My mother and your mother were hanging out clothes.

[hrh_disney_queen]

Are you sure you're not a psychopath? Those are crazy!

Well....I haven't been officially diagnosed. This was about 40 years ago, so times were much different. No one could even conceive of a kid bringing a gun into school and blowing everyone away.

 

[mickeyplanner08]

My eyes have seeing the glory of the burning of the school.
We have tortured every teacher, we have broken every rule.
We are going to hang the principal tomorrow afternoon.
Our truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.
Teacher hit me with a ruler.
I hid behind the door with a loaded 44
And there wasn't no teacher anymore.


We used to sing this on the bus at the top of our lungs. Wonder how many years suspension a kid would get today for singing that.

And no, I didn't have a violent childhood, or grow up to be a psychopath.

OK, we sang this one, too! Any chance you grew up in Iowa

 

[buckler]

My eyes have seeing the glory of the burning of the school.
We have tortured every teacher, we have broken every rule.
We are going to hang the principal tomorrow afternoon.
Our truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.
Teacher hit me with a ruler.
I hid behind the door with a loaded 44
And there wasn't no teacher anymore.


We used to sing this on the bus at the top of our lungs. Wonder how many years suspension a kid would get today for singing that.





Early one morning,
In the middle of the night.
Two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other.
Drew their swords, and shot each other.
A deaf policeman heard the noise.
Came and killed the two dead boys.
And if you don't believe my story is true,
Ask the blind man, he saw it, too.


And no, I didn't have a violent childhood, or grow up to be a psychopath.

I remember those too but instead of hallelujah, I think we said "how peculiar".

My dad taught me the 2nd one.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Did anyone else sing this one at camp?

Titanic
Oh, they built the ship Titanic to sail the ocean blue, and they thought they had a ship that the water wouldn't go through, but the good lord raised his hand, said "The ship would never land". It was sad when the great ship went down, down, down.

Refrain:
It was sad, so sad,
It was sad, too bad,
It was sad when the great ship went down to the bottom of the sea
Husband and wives little children lost their lives, It was sad when the great ship went down, down, down.

They were nearing to the shore, when the water began to pour. And the rich refused to associate with the poor, so they sent them down below where they'd be the first to go. It was sad when the great ship went down, down, down.

Refrain

Lady Astor turned around just to see her husband drown, as the ship Titanic made a gurgling sound. So she wrapped herself in mink, as the ship began to sink. It was sad when the great ship when down, down, down.

Refrain

Now the moral of the story is very plain to see, you should wear a life preserver when you go out to sea. The Titanic never made it and never more shall be. It was sad when the great ship went down, down, down.

Kerplunk, it sunk to the bottom of the sea(hold sea for length of normal refrain)

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

OK, we sang this one, too! Any chance you grew up in Iowa

That is TOO funny. My mom grew up in Iowa, but I grew up in MICHIGAN!!

 

[Buckalew11]

Engine Engine number 9 going down the Chicago line, if the train should happen to wreck, do you want your money back?

We said, "If the train falls off the track, do you want your money back?"

My favorite was always:

Miss Lucy had a steamboat
the steamboat had a bell

Miss Lucy went to heaven
the steamboat went to

hellll-oooperator give me number 9
if you disconnect me
I'll kick you in the

behind the friderator there was a piece of glass
Miss Lucy sat upon it and cut her big fat ......

Etc, etc.

Anyone remember that one???

LOVED THAT ONE...can't remember how it ended was it...get out you crazy doctor, get out you crazy nurse get out u silly lady with the alligator purse????

This one is not the same one as Miss Lucy. However, I can't remember how the Alligator Purse one goes. I'm old though.


Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge.
Momma's gonna have a newborn baby.
Wrap it up in tissue paper.
Send it down the elevator.

I remember my sister's best friend singing this. It still doesn't make any sense.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

And since this is the Dis..

Hi ho, hi ho,
It's off to school we go.
To learn some junk
and then to flunk,
Hi ho, Hi ho.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Well....I haven't been officially diagnosed. This was about 40 years ago, so times were much different. No one could even conceive of a kid bringing a gun into school and blowing everyone away.

I was just the other day trying to remember it.

I was in Elem. in the 80s....

But I don't recall the loaded 44 part....


There was something about a coconut and the teacher's butt....and I Can't remember.

But it started the same--Glory glory hallelujah, teacher hit me with a ruler....then something about the coconut and the butt.

 

[laurie31]

This one is not the same one as Miss Lucy. However, I can't remember how the Alligator Purse one goes. I'm old though.

Miss Molly had a baby
She named him Tiny Tim
She put him in the bathtub
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

Miss Molly called the doctor
The doctor called the nurse
The nurse called the Lady with the Alligator Purse

Measles said the doctor
Mumps said the nurse
Dead said the Lady with the Alligator Purse


(wow, how morbid! LOL!)

We did that one while clapping hands, not when choosing who would be "it."

My eyes have seeing the glory of the burning of the school.
We have tortured every teacher, we have broken every rule.
We are going to hang the principal tomorrow afternoon.
Our truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.
Teacher hit me with a ruler.
I hid behind the door with a loaded 44
And there wasn't no teacher anymore.


