Old rhyme

magpie

magpie

Resting in Peace
Tackler
Down In the Jungle
Livin' in a Tent
Better than a Pre-fab
No Rent

An old man was saying this rhyme today... I have a vague memory of it from when I was little..
 
I remember Charlie Chester on the radio saying that. Go on then, let's hear it, "Who was Charlie Chester then?".
 
magpie said:
Down In the Jungle
Livin' in a Tent
Better than a Pre-fab
No Rent

An old man was saying this rhyme today... I have a vague memory of it from when I was little..
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i remember a ryhmne like that from school. but it was a rude version..
 
We used to say:-

'Down in the jungle, living in a tent
Want to go t'toilet.
(Then you made a raspberry noise) .. too late'

How silly and childish it was ... but G-C considered quite rude then, wasn't it ? and used to make us giggle behind cupped hands.. :D
 
Charlie Chester was a comedian who was very popular in the 40s and 50s. He had his own radio show for a long time.
 
This is a rhyme that my grannie used to tell us kids to make us laugh.
Not last night but the night before
Three tom cats came knocking at the door
One had a trumpet, one had a drum
and one had a pancake stuck to its bum
 
My Dad used to say one about:

One fine day in the middle of the night
Three dead men got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other
Drew their swords and shot each other.
 
Panther. This is the only other one I remember. I don't know its origin, or what it means. To me it's total nonsense, but it was drummed into my head from a young age by my granny:D

Chick araka chew cha
cho chicka lorum
pondi lorum ginny pig nap
pot a go too go isa gisa gasgo
is a by is a by
chinese jew.
Hopefully someone like Willow recognises it and can tell me its origin or otherwise
p.s I like that one of yours Willow
 
I remember that too Terry, was an Aunt's party piece, as well as being able to recite the Alphabet backwards .. could only ever get past the first two lines though. Don't remember the last punch line though .. 'chinese jew'.

Funny how we never questioned the origin of these rhymes though, isn't it ?
 
How many of you remember this one?

Ching Chang chinaman bought a penny doll...
He washed her and dressed her and called her Pretty Poll.
He sent for the doctor, but the doctor wouldn't come....
'Cos poor Pretty polly had a pimple on her b*m.

Not very PC, but we weren't in those days back yonder.
 
Margaret Pilkington said:
How many of you remember this one?

Ching Chang chinaman bought a penny doll...
He washed her and dressed her and called her Pretty Poll.
He sent for the doctor, but the doctor wouldn't come....
'Cos poor Pretty polly had a pimple on her b*m.

Not very PC, but we weren't in those days back yonder.
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Yes, lots of those weren't there ? .. just googled and seems now considered an 'ethnic slur' .. to be honest, never thought of it that way 'til I read it. PC .. wasn't even that sort of expression when we were younger.

Will be getting at the nursery rhymes soon .. e.g. Pease pudding hot .. (warm better word, could end up with claim if too hot). Little Bo-peep .. (sexist) Mary had a little lamb, it's fleece was white as snow (not fair on black sheep), and Humpty Dumpty .. well :rolleyes:
 
Don't know if anyone remembers this old one of Soloman Grundy.
Soloman Grunday
born a Monday
kessend o tuesday
wed o wednesday
took bad o Thursday
wuss o Friday
deed o satdy
burried o Sunday
an thad wur th'end o Soloman Grundy


theer was an owd woman fray Accy
who ran owt of her favorite baccy
so she smoked all the tar
from the wheels of her car
and everyone thought she was a ****
 
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