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TEACHER TAUNTS
This page contains examples of insult
rhymes that are directed toward teachers and other school personnel. Some people
call these insult rhymes "taunts" or "rips". To "taunt" or "rip on a person"
means to tease, insult, mock, harass, ridicule, or harass that person. This page
also includes rhymes or one line responses that children make to taunts and
rips.
Reading through the children's rhymes that I have collected, it appears that a
significant number of these rhymes have themes of violence. A number of other
children's rhymes I've collected also have performance activities that include
such violent actions as pinching, hitting, or slapping. Given the violence in
Columbine, Deer Lake, and other schools it seems to me that a possible area of
folkloric study would be the possible psycho-social meanings & consequences of
contemporary English rhymes that have violent themes, words, and/or performance
activities.
These examples are collected and posted for their creative, folkloric value. I
strongly advise against using these taunts & insult rhymes in real life
situations as some people may get very angry or hurt because of what you are
saying. In addition, reciting these taunts in the wrong place & time {such as in
schools} may lead to consequences from school officials and/or other adults.
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Although it is not required, please include information about how this
rhyme is performed. Also, for the sake of folkloric research, please include the
following demographical information: where you learned the rhyme {please
include the city & state if within the USA, and the nation, if outside the USA};
when you learned this rhyme {year or decade such as 2008, the 1990s, or
the mid 1970s}; and who performed this rhyme {age, gender,
race/ethnicity}. Thanks!
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Examples of rhymes & cheers are
almost always posted the way that readers send them to this website. Some of
these examples have typos and other accidental spelling errors or have text
messaging, slang, or otherwise purposely misspelled words & phrases. Many of
these examples are written without any capitalization at the beginning of a line
or punctuation mark at the end of line. This free flowing writing style appears
to be the prevailing way that many youth and young adults informally write on
the Internet. Posting examples written this way may result in difficulty
understanding the examples. However, I believe that it is important to keep the
examples' original form for authenticity's sake and as a means of showcasing the
examples' "flavor".
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I reserve the right not to post examples of rhymes on this page that are
exactly the same as a previously posted example. I also reserve
the right not to post examples of rhymes that I feel don't meet the standards of
this website.
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Thanks to all who submit
teacher taunting rhymes to Cocojams!
Special thanks to
http://www.mudcat.org/threads.cfm;
http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php10/1/2003,
and
http://www.jonbanjo.com/forum/forum.php; The Annexe
for permission to repost
selected examples & comments from their websites.
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Examples of Teacher Taunts
[Examples are listed in alphabetical order,
The newest postings are indicated by their dates.]
A,B
April Fool
April Fool
Go to school.
Tell your teacher she's
a fool.
If she hits you with a rule
pack your bags
and leave that school.
-various sources, including the editor's childhood memories,
Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1950s
Editor:
"rule" here means "ruler"
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Build A Bonfire {Version #4}
Another, to the tune of Clementine, ran:
Build a bonfire, build a bonfire
Put the teacher on the top
Put the prefects in the middle
And burn the bloody lot
(prefects being senior pupils with badges and authority)
-Colin R. {Great Britain}; 6/23/2008 by electronic mail to Azizi Powell
Editor:
Thanks, Colin R. for sharing your version of "Build A Bonfire" .
Cocojams readers, see "No More School, No More Stick" on this page for another
school days rhyme that Colin R. has shared. Also, with his permission, here's a
link to Colin's essay about corporal punishment in British schools in the 1950s,
http://www.salutnorth.com/2007/12/the-cane-the-sl.html, "The cane and the
Bunsen burner tube. That'll teach you...." Thanks for giving your
permission to post that link, Colin!!
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Build A Bonfire {Version #3}
Build a bonfire out of schoolbooks,
Put the teacher on the top,
Put the prefects in the middle
And we'll burn the bloody lot.
Come to our school, Come to our school,
For it is the very best,
There's a notice at the entrance
Saying "Welcome to the Rest".
Don't believe it, Don't believe it,
For it's all a pack of lies,
If it wasn't for the teachers
It would be a paradise.
-Paul B,; 3/3/2006;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=89297; anti-school songs
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Build A Bonfire {Version #2}
Build a bonfire, build a bonfire,
Put the teachers on the top,
Put the heidie in the middle,
and we’ll burn the bloomin lot.
(Bad children didn’t say ‘bloomin’ btw).
-Fiona; 8/18/2005;
http://www.jonbanjo.com/forum/forum.php ; “The Annexe”,
{United Kingdom}
Editor:
Thanks, Fiona for sharing this rhyme.
"The Annexe" is an online discussion board that is opened to members of Mudcat
Discussion Forum. "Bloomin”, bleedin”, and “bloody” are mild adjectival curse
words that are used in the United Kingdom, but not in the United States. The
adjective “darn” may be the closest American word for these three words. Because
I wasn’t familiar with this use of the word “bloomin”, I had to read this post
two times before I realized that Fiona meant that the ‘bad children’ said a more
profane word than "blooming". An Annexe poster from Canada who is of
British descent informed me that as a measure of the degree of profanity,
“bloomin’ is the mildest form. Next comes ‘bleedin”, and then comes the harshest
form, “bloody”.
Because I also was unfamiliar with the term “heidie”, I posted a request on The
Annex discussion forum for its definition. Fiona responded with these comments:
“'Heidie' means "headmaster", and headmasters are the same as principals. [in
Britain] Teachers used to be called "schoolmasters". A prefect was an older
pupil with some responsibly, I think the US equivalent would be monitor.”
DMcG, another member of The Annexe who is from Great Britain added these
comments: “It is an interesting observation that while I did learn Latin and
French at senior school where there were prefects, these songs belonged to the
primary school, which had no prefects and certainly no Latin or (for most of us)
French. “
Fiona also responded to my request for more information about her memories of
children’s taunts and other rhymes from her childhood with these comments:
“I remember it being mostly primary school age (5-11). Boys chanted more so than
girls, especially very rude ones. As for adults, some would have been more
tolerant than others, some would have thought it cheeky. To have been rude to a
teacher would have been unthinkable for me, I would have been in big trouble at
home.”
