Mudcat Café message #38610

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Thread #4128 Message #38610
Posted By: gargoyle
19-Sep-98 - 11:57 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Beans in my Ears (Len Chandler)
Subject: RE: Beans in my Ears?

My fifth grade teacher, Miss Cromwell, repeatedly used the following expression through the school year.

Why do the children pour molasses on the dog,
When I specifically told them not to put molasses on the dog?

Why do the children put beans in their ears,
When I specifically told them not to put beans in their ears?

Why do the children pour molasses on the dog,
When I specifically told them not to put molasses on the dog?

Why do the children put beans in their ears,
When I specifically told them not to put beans in their ears?

Why do the children pour molasses on the dog, When I specifically told them not to put molasses on the dog?

Why do the children put beans in their ears, When I specifically told them not to put beans in their ears?

Why do the children pour molasses on the dog,
When I specifically told them not to put molasses on the dog?

Why do the children put beans in their ears,
When I specifically told them not to put beans in their ears?