Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
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| It was an 80 acre bra for me ? |
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| Love that the reminiscing of this! I learned it closest to the Pittsburgh version in metro NY area circa 1989. Definitely an 18h bra (bra bra!) |
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Miss Susie here in Northern Virginia (West Springfield Elementary, to be exact) circa mid-1980s. |
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Rural San Diego county, 1970s version:
Miss Suzie had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Suzie went to heaven The steamboat went to Hello, operator, please give me number nine and if you disconnect me I will fracture your behind the 'frigerator there was a piece of glass Miss Suzie sat upon it and broke her little ask me no more questions I'll tell you no more lies the boys are in the bathroom, zipping up their flies are in the city, the bees are in the park 100 boys and 100 girls are kissing in the D-A-R-K D-A-R-K D-A-R-K DARK! DARK! DARK! I am finding it fascinating looking at all the versions and their locations! |
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We had a hand-clapping thing that we did sometimes (a little like what you do with Say, say, oh playmate) but mostly it was a jump-rope rhyme. |
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Rochester, NY right? Because Rochester, MN in the 1970's it was Miss Suzie. |
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Miss Suzie had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell Miss Suzie went to heaven The steamboat went to Hello, operator, please give me number nine and if you disconnect me I will chop up your behind the 'frigerator there was a piece of glass Miss Suzie sat upon it and broke her little ask me no more questions I'll tell you no more lies the boys are in the bathroom, zipping up their flies are in the meadow, the bees are in the park Miss Suzie and her boyfriend are kissing in the D-A-R-K D-A-R-K D-A-R-K DARK! DARK! DARK! The dark is like a movie, the movies like a show The show is like a tv set and that is all I know I know my ma, I know I know my pa, I know I know my sister with the 40 acre bra She dyed her hair all purple, she dyed her hair all pink She dyed her hair all polka dot then washed it down the sink. Miss Suzie had a baby, she named him Tiny Tim She put him in the bath tub to see if he could swim He drank up all the water, he ate up all the soap He tried to eat the bathtub but it wouldn't go down his throat Miss Suzie 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 I don't know said the lady with the alligator purse. Southern California early/mid 90's |
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Interesting that this was a part of the Miss Suzy/Miss Lulu song for you. As a child of the 70's I had never heard this, but then my children (children of the 2010's) brought this home a few years ago from preschool. It's a similar tune, but definitely not the same. And I had not heard these lyrics until my kids brought the song home. So, it seems much newer to me! This is the Tiny Tim tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpPXl7OTdwU This is the Miss Lulu turn (almost the same as the one I learned): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl_dTms1Nrc http://rhymeslyrics.blogspot.com/2008/01/i-had-little-turtle.html
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We had Ms Lucy, circa late 70s, rural Maryland. And we need with the D-A-R-K thing like many of the others.
We did it as a clapping game. The Tiny tim piece is something separate - I had never heard it before but it was a Music Together song in one of the cycles, my kids learned it in 2006-10 (two kids, so I went through Music together for 3 cycles, i think). |
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I was just trying to remember the words to this so I could teach it to my 7yo! However now I'm reconsidering teaching her the words as it's a bit risque...
New England, early 80s: Miss had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Suzie went to heaven The steamboat went to Hello, operator, please give me number nine and if you disconnect me I will chop off your behind the 'frigerator there was a piece of glass Miss Suzie sat upon it and broke her little ask me no more questions I'll tell you no more lies the boys are in the girls' room, zipping up their flies are in the meadow, the bees are in the park Miss Suzie and her boyfriend are kissing in the D-A-R-K D-A-R-K D-A-R-K Dark is like a movie, the movies like a show The show is like a tv set and that is all I know know know! We did it as a clapping game. There was also this one: Miss Sue, Miss Sue, Miss Sue from Alabama Just sitting in a rocker, eating Betty Crocker Watching the clock go tick, tock, tick tock fin-alli-alli-alli A B C D E F G Wash those spots right off of me Moo-cha moo-cha moo-cha freeze! Do not show your teeth to me! (Repeat without showing teeth) |
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My 1970s Pittsburgh (North Hills area) version was this: Miss Lucy had a steamboat, The steamboat had a bell, Miss Lucy went to heaven and the steamboat went to... Hell-o operator, give me number nine, And if you disconnect me, I'll fracture your ... Behind the kitchen cabinet There laid a piece of glass, Miss Lucy sat upon it, And she broke her little... Ask me no more questions, Tell me no more lies, The boys are in the bathroom Pulling down their... Flies are in the city Bees are in the park The Boys and girls are kissing in the D-A-R-K, dark, Dark, DARK |
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East of Pittsburgh was.... Miss Lucy had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Lucy went to heaven the steamboat went to Hell-o operator please give me number nine And if you disconnect me I'll kick you right Behind the refrigerator There stood a piece of glass Miss Lucy sat upon it And she broke her little Ask me no more questions Tell me no more lies The boys are in the bathroom Pulling down their Flies are in the city Bees are in the park Miss Lucy and her boyfriend Are kissing in the D-A-R-K, D-A-R-K Darker than the ocean Darker than the sea Darker than the black cat That's chasing after me! |
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Miss Susie had a Tugboat the tugboat had a bell Miss Susie went to heaven the tugboat went to
hello operator please give me number nine and if you disconnect me I'll kick you right behind the refrigerator there was a piece of glass miss Susie fell upon and I'm broke her little ask me no more questions I'll tell you no more lies the day before Miss Susie dyed her hair of purple she dyed her hair of pink she dyed her hair with purple polka dots almost them down the sink me in the ocean sink me in the sea sink me in the toilet but please don't pee on me me me |
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| Michigan. 1982. ^^ |
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Miss Suzie, Colorado, early 80s. |