."

I hate that! "Ew, taste this".

 

[desertrat]

How about this one?

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I dunno why she swallowed that fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
Perhaps she'll die.

Or.

Miss Lucy had a baby
She named him Tiny Tim
She put him in the bath tub
To see if he could swim

He drank up all the water
He ate up all the soap
He tried to eat the bathtub
But it wouldn't go down his throat

 

[MMDad]

Dunno, where's she from?

She's from Delaware, and I'm from the west coast.

Is it a newer nursery rhyme? Maybe I'm just too old for it.

 

[vraiblonde]

Or.

I always found the lady with the alligator purse to be fairly menacing. And why is she dispensing medical advice, when there's a doctor and a nurse right there?

 

[desertrat]

I always found the lady with the alligator purse to be fairly menacing. And why is she dispensing medical advice, when there's a doctor and a nurse right there?

I'm thinking New Orleans.

 

[BS Gal]

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it.

With what should I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what should I fix it, dear Liza, with what?

With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with straw.

But the straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long.

So cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
So cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it!

With what should I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what should I cut it, dear Liza, with what?

Use the hatchet, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Use the hatchet, dear Henry, the hatchet.

But the hatchet's too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The hatchet's too dull, dear Liza, too dull.

So, sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
So sharpen it dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it!

With what should I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what should I sharpen, dear Liza, with what?

Use the stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Use the stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, the stone.

But the stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.

So wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
So wet it dear Henry, dear Henry, wet it.

With what should I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what should I wet it, dear Liza, with what?

With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, water.

With what should I carry it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what should I carry it dear Liza, with what?

Use the bucket dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Use the bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, the bucket!

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.



I would have dumped Henry.

 

[Nickel]

She's from Delaware, and I'm from the west coast.

Is it a newer nursery rhyme? Maybe I'm just too old for it.

I sang it when I was younger, and I grew up in NC. Maybe it is an east coast thing.

Did you know "There were ten in the bed and the little one said "Roll Over! Roll Over!", So they all rolled over and one fell out..."?

 

[MMDad]

I sang it when I was younger, and I grew up in NC. Maybe it is an east coast thing.

Did you know "There were ten in the bed and the little one said "Roll Over! Roll Over!", So they all rolled over and one fell out..."?

I don't remember that. My mom must have been a slacker.

 

[desertrat]

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

I would have dumped Henry.

He's just trying to get dear stupid Liza to think things through.

 

[Dye Tied]

De Campptown ladies sing this song,
Doo-da, Doo-da
De Camptown racetrack's two miles long
Oh, de doo-da day

Gwine to run all night
Gwine to run all day
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
Somebody bet on the gray

Oh, de long tailed filly and de big black horse,
Doo-da, doo-da
Come to a mud hole and dey all cut across,
Oh, de doo-da day

Gwine to run all night
Gwine to run all day
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
Somebody bet on the gray

I went down South with my hat caved in,
Doo-da, doo-da
I came back North with a pocket full of tin
Oh, de doo-da day

Gwine to run all night
Gwine to run all day
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
Somebody bet on the gray

 

[kwillia]

He's just trying to get dear stupid Liza to think things through.

Hmmm... sounds like you understand where he's coming from ...

 

[BS Gal]

Hmmm... sounds like you understand where he's coming from ...

 

[desertrat]

Hmmm... sounds like you understand where he's coming from ...

No, my train of thought would be about six cars shorter.

 

[Nanny Pam]

I've heard all the above.

Kids love to sing those songs. But we won't be doing ring around the rosie anymore.



j/k ....... the kids like the falling down part.

 

[vraiblonde]

I would have dumped Henry.

I'd have freakin killed him.

JUST FIX THE DAMN HOLE, HENRY!!!

 

[desertrat]

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.


I would have dumped Henry.

Down the well. And covered it.

 

[aps45819]

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

This is how guys get out of putting dishes in the dishwasher

 

[belvak]

I remember all of these plus many more. When my Son was little, we got a gazillion cassette tapes of Silly-Sing-Along songs. Thank God I have forgotten lots of them!! One of my favorites was:

It ain't gonna rain no more, no more
It ain't gonna rain no more
How in the heck can I wash my neck
If it ain't gonna rain no more