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

[multiparvo1]

I remember my Mother reciting this one to me -

 

My Mother said I never should play with the gypsies in the wood.

 

If I did she would say naughty little girl to run away.

[pedro1]

Altough this isn`t a rhyme, my dad always used to say to me, bearing in mind my name`s Peter.

 

Peter night before you go to bed

[Steptoad]

I wonder if that's where the slang "potted dog" comes from, for potted meat? hehehe

 

Could be, though, as kids we always thought it was made from hippopotamus:hihi:

 

 

"trenchtown billy

had a six foot *coughs* ..

he showed it to the girl next door

she took it for a snake,

and hit it with a rake,

and now it's only five feet four!"

 

No, no, this really happened to my mate William:D

 

 

 

that's a famous football chant from Bramall lane from my wild and misspent childhood!

 

'Bertie Mee

Sez to Bill Shankly

"Have you heard of the North bank, Highbury"

 

he said "No, I don't think so

but I've heard of the Shoreham... AGGRO!'

Shoreham aggro, ohhh-oh'

 

I'll have to take your word for that, as I've never been to a football match.

[flashbang]

 

 

7)"we all pat the bone..."

 

It's been changed to we all clap the bone now, cos a child might get hurt when others pat him/her.

[sharrovian]

Ah Ah eee pony, Chita pony, Alabalaweska tin pan dory, Chita pan Chita pan

Chinese chu chu.

 

The only thing I can say about this is my mother taught it me and it must have Heeley origins.

[wykewatson]

if ifs and ands were pots and pans there would be no need for tinkers

if ifs and buts were apples and nuts all the children would fill their guts.

[flashbang]

Can anyone remember something about a China man had a China doll? Don't know if it's a song or a rhyme, been bugging me for ages.

[chuffinel]

What about ?

Dan,Dan the dirty old man

Washed his face in a frying pan

Combed his hair with a three legged chair

Dan,Dan the dirty old man.

[Tuppie]

How about.

 

Chin Chin Chinaman, kept a little shop.

All he sold, was peppermint rock.

He tiddled in a bottle and called it pop

Chin Chin Chinaman kept a little shop.

 

[thursday]

Can anyone remember something about a China man had a China doll? Don't know if it's a song or a rhyme, been bugging me for ages.

 

Chin, Chin, Chinaman,

Bought a penny doll.

Washed it, dressed it,

Found it wasn't well.

Took it to the Doctor,

But the Doctor wasn't in,

'Cos he had a pimple on his chin, chin, chin.

 

Not very PC, but we laughed ourselves silly in the '50s!