We used to sing this on the bus at the top of our lungs. Wonder how many years suspension a kid would get today for singing that.





Early one morning,
In the middle of the night.
Two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other.
Drew their swords, and shot each other.
A deaf policeman heard the noise.
Came and killed the two dead boys.
And if you don't believe my story is true,
Ask the blind man, he saw it, too.


And no, I didn't have a violent childhood, or grow up to be a psychopath.

I don't know the second one, but we sang the first one in Alabama, in the mid 70's.

We said "we have tortured all the teachers, we have broken all the rules, we have tried to kill the principal but he got away too soon," so a few small differences.

Yeah, that would be totally uncool today.

How about:

Did you ever think when a hearse goes by
that you may be the next to die?
They wrap you up in a big white sheet
and drop you down about six feet
the worms crawl in, the worms crawl out
the ants play pinochle on your snout
A big black bug with big green eyes
goes in your nose and out your eyes
Your stomach turns a ghastly green
the pus flows out in a steady stream
You wipe it up with dark brown bread
and that's what you eat...when you are DEAD!


Goodness, it's a wonder any of us grew up to be normal.

 

[mickeyplanner08]

Goodness, it's a wonder any of us grew up to be normal.

Who says we're normal?!?!

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I was just the other day trying to remember it.

I was in Elem. in the 80s....

But I don't recall the loaded 44 part....


There was something about a coconut and the teacher's butt....and I Can't remember.

But it started the same--Glory glory hallelujah, teacher hit me with a ruler....then something about the coconut and the butt.

That's the sissy version:

Glory, glory hallelujah.
Teacher hit me with a ruler.
I hit her on the butt
with a rotten coconut
?????

Also:

I hit her on the bean
with a rotten tangerine,
and boy did she turn green.

 

[twinklebug]

I remember almost all of these! and I hate to admit, I revived a few of them in our town by teaching them to my kids who in turn taught others who taught others

Four pages, and no one's said Eeeny meenie miny mo?! LOL!!

I remember in 3rd grade we were told at school that we had to say "catch a TIGER by the toe," and not use the original offensive word any more.

We always said "Tiger", Until now I never even considered there could be another word there

One Potato - Two Potato - Three Potato - Four - Five Potato - Six Potato - Seven Potato More. (Always a favorite with boys because they could hit our hands and get away with it.)

There was some hand thing with "Ronald McDonald a biscuit"(?) all the girls got into that was just too complicated for me to learn.

Not a rhyme, but anyone remember Chinese jump rope (in-out-side-side-on-in-out)

 

[caytlyn]

Lincoln, Lincoln,
I've been thinking..
What in the hell have you been drinking?
Smells like whiskey, Tastes like wine...
Oh my gosh it's turpentine!!


And another sung to (Frère Jacques )

marijuana, marijuana...
Lsd.. Lsd...
Jimmy Carter makes it,
Ronald Reagan takes it,
Why not me?
Why not me?

We also had a jump rope game called H.E.L.P
You would jump and spell out help, whatever letter you screwed up on, you had to take your next turn on. H was for High Water and you would raise the rope a little higher, E was for electric and you would shake the rope and jump over it, L was for leap frog and P was for Peppers, and you would try to jump super fast.

Also:
Peel an orange 'round and 'round.
Peel a banana upside down.
If you get to 24, you can have your turn once more.

 

[Laura24]

slide down my rainbow..and through the cellar door

and we'll be jolly friends, foever more, more, shut the door

I'm sorry playmate, I can not play you with, my dolly has the flu, oh boo hoo hoo hoo hoo....climb up the rainbow and out the cellar door and we'll be jolly friends forever more , forever more!

 

[Silent1CB]

I remember most of these. I'm 45. Grew up in MA.

 

[Laura24]

if you had a crush on someone and your friends picked up on it they would sing-

Sally and Johnny sitting in a tree..K I S S I N G...first came love, then came marriage, then came Sally with a baby carriage. (fictious names used to protect the innocent!) Sure made my face turn red!

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

Georgie Porgie Pudding Pie..Kissed the Girls and Made them cry

 

[MerMom60_94]

Ice cream soda with a cherry on top
These are the initials of my sweet heart
(you would then do hot peppers while reciting the alphabet and whichever initial you missed the jump on was the initial of your sweet heart)

 

[runwad]

Chin-Chin Charlie sitten on a fence
Tried to make a dollar outta fifteen cents
He missed, he missed, he missed like this.....one, two, three,four.....
and thats all I remember of that .

S-C-H-double O-L spells school for you and me....and I can't remember the rest and we sang this all the time jumping rope. Anyone remember??

 

[twinklebug]

Miss Mary Mack, Mack Mack....

That was my first and favorite!

Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
All dressed in black, black, black
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
All down her back, back, back

She asked her mother, mother, mother
For fifteen cents, cents, cents
To see the elephant, elephant, elephant
Jump over the fence, fence, fence

He jumped so high, high, high
He touched the sky, sky, sky
And didn't come back, back, back
'til the fourth of july, -ly, -ly