As for 'violent' games, the circle game The farmer wants a wife' had the
unfortunate 'bone' gatting thumped on the back and we played a form of tag
called 'kiss, kick or torture' where that was your choice if you were caught
(torture was usually a Chinese burn)….
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Build A Bonfire {Version #1}
Build a bonfire, build a bonfire
Put the teachers on the top
Put Miss Manning (substitute yr own head teacher) in the middle
And burn the whole lot
-KingBrilliant; 10/15/2001;
http://www.mudcat.org/threads.cfm What did you sing as a kid?;
KingBrilliant;15 Oct 01 {location: Great Britain}
Editor:
Given the referent “head teacher”, KingBrilliant is probably from the United
Kingdom. Coincidentally, “Manning” is my maiden name.
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Burning Of The School/Great Green Globs
my version of great green gobs seemed to
combine great green gobs with the burning of the school... It started out with
the burning of the school and ended with ...... and we went walkin' down the
hall and ill tell you what we saw.... Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher
guts, Chopped up baby parekeet, Mutalated monkey meat, french fried eyeballs,
Fryin in a fryin pan.. and i forgot my spoon.
-Alec; 12/15/2006
Editor:
Thanks, Alex for that rhyme. Cocojams readers, see "Glory Glory Hallelujah" and
other rhymes below for additional examples of rhymes about burning the
school.
C,D
Deck The Halls {Version #3}
This is my version of deck the halls for teacher taunts. Deck the halls with
gasoline fa la la la la la la la la Light a match and watch it gleam fa la la la
la la la la la Watch the school burn down to ashes Fa la la la la la la la la
Aren't you glad you played with matches fa la la la la la la la la
-Kat ;10/29/2006
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Deck The Halls {Version #2}
Sing To Deck The Halls:
Deck The Hall With Gasoline Fa la la la la la la la la Light A Match And Watch
It Gleam Fa la la la la la la la la Watch The Teachers Kick And Scream Fa la la
la la la la la la Now The School Has Burned Down To Ashes Fa la la la la la la
la laaaaaa
-anonymous; 4/10/2006
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Deck The Halls {Version #1}
One more song: Deck the halls with poison
ivy Fa la la la la, la la la la Tis the season to be naughty Fa la la la la, la
la la la Break a window, pop a tire Fa la la, la la la, la la la Set an old
man's pants on fire Fa la la la la, la la la la
-D. Jones; 3/30/2006
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Drop A Bomb
Sung to the melody of "Round and Round" by Perry Como 1957 :
Drop a bomb and it goes down, down, down, Till it hits the school with a happy
sound. All the teachers Will go round, round, round, While the school is burning
to the ground. This was a popular song to sing when I was a kid living on the
South side of Chicago back in the late 1950s and early 60s...
-Johnny B; 9/29/2006
Editor:
Johnny B, thanks for sending in this example. I've never seen or heard it
before. Also, thanks for including the demographical information about where,
when, and how this taunt was chanted.
E,F
From The Halls Of Maple
{Version #4 of From The Halls Of Montezuma}
My personal favorite [rhyme] is one the children in my class wrote in grade
four and having never encountered a version even similar anywhere, I'd guess we
were actually creating a new one. Sung to the tune of the Marine Hymn: From the
halls of Maple (our school) prison, to the shores of Bubblegum Bay We will fight
our teachers battles with spits wads and red clay First to fight for longer
recesses, and to keep our desks a mess We are proud to claim the title of the
teachers little Pest.
-Susan S; 12/22/2007 {Oregon}
Editor:
Susan S, thanks for sharing your example with Cocojams readers. I
also appreciate the fact that you included demographical information
{geographical location, and information about who composed the rhyme} along with
this example. As you can see, your example of From The Halls Of Maple is very
similar to the one that Ann sent in to this site on 4/29/2007. Susan, thanks
also for sending in another teacher taunt entitled "Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay" . I
posted that example in the "T" section of this page.
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From The Halls Of Montezuma
{Version #3}
Of course we also sang this version of the Marine's Hymn: From the halls of
Montezuma, To the shores of P.T.A. (or Bubble-gum Bay), We will fight our
teachers battles, With spitballs, gun, and play! First to fight for more recess,
And to keep our desks a mess! We are proud to claim the title, Of teacher's
little pests!
-Ann N.; 4/29/2007
Editor:
See the demographical information that Ann N. provided with the example listed
as "Glory Glory Hallelujah" {Version #5}
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From The Halls Of The Principal's Office {Version #2 of From The Halls Of
Montezuma}
From the halls of the principal's office
To the shores of the PTA
We will fight our teacher's battles,
with spit balls and with clay.
First to fight for right and freedom and to keep our desks a mess.
We are proud to claim the title of the teachers' greatest pests…
-LadyJean; {Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania}; 3/6/2006
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=89297 ; “anti-school songs”
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From The Halls Of Montezuma {Version #1}
From the halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of PTA
We will fight our teacher's battles
With spitballs and with clay.
We will fight for more recess,
And to keep our desks a mess.
We are proud to claim the title
Of the teacher's little pests.
From the halls of dear old school,
We will always teach the teachers
That we love them all so dearly,
We're angelic little creatures.
Yes, we love them all so dearly
And we love them most we say,
From the 30th day of June,
Right up to Labor Day!
From the halls of our dear old school
To the science and the math room
I tripped and lost my pretty books
On the way to the bathroom
I'm afraid they fell into the sink
ANd my soul was really crushed
SO I turned the wet water on
And down the drain they flushed.
From the halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of PTA
We will fight our teacher's battles
With spitballs and with clay.
We will fight for more recess,
And to keep our desks a mess.
We are proud to claim the title
Of the teacher's little pests.
Well that is all i have so uh...enjoy i guess.
