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From: Aimee S
Date: 06-04-2003, 01:07 PM (1 of 37)
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Having my Gan Ma living with us has been great. It is bringing up childhood memories. My Gan ma is singing a song to my boys that I can remember her singing to me. it goes. I love you I love you with whole heart and soul If I had a donut I'd give you the hole I love you I love you my whole heart will swell if I had a peanut I'd give you the shell I love this song but I heard it for the first time do you have songs you sing that are silly??? The more you disaprove, the more fun I am having!
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From: MaryW
Date: 06-04-2003, 05:40 PM (2 of 37)
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My husband sings them all the time. He sings to our grandson "When I grow up, I wanna be, an apple on a cherry tree." It gets a grin every time. 
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From: Sherri
Date: 06-04-2003, 05:54 PM (3 of 37)
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My dd has taken to feeling sorry for herself latley So I sing... Nobody loves me Everybody hates me Guess I'll go eat WORMS!! My website
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-05-2003, 12:53 AM (4 of 37)
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My Grandkids come home with some doozies. One of them is Miss Jenny had a baby, she put her in the bathtub to see if she could swim, she drank up all the water, she ate up all the soap, she almost ate the faucet but it wouldn't fit down her throat. Miss Jenny called the doctor, the doctor called the nurse, the nurse called the lady with the alligator purse. Measles said the doctor, Mumps said the nurse, Nonesense said the lady with the alligator purse. And I don't remmeber the rest. LOL I should remember they chant it everytime they play jump rope. My Granddauther also learned this poem from her Dad when she was only 4 year old she could say the whole thing by herself. One fine day in the middle of the night, two dead boys got up to fight, back to back they faced each other, drew their swords and shot each other. The deaf policeman heard the noise and came to kill the two dead boys. If you don't think my story's true, Ask the blindman he saw it too. Kids!!!! They keep me young. LOL |
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From: Bama
Date: 06-05-2003, 10:34 AM (5 of 37)
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Susie, my daughter sings that first one, except she says, "Miss Lucy had a baby, she named him Tiny Tim....." I hear this one around here alot: Well......... I went around the corner and I went around the block. And I walked right into to a doughnut shop. And I picked up a doughnut and I licked off the grease, and I handed the lady a five cent piece. Well.......... she looked at the nickel and then she looked at me, she said this nickel is no good you see. There's a hole in the middle and it goes right through. Well lady there's a hole in the doughnut too! My son sings one about a lady named Magelina Hagelina. Ever heard that one? It's funny how we can remember the silly songs we sang as a kid. My dad drove us crazy with "There's a hole in the bottom of the sea" It goes on and on and on.... Now he drives the grandkids nuts with it, then they come home and drive me nuts with it. 
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From: MaryW
Date: 06-05-2003, 11:42 AM (6 of 37)
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I sing "Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're as good lookin' as me" Drives my grandson crazy. LOL. Sometimes I tell him, aw geesh, I wish I was rich instead of so good lookin'. He thinks I'm crazy, don't know where he got that idea.
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-05-2003, 10:20 PM (7 of 37)
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Bama you got it!!!!! That's the one. I couldn't remember all the words to it but that's the one. LOL Mary you sound like my Dear departed Mother in Law. She use to tell us that about her good looks. Don't you know we are somehow all going to grow old and become our Mothers. Scary isn't it. My kids are reminding me of it everyday. ROFL But the catch back is they will be US one day LOL  Gonna Love It!!!!!Susie
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From: Magot
Date: 06-05-2003, 11:19 PM (8 of 37)
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Sherri - do you know the rest? Nobody loves me Everybody hates me I gonna go and eat worms. big ones, fat ones, thin ones, skinny ones See how the little ones squirm. Bite their heads off, suck their juices Throw the skins away. Nobody knows how much I thrive On worms three times a day! Also A mother was barfin' 'er baiby on day she turned rahnd to pick up the soap, and when she turned back her baiby was gorn and 'vis ws the angels reply.. "Yer baiby 'as gorn dahn the plughole, yer baiby 'as gorn dahn the plug. The poor little mite was so skinny and fin 'e shhould 'ave been barfed in a jug" (Bring back, bring back, o bring back my baiby to me to me...) fink cocknet orl roight? love and kisses, Jan
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From: Sherri
Date: 06-06-2003, 10:09 AM (9 of 37)
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Yes I know the whole thing but my dd usually stops me before I get past that point. Some people just don't appreciate my art. Sherri My website
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From: MaryW
Date: 06-06-2003, 10:13 AM (10 of 37)
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i already look like my mother did, and I know for sure I sound like her at times. But, my oldest daughter is just her grandmother all over again. It is uncanny, bad habits and all.
