Anonymous
10/25/2017 20:45
Subject: Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
I just asked my 13 year old if she knew this song and she said "of course, except it's Lulu"
Anonymous
10/25/2017 20:40
Subject: Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Anonymous wrote:Miss Suzy, Boston, 70s! Thank you OP, I love hearing these!
Ms Lucy south of Boston -late 70’s. Man this was a local thing!
Anonymous
10/25/2017 20:40
Subject: Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
^CT in the 80s and also did the dandeoline thing
For us, it was Miss Lucy, 18 hr bra, and the glass "went right up her..."
We also sang the tiny Tim bathtub/alligator purse as a clapping song
Anyone do the "crack an egg on your back, let the yoke drip down, yoke drip down..." hypnotizing game where you were supposed to open your eyes and see different colors?
For us, it was Miss Lucy, 18 hr bra, and the glass "went right up her..."
We also sang the tiny Tim bathtub/alligator purse as a clapping song
Anyone do the "crack an egg on your back, let the yoke drip down, yoke drip down..." hypnotizing game where you were supposed to open your eyes and see different colors?
Anonymous
10/25/2017 20:36
Subject: Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Ah, memories. I learned this in 2nd grade and was all proud to come home and sing it to my 6th grade sister. She proceeded to threaten me with "I'll tell Mom you said hell" for months.
Anonymous
10/25/2017 20:31
Subject: Re:Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Anonymous wrote:Our version (August GA, 70s) was similar to many of these, except what happens with the glass:
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 kick you up
behind the 'frigerator there was a piece of glass
Miss Suzie sat upon it and it went right up her
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!
We definitely said "I'll tell you no more lies" after "Ask me no more questions" which seems to vary among the versions.
Another thing we did besides this and the Tiny Tim song was pick up a dandelion seed head and chant "Mama had a baby, and its head (pause to pop the head off the stem) popped off." Any one else?
Oh, and we also did "Strut Miss Liza," where you'd dance between two lines of kids clapping.
We did the dandelion thing too. WEstchester County, NY, early to mid 80s
Anonymous
10/25/2017 20:27
Subject: Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Wow I am 26 and sang this in elementary school! I had no idea it was so widespread and dated back so far.
Anonymous
10/25/2017 20:26
Subject: Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Grew up in Fairfax County in the early 90s:
Miss Suzie had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell (ding ding)
Miss Suzie went to heaven
The steamboat went to
Hello, operator, please give me number nine
and if you disconnect me I'll kick you from
behind the 'frigerator there was a piece of glass
Miss Suzie sat upon it and broke her little
ask me no more questions
please tell me no more lies
the boys are in the bathroom, zipping up their
flies are in the meadow, the bees are in the park
the boys and girls are kissing in the
D-A-R-K D-A-R-K
DARK! DARK!
Dark is like a movie
a movie's like a show
a 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 80 meter bra
There must've been an ending but I don't remember it...
Miss Suzie had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell (ding ding)
Miss Suzie went to heaven
The steamboat went to
Hello, operator, please give me number nine
and if you disconnect me I'll kick you from
behind the 'frigerator there was a piece of glass
Miss Suzie sat upon it and broke her little
ask me no more questions
please tell me no more lies
the boys are in the bathroom, zipping up their
flies are in the meadow, the bees are in the park
the boys and girls are kissing in the
D-A-R-K D-A-R-K
DARK! DARK!
Dark is like a movie
a movie's like a show
a 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 80 meter bra
There must've been an ending but I don't remember it...
Anonymous
10/25/2017 20:18
Subject: Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Anonymous wrote:Miss Suzie had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell (ding ding)
Miss Suzie went to heaven
The steamboat went to
Hello, operator, please give me number nine
and if you disconnect me I will paddle your
behind the 'frigerator there was a piece of glass
Miss Suzie sat upon it and broke her little
ask me no more questions
please tell me no more lies
the boys are in the girls room, zipping up their
flies are in the city, the bees are in the park
the boys and girls are kissing in the
D-A-R-K D-A-R-K D-A-R-K
DARK! DARK! DARK
- New England, circa 1982
Grew up in Virginia and this is the one from my ES except substitute "Kick" for "paddle"
Anonymous
10/25/2017 13:52
Subject: Re:Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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!
