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

[GLASGOWOODS 10]

I believe this is called "A Maiden's Prayer"

My grandfather used to sing this at Christmas time, he was born 1900 and I think the rhyme is a 19th. century song.

 

 

A man came home from work one night,

To find his house without a light;

He went upstairs to go to bed,

When a sudden thought came to his head.

 

He walked into his daughter's room,

And found her hanging from a beam;

He took his knife and he cut her down,

And on her breast this note he found.

 

My love was for that sailor boy,

Who travels far across the sea;

Sometimes I've often thought of him,

But I know he never thinks of me.

 

I wish my baby had been born,

Then all my troubles would be o'er;

But tell my love we'll meet again,

Over yonder on that golden shore.

 

So dig my grave and dig it deep,

And place white lilies at my feet;

And on my breast a turtle dove,

To show that I have died for love.

 

We dug her grave and we dug it deep,

We placed white lilies at her feet;

And on her breast a turtle dove,

To show that she had died for love;

To show that she had died for love.

 

 

Regards,

Duffems

 

Hey. Nice on Duffems.

 

I will show my mum the rest and see if my granddad sang all of it to her.

 

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These two from school which never made any sense to me (as a 7 year old)

 

Probably not the correct lyrics, but here goes....

 

1/ Down from the hills of Brecon

Flew a hungry Heron

Bang on a barrel he bumped his head

And he said "ooh aar,ooh aar"

Apples have hit mi neck on.

 

And this one...

 

Do you remember an inn Miranda

Do you remember an inn

And the tedding

And the spreading

And the straw for the bedding

And the fleas that tease in the high Pyrannese

And the wine that tasted of tar.

[oscar2157 12]

My old Aunt used to come out with.....

 

What noise annoys an oyster ?

A noisy noise annoys an oyster.

[trickyob 11]

susie susie sitting in a shoeshine shop

susie shines and susie sits

all day long she shines and sits

[oscar2157 12]

susie susie sitting in a shoeshine shop

susie shines and susie sits

all day long she shines and sits

 

Blimey ! you have to be careful with that one :-)

[Tobyjug 10]

My old Aunt used to come out with.....

 

What noise annoys an oyster ?

A noisy noise annoys an oyster.

 

I think it's:-

 

What noise annoys a noisy Oyster?

A noisy noise annoys a noisy Oyster

[scargill 10]

Don't ask because I have no idea, but ony my granddad, dad and uncle used to recite was:-

 

why is a mouse when it spins

because the higher it gets, the fewer.

If any can shed any light on the meaning of this I would be grateful, or it could just be that we are a family of nutters!

[spider legs 10]

Has anyone heard these rhymes before

 

To market to market wth my uncle jim

when somebody threw a tomato at him

now tomatoes are soft and dont hurt the skin

but this one it did, it was still in the tin

 

 

I called on my girlfriend her name was miss brown

she was still in the bath when i called her down

I said slip on something be down in a tick

so she slipped on the soap and by gum she was quick

 

 

I called on the milkmaid , she was milking a cow

but poor little mary she didnt know how's

the farmer came in and gave mary the sack

so she turned the cow over and put the milk back

 

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Has anyone heard these rhymes before

 

To market to market wth my uncle jim

when somebody threw a tomato at him

now tomatoes are soft and dont hurt the skin

but this one it did, it was still in the tin

 

 

I called on my girlfriend her name was miss brown

she was still in the bath when i called her down

I said slip on something be down in a tick

so she slipped on the soap and by gum she was quick

 

 

I called on the milkmaid , she was milking a cow

but poor little mary she didnt know how

the farmer came in and gave mary the sack

so she turned the cow over and put the milk back

 

 

 

I called on my girlfriend her name was miss brown

 

she was still in the bath when I called her down,

 

---------- Post added 29-11-2014 at 18:18 ----------

 

Has anyone heard these rhymes before

 

To market to market wth my uncle jim

when somebody threw a tomato at him

now tomatoes are soft and dont hurt the skin

but this one it did, it was still in the tin

 

 

I called on my girlfriend her name was miss brown

she was still in the bath when i called her down

I said slip on something be down in a tick

so she slipped on the soap and by gum she was quick

 

 

I called on the milkmaid , she was milking a cow

but poor little mary she didnt know how

the farmer came in and gave mary the sack

so she turned the cow over and put the milk back

 

 

 

I called on my girlfriend her name was miss brown

 

she was still in the bath when I called her down,

 

---------- Post added 29-11-2014 at 17:19 ----------

 

Has anyone heard these rhymes before

 

To market to market wth my uncle jim

when somebody threw a tomato at him

now tomatoes are soft and dont hurt the skin

but this one it did, it was still in the tin

 

 

I called on my girlfriend her name was miss brown

she was still in the bath when i called her down

I said slip on something be down in a tick

so she slipped on the soap and by gum she was quick

 

 

I called on the milkmaid , she was milking a cow

but poor little mary she didnt know how

the farmer came in and gave mary the sack

so she turned the cow over and put the milk back

 

 

 

I called on my girlfriend her name was miss brown

 

she was still in the bath when I called her down,

 

---------- Post added 29-11-2014 at 17:23 ----------

 

Has anyone heard these rhymes before

 

To market to market wth my uncle jim

when somebody threw a tomato at him

now tomatoes are soft and dont hurt the skin

but this one it did, it was still in the tin

 

 

I called on my girlfriend her name was miss brown

she was still in the bath when i called her down

I said slip on something be down in a tick

so she slipped on the soap and by gum she was quick

 

 

I called on the milkmaid , she was milking a cow

but poor little mary she didnt know how

the farmer came in and gave mary the sack

so she turned the cow over and put the milk back

 

 

 

I called on my girlfriend her name was miss brown

 

she was still in the bath when I called her down,

Edited November 29, 2014 by spider legs
I put two lines in twice

[robertathome 10]

when you get a girlfriend a 2p bun will cost you 4p

[Shefflich 10]

There are so many replies to this thread that I haven't read them all so apologies if these are already here!

 

The elephant is a pretty bird it flits from bough to bough.

It makes its nest in a rhubarb tree and whistles like a cow.

 

Also

 

Hurrah for the Postman who brings us the news

What a lot he must pay for his shoes.

He walks many miles every day of the week

and if he lost all his letters - Eh! wouldn't he catch it.

 

And

 

Way down in cellar 'ole w'ere muck splats on winders

We're reeght out of coal and we're darn to cinders.

 

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Sorry another one and just noticed a very similar version of one I put on earlier.

This one was from a 'Two Ronnies' show many years back.

 

Up in the hay loft where the oil light flickers,

I lost my heart and she lost her parasol.

 

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And yet another this time from an old Benny Hill show possibly way back in the late 50's or early 60's but it's always stuck in my mind. It was sung to a well known folk tune which I don't know the name of but think it still works said.

 

There is a very pretty lass staying at the village inn,

Her bedside light is oh so bright her curtains oh so thin.

She enters the room at nine o' clock, at ten o'clock she sleeps.

Lord Clarendon walks quickly on but naughty Samuel Pepys.

[scousemouse 10]

I have never heard any of them.........but I love them!!!!!!

[Joto 11]

Very good, thank you to all of you for posting, I didn't know any of them.

[willybite 10]

Ha, ha. I remember that one as:

 

Me eyes, me nose, me mouth, me chin

Follow me down to me Uncle Jim

Uncle Jim makes lemonade

Around the corner chocolate's made

 

i had an auntie nellie

who had a wooden belly

when you squeezed it

out popped jelly.

.

never found this funny as i did have a great aunt nelly and her sister was called alice who had to wear a medical corset due to a back ailment