I heard the "ugly" chant in Boston in various summer camps in the late 70s. I've always assumed its even older than that. There was also the street Rockin Robin that I heard/played in the same camps. Tweedily diddly dee(3x) tweet tweet, your breath stinks. Rockin' in the treetop all day long huffin' and a puffin' just singin' that song all the little birdies on jail bird street love to hear the birdies go tweet tweet tweet Rockin' robin tweet tweet tweet Rockin' robin tweet tweet tweet All the little birdies on jail bird street tonight tweet tweet tweet Momma's in the kitchen, cookin' rice Daddy's on the corner, shootin' dice Brother's in jail, raisin' hell Sister's on the corner selling fruit cock tail Rockin' robin tweet tweet tweet Rockin' robin tweet tweet tweet All the little birdies on jail bird street tonight tweet tweet tweet
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