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My dad used to sing a song about days of the week. It started "Monday is washing day, Tuesday is soup" and ended "Saturday is pay day". Does anyone remember the other bits?

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Monday is washing day

Tuesday is soup

Wednesday is roast beef

Thursday is shepherds pie

Friday is fish

Saturday is pay day

Sunday is church

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My dad used to sing a song about days of the week. It started "Monday is washing day, Tuesday is soup" and ended "Saturday is pay day". Does anyone remember the other bits?

 

It was a song sung by The Scaffold - Today's Monday Lyrics

 

 

today's monday, today's monday, monday is washing day

is everybody happy? you bet your life we are!

 

today's tuesday, today's tuesday, tuesday is soup

monday is washing day

is everybody happy? you bet your life we are!

 

today's wednesday, today's wednesday, wednesday is roaster beef.

tuesday is soup

monday is washing day

is everybody happy? you bet your life we are!

 

today's thursday, today's thursday, thursday is shephard's pie

wednesday is roaster beef

tuesday is soup

monday is washing day

is everybody happy? you bet your life we are!

 

today's friday, today's friday, friday is fish

thursday is shephard's pie

wednesday is roaster beef(etc.)

is everybody happy? you bet your life we are!

 

today's saturday, today's saturday, saturday's payday

friday is fish(etc.)

 

(very gently)today's sunday, today's sunday, sunday is church...

(fast)saturday is payday(etc.)

(slow)is everybody happy? you bet you life we aaaaare!

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Is it the one...

Today's Monday,

today's Monday,

Monday is washing day is every body happy,

you can bet your life we are..

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Miller, You don't happen to know the words to Lilly the Pink as well do you ?

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Here you go:

 

We'll drink a drink a drink to

Lily the pink a pink a pink

The saviour of the human race

For she invented medicinal compound

Most efficacious in every case

 

Mr Frears had sticky out ears

And it made him awful shy

And so they give him medicinal compound

And now he's learning how to fly

 

Brother Tony was notably bony

He would never eat his meals

And so they give him medicinal compound

Now they move him round on wheels

 

We'll drink a drink a drink to

Lily the pink a pink a pink

The saviour of the human race

For she invented medicinal compound

Most efficacious in every case

 

Well Ebeneezer thought he was Juilius Ceasar

And so they put him in a home

Where they give him medicinal compound

And now his emperor of Rome

 

Johnny hammer had a terrible stammer

He could hardly say a word

And so they give him medicinal compound

And now his seen and never heard

 

We'll drink a drink a drink to

Lily the pink a pink a pink

The saviour of the human race

For she invented medicinal compound

Most efficacious in every case

 

Auntie Milly ran willy-nilly

When her legs they did recede

And so they hooked on medicinal compound

Now they call her Millipede

 

Jenifer Eccles had terrible freckles

And the boys all call her names

But she changed with medinical compound

And now he joins in all their games

 

We'll drink a drink a drink to

Lily the pink a pink a pink

The saviour of the human race

For she invented medicinal compound

Most efficacious in every case

 

Lily the pink she turned to drink she

Filled up with parafin inside

And dispite her medicinal compound

Sadly pickalily died

 

Up to heaven her soul ascended

For the church bells they did ring

She took with her medicinal compound

Hark the herald angels sing

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I'd forgot all about that song Miller:thumbsup:

 

Back on topic, my dad used to sit me on is knee and sing

 

'I don't see me in your eye's anymore' anyone know that one?

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"I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" is a popular song, written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss and published in 1949. The song was popularized that year by Gordon Jenkins and the Stardusters and by Perry Como.

 

The song received renewed popularity in 1974, when country singer Charlie Rich released a cover version he had recorded during the mid-1960s. Rich's rendition reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in June 1974.

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Magic Miller, Thanks a bunch, It's one of those songs that run through your head..

Now I can belt it out and frighten all my neighbours....

Cheers..

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Thanks willo for that info, I'll get it on You Tube now, because I used to love Charlie Rich when he sang 'The Most Beautiful Girl in the World' might bring back some memories, eh:thumbsup:

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My dad used to sing a song about days of the week. It started "Monday is washing day, Tuesday is soup" and ended "Saturday is pay day". Does anyone remember the other bits?

 

My nan used to sing this to us & I now sing it to my 5 year old grandaughter. She loves it, especially soouuuuuup & does all the actions. Sunday is sung very slowly/softly whilst putting your palms together as though praying. Sunday we go to Church, is everybody happy, ya bet ya life we are ................

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The joy and the memories we get out of songs and tunes is unbelievable and universal.

We've songs for all occasions, ceremonial, Religious, teaching, and all the moods you care to mention..

What would life be like with out music and I wonder how big apart it played in mans evolution....

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