-Miranda; 8/19/2004;
http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php ; “Schoolyard games”
G,H
Give A Cheer
Hi, My daughter and I came to your site by Googling "Miss Susie had a
steamboat." I found some old favorites, especially in the teacher taunts! Here's
one from my 1960s Wisconsin (very white) neighborhood:
Give a Cheer (to the tune of "the caissons go rolling along") give a cheer, give
a cheer, for the teachers who drink beer in the cellars of (school name here)
school they are brave they are bold for the whiskey they can hold in the cellars
of (---) school for it's guzzle guzzle guzzle as they pour it down their muzzle
give out a cheer- loud and clear! - "More Beer!" they were lying on the floor
when the cops came in the door in the cellars of (----) school
-Anne H.; 5/2/2006
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Glory Glory Hallelujah;
{Version #13}
I learned this as a kid in the mid-1970s in El Paso. My school was mostly Anglo
(i.e., Caucasian) and Hispanic (in that order), with some African-Americans and
Asian-Americans; it was always other Anglos I heard sing this and always boys,
never girls. (Sung to the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic") My eyes
have seen the glory of the burning of the school We have tortured all the
teachers, we have broken all the rules We are planning to hang the principal
tomorrow afternoon And we go marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Teacher hit
me with a ruler Met her at the door with a loaded .44 And the teacher ain't
around no more!
-Mark; 3/23/2008
Editor:
Mark, thanks for sending in this example and the other examples of parodies that
I've posted on this page and on Cocojams' Children's Parodies page. Also, Mark,
let me thank you and others for including racial/ethnic information along with
other demographical information. I'm an African American female, and I don't
remember hearing or reciting these teacher taunt rhymes from my childhood/teen
years. I've informally surveyed other African Americans including my daughter,
my brother, and my sister-who are or have been public school teachers and/or
school administrators in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Nevada.
None of them remember hearing or reciting these teacher taunts among African
Americans in their schools. This does not mean that African Americans don't know
or recite these parodies. However, I think it would be an interesting research
project for someone to document the familiarity with these parodies within
racial populations, and then consider what it means if there are significant
differences. For instance, in 2001, a Pittsburgh Pennsylvania African
American high school teacher who I happened to converse with about these rhymes,
told me that she was unfamiliar with these parodies. She also said that she was
appalled by them, a familiar sentiment that I've gotten from other Black and
non-Black adults. But what was so interesting to me was that high school
teacher's opinion that "Black kids don't need to recite this parodies because
they have "rap" {meaning hip hop music}. Of course, more it's been
documented that quite a number of non-Black teenagers listen to rap music. But,
if it's true that fewer Black teens than White teens-for example- know and
recite teacher taunts, I'm wondering whether any cultural variables account for
this difference. Cocojams readers, please feel free to share your thoughts about
this. Thanks!
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Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #12}
OK, here's one from my rather twisted childhood, late 1960's early 1970's small
town in CA all white except for the janitor's family who were Spanish. Glory,
glory Hallelujah! Teacher hit me with a Ruler! The problem is - I liked it! So I
kept on bein BAD Oh what a year we HAD! She sent me to detention when I busted
all the chalks, She sent me to the principal, he gave me fifteen swats. The
problem was - I liked it So I just kept doing MORE! What a keckuva way to win a
war! (I think that last bit may have been a refernce to the ongoing "Vietnam
Conflict" of the time.
-Lori: 3/13/2008
Editor:
Lori, thanks for sending in this example. Also, thanks for remembering to
include demographical information!
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Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #11}
My contribution isn't particularly original, but multiple examples help confirm
patterns, right? A Glory, glory variation from Southern California, Monterey
Park, late 1950s: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord He is
driving 'round the corner in a polka dotted Ford One hand is on the throttle and
the other on a bottle Of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Sing Glory glory hallelujah
Teacher hit me with a ruler I hit him on the bean With a rotten tangerine
There's no more school for me. One thing I never thought about at the time but
in retrospect, the phrase "one hand is on the throttle" would seem to date the
version to a time when hand throttled cars were the rule, the 1920s???
-Bassen ; 3/8/2008
Editor:
Bassen, thanks for sending in that version. Unless you know Tim who posted
Version #9 of this rhyme, I think it's a rather remarkable example of
synchronicity that within two months of each, without any coordination, two
people who don't know each other would have sent in two versions of Glory Glory
Hallelujah to this small website from the same city {if Monteray, CA and
Monteray Park, Cal are the same city}.
The fact that these examples are from two different decades makes it even more
interesting to me. I believe that other people who collect and study
children's rhymes will also appreciate having these two examples from the same
area.
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Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #10}
Glory Glory Hallelujah - The version I learned in Monterey CA in the early 70s
had a slight variation to the ones I see here; it concluded with Glory Glory
Hallelujah, teacher hit me with a ruler. I hit her in the butt with a rotten
coconut, and she ain't my teacher no more. Pretty uncouth, I suppose. As per the
question of why did we sing it, well, some of my teachers were really mean. I
don't ever remember have any intentions of violence towards them, of course, but
to sing about burning down the school and hitting my teacher in the butt with a
rotten coconut gave me a feeling of joy.
-Tim ; 2/4/08
Editor:
Tim, thanks for sending in that example. I hadn't heard that one before.
"Butt"/"coconut"...nice rhyme :o) Thanks, also for including comments about why
these taunts were sung and also remembering to include demographical information
{your geographical location and when you sung that taunting rhyme}.
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Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #9}
One more variation on the Glory, Glory Hallilua Glory, glory hallilua Teacher
hit me with a ruler Took her in the shed and I hit her on the head And I made
sure she was dead. We sung the full song, starting with Mine eyes have seen the
glory of the burning of the school... and included the verse about the loaded 44
and the rotten tangerine as well. While no harm was intended (we really did like
our teachers) it was tremendous fun. I have taught some of these to my children
with very strict instructions that they cannot say them at school (no longer
taken as a joke). Sung in the Bristol VA area schools, 1970s, all white at that
time
-Betty; 1/9/2008
Editor:
Betty, thanks for sharing your recollections of "Glory Glory Hallelujah". Thanks
also for including demographical information {your geographical area, the race
of the students in your school, and the decade that the students recited this
taunt. I appreciate your inclusion of information about why you and other
students chanted these types of rhymes. And I agree with your admonitions to
your children that these taunts should never be chanted {or written} in
school nowadays.
{See "On Top Of Old Smokey", version # 2 for another teacher taunt that Betty
sent in}
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Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #8}
here is a new version of battle hymn. i invented it at work as we changed our
wellies talking about what we sung at school. glory glory haleluja the teacher
hit me with a ruler then she missed and smashed a telly so she hit me with a
wellie so the headmaster showed her the door.
