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

[Joto]

I'm almost out of silly rhymes, but this one just popped into my head. It's another one my dear ol' mam used to say, but it's probably quite well known.

 

Whether the weather be hot,

Or whether the weather be cold,

We'll weather the weather,

Whatever the weather,

Whether the weather or not.

 

just found this version

 

Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not

Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot

We'll weather the weather, whatever the weather

Whether we like it or not.

[Steptoad]

That last line makes better sense than the one on my post.

[Joto]

when I was about 5yrs old I got up on a stage and sung this

 

I had a little nut-tree, nothing would it bear

But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear;

The King of Spain's daughter came to visit me,

And all was because of my little nut-tree.

I skipped over water, I danced over sea,

And all the little birds in the air couldn't catch me.

 

Did grandma ever tell me off, she didn't know where I was till I was on stage, I won a packet of friut gums though

[jennyren]

brilliant /just luv it /xxxxxx

[DUFFEMS]

Round legs to Wadsley went to see why his legs were bent,

Round legs to Wadsley went, fol de rol day.

Round legs fell o'er a wall an' lerr all 'is currant cakes fall,

Round legs to Wadsley went, fol de rol day.

Round legs knocked ont' dooer and said is there any deead fooalks live here,

Round legs to Wadsley went, fol de rol day.

 

My grandfather taught me this rhyme which apparently was about a "bandy legged" body collector/funeral person who lived in the Wadsley area. His currant cakes were the usual funeral food.

 

Another one was:

Wheeas, that bin lad,

Selling Specials,

Who fo,

Mi uncle Dick,

What's 'e gen thi,

Only a'penny,

Skinny owd pig, 'e owt to dee!

 

The "Specials" were a local Sheffield newspaper,so there you have a piece of local history too!

[Joto]

Thanks jennyren and thank you duffems for something a little different

[DUFFEMS]

Do you remember:

"The big ship sailed through the alley alley oh" (no idea how to spell it!). We sang this in the school playground whilst going round in a circle then threading under someone's arm.

 

"Ally ally aster, rain rain faster" was another rhyme.

[Joto]

Yes I do remember those, but I'm afraid like you I don't remember the rest, anybody else know the rest ?

[DUFFEMS]

Dip dip dip, my blue ship,

Sailing on the water,

Like a cup and saucer,

Dip dip dip!

 

Ickle ockle chocolate bottle,

Ickle ockle out,

If you want a chocolate bottle,

Please call out.

 

These were common "picking" rhymes i.e. when you were picking teams for rounders etc. which, on our road meant about 12 in each team as everyone had to be included, whatever age they were.

[Steptoad]

There were a whole lot of clapping rhymes that the girls used to chant as they executed intricate series' of claps.

They often seemed to be about sailors going to sea, sea, sea, or mothers send their daughters out to the shop.