Saturday 22 March 2014

John John He's No Good! - Western Australia - 1930s


John John he's no good,
Chop him up for firewood!
And if he is no good for that,
Feed him to the big tom cat!
And if the big tom cat won't have him,

(I forget the rest of this one. I know it's been referenced in songs from the 1960s & 1970s. I remember my Grandfather chanting it when I was a child and I think it's much older, back to his childhood, so I'm putting it in as 1930s, but if anyone knows anything different or the full version, please message me.)

Row Your Boat - Western Australia - 1980s


Row row row your boat 
Gently down the stream
Throw your teacher overboard
And listen to her scream!

A Sailor Went to Sea - Western Australia - 1980s


A sailor went to sea sea sea
To see what he could see see see
But all that he could see see see
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea.

The Worm Song - Western Australia - early 1980s


Nobody loves me
Everybody hates me
I think I'll go eat worms.

Long, thin slimy ones,
Big fat juicy ones,
Worms that even squirm.

Thursday 20 March 2014