Remember any old silly verses etc you were told as a child

[Jim Hardie 517]

1 hour ago, vwkittie said:

eeney meany miney mo, catch a tiger by the toe, if it squeals let it go, eeney meany miney mo!

It wasn't a tiger.

[melthebell 862]

15 minutes ago, Jim Hardie said:

It wasn't a tiger.

it was in the pc brigade version later on

[vwkittie 10]

1 hour ago, Jim Hardie said:

It wasn't a tiger.

Was always a tiger for us as kids and I'm 34 now so it's presumably been thus for quite some time! It was actually only relatively recently I heard that the original version was, errrm, somewhat different.

 

[Ontarian1981 10]

9 minutes ago, vwkittie said:

Was always a tiger for us as kids and I'm 34 now so it's presumably been thus for quite some time! It was actually only relatively recently I heard that the original version was, errrm, somewhat different.

 

 The one I remember was;

  Eanie meanie miney mo

  Sit the baby on the po,

  When it's done, 

  Wipe it's bum,

  Eanie meanie miney mo.

[vwkittie 10]

Just remembered another one!

 

Ip dip dip

my blue ship

sailing on the water

like a cup and saucer

you are not it!

[Fyefye 0]

My family made up rhymes about 14 children. Oh my auntie Nelly, She had a wooden belly, Set her up, Knock her down 3 ball a penny. I have forgotten the one about my mother. It starts Oh my auntie Hilda, She fell in love with a builder.

My other memories.

What’s the time?

Half past nine . Hang your knickers on the line. When they’re dry bring them in, Put them in the biscuit tin. Eat a biscuit, eat a cake, eat your knickers by mistake. 

Or what’s the time?Half past nine, Hang your knickers on the line. When a policeman comes along, Hurry up and put them on.

[Fyefye 0]

Two balls against the wall chant.Nebuchadnezza the king of the Jews, bought his wife a pair of shoes, when the shoes began to wear, Nebuchadnezzar began to swear, when the swear began to stop ,Nebuchadnezzar bought a shop. When the shop began to sell, Nebuchadnezzar bought a bell. When the bell began to ring, Nebuchadnezzar began to sing. Doh Ray Me Fa So Me Doh.

[FIRETHORN1 58]

The rhymes I recall being chanted to me by grandparents and old relatives when I was a small child in the early '60's are a bit surreal and  still don't make any sense at all....even though I'm now an old fogey myself!  A couple of these old rhymes I remember are.... 

 

"There was a little man and he had a little gun

Up that field, he did run,

Wi' a belly full o' fat and a big straw hat

And a pancake tied to his bum...bum...bum"

 

Another one was...

 

"Up streets and down streets

Windows made of glass

Call at Mrs (insert name)

And you'll see a bonny lass

With red, rosy cheeks

And a dimple in her chin

And as much like her mother

As ever she did grin" 

[MonkeyLover 10]

Yellow matter custard

green snot pie

dead dogs giblets

green cats eyes

mix em all together, nice and thick

wash em all down with a cup of cold sick

😩🤢

 

............

 

another rude one....

milk, milk, (pointing at the boobs)

lemonade (pointing at urine outlet)

round the corner, chocolates made (pointing at the bottom-hole)

 

...........

 

Arsehole, 💩*pot, bloody bugger damn! 

Somebodys pinched our bloody babbies pram! 

If I find the bugger, they won't pinch another! 

Arsehole, 💩pot, bloody bugger damn! 

 

 

.....

 

eeeny, meeny miny mo, 

sit the baby on the Poe, 

when it's done, wipe its bum,

with a piece of chewing gum!  

 

Edited September 10, 2019 by MonkeyLover

[FIRETHORN1 58]

I'll back Jabberwocky up on this one! I know that he (or she?) didn't make it up at all, because my old great grand-dad used to chant more or less exactly the same rhyme to me in the early 60's....as in..,

 

Once upon a time

The birds sh-t lime

The monkeys chewed tobacco

The little dog run

With his finger up his bum

To see what was the matter. 

 

What a totally ridiculous verse - it doesn't even rhyme...... for f---s  sake! A lot of the verses piled on me in my childhood involved "bums" - as in fingers up bums...and pancakes tied to bums, etc. What is it about Sheffield nursery rhyme and "bums"? As in....

 

You know last night?

No.. the night before

3 little tom-cats

Knocked at my door

One had a fiddle

One had a drum

And one had a pancake,,,

Tied to his bum

 

😁

 

[carosio 185]

Yes, I remember the rhyme about the bird lime was sung to a tune.

[MRJ123 0]

 Hi all,

Really hoping someone can help me. My partners grandad how was from Sheffield recently passed but used to read out this poem that went...

The rain fell in merciless torrance
Sweeping destiny across the land
A bare footed man with clogs on
Stood sitting on the ground

That's all he seemed to know but I think there is more to it. Does anyone know where this is from? I'd love to find out and hopefully read it out at his funeral in a few weeks. Would really appreciate any help with this.

Thanks
Matt
 

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