Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can't find it because it is Miss Lucy, not Suzy.

Miss Susie in California, too!

Miss Susie here in Northern Virginia (West Springfield Elementary, to be exact) circa mid-1980s.

Miss Suzie, Colorado, early 80s.

Michigan. 1982. ^^

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

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For us, it was Miss Lulu like this page: http://www.odps.org/glossword/index.php?a=term&d=3&t=46

But our lyrics were:
Miss Lulu had a steamboat,
The steamboat had a bell,
Miss Lulu went to heaven.
the steamboat went to...
Hell-o operator,
Please give me number nine,
And if you disconnect me,
I'll Kick your l'il...
Behind the 'fridgerator
There was a piece of glass,
Lulu went and sat on it,
And hurt 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 kitchen
Bees are in the park
Boys and girls are kissing in the
D-A-R-K, DARK, Dark, dark, <dark> [each dark getting quieter]

Pittsburgh in the 1970's.

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

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!

Anonymous wrote:For us, it was Miss Lulu like this page: http://www.odps.org/glossword/index.php?a=term&d=3&t=46

But our lyrics were:
Miss Lulu had a steamboat,
The steamboat had a bell,
Miss Lulu went to heaven.
the steamboat went to...
Hell-o operator,
Please give me number nine,
And if you disconnect me,
I'll Kick your l'il...
Behind the 'fridgerator
There was a piece of glass,
Lulu went and sat on it,
And hurt 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 kitchen
Bees are in the park
Boys and girls are kissing in the
D-A-R-K, DARK, Dark, dark, <dark> [each dark getting quieter]

Pittsburgh in the 1970's.

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

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)

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).

Anonymous wrote:

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


Southern California early/mid 90's

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

I had a little Turtle,
His name was Tiny Tim.
I put him in the bathtub,
To see if he could swim.

He drank up all the water
And ate a bar of soap.
And now he's in his bed,
With bubbles in his throat.

Bubble, Bubble, Bubble,
Bubble, Bubble, Bubble,
Bubble, Bubble, Bubble
Bubble, PoP!

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

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For us, it was Miss Lulu like this page: http://www.odps.org/glossword/index.php?a=term&d=3&t=46

But our lyrics were:
Miss Lulu had a steamboat,
The steamboat had a bell,
Miss Lulu went to heaven.
the steamboat went to...
Hell-o operator,
Please give me number nine,
And if you disconnect me,
I'll Kick your l'il...
Behind the 'fridgerator
There was a piece of glass,
Lulu went and sat on it,
And hurt 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 kitchen
Bees are in the park
Boys and girls are kissing in the
D-A-R-K, DARK, Dark, dark, <dark> [each dark getting quieter]

Pittsburgh in the 1970's.

Us too. Rochester 1970s

Rochester, NY right? Because Rochester, MN in the 1970's it was Miss Suzie.

Anonymous wrote:This sure brings back memories! Another Miss Lucy here.

Was everyone else also double dutch jump roping or were some just singing it?

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.

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!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can't find it because it is Miss Lucy, not Suzy.

Miss Susie in California, too!

Miss Susie here in Northern Virginia (West Springfield Elementary, to be exact) circa mid-1980s.

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!)

It was an 80 acre bra for me ?