tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post2492740110481597563..comments2024-03-29T07:30:04.950-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Examples Of Children's Parodies Of Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay, Part II ("Dirty" Versions)Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-64888434757720248762024-03-19T22:30:48.411-04:002024-03-19T22:30:48.411-04:00Thanks for your comment, Anonymous. I appreciate i...Thanks for your comment, Anonymous. I appreciate it!Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-40389106368980051782024-03-19T19:19:44.600-04:002024-03-19T19:19:44.600-04:00I remember some of the girls from my primary schoo...I remember some of the girls from my primary school singing this:<br /><br />We are the Saint Charles's girls,<br />We wear our hair in curls,<br />We wear our dungarees down to our sexy knees. <br /><br />Tarara boom de ay, our knickers flew away, they went to Italy, they came back yesterday. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-26121099326663188012023-12-31T07:21:02.229-05:002023-12-31T07:21:02.229-05:00Thanks, Staxman for adding that example of dirty v...Thanks, Staxman for adding that example of dirty versions of "Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay" to this collection and thanks for remembering to add demographic information.<br /><br />Best wishes!Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-18133910888692091512023-12-31T00:32:19.019-05:002023-12-31T00:32:19.019-05:00This version from Pennsylvania in the mid-1960s:
...This version from Pennsylvania in the mid-1960s:<br /><br />Ta ra ra boom de ay<br />How did she get that way?<br />It was the boy next door,<br />He laid her on the floor.<br />Her mommy was surprised<br />To see her tummy rise<br />And hear her baby's cries forevermore.Staxmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-77149408992543108332023-08-03T14:10:09.278-04:002023-08-03T14:10:09.278-04:00Hi, Anonymous. Thanks for sharing your version of ...Hi, Anonymous. Thanks for sharing your version of this rhyme and thanks for including demographic information.<br /><br />I agree that it's cool to see how examples of children's recreational rhymes are found throughout the world. What is really cool is to document these examples before the internet and to suss out early examples of a particular rhymes and how those rhymes have changed within the same population over time and in different populations at the same time and over a period of time. <br /><br />Best wishes!Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-79449550849144583812023-08-03T13:26:57.967-04:002023-08-03T13:26:57.967-04:00Hi! Wow, this is really awesome, this song popped ...Hi! Wow, this is really awesome, this song popped into my head today, I remember it from school, probably around the year 2000 when I was 12ish, and I'm from the UK! South England! The one I remember goes something like this: We are the (name of your school) girls, we wear our hair in curls, and we wear dungarees to show our sexy knees, I met a boy today, he gave me 50p, to go behind a tree and have it off with me, we went behind a tree, he lifted up my skirt, he counted 1 2 3 and stuck it into me, my mummy was surprised to see my belly rise, my daddy jumped for joy it was a baby boy!<br />I mightve forgotten parts of it, but that's basically what I can remember! Wow, it's really crazy but so cool that this rhyme is familiar with people all over the world it seems! So interesting seeing all the variations! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-54865109898411227862022-06-13T20:48:11.938-04:002022-06-13T20:48:11.938-04:00Anonymous, thanks for sharing your memory of this ...Anonymous, thanks for sharing your memory of this rhyme and thanks for including what state you lived in when you learned it.<br /><br />I hear you that the father's reaction is kinda off given how the baby was conceived. But I think the rhyme reflects the fact that in the USA some fathers prefer boys to girls, particularly for their first born child and/or first born grandchild. <br /><br />Best wishes!Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-68747904878119711022022-06-13T20:00:02.898-04:002022-06-13T20:00:02.898-04:00oh man, for some reason this popped into my head t...oh man, for some reason this popped into my head today, I'm so glad I found this! at my school in Texas we sang it:<br />tra la la boom de ay<br />I met a boy today<br />He paid me 50 cents<br />to go behind the fence<br />my mommy was surprised<br />to see my tummy rise<br />my daddy jumped for joy<br />'my god, it's a baby boy!'<br /><br />I never understood why dad would be so excited lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-83448091696839725632022-04-11T16:11:49.619-04:002022-04-11T16:11:49.619-04:00You're welcome, Columnella.
I know what you m...You're welcome, Columnella.<br /><br />I know what you mean. It's amazing what you can find on the internet. :o)Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-11433536499684874012022-04-11T14:32:23.590-04:002022-04-11T14:32:23.590-04:00Totally wonderful, this internet world...For no pa...Totally wonderful, this internet world...For no particular reason, I was hit with the impulse to go looking for the "He laid me on the couch/And all I said was Ouch..." version--thank you, Azizi!Columnellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765574031273938613noreply@blogger.com