-peter o. ; 6/9/2007
Editor:
Peter, thanks for sending in that version. Am I correct that the "headmaster" is
the principal {the chief administrator of the school} or is the headmaster the
highest ranking teacher? Also, I wanted to make sure I knew what "wellies"
meant. Thanks to the google search engine, I found out that my guess was
correct-"wellies" is a British term for "Wellington boots". And "Wellington
boots" are rubber boots {in the USA, we'd probably call them "galoshes". In
Australia, these boots are called "gumboots" meaning made from the rubber tree
"gum" or sap. My, wouldn't my school teachers be proud of me :o)
Thanks again, Peter, for providing that opportunity to demonstrate how words
sometimes differ in various English speaking nations.
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Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #7}
We are gathered here today to see the burning of the school. We have tortured
every teacher, we have broken every rule. We have shot the secretary, and we
hanged the principal. Our truth goes marching on. Glory Glory hallelujah.
Teacher hit me with a ruler. So I met her at the bank, in a Sherman Army tank or
I hid behind the door with a loaded .44 or I blew her up to heaven with an
AK-47. And she doesn't teach no more.
Early Eighties Rural New Mexico (30 minutes North
of Albuquerque); Of course now that I have achieved the ability to perform a
little bit of critical thought, I wonder how we thought is was possible to have
killed a forty foot wide woman with a green (or red) rubber band. I think that
after incidents like Columbine and VT, this sort of thing carries more weight,
but I don't believe that I or any of my friends ever had any intent to do harm
to our teachers. We just memorized the things that older siblings and upper
classman (5th and sixth graders) sang and then passed them on once we were
older. I don't remember these songs ever progressing beyond my elementary school
days. They certainly were not present in high school or college, where
apparently, violent children's rhymes metamorphose from musical fantasy into
horrible reality.
-Ethan ; 5/5/2007
Editor:
Ethan, thanks for sending in that example. I also appreciate your inclusion of
demographical information & comments. Most persons whose comments I have
received or who I have talked with agree with your position that when these
taunts were recited in the past, they were definitely not meant to be taken
literally. However, given the school violence that has occurred lately, I think
that nowadays it would absolutely NOT be either wise or appropriate for students
to recite these types of rhymes in school.
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Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #6}
I was a military brat, but I spent 4th grade (1963-64 through 9th grade
(1968-1969) in Oxon Hill, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. My schools then
were white. The variation of "Mine Eyes Have Seen" that I learned there: Mine
eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the school. We have tortured every
teacher, we have broken every rule. We marched into the office and killed the
principal. Our truth is marching on! Glory, Glory Hallelujah, Teacher hit me
with a ruler, I bopped her on the bean with a rotten tangerine, And her teeth
came marching out!
-Ann N; 4/29/2007
Editor:
Ann, thanks for including demographical information along with the examples of
rhymes that you're sharing with Cocojams' readers. I've posted two more examples
that you've sent in on this page, and several other examples that you've sent in
on Cocojams' other Taunting Rhymes page.
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Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #5}
oh, duh, I almost forgot--
remember this one?
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the school
we have tortured all the teachers we have broken every rule
we are marching to the office now to kill the principal
the school is burning down!
Glory glory halelujah teacher hit me with a ruler
well, I bopped her on the bean with a rotten tangerine
the school is burning down!
-GUEST; 5/12/2008;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=91338 "On Top of Old Smokey -
parody problem" [A discussion about the efficacy of children singing these kinds
of parodies in schools nowadays]
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Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #4}
I knew several variants of "the burning of the school", but I think the one I
thought of as canonical went:
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the school,
We have tortured all the teachers, we have broken every rule,
We're marching down the hall to hang the principal,
Us kids are marching on!
Glory, glory, halleujah!
Teacher beat me with a ruler,
I knocked her to the floor with a loaded forty-four,
And that teacher don't teach no more.
This was, of course, sung with no intention of shooting (or hanging) anybody,
and the adults in our vicinity knew better than to take it so.
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2795#12230
“Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, I Bit the Teacher's Toe!;
posted by Haruo ; 05 Apr 05
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Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #3}
Here is the version we sang when I was a kid in the 80's. Mine eyes have seen
the glory of the burning of the school We have tortured all the teachers We have
broken all the rules We have barbequed the janitor We've hung the principle Our
truth is marching on Glory, Glory hallelujah Teacher hit me with a ruler met her
at the door with a loaded 44 And she ain't my teacher no more.
-D. Jones; 3/30/2006
Editor:
See "Joy To The World {Version #3}" and Deck The Halls {Version #1}" that were
also sent in by D. Jones.
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Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #2}
ok so this one repeats but wen u do a claping game u repeat as many times as u
can .. or as long as u can ... here u go i call it "glory glory here's my story
"
Mine eyes have seen the glory
Of the burning of the school
We have torched all the teachers
We have broken every rule
We broke into the office
And we murdered the principal
Our truth is marching on!
Glory, glory hallelujah
Teacher hit me with a rulah
I met her at the door
With a loaded .44
And she ain't gonna teach no more!
Mine eyes have seen the glory
Of the end of PTA
Now my dad can see my mom again,
She doesn't have to say,
"I'm sorry, dear, there's a meeting,
I won't be home today."
My dad goes marching on.
Glory, glory hallelujah
Teacher hit me with a rulah
I met her at the door
With a loaded .44
And she ain't gonna teach no more!
Mine eyes have seen the glory
Of a great big long vacation
It will help to make the boys and girls
The leaders of the nation
Then we'll perform an operation
On the board of education
Our truth goes marching on.
Glory, glory hallelujah
Teacher hit me with a rulah
I met her at the door
With a loaded .44
And she ain't gonna teach no more!
ok ok ... its bad but its not 4 your lil kids .. of course ... yes i am a bad
lil gurl hehe...
-Cassi; 4/17/2004; http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/001392.php
Schoolyard games”
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Glory Glory Hallelujah
{Version #1}
To the tune of, well, you know the tune—
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
He was rambling round the corner in a Ninteen Fifty Ford
With one hand on the throttle, and the other on a bottle
Of Mogen-David Wine!
Glory, Glory, What's it to ya?
Teacher hit me with a ruler
So I cracked her on the bean
With a rotten tangerine
And that teacher don't teach no more!
