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During a phone conversation with my dad tonight I asked why he felt the need to teach me the following rhyme when I was about 5:
Dinky danky doo
Dog did a poo
Cat did a wee wee
In my shoe.
He said he didn't know but his dad had taught him.
Anyone got anymore poetic family members? I know that the bar has been set high here.
My uncle, Farmer Giles, yes in Devon told me this when I was small and I still remember it today.
I saw a little worm one day, wriggling on its belly. I watched it for a little while, then I squashed it with my wellie 🙂
The boy stood in the chip shop, eating a portion of hot scallops, two fell down his trousers and burned both his legs.
Rule Britannia, three monkeys up a stick, one fell down and broke his
Dick fell out the window Dick fell out the window, Dick fell out the window and landed on his
Ask no questions you'll be told no lies, you never see a policeman doing up his
Flies are horrible, wasps are worse
That's all I can remember
Supposing supposing 3 men were were frozen. One died how many are left.
Me: erm 2?
None causing yer only supposing!
I still don't get it! 😕
If at first you don't succeed, pull yer jersey ower yer heid!
To Amuse
Emus
On warm summer nights
Kiwis
Do wee-wees
From spectacular heights
I actually think that came from a poetry book, can't remember which one though.
Milk milk lemonade, round the corner chocolate's made.
Not sure if my Dad taught me it, but my son could reply to this thread in 20 years with it 😉
How strange, only yesterday I'd though of posting something similar, I'd been in the supermarket restaurant where an old crone was slopping soup in my bowl and whistling away, so I felt compelled with a cheeky wink and grin to remind her of a ditty my Gran used to use.
'Whistling Women and Crowing hens will sure to come to some bad ends.'
Ask me if she found it amusing, in fact ask me if my Mrs found it amusing... 😕
It was Christmas day in the workhouse
The snow was falling fast
We don't want your Christmas pudding
Stick it on the wall
The boy stood on the burning deck
His feet were covered in blisters
As he had no knickers
He had to wear his sister's