CaLL LA, i Got aiR HoP

by Stacy Conradt - February 25, 2010 - 6:02 PM

When I was researching a Quick 10 earlier this week, I did a lot of investigating into children’s songs and nursery rhymes. And I discovered something: either I had a really short attention span as a kid and never made it past the first verse of a song (which is entirely possible), or there are some obscure lyrics to the songs we all know and love. Here are a few of them.

1. I’m a Little Teapot.

“I’m a clever teapot,
Yes it’s true
Here let me show you
What I can do
I can change my handle
And my spout
Just tip me over and pour me out!”

2. Do Your Ears Hang Low? I’m impressed that a children’s song contains the word “semaphore.”

Do your ears hang high?
Do they reach up to the sky?
Do they droop when they are wet?
Do they stiffen when they’re dry?
Can you semaphore your neighbour with a minimum of labour?
Do your ears hang high?

3. My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean involves terrifying nightmares: 

Last night as I lay on my pillow
Last night as I lay on my bed
Last night as I lay on my pillow
I dreamed that my Bonnie was dead

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