Glory, Glory, What's it to ya?
Teacher hit me with a ruler
So I met her at the door
With a loaded forty-four
And that teacher don't teach no more!
- M.Ted; 10/16/2001;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=40139
“What did you sing as a kid?”
As a reminder, please be
careful about using these taunts in real life. You could get into a lot
of trouble if you say these taunts to the wrong person or the wrong group of people
or in the wrong place {such as in school}.
****
Hooray For The Busdriver
{Example #2}
hooray for the busdriver,the busdriver,the busdriver hooray for the busdriver
the busdriver hooray he drinks and he cusses he wrecks all our busses horray for
the busdriver the busdriver hooray
-Anonymous; 3/17/2007
****
Three Cheers to the Bus Driver
{Example #3
Three cheers to the bus driver, the bus
driver, the bus driver Three cheers to the bus driver, the best of them all He
drinks and he smokes and he tells dirty jokes Three cheers to the bus driver,
the best of them all He's skinny, he's sexy, he drinks Diet Pepsi Three cheers
to the bus driver, the best of them all He stands in the shower, he pees on the
flowers Three cheers to the bus driver, the best of them all He's slow as a
turtle 'cause he wears a girdle Three cheers to the bus driver, the best of them
all.
We would sing this to the bus driver whenever we arrived at where we were going.
Mid 1990s in Pennsylvania.
-Katie; 9/18/2006
Editor:
Katie, thanks for sending in that song, and remembering to include demographical
information {where and when you & your friends sang it}
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Hail To The Bus Driver {Example #1}
Hail to the busdriver, busdriver, busdriver
Hail to the busdriver, busdriver man.
He drinks and he cusses,
And smokes on the busses,
All hail the busdriver, busdriver, busdriver
All hail the busdriver, busdriver man.
-Source: Cassi ;
http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php:
April 17, 2004
****
Heigh Ho Heigh Ho, It's Off To Work We Go! {Version #2}
(To the tune of heigh ho, heigh ho it's off to work we go)
Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's off to school we go!
With hand grenades and bloody blades, heigh ho, heigh ho, heigh ho
Heigh ho, heigh ho, I bit the teacher's toe.
She bit me back that dirty rat, Heigh ho, heigh ho!
-Guest, 11/3//2006;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=89297; anti-school songs
****
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, I Bit My Teacher's Toe {Version #1}
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, I bit my teacher's toe, That dirty rat She bit me back Hi-Ho,
Hi-Ho...
-Guest,Adrienne; 10/15/2001;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=40139 "What did you sing as a kid?"
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Here Is The Story Of The Burning Of The School
Here is the story of the burning of the school. Iv broken every teacher and
Iv broken every rule I BBQed the princeable and cooked the pizza yaaa and the
kids go marching on. Row row row your boat gentaly down the stream throw your
teacher overboard and listen to her scream 5 weeks later she was floting down
the Delawar chewing on her underwear wish she had another pair 10 weeks later
she was eaten by a poler bear and thats how the poler bear died On top of old
smokey all covered in sand I shot my old teacher with a red ruber band I shot
her with plesher I shot her with pride o how could I miss her she was 40 feet
wide I went to her funaral I went to her grave when people threw flowers I threw
a gernade then on the news they said shes alive o how I wish that teacher would
die Glory glory hallelujah teacher hit me with a ruler poped her in the bean
with a rotten tangareen and she aint gana teach no more
-Davonna; 7/15/2006
Editor:
Thanks, Davonna, for that example. And also, thank you for your comments about
why kids say these rhymes.
Davonna's example seems to me to be a combination of parodies to "On Top Of
Old Smoky", "Row Row Row Your Boat" & "Glory Glory Hallelujah"
{The Battle Hymn of The Republic".
Here are some comments from Davonna in response to several questions that I
asked her:
"I am an african american 13 year old girl. at the moment I am in japan. That is
were I learned the song. yes my teachers get on my nerves but I would never do
any thing like whats in the songs to my teachers. The songs are funny. thats the
only reason I like them.
Also (I have e-mailed before) there are teacher taunts here in japan.
I learned teacher taunts from a 10 year old. the year is of course 2006. No one
would realy kill there teachers or hang them. they are just for fun".
****
Hi Dee Hay
Hi dee hay, hi de ho Only one more day to go You'll be here, I'll be dar Sipping
on an ice cold rootbeer.
-Wil ; 6/12/2007
I,J
I'm A Chiquita Banana
We also sang this lively little song:
I'm a Chiquita banana and I'm hear to say, If you want to get rid of your
teacher today, Take a Chiquita banana and put it on the floor, And watch your
teacher go flying out the door!
-Ann N.; 4/29/2007
Editor:
Ann N. provided demographical information for herself and the rhymes she shared.
That information is posted under the example of "Glory Glory Hallelujah"
that she shared.
****
Joy To The World {Version #5}
Another version of the teacher-taunt Joy to
the World
Joy to the world The teacher's dead We barbequed
her head What happened to her body We flushed it down the potty Ten years later
they found her in the Delaware Chewing on her underwear Can't afford another
pair. early 1990s New Jersey.
-Katie; 9/18/2006
Editor:
Thanks, Katie for sharing this example of the Joy To The World teacher taunt.
Thanks also for including the demographical information. It's seems that this
parody of the "Joy To The World" Christmas song is widely known-at least in the
United States. I wonder if it is known elsewhere. I'd love to hear from any
readers from outside the USA who recited this taunt-and learned it apart from
the Internet.
****
Joy To The World {Version #4}
Another song we sang: Joy to the world The school burnt down And all the
teachers died They're looking for the principle Who's hanging from the flag pole
With a rope around his neck With a rope around his neck With a rope, a rope
around his neck
-D. Jones; 3/30/2006
****
Joy To The World {Version #3}
There's also:
Joy to the world! The school burned down
And all... the teach...ers died,
Except for the principal, he's standing on the flagpole,
And we won't let him down, and we won't let him down,
And we, and we won't let him down.
-Guest Marionl 3/2/2006;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=89297 ; anti-school songs
****
Joy To The World
{Version #2}
Joy to the world
our teacher's dead.
We barbecued her head.
What happened to her body?
