The popeye the sailor man rhyme popular when I was in kindergarten (1975): I’m Popeye the sailor man, I live in a garbage can, I eat all the worms, And I spit out the germs, I’m Popeye the sailor man. – Michael Jackman P.O. Box 3663 Grand Central Stn. New York, NY 10163-3663
Hey, my sister learned a similar song made up of product names from a friend at camp (80s), and taught it to me. She couldn’t remember it, but I found it one a website. I also found the older one that someone mentioned on this board… I know the one she knew is a bit different, I’ll ask her what’s different and post it too. The tune is kinda similar to the “Miss suzy had a baby” one. Here are both versions from the site: As I was walking down the street one dark and gloomy day I came upon a billboard and much to my dismay The sign was torn and tattered from the storm the night before The wind and rain had done it’s work and this it what I saw Smoke Coca-Cola Cigarettes, chew Wrigley’s Spearmint beer Ken-L Ration Dog Food keeps your wife’s complexion clear Simonize your baby with a Hershey’s candy bar And Texaco’s the beauty cream that’s used by all the stars So take your next vacation in a brand new Fridgidaire Learn to play piano in your winter underwear Doctors say that babies should smoke until they are three And people over 65 should bathe in Lipton Tea Here is the older version: As I was walking down the street a billboard met my eye. The advertising that was there would make you laugh or cry. The wind and rain had almost washed that old billboard away. But the advertising painted there would have that billboard say: Have a smoke of Coca-Cola. Chew catsup cigarettes. Watch Lillian Russell wrestle with a box of Cascarets. Pork and beans will meet tonight in a finish fight. Hear Chauncey DePeeuw speak upon sapolio tonight. Bay rum is good for horses; it is the best in town. Castoria cures the measles, if you pay ten dollars down. Teeth extracted without pain, a nickel or a half a dime. Ingersolls are selling now, a little behind the times. Chew Wrigleys for that headache. Eat Campbells for that cough. There’s going to be a swimming bee at the village watering trough. Buy a case of ginger-ale, it makes the best of broth. Shinola’s good to curl the hair, it will not rub it off!
My sis told me the rest of the frogs one: Three little spotted frogs, sittin on a spotted log, eating the most delicious bugs YUM YUM! One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool, now there are two brown spotted frogs. Here’s another, I’m not sure if I have it right or not: 10 little monkeys jumpin on the bed one fell off and hit his head mama called the doctor and the doctor said “no more monkeys jumpin on the bed!” 9 little monkeys…
What is a pinky ball? How big is it? Is it the size of a superball, or of a raquetball/handball?
Babs: Re Oct 24 message. My mom demonstrated to me back in the early 70s one of the interpretations of Puff The Magic Dragon. Hers was this: “Puff” the Magic “Drag on” Lived by the “C”. (for cigarette) And frolicked in the autumn “mist” in a land called Hannalee. Little jackie “paper”, loved that rascal “puff”. And brought him gifts and “sealing wax” and other fancy “stuff”. I learned it was a reference to marijuana.
Just spent the weekend with our granddaughters and tried to teach them Russian ball (as we called it in North Philly.) I could remember – onsies- no bounce, twosies – one bounce, threesies – clap before catching, foursies – rolly/polly, fivesies – throw ball from under your raised leg. From there I remember one was to turn around, another was to clap hands front and back but there are still three missing. Does anyone remember all ten? Another question. Did anyone play advanced A my name is Alice? I.e., ten A’s?
I remember this funny song/game I learned… It’s too bad you need to hear the tune for it to sound right… You sing any nursery rhyme, and cut it off in the middle like so: o/ Jack sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean. So he put her in a pumpkin shell and- threw her out the window! The window! The 16th story window! The window! The window! The 16th story window! Here’s another: Little miss muffet, sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and ways! Along came a spider, and sat down beside her- so she threw it out the window! The window! The 16th story window! The window! The window! The 16th story window! Or: Jack and jill went up a hill to fetch a pail of water, jack fell down and broke his crown- and threw it out the window! The window! The 16th story window! The window! The window! The 16th story window! You have to sing it right, though…
My grandmother and your grandmother, sittin by the fire My grandmother says to your grandmother, gonna set your flag on fire Talkin bout hey now, hey now, iko iko anay Talkin bout fena, ana lay, talkin bout fena lay. My fat boy and your fat boy, sittin by the fire My fat boy says to your fat boy, gonna set your flag on fire Talkin bout hey now, hey now, iko iko aney Talkin bout fena, ana lay, talkin bout fena lay.