I grew up in Wilmette in the 1960s and there are three songs we sang that were parodies of popular songs.
HOME ME THE WAY TO GO SHOW (Show Me The Way To Go Home)
Home me the way to go show I'm bed and I want to go to tired I had a little hour about a drink ago and it head right to my went.
DAISY
Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do I'm half crazy over the love of you It won't be a stylish marriage I can't afford a carriage but you'll look sweet, upon the seat of a bicycle built for two.
HENRY Henry, Henry, here is my answer true I'm not that crazy all for the love of you if you can't afford a carriage there won't be any marriage 'Cause I'll be damned if I'll get crammed on a bicycle built for two
The third one just left my brain - that's what happens when you grew up in the 60s! I'll post it when I remember it!
Don't see this one already in your index. It's fairly well known.
Elmira, NY 1969 "Down by the river where nobody goes, there lies (female name) without any clothes. Here comes (male name) swinging on a chain. Zipped down the zipper and out it came."
Three six nine, the goose drank wine, The monkey chewed tobacco on the street car line, The line broke, the monkey got choked And they all went to heaven in a little rowboat, clap clap
My mommy told me If I was goody That she would buy me A rubber dolly My aunty told her I kissed a soldier Now she won't buy me A rubber dolly
Oh Mary Mac Mac Mac All dressed in black black black She asked her mother mother mother For twenty-five cents cents cents To see the elephants elephants elephants Who jumped the fence fence fence They jumped so high high high They touched the sky sky sky And never came back back back Till late July lie lie
Happy Birthday To You You Live In A Zoo You Look Like a Monkey You Smell Like One Too
And Many More On Channel Four And Scooby Doo On Channel Two And Frankenstein On Channel Nine
Mary had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell When Mary went to heaven The steamboat went to Hello operator Please give me number nine And if you disconnect me I'll kick you from Behind the yellow curtain There was a piece of glass When Mary sat upon it She hurt her little Ask me no more questions I'll tell you no more lies The boys are in the bathroom Doing up their Flies are in the city The bees are in the park Mary and her boyfriend Are kissing in the D A R K dark!
Do your balls hang low? Can you swing them to and fro? Can you tie 'em in a knot? Can you tie 'em in a bow? Can you sling them over your shoulder Like a continental soldier Do your balls hang low?
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I grew up in Wilmette in the 1960s and there are three songs we sang that were parodies of popular songs.
ReplyDeleteHOME ME THE WAY TO GO SHOW (Show Me The Way To Go Home)
Home me the way to go show
I'm bed and I want to go to tired
I had a little hour about a drink ago
and it head right to my went.
DAISY
Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do
I'm half crazy over the love of you
It won't be a stylish marriage
I can't afford a carriage
but you'll look sweet, upon the seat
of a bicycle built for two.
HENRY
Henry, Henry, here is my answer true
I'm not that crazy
all for the love of you
if you can't afford a carriage
there won't be any marriage
'Cause I'll be damned
if I'll get crammed
on a bicycle built for two
The third one just left my brain - that's what happens when you grew up in the 60s! I'll post it when I remember it!
Lizzie Borden took an axe
ReplyDeleteAnd gave her mother forty whacks
When she saw what she had done
She gave her father forty one.
New England (1970's)
(sung to the famous middle-eastern belly-dance melody)
ReplyDeleteAll the girls in France
Wear tissue-paper pants
When they climb up a pole
You can see their heiny-hole
Heard this in Conestoga, PA, around 1959. May also be "toilet-paper pants" for that extra measure of naughtyness.
Don't see this one already in your index. It's fairly well known.
ReplyDeleteElmira, NY 1969 "Down by the river where nobody goes, there lies (female name) without any clothes. Here comes (male name) swinging on a chain. Zipped down the zipper and out it came."
Three six nine, the goose drank wine,
ReplyDeleteThe monkey chewed tobacco on the street car line,
The line broke, the monkey got choked
And they all went to heaven in a little rowboat, clap clap
My mommy told me
If I was goody
That she would buy me
A rubber dolly
My aunty told her
I kissed a soldier
Now she won't buy me
A rubber dolly
Oh Mary Mac Mac Mac
All dressed in black black black
She asked her mother mother mother
For twenty-five cents cents cents
To see the elephants elephants elephants
Who jumped the fence fence fence
They jumped so high high high
They touched the sky sky sky
And never came back back back
Till late July lie lie
Happy Birthday To You
You Live In A Zoo
You Look Like a Monkey
You Smell Like One Too
And Many More
On Channel Four
And Scooby Doo
On Channel Two
And Frankenstein
On Channel Nine
No Mary had a Steamboat?
ReplyDeleteVancouver, 1980s:
Mary had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell
When Mary went to heaven
The steamboat went to
Hello operator
Please give me number nine
And if you disconnect me
I'll kick you from
Behind the yellow curtain
There was a piece of glass
When Mary sat upon it
She hurt her little
Ask me no more questions
I'll tell you no more lies
The boys are in the bathroom
Doing up their
Flies are in the city
The bees are in the park
Mary and her boyfriend
Are kissing in the D A R K dark!
Also Vancouver 1980s:
ReplyDeleteDo your balls hang low?
Can you swing them to and fro?
Can you tie 'em in a knot?
Can you tie 'em in a bow?
Can you sling them over your shoulder
Like a continental soldier
Do your balls hang low?
(Balls was occasionally replaced with boobs)
Dr: It's on here under "Lulu" and "Miss Suzie"
ReplyDelete