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thanks milum, because i was thinking about something, (couldn't sleep) and remembered
There were five little bears all snug in a bed,
and the littlest one said "roll over, roll over"
and they all rolled over and one fell out,
and there were four little bears all snug in a bed,
and the littlest one said "roll over"
and they all rolled over and one fell out,
then there were three little bears all snug in a bed
and the littlest one said "roll over, roll over"
and they all rolled over and one fell out,
now there were two little bears all snug in a bed
and the littlest one said "roll over, roll out"
and they all rolled over and one fell out,
Now the littlest bear was snug in the bed
and the littlest one said "Good Night!"
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In the version I learned as a kid, the song never ended, because:
And the little one said, "I'm lonely, I'm lonely"
So they all rolled over and one jumped in
There were 2 in the bed and the little one said "I'm lonely, I'm lonely"
So they all rolled over ...
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milum,
How cool that you and your granddaughter create verse together!
Helen,
We perform your bear song here in kindergarten classes, and our version, which is sung, goes like this:
There were five in the bed and the little one said,
"Roll over! Roll over!"
They all rolled over and one fell out;
He hit the ground and began to shout:
"Please remember! To tie a knot in your pajamas!
Single beds are not for one.."
There were four in the bed and the little one said,
"Roll over! Roll over!"
They all rolled over and one fell out.
He hit the ground and began to shout:
"Please remember! To tie a knot in your pajamas.
Single beds are not for one!"
[This continues till there's one in the bed]
There was one in the bed and the little one said: [sudden change in melody]
"I've got the whole bed to myself!" [to the tune of 'He's Got the Whole World in His Hands']
I've got the whole bed to myself!
I've got the whole bed to myself!
I've got the whole bed to myself!"
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They all rolled over and one fell out;
He hit the ground and began to shout:
"Please remember! To tie a knot in your pajamas!
Single beds are not for one.."
From my Girl Guide days I remember this as "Single beds are only meant for one!"... which seems to be more logical, but hey, since when are these type of songs necessarily logical. 
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While it's not exactly what I was thinking of, it is a great thread and worthy of resurrection, so... "Rise, I say!"
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Yes. I was thinking of this, but couldn't find it! Good bit of searching!
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Whew! Great thread. Sorry I missed it the first time.
Let's see...
Spauldeens (small, rubber bouncey balls) appear in "The Fortress of Solitude" by J. Lethem which I just finished. Great book!
The "Shock-boo-ya" role call chant appears in the Spike Lee film "Get on the Bus." An amazingly poignant variant of it appears in the film "Glory."
The "line broke/the monkey got choke" line appeared in the song "Red, Red Wine" covered in the '80s by UB40.
Our version of "Lucy Had a Steamboat" had the sanitized line, "the boys are in the bathtub/putting on their ties." Or maybe we just misheard it.
And one last (dirty) "Abe Lincoln" clapping rhyme, from a black ex-girlfriend:
Abraham Lincoln was a great old man
Washed his face in a frying pan
Jumped out the window with his d___ in his hand
Said, 'Ooooo, baby! I'm Superman!'
On the prolonged 'Ooooo' of the last line, she'd place her hands on her hips and rotate her pelvis around and around. We'd both collapse in fits of laughter.
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I remember it *very* differently... from Little House on the Prairie, I'm slightly ashamed to admit...
Old Dan Tucker was a fine old man,
Washed his face in a frying pan,
Combed his hair with a wagon wheel,
Died with a toothache in his heel.
Get out the way for Old Dan Tucker,
Home too late to eat his supper,
Supper's over, dinner's a-cookin',
Old Dan Tucker just stands there lookin'...
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