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Thread #17807   Message #178586
Posted By: Metchosin
15-Feb-00 - 03:37 AM
Thread Name: One Room Country Schools
Subject: RE: One Room Country Schools
Maybe I shouldn't comment either, because I went to a "three room school" and it was Canadian, but there was music. Every Friday afternoon, if I'm not getting the days mixed up, there was a broadcast over the PA, of a Canadian music programme for children, where we had little boooklets, I think possibly put out by Edith Fowke and had to sing. A line or two that I remember:

Ahoy, Ahoy the balls whistle free
We stand by our guns all day.

Sure got a not of sniggers from us little numbnuts. Anybody recognize this song?

Gee, I also just remembered, that's where I made my "Solo Debut" on piano with Alleghaney Moon and boy I sure liked dancing to Oh Johnny Oh. Thanks for jogging the memory banks!