G'day Ewan (if you are still with us),

Going backi to your original post from a half-decade back...

"Aunty Mary" was sung by kids in New Zealand in the 1950s, with verses much like those above - especially those from Bob Bolton. Some verses were NEVER sung in front of our parents, Akenaton!!! Despite having learned the Vowdlerised version from Mum and Dad.

Gary213 - Thanks for reviving the thread, I haven't thought of the song in a half-century. I haven't caught it before.

Burl - your contri from a half-year back mentioned a song about the moon and Charlie Chaplin, that was in your family song-fest...

That's taken me back to the 50s too (with a different tune to Aunty Mary and her Canary) - but with similar sentiments. The chorus went something like....


Oh, the sun shone down on Mrs Porter,
And on her daughter, who was a snorter,
Yes, the sun shone down on Mrs Porter [and on her daughter]
And it threw their shadows on the sh*t-house door


Or somesuch...

Can't remember any more at the moment. Must follow it up and start a new Fred....

Cheers - Sam