I'm the original PP above (the Ms. Lulu poster) and I am from Monroeville, so east of the city. Went to University Park ES, then Monroeville Jr High (now Gateway Middle School), then Gateway Sr High. Graduated in 1983.
And I stand corrected. You both are right that the flies were in the city not in the kitchen.
Ha I'm from Monroeville too! Gator grad of 1999.
Anonymous
10/25/2017 13:22
Subject: Re:Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Anonymous wrote:rAnonymous wrote:Is this part of the same song, or different?
Miiss Lucy had a baby, she named him tiny Tim, she put him in the bathtub, 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 fit down his throat
Miss Lucy called the doctor, miss Lucy called the nurse, miss Lucy called the lady with the alligator purse...
This is a different song, same tune. I taught preschool and we did this one at circle time. There's even a book. It's appropriate for preschool, but the steam boat one isn't!
+1
Child of the 80s
Preschool teacher in the aughts
Anonymous
10/25/2017 12:49
Subject: Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
So many little variations:
Miss Lucy had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell
Mss Lucy went to heaven and the steamboat went to..
Hello operator, give me number nine
And if you disconnect me I will knock you on your..
Behind the refrigerator there is a piece of glass
And if you dare to step on it I'll shove it up your...
Ask me no more questions
Tell me no more lies
The boys are in the bathroom pulling down their..
flies are in the meadow, the bees are in the park
Miss Lucy and her boyfriend are kissing in the
D-A-R-K D-A-R-K Dark, dark dark!
Long Island, late 1970s, early 1980s.
Miss Lucy had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell
Mss Lucy went to heaven and the steamboat went to..
Hello operator, give me number nine
And if you disconnect me I will knock you on your..
Behind the refrigerator there is a piece of glass
And if you dare to step on it I'll shove it up your...
Ask me no more questions
Tell me no more lies
The boys are in the bathroom pulling down their..
flies are in the meadow, the bees are in the park
Miss Lucy and her boyfriend are kissing in the
D-A-R-K D-A-R-K Dark, dark dark!
Long Island, late 1970s, early 1980s.
Anonymous
10/25/2017 12:31
Subject: Re:Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Anonymous wrote: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!
I'm the original PP above (the Ms. Lulu poster) and I am from Monroeville, so east of the city. Went to University Park ES, then Monroeville Jr High (now Gateway Middle School), then Gateway Sr High. Graduated in 1983.
And I stand corrected. You both are right that the flies were in the city not in the kitchen.
Anonymous
10/25/2017 12:30
Subject: Re:Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Our version (August GA, 70s) was similar to many of these, except what happens with the glass:
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 kick you up
behind the 'frigerator there was a piece of glass
Miss Suzie sat upon it and it went right up her
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!
We definitely said "I'll tell you no more lies" after "Ask me no more questions" which seems to vary among the versions.
Another thing we did besides this and the Tiny Tim song was pick up a dandelion seed head and chant "Mama had a baby, and its head (pause to pop the head off the stem) popped off." Any one else?
Oh, and we also did "Strut Miss Liza," where you'd dance between two lines of kids clapping.
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 kick you up
behind the 'frigerator there was a piece of glass
Miss Suzie sat upon it and it went right up her
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!
We definitely said "I'll tell you no more lies" after "Ask me no more questions" which seems to vary among the versions.
Another thing we did besides this and the Tiny Tim song was pick up a dandelion seed head and chant "Mama had a baby, and its head (pause to pop the head off the stem) popped off." Any one else?
Oh, and we also did "Strut Miss Liza," where you'd dance between two lines of kids clapping.
Anonymous
10/25/2017 12:27
Subject: Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Miss Suzy, Boston, 70s! Thank you OP, I love hearing these!
Anonymous
10/25/2017 12:13
Subject: Re:Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell ... ding ding - Appropriate age?
Anonymous wrote:Is this part of the same song, or different?
Miiss Lucy had a baby, she named him tiny Tim, she put him in the bathtub, 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 fit down his throat
Miss Lucy called the doctor, miss Lucy called the nurse, miss Lucy called the lady with the alligator purse...
This is a different song, same tune. I taught preschool and we did this one at circle time. There's even a book. It's appropriate for preschool, but the steam boat one isn't!