We flushed it down the potty
And around and around it goes.
And around and around it goes.
And round and round and round it goes.
-Sara P., University of Pittsburgh student; recited at Catholic middle school in
Dayton, Ohio, mid to late 1990s; collected by Azizi Powell,
September, 2005
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Joy To The World, {Version #1}
This is a song we would sing at the end of the day, especially when they wanted
us to sing Christmas carols.
(This was at my elementary school,, 1990-1998 was when I went there - the games
I played lasted until 1995, when I stopped playing them)
Joy to the world,
the school burnt down
and all the teachers are dead
the principle is gone,
we flushed him down the john
The janitor is dead
we shot him in the head
and now it's up to us
to burn the school bus.
-http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/001392.php
; "Schoolyard games”; posted by Emma at November
16, 2004
K,L
Let Us Hear
I was going to John Hanson Jr. High School when I learned the beer one: Let
us hear, let us cheer for the boys who make our beer, In the cellars of JHJH!
They are brave, they are bold for the liquor they uphold, In the cellars of JHJH!
For it's run, run, run, Teacher's got a gun, Hide all the bottles of beer! If a
teacher does appear, Just say, Teacher have a beer, From the cellars of JHJH!
-Ann N; 4/29/2007
Editor:
See another example of this rhyme that is listed under the name "Give A Cheer".
Also, see the demographical information that Ann N. provided with the example
listed on this page as "Glory Glory Hallelujah {Version #5}"
****
L-O-double L-I, P-O-P
...my favorite, to the tune of "Harrigan", L-O-double L-I, P-O-P spells
lollipop. Its a wonderful piece of candy, The guy who invented it was a dandy.
L-O-double L-I, P-O-P you see, Its a lick on a stick, guarenteed to make you
sick, Lollipop for me.
-musicmic ; 10/16/2001;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=40139
"What did you sing as a kid?"
M,N
No More Pencils No More Books {Version #2
No more classes
no more books
No more teachers
Dirty looks.
-various sources, including Azizi Powell's remembrance of childhood/youth,
Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1950s, mid 1960s.
****
No More Pencils No More Books {Version #1}
This is a really interesting method of collecting folk material from the U.S!
Way to go! My submission would be the old standard that seems suspiciously
absent. The following is simply chanted, usually at the end of the school day or
year: No more pencils, No more books, No more teachers' dirty looks. When the
teacher rings the bell Drop your books and run like hell.
-Kat; 4/3/2007
Editor:
Kat, I appreciate your comment about the use of the Internet to collect examples
of and comments about folk material. I'd like to make one correction, though.
I'm interested in collecting English language children's rhymes, cheers, taunts as well as
fraternity/sorority chants, and military/firefighter and other cadences from adults
who live throughout the world, and not just the USA. However, it's true that
most of the material on Cocojams comes from the USA. And hopefully, people will
keep the examples coming!
Thanks, also, Kat, for sending in the "No More
Pencils No More Books" example. It occurred to me that I hadn't posted the
version of that rhyme that I recall from my childhood/youth. I'll correct that
omission by posting it as version #2 of that rhyme. Btw, Kat, your recollection of
when and how the rhyme was recited is the same as mine.
****
No More School, No More Stick
Here's one from my schooldays in County Durham [Great Britain]
No more school, no more stick
No more rotten arithmetic.
No more English, no more French
No more sitting on the old school bench.....
The "stick" was, of course, the cane that teachers wielded almost as a first
resort punishment.
-Colin R.; 6/23/2008; by electronic mail to Azizi Powell
Editor:
Thanks, Colin, for sharing that example!
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Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
Ok here is one that we did in grade
school. I t was a song we sang on the bus... Now I lay me down to sleep, I hope
i pass tomorows test, And if i die before I wake, Thats one less test Ill have
to take
-Alec; 12/15/2006
O,P
One More Day Of School
On the penultimate day of school we used to sing a couple of wee ditty's:
One more day of school, one more day of sorrow,
One more day of this and that
We'll be home tomorrow.
We used to make up the rest of the verses, usually about some teacher we all
loved to hate.
-Laoise; 9/15/1997;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2794 Naughty kids' greatest hits
****
On Top Of The Schoolhouse
[to the tune of "On Top of Spaghetti"]
On top of the schoolhouse, all covered with sand,
I shot my poor teacher with a red rubber band.
I shot her with pleasure, I shot her with pride,
I couldn't have missed her, she was forty feet wide.
I went to her funeral, I went to her grave,
I blew up her gravestone with a live hand grenade.
(collected in my youth, ca. 1982 in Simsbury, CT;
- Hal J. {http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/001392.php}
electronic mail to Azizi Powell ; 8/17/05
Editor:
This song is also a parody of "On Top Of Old Smokey". However, I decided to
consider it a separate version of that song. Do you know songs or rhymes like
this? If so, send them in for possible posting on Cocojams!
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On Top Of Old Smokey {Version #7}
On top of old Smokey (NZ version 1980's) I learnt this one and I have still
never heard the original. Some of the words never made sense to me (we always
said "forty foot slug", now I see that was probably a corruption of "44" On top
of Old Smokey All covered with mud I shot my poor teacher With a forty-foot slug
I went to her funeral and stood by the grave some people threw flowers I threw a
grenade The body went up the body came down the body went splat! All over the
ground (alternate ending "all over the town)"
-Mihke; 5/5/2008
Editor:
Thanks, Mihke, for sending in that example and remembering to include
demographics {where you live-NZ [New Zealand] and when you remember learning
this taunt, the 1980s]. Here's a link to a YouTube video of Hank Williams and
another vocalist singing the American folk song, On Top Of Old Smokey:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PGTCZJ-RBPw&feature=related
****
On Top Of Old Smokey {Version #6}
I learned this version of "On Top Of Old Smokey" as a kid in the mid-
1970s in El Paso. My school was mostly Anglo (i.e., Caucasian) and Hispanic (in
that order), with some African-Americans and Asian-Americans; it was always
other Anglos I heard sing this and always boys, never girls. On top of Old
Smokey All covered with blood I shot my teacher With a .44 gun. I went to her
funeral I went to her grave Instead of throwing flowers I threw a grenade.