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From: avonlady94
Date: 06-20-2003, 07:34 PM (11 of 37)
| I'm a little late in the game here (haven't been to the forums in way too long) but DD (who is 19) and I were just singing "There was an Old Lady, she swallowed a fly..." I also made one up for my grandson when he was just born (at 1 lb., 10 oz.) that he still likes to hear, and he'll be 3 in Aug. Very simple: Once upon a time, there was baby boy, his name was Ziggy, his grandma loved him. He had a grandpa too and his grandpa said "yoohoo, you know I love you. I really do!" He smiles as soon as hear's me start singing it. Could be because he knows grandma's gonna drop her voice real low for the grandpa part. |
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-20-2003, 08:00 PM (12 of 37)
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Hi Avon Lady, Those grandbabys will make us grands do crazy things can't they. I remember one time when my son was little around 2, my Dad who was a no nonsense person, but he loved the kids, took out all the glass out the kitchen pantry and let the two boys pull all the can goods out and the spaghetti and things like that and they played for hours in that cabinet and the can goods. At one point they had my Dad sitting in the cabinet and they were closing the door on him and he was eating the attention from them up. Funny how our grands can make monkey's out of us. That song you sing will probably stick with him all his life. Our special thing was the nupee (Pasifier) use to fall behind the headboard of the bed when he slept with us. He'd throw it there so he didn't have to go to sleep. He's almost 13 now and still says there's a nupee under my bed. LOL susie |
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From: bren
Date: 06-21-2003, 12:19 AM (13 of 37)
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My song I made up for my Two year old grandson goes like this , Connor John...... do do do do do do. Connor John...... do do do do do . You can sing as many versus as you like HA HA. My other song is all about angels all around him, I keep adding to it as I go along,  I'm sure my Connor John song, will make it to the top, and be a huge hit, Okay !!! maybe in his eyes only. LOL. I love to act silly with that boy !!! He laugh's so hard ,he makes me laugh.
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 06-21-2003, 01:52 PM (14 of 37)
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When my oldest son was small, Mom used to sing to him.. She was teaching him a new song when he was 3.. (one line at a time) Mom- I see the moon.. Chris-- I see the moon Mom-- The moon sees me. Chris-- The moon sees me. Mom--God bless the moon. Chris-- God bless the moon. Mom--And God bless ME! Chris-- And God Bless GRANDMAMA! She tried and tried to get him to say the word 'me' but he just would not change it then..As he grew older and into adulthood, that was one of their favorite memories to share. Even when her Alzheimers was advanced, he could make her smile when he would sing that to her. Sew With Love
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From: Llantrisant
Date: 06-21-2003, 04:16 PM (15 of 37)
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When I babysat my grandkids and would bath them,I would sing a little song like this........... Swim little fishy swim if you can,swim little fishy swim all over the dam,boop boop didda wanna wanna shoo,and they swam and swam all over the dam. Another one was "You are my sunshine , only sushine,make me happy when skies are grey,you'll never know dear how much I love you,please don't take my sunshine away. 
