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Thread #24652   Message #1531400
Posted By: GUEST,guest
29-Jul-05 - 03:16 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Lunatic's Lullaby 'Oh, I was born one...'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oh, I was born... (Lunatic's Lullaby)
My brother taught me this song in the 70's. I tought it to my best friend and we had competitions to see who could sing it faster. Now I'm impressing my 3 year old with my fast singing skills.

The version I remembered (at least before I read all the variations today) had the last verse:

If easter eggs don't shave their legs, their children will have ducks (quack quack)
I'd rather buy a lemon pie for forty-seven bucks (too much)
Way down in Barcelonia, they fell into a ponia, but that is all Bolognia
so rooster blow your horn - toot! toot!

BTW, I found this thread because I mentioned to that same best friend (still friends after 35 years) that I was teaching the song to my daughter, she asked me for the lyrics, and I googled because I was too lazy to type them in. I didn't really expect to find the lyrics, much less a whole discussion.