-Mark; 3/23/2008
Editor:
Mark, thanks for sending in this song. Thanks also, for including demographical
information, including where, when, and who sang this song!
****
On Top Of Old Smokey {Version #5}
Hi, I came across your teacher taunts page, and wanted to send you another
version of "On Top of Old Smokey" that we used to sing in primary (elementary)
school in Western Australia in the 1980s: On top of Old Smokey All covered in
sand I shot my poor teacher With a green rubber band I shot her with pleasure I
shot her with pride I couldn't have missed her She was forty feet wide I went to
her funeral I went to her grave Some people threw flowers I threw a grenade The
coffin went up The coffin went down The coffin went splat All over the ground
-Simone C. C.; 2/17/2008
Editor:
Simone C.C.; thanks for sending in that version of "On Top Of Old Smokey".
Thanks also for including demographical information {where-geographical location
& which type of school, and when you sang this song}. It's interesting that this
rhyme is so similar in so many English speaking countries.
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On Top Of Old Smokey {Version #4}
Sung to "On Top of Old Smokey" On top of old Smokey, all covered with blood, I
shot my poor teacher with a 44 slug I laughed at her funeral I danced at her
grave And instead of throwing flowers I threw hand grenades Used in the Bristol
VA area schools in the 1970s, all white schools (no African Americans lived in
the community at that time)
-Betty; 1/7/2008
Editor:
Betty, thanks for sending in that version of "On Top Of Old Smokey". Thanks also
for including demographical information {place, race, and decade}. This
information may be helpful to folklorists and other researchers who may want to
study the types of rhymes, and the continuity and changes of rhymes that are
recited by various populations of children.
****
On Top Of Old Smokey {Version #3}
(this was posted, but I have more/different verses)
On top of old smokey
All covered in blood
I shot my poor teacher
with a .44 slug
I shot her for pleasure
I shot her for fear
I shot her for drinking
My Budweiser beer
I went to her funeral
I went to her grave
Some people threw flowers
But I threw grenades
I looked in her coffin
She wasn't quite dead
So I took a machete
And cut off her head
They took me to prison
Put me in a cell
So I grabbed a bazooka
And blew them to hell
I probably first heard these in 4th grade or so, maybe 3rd.
-JeremyC; 1/5/2007;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=89297; anti-school songs
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On Top Of Old Smokey {Version #2}
on top of old smokey all covered in blood
i saw my poor teacher drowning in mud
- Jordan; 7/4/2006
Editor:
Jordan, thank you for this version of "On Top Of Old Smokey". There are a lot of
versions of that song that talk bad about teachers. Another example of a parody
of this song is "On Top Of The Schoolhouse". I'm not sure why kids like to
make up rhymes like this. But I bet they don't really mean what the rhymes say.
****
On Top Of Old Smokey {Version #1}
The old ones are the best...
"On top of old Smoky, all covered with snow
I shot my old teacher with arrow and bow
I shot her with pleasure, I shot her with pride
No-one could miss her, she's 40 feet wide
I went to her funeral, I stood by the grave
Some people threw flowers, but I threw grenades"
-Grab; 3/3/2006;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=89297; anti-school songs
****
Our Schoolhouse Is A Fine Schoolhouse {Version #2}
From rapidly fading memory - not sure of spelling
Our schoolhouse is a fine schoolhouse
It's the best schoolhouse in Glasgae,
The only thing wrong with our schoolhouse
Is the baldy heided master.
He gaes tae the pub on Saturday night,
He gaes tae the kirk on Sunday,
Tae pray tae the lord tae gi' him the strength
Tea murder the weans on Monday.
-Guest {Scotland}; 3/3/2006;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=89297 ; anti-school songs
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Our Wee School A Good Wee School {Version #1}
Our wee school's a good wee school
The best wee school in Glasgae
The only thing that's wrang wi it
Is a baldie heided master
He goes te the pub on Saturday
He goes te the Kirk on Sunday
Te pray te the Lord te give him strength
Te welter the weeans on Monday
-bil/s {Scotland}; 3/5/2005;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2795#12230; Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, I
Bit the Teacher's Toe!”
Editor:
Different forms of English can sometimes be a foreign language to English
speakers. Here are some "translations" of words in that rhyme: "Glasgae" means
Glasgow, Scotland. "Wee" means "little", "master" means "headmaster". "The
"headmaster" is the school principal. Also, "pub" means "bar"; "kirk"
means "church"; "welter" means "beat", and "weeans" means "children".
****
Pancake Tuesday Is A Holiday
One I remember from my childhood in Belfast in the 50s was:
Pancake Tuesday is a holiday.
If we don't get off, we'll all run away.
Where shall we run?
Down the wee lane.
Who should we meet, but the teacher with the cane.
What shall we do?
We'll chop her up in two & leave her at the hospital at half past two! (? not
totally clear in the memory department on the last half of the last line!)
-Guest; Chris M. ; 3/31/2008;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=4300; Children's Street Songs
Editor:
According to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday "In Ireland, the UK, and amongst
Anglicans, Lutherans and possibly other Protestant denominations in Canada
including Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick,
Shrove Tuesday [the day before Ash Wednesday] is known as Pancake Day, [because]
it is customary to eat pancakes on this day". That website also indicates that
in French speaking countries and in the USA, Pancake Tuesday is called Mardi
Gras.
-snip-
Also, "wee" in the line "down the wee lane" means little or small.
****
Pokarekare Ana {a teacher taunt version}; Version #2
We sang slightly different words when I was a kid:
Po kare kare ana
I bought a squashed banana
And threw it at the teacher
And made her cry.
She said 'Come here
I'll box your ear.'
I said 'No fear'
And I ran away.
It was always sung at about double speed.
-Little Robyn {New Zealand}; reposted with permission from
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=16338&messages=11
"Lyr Req: Maori Song 'Po Kare Kare Ana' "; 9/25/2007
Editor:
Thanks, Little Robyn for giving me permission to repost this example from a
Mudcat thread on "Pokarekare Ana". Cocojams readers can find information about
this song and many other folk songs & blues songs on numerous Mudcat discussion
forum threads.
