Regionality of Kids' Songs

[Listener]

Last night my wife and I were talking about something, I forget what, and she said, "well, everyone's doing it."

That brought to mind the following rather-disgusting kids' song from my younger days:

Everybody's doing it (doing it)
Picking their nose and chewing it (chewing it)
They think it's candy (candy)
But it's not (it's snot!)

She had NEVER heard that before.  She'd also never heard "up your butt and around the corner" before I said it one day in a fit of pique.

So what kids' songs did you sing that your non-regional friends never heard of?

[BigDun]

Do your ears hang low?
Do they waggle to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder?
Like a Continental Soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

My wife had never heard of it. I grew up singing it in church camp.

[Jessie]

Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name.

[cnamon]

Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name.

What?  I have never heard that one.

Shame, shame, shame
I don't wanna go to Mexico no more, more, more
There's a big fat policeman at the door, door, door
If he catch you by the collar, boy you betta holla
I don't wanna go to Mexico no more, more, more.

[Gamplayerx]

Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name.

I've never heard this.  Nor Listener's snot song.  Nor Cn's Mexico song. 

Grumpus never went to camp, so he frequently has no idea what I'm talking about.

[Listener]

Do your ears hang low?
Do they waggle to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder?
Like a Continental Soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

My wife had never heard of it. I grew up singing it in church camp.

We learned this one in music class in 2nd grade.

[Jessie]

Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name.

What?  I have never heard that one.

Shame, shame, shame
I don't wanna go to Mexico no more, more, more
There's a big fat policeman at the door, door, door
If he catch you by the collar, boy you betta holla
I don't wanna go to Mexico no more, more, more.

I know that tune (that's not the right word) but with diffeernt lyrics.  I can't remember what they are right now.  Ask me again when I've had some sleep.

http://www.kididdles.com/dcforum/DCForumID1/19.html

[eo000]

Do your ears hang low?
Do they waggle to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder?
Like a Continental Soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

My wife had never heard of it. I grew up singing it in church camp.

We learned this one in music class in 2nd grade.

we learned it with tits instead of ears.

[Listener]

Do your ears hang low?
Do they waggle to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder?
Like a Continental Soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

My wife had never heard of it. I grew up singing it in church camp.

We learned this one in music class in 2nd grade.

we learned it with tits instead of ears.

There's also "Do your balls hang low" which some punk band did.

[BigDun]

Grumpus never went to camp, so he frequently has no idea what I'm talking about.

That is sad. His parrents must have been mean to him when he was a child.

[cnamon]

I never went to camp as a kid.  Too many bugs.

[Gamplayerx]

Grumpus never went to camp, so he frequently has no idea what I'm talking about.

That is sad. His parrents must have been mean to him when he was a child.

They had a beach house.  He spent all his summers at the shore. Not learning fun songs or how to make keychains out of gymp or string games or hula hooping.

[DownSouth]

I never went to camp.  Never wanted to.  I liked playing with my friends all summer.

[Gamplayerx]

I never went to camp.  Never wanted to.  I liked playing with my friends all summer.

My friends all went to camp.  Except Melissa.  Her mom didn't work.

[DownSouth]

I never went to camp.  Never wanted to.  I liked playing with my friends all summer.

My friends all went to camp.  Except Melissa.  Her mom didn't work.

None of mine did.  I don't think we had a mom that worked in the whole neighborhood when I lived in the great white north.

[Bennyhana]

My mom worked nights, so she was around AND we didn't have to go to camp.  I'm glad I didn't, because I love the dark, but I HATE NATURE.

[sapphirehart]

I'm looking over my dead dog Rover
That I ran over with the mower,
One leg is missing and one leg is gone
One leg is splattered all over lawn,
There's no explaining the one remaining
It's spinning on the carport floor.....
I'm looking over
My dead dog Rover
That I over looked before!

[eo000]

I'm looking over my dead dog Rover
That I ran over with the mower,
One leg is missing and one leg is gone
One leg is splattered all over lawn,
There's no explaining the one remaining
It's spinning on the carport floor.....
I'm looking over
My dead dog Rover
That I over looked before!

hahaha, poor dog.

[sapphirehart]

Don't ever laugh when a hearse goes by,
Cuz you may be the next to die?
They wrap you up in a big white sheet,
And then they bury you six feet deep

The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out,
The worms play pinochle on your snout.
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose,
They eat the jelly between your toes.

[Gamplayerx]

Found a peanut, found a peanut,
found a peanut, just now.
Just now, I found a peanut,
found a peanut, just now.

Cracked it open, cracked it open,
cracked it open, just now.
Just now, I cracked it open,
cracked it open, just now.

It was rotten, it was rotten,
it was rotten, just now.
Just now, it was rotten,
it was rotten, just now.

Ate it anyway, ate it anyway,
ate it anyway, just now.

Er.  I'll stop now.  It's a never ending song.

[Bennyhana]

Found a peanut, found a peanut,
found a peanut, just now.
Just now, I found a peanut,
found a peanut, just now.

Cracked it open, cracked it open,
cracked it open, just now.
Just now, I cracked it open,
cracked it open, just now.

It was rotten, it was rotten,
it was rotten, just now.
Just now, it was rotten,
it was rotten, just now.

Ate it anyway, ate it anyway,
ate it anyway, just now.

Er.  I'll stop now.  It's a never ending song.

This is one I've actually heard.  I think you can't exist into adulthood and not get at least some camp songs at least secondhand.

[Listener]

One I always HATED was "This is the song that never ends".  When I was a camp counselor the 7&8 year old girls would NOT stop singing it.  Then my 5&6 year old campers would start singing it.  And you know what THEY are like.

[Gamplayerx]

We never sang that one, but we did sing There's a Hole in the Bucket, Dear Liza and The Other Day, I Saw a Bear.  Other never ending songs. 

[sapphirehart]

One I always HATED was "This is the song that never ends".  When I was a camp counselor the 7&8 year old girls would NOT stop singing it.  Then my 5&6 year old campers would start singing it.  And you know what THEY are like.

hey, don't go dissing Lambchop's favorite song......I loved it when my boys were little and they starting singing that song.  It was great!

Right now Steven has been walking around the house singing:

I don't wanna be a chicken,
I don't wanna be a duck
I just wanna shake my butt
quack quack quack

http://www.oldworld.ws/chickendance.mid

[Dry then Catch]

i haven't heard of any of these songs nor any of these variants.

however, I can sing all 50 states alphabetically to the "your ears hang low" tune.