Similar to the immortal Miss Suzy had a Steamboat, this was collected in the UK in 1953:
Up in the mountains
lying on the grass
I saw a chinaman
lying on his
ask no questions
tell no lies
I saw a Chinaman
doing up his
flies are a nuisance
flies are a pest
i saw a Chinaman
putting on his vest!
Interesting to include the line about doing up his fly, which ended up in many versions of Miss Suzie ("the boys are in the bathroom / zipping up their flies"). Odd that both seem to think of "fly" as a swear word.
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ReplyDeleteOh Miss finnighan had a sailboat
The sailboat had a bell
the sailboat went to heaven
By old me minnighan went to
Hello operator won't you give me number 9
and if you disconnect me
Ill chop off your
Behind the fridgerator
There was anpiece of glass
And if me finnighan sat on it
It'd go right up her
Ask me no more questions
And ill tell you no more lies
Miss finnighan likes flies
she's a real big
Country fellow ...
I forget the rest
Miss finnighan * not minighan
DeleteA piece* not anpiece
Mid 60's in Southern Calif.
ReplyDeleteMiss Susie had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell
Miss Susie went to heaven
The steamboat went to
Hello Operator
Give me number nine
And if you disconnect me
I'll kick you from
Behind the 'frigerator
There was a piece of glass
Miss Susie fell upon it
and cut her little
Ask me no more questions
Tell me no more lies
The boys are in the bathroom
Pulling down their
Flies are very dirty
They carry lots of germs
The girls are in the bathroom
The boys are eating worms
Cat >^..^<