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Pokarekare Ana {a teacher taunt version}; Version #1
I grew up in New Zealand where there is a famous folk song called Pokarekare
Ana, we sung a version like this about our teachers about when corporal
punishment was allowed. Pokarekare Ana, I had a squashed banana I threw it at my
teacher, It hit her in the face. She said "Come here", I said "No, Fear"
"Because you're gonna hit me in the rear!"
-Siobhan ; 9/24/2007
Editor:
Siobhan, thanks for sending in that example of a taunt based on the Maori folk
song "Pokarekare Ana". Thanks, also for remembering to include information about
where you live {New Zealand}. I looked up the lyrics for Pokarekara Ana on the
Internet. I found out that an English name for that song is "Come Here To Me".
Knowing that helped me to "get" {to understand} the connection between the
original song and the schoolyard taunting version. The words to Pokarekara Ana
{including an English translation} and its tune are found on a number of
websites, including this one:
http://awanderingminstreli.tripod.com/pokarekareana.htm and this one
http://folksong.org.nz/pokarekare/index.html. Also, here's a link to a
YouTube video of that song that was recorded by Hayley Westenra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koi_f3fB2h8
Thanks again, Siobhan!
Q,R,S
Reuben, Reuben,
I've Been Thinking
Reuben, Reuben, I been thinking-What a fine world this would be!
If all the teaches were deported, far beyond the southern sea!
Rachel, Rachel I been thinking, If they went beyond the sea,
Every boy would get an "A" and every girl would get a "D".
-Neighmond {Chaz James};
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=36629 "Back Of The Bus Songs";
1/24/2005
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Row Row Row Your
Boat {Version #5}
wrow wrow your baot jently down the streem throw your teacher out and lissen
to her scraem 5 min. latter shes eaten by a gator!
-brook c.; 4/30/2007
****
Row Row Row Your
Boat {Version #4}
Row, Row, Row your boat
Gently down the stream
Throw the teacher overboard
Listen to her scream
(then, to a different tune--I don't know why, but I've never heard the two
apart)
Five days later, floating down the Delaware
Chewing on her underwear, doesn't have another pair
Ten days later, eaten by a polar bear
Wonder why the polar bear died.
That last bit is to the tune of a Burl Ives song I can't remember the title to.
Something about "I knew a man who had a horse."
-JeremyC; 1/5/2007;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=89297; anti-school songs
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Row Row Row Your
Boat {Version #3}
Row Row Row ur bote Row Row Row ur bote
gently down the stream throw ur teacher overboard just to make her scream. 5
days later she is chewing on her under wear wishing she had another pair. 10
days later she is eating by a polar bear. That is what made the polar bear die.
E haw! I think that is so funny. We sing that when go on field trips.
-Anonymous; 10/25/2006
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Row Row Row Your
Boat {Version #2}
Row row row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Throw your teacher overboard
Listen to her scream: 'Aaah!'
Ten days later
All that you could see
Was your teacher's underwear
Floating down the stream.
(sung to the 'Row your Boat' tune)
-Uke {New Zealand}; 8/29/2006; electronic mail to Azizi Powell;
****
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
{Version #1}
Row row row your boat gently down the stream
Throw the teacher overboard and listen to her scream
-Guest Didi, 3/10/2003;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2998;
Naughty kids' greatest hits II
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School's Out
In a sing-song voice:
School's out, school's out,
Teacher let the brats out.
-Mary in Kentucky; 8/20/2005;
http://www.jonbanjo.com/forum/forum.php ; “The Annexe”
T, U, V
Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay
{Version #3}
I'm 47 and many of these were very popular with my children, growing up in
Oregon, USA. Our variants did differ often from those printed on your page,
though [example] Ta ra ra boom de-ay, our teacher died today We threw her in the
bay and watched her float away The sharks had lunch today, ta ra ra boom de-ay
-Susan S; 12/22/2007
{Oregon}
****
Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay
{Version #2}
Ta ra ra boom de ay
Our teacher passed away
We threw her in the bay
She scared the sharks away
-Joan C.; from Atlantic City, New Jersey, late 1970s; electronic message to
Azizi Powell; 2/11/2007
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Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay
{Version #1}
Tah-rah-rah-boom-si-ay
We have no school today
Our teacher passed away
We shot her yesterday
We threw her in the bay
She scared the sharks away
Tah-rah-rah-boom-si-ay
We have no school today
-marymarymary; 10/15/2001;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=40139 "What did you sing as a kid?"
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There Goes Teacher
How about this verse for the Old Gray Mare? version 2.0
This song was resurrected in a Tom Arnold movie, I forget the name.
There goes teacher floating down the Delaware
Chewing on her underwear
Cant afford another pair
Ten days later bitten by a polar bear
Thats how the polar bear died.
-Squid; 9/16/1997;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2794 Naughty kids' greatest hits
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Under The Bamboo
i learnt this in prep. im now in year 7 at christian college, geelong, victoria,
australia. oh, under the tree tops cha cha true love for me my darling, true
love for me and we'll be married 16 children ina row 12 + 12 is 24. hit that
teacher at the door if she says no, dont do that hit her on the head with a base
ball bat 1-2-3-4 teacher, teacher i declare i can see your underwear is it pink
or is it blue? oh my gosh she's done a poo alternate version: under the bamboo
oh, under the tree tops cha cha true love for me my darling, true love for me
and we'll be married 16 children ina row 12 + 12 is 24. hit that teacher at the
door if she says no, dont do that hit her on the head with a base ball bat
1-2-3-4 teacher, teacher i declare i can see your underwear is it pink of is it
brown oh my gosh its falling down!
-Mia ; {Victoria, Australia};11/24/2007
Editor:
Thanks, Mia, for sending in this example. Thanks, also for remembering to
include demographical information.
W,X,Y,Z
Well, If Ye Go Tae School Dinners
A Scottish one to the tune of "16 Tons"
Well, if ye go tae school dinners, better leave them aside, A lot o' kids didnae
and a lot o' kids died. The meat is like iron, the potatoes are steel, And if
they don't get ye then the pudding will. I did sixteen sums, and what did I get?
Fifteen wrong and six o'the belt. Now, teacher don't ya call me 'cos I can't
come I'm stuck tae ma seat wi' chewing gum.
-Alex; 9/29/1997;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2795#12230 ; Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, I
Bit the Teacher's Toe!”
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