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-22-2003, 01:12 AM (16 of 37)
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Llantrisant I know both of those songs and I sing the You are my sun shine to my daughter in law and she crys. I just found out that was the song her grandfather who passed away, use to sing that to her all the time and so did I to my grandkids. LOL Boo Boop a ditty wattum choo was a cute on I sang to my kids when they were little. Susie |
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From: Magot
Date: 06-22-2003, 10:32 AM (17 of 37)
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Mee too Susie, it must be a universal "bath with baby" song!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-22-2003, 02:21 PM (18 of 37)
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Funny how it's such a hugh world and we are all so different but there are little things like this that make us all very close and similar. Amen to that!!!! Susie |
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From: avonlady94
Date: 06-23-2003, 12:44 PM (19 of 37)
I also use to sing "You are My Sunshine" to my daughter along with "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" and "When Irish Eyes are Smiling". I think I've sung "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" to almost all the nieces and nephews too, not to mention the grandson. You're right MIL, about how people can be so different and yet have something in common. 
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From: Magot
Date: 06-23-2003, 12:51 PM (20 of 37)
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How about those old Music Hall favourites - "Joshua, Joshua sweeter than lemon squash you are, oh by Gosh you are You're my Joshu-oshua" I've got loads of those! love and kisses, Jan
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-23-2003, 01:40 PM (21 of 37)
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Oh Jan that is so cute. I've never heard that one before. LOL Susie |
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From: Magot
Date: 06-23-2003, 02:47 PM (22 of 37)
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I used to sing: "Katie K- K -k -Katie Your the only girl that I adore when the m-moon shines on the c-cow shed I wil k-k-k-kiss you by the garden door" .. and many more... love and kisses, Jan
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 06-23-2003, 05:49 PM (23 of 37)
Governor Jimmie Davis of Kentucky wrote the song, 'You are my sunshine'.. I am 69 yrs old and that is the first song I ever learned to sing..besides Jesus Loves Me. Former Gov. Davis died recently, he was almost 100 yrs old. (late nineties) I still love that song... People used to give me Lance Crackers and Cookies to sing it.. I belted it out at the top of my voice.. How's that for Trivia, Girls??? 
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-23-2003, 08:45 PM (24 of 37)
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Libby you got your states mixed up. Jimmy Davis was governor of Louisiana and that's our state song. LOL Sorry about that. Susie |
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From: MaryW
Date: 06-24-2003, 05:15 AM (25 of 37)
Wow, and to think I missed it. 
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 06-24-2003, 04:47 PM (26 of 37)
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Sorry, Susie, I knew it was one of those states way out in the middle of our big country.. I've only been that far once in my life..great vacation one time in N. O. ... I got hooked on Oysters Rockefeller at Felix's..
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-24-2003, 05:11 PM (27 of 37)
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They also have a bridge named after that song. The Sunshine Bridge it's crosses the Mississippi River at Donaldsonville, LA. Louisiana has strange politics and I don't know if there is a scandalous story behind that song and our governor or not but I wouldn't be surprised if there was one. All kinds of  business down here. LOL Our former Governor Edwards is in prison for racketeering, conspiracy and extortion charges. And he did all that in the open and was re-elected Governor while the charges were being brought against him. LOL Crazy people down here. You know if we eat crawfish and oysters we have to be a weird bunch. Just a little Louisiana culture for you gals. LOL Susie |
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From: MaryW
Date: 06-24-2003, 05:30 PM (28 of 37)
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Cajuns came from my part of the country. I love Cajun music, I could listen to it all the time. The food isn't bad either.
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-24-2003, 05:39 PM (29 of 37)
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Ooooeee Shar, na ya talkin mi kina music. If you like that kind of music you need to come here for the jazz fest. Those Cajun fiddlers come out the woodwork. It's usually the last weekend in April and the first weekend in May. It's usually starts on a Thursday - Sunday of one weekend and then Thrus. - Sunday of the next weekend. And the food is fabulous. Crawfish ettofette, bisques, shrimp bread, crawfish bread, fried seafood, aligator anyway you like. Oh man I'm makin my self hungry. LOL Strawberry shortcake, keylime pie, oooooooooolala. Susie |
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 06-25-2003, 05:17 PM (30 of 37)
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Susie, My brother was in Navy in the 50's with some guys from down your way.. He learned to make Jumbalaya (sp) and he does a good job of it.. We can buy frozen crawfish tails here in our grocery stores...And that seasoning Chok(something).. The men are still friends and spend vacations together every so often..They attend their ship's reunions also.. Sew With Love
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-26-2003, 02:10 AM (31 of 37)
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Hey Libby I just emailed that recipe for Jambalaya to Bren last week for her car racing friends. She is suppose to make it for the big race this weekend. Crawfish is beginning to take off all over the world. The Chinese are raising them in the rice fields in China. Our crawfish come from two places, the swamp which are big dark red crawfish and rice field crawfish which are more of an orangish shell and have a softer shell. They are both good. Actually you can make Jambalaya with sausage, crayfish, or shrimp. What kind of seasoning are you telling me about? Is it cayenne pepper? That's a form of red peppers grown down here in Louisiana. Now you're making me hungry and I've lost 8 pounds this week. I have to be good. LOL Susie |
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From: Magot
Date: 06-26-2003, 02:55 AM (32 of 37)
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8 pounds Susie, well done! I'd have to get my arm cut off to lose that?!?
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-26-2003, 03:03 AM (33 of 37)
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8 pounds is nothing considering I have only 45 more to go. I quit smoking 2 years ago and along with going through menopause now it's been hard to do. But I've made up my mind and don't want to be miserable anymore so I'm watching everything that goes in my mouth and that's not easy considering I'm an unconcious eater. I eat when I'm sad, mad, sleepy, glad Happy. you name it I feed my face when my emotions take off. LOL I just hope I can keep it up. Susie |
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From: Magot
Date: 06-26-2003, 04:01 AM (34 of 37)
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Knitting, that's what you need , if your hands are busy when you're watching the tele you don't eat!! It's less antisocial than hiding in a sewing room though the incessant clacking drives my husband mad!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 06-26-2003, 07:15 PM (35 of 37)
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Susie, Good for you on the no smoking... I quit 5 years ago now.. I had Pneumonia and was in Hospital 3 days, and still took about 2 weeks after to get really well.. by then I had gone thru withdrawal and everything.. (did not even have any withdrawal symptoms) .. But, what a way to quit.. I am so glad I did.. I was so hooked I was scared I would start back, but I have never taken another one..Don't even think about them now.. Now, food is different.. I'm like you about that.. Its so hard to cut back.. I'm seriously changing my eating habits to foods that are healthier for me.. Oh yes, that seasoning I was talking about is a mix of stuff... Its called Charlies Chok--- Something... I don't know.. Bro is not home, so I cannot ask him.. The crawfish we get here is frozen, but it is the orangey kind.. Real good.. Sew With Love
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From: weB2cats
Date: 08-19-2003, 10:11 AM (36 of 37)
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My mother use to love to sing this ditty to me when I constantly interrupted her viewing of Perry Mason shows (years ago): She says she's hot, She says she's cold, She begs to have a story told. She wants a drink, She wants a light, She always is a Goop at night. And my sister had a whole set of drawings featuring Goops, whose bodies all begin with the tracing of a penny for the head. She included renderings of goop families and their homes in neighborhoods, school rally teams, triplets with names like Daphne, Celeste and Tiffany. Those renderings kept all 4 of us sisters very busy on rainy Winter days. We loved those days we spent drawing. She was very creative. And we all took after her a bit, I imagine. |
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From: Sherri
Date: 08-19-2003, 11:40 AM (37 of 37)
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My moms favorite was There was a little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead And when she was good she was very very good And when she was bad she was horrid. I used to hate that song!! Sherri My website
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