17 Feb 07 - 11:28 PM (#1971257) Subject: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge Call The Judge From: Azizi Do any folks here know any children's rhymes about mom {or a girl} having a baby and wrapping that baby in tissue {or toilet} paper and throwing him or her away? I've collected a number of rhymes like that. Many of these rhymes start with the line "fudge fudge call the judge". However, this post in the Ten Little Indians Mudcat thread causes me to wonder whether this wrapping someone unwanted up and throwing him or her away is more common in rhymes than I had thought: Subject: RE: req/add: 10 Little Indians From: GUEST,gretasmom - PM Date: 17 Feb 07 - 08:14 PM This is what I remember: One little, two little, three little Indians Four little, five little, six little Indians Seven little, eight little, nine little Indians Ten little Indian boys. Ten little, nine little, eight little Indians Seven little, six little, five little Indians Four little, three little, two little Indians One little Indian boy. Wrap him up in tissue paper, throw 'em down the river Wrap him up in tissue paper, throw 'em down the river Wrap him up in tissue paper, throw 'em down the river No more Indian boys! Sadly enough, I remember singing that as a class, led by our teacher, in kindergarten (of course that was in '82). thread.cfm?threadid=12823&messages=50 -snip- In the next couple of posts, I'll share examples of the rhymes I've found that have these lines. For the record, I don't remember this rhyme from my childhood and I've not heard any children recite it in my adopted home town of Pittsburgh, Pa [though there is a rhyme in this 'family' from Pittsburgh, PA that another Mudcatter, LadyJean, posted on a previous Mudcat thread. Thanks in advance for posting the words to the rhymes that you remember. Btw, when you post your example, I'd appreciate it if you would also add demographical information such as Where you learned this rhyme [country, city, state, or province] and When you learned it [such as late 1950s; 1960s; mid 1980s]. Also, it would also be interesting if you'd indicate What category of rhyme your example is, if you can recall...[such as handclap rhyme, jumprope rhyme]. And all that being said, on with the thread! |
17 Feb 07 - 11:38 PM (#1971262) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge Call The Judge From: Azizi Here's an excerpt of this post from thread.cfm?threadid=4300#23452 "Children's Street Songs" Subject: Lyr Add: CINDERELLA DRESSED IN YELLA From: Jon W. - PM Date: 10 Mar 98 - 10:57 AM From my eleven-year-old daughter come these jump rope rhymes. She says they don't sing them, they are more of a chant than a song. They do this at school during recess. .... Fudge, fudge, call the judge, (Sally's*) having a baby. Wrap it up in toilet paper, send it down the elevator, What shall it be? Boy, girl, twins, triplets, boy, girl, twins, triplets... (repeat until jumper misses) *substitute jumper's name |
17 Feb 07 - 11:44 PM (#1971267) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge Call The Judge From: Azizi Here's two examples from http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php These examples are used with permission of that blog's members. For purposes of this thread, I'm going to label them "Example #1, Example #2 etc... Example #1 the jump rope song goes like this....................... fudge, fudge! call the judge! _______'s havin a baby, _______'s goin crazy! wrap it up in toilet paper, send it down the elevator. boy, girl, twins, triplets? repeat until jumper screws up, and that is what she supposidly had, lol! -posted by lexy at June 24, 2005 ** Example #2 Fudge, gudge, call the judge! [girl's name] Is having a baby! Hey boyfriend's going crazy! Wrap it up and toiliet paper, Send it down the elevator. what will it be? A boy? A girl? Twins or aliens? A boy? A girl? Twins or aliens? [Jumprope game. Player jumps until they mess up. Whatever they land on is what they have.] posted by Liz again. at April 12, 2005 -snip- I think that 'grudge' maybe a typo. But it may not be.. |
17 Feb 07 - 11:57 PM (#1971277) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge Call The Judge From: Azizi Here's two more excerpts from previous Mudcat threads: Example #3 Subject: RE: I'm Rubber . You're Glue: Children's Rhymes From: Barbara - PM Date: 26 May 05 - 10:11 PM Growing up in suburban Detroit in the fifties, many of the ones you post are familiar to me. .... And, Oh fudge, oh joy Momma's got a baby boy Wrap him up in tissue paper Put him in the 'frigerator. Blessings, Barbara thread.cfm?threadid=81350 ** Example #4 Two African American girls behind me on the 86B bus [Pittsburgh, PA} were happily chanting: Oh My! Don't Cry! Mommy's having a baby! Daddy's going crazy! If it's a boy I'll give it a toy! And if it's a girl! I'll give it a curl! wrap it up in toilet paper! send it down the escalator. It was accompanied with clapping and gestures. There was also some discussion of wrapping babies in toilet paper, the conclusion being that this would not be a good idea. -posted by LadyJean; 22 Sep 03; "Folklore: Do kids still do clapping rhymes" [sorry, I can't find this thread through the search engine] |
18 Feb 11 - 09:55 AM (#3097930) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge Call The Judge From: GUEST,Mary In Michigan City, Indiana, in the late 50's at our Catholic grade school we jumped rope to: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge Momma's got a newborn baby It isn't a girl It isn't a boy It's just an ordinary baby Wrap it up in tissue paper Send it down the elevator First floor-push Second floor-Push Third floor- Kick 'em out out the door Momma doesn't want that baby anymore |
09 Jul 11 - 01:36 PM (#3184458) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge Call The Judge From: SINSULL We played a ball bouncing game to this. Fudge Fudge call the judge Momma's having a baby It isn't a boy; it isn't a girl It's just a plain old baby. Wrap it up in tissue paper. Send it down the escalator. How many pounds did the baby weigh? Close your eyes and I shall say: (with eyes closed and bouncing ball under leg) One two Three...until you miss. |
14 Dec 11 - 09:36 PM (#3273966) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: GUEST,Samantha Fudge,Fudge call the judge (jumper's name here)haven a baaaabbyyyy wrap it up in toilet paper put it in the elavator!!!! Boy? Girl? Twin or triplits!! Say 'till jumper messes up!!!!!!!!!!! |
16 Dec 11 - 05:30 PM (#3275098) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: Jim Dixon I wonder if this has any connection to "Here come de judge!"—the catchphrase used by Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham and later taken up by Sammy Davis, Jr. on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In." As I recall, it was recited rhythmically: Heah come de judge! Heah come de judge! O'der in de cou't! Heah come de judge! |
22 Dec 11 - 04:02 PM (#3278556) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: GUEST Fudge fudge call the judge mama had a new born baaay-be wrap it up in tissue paper send it down the elevator thats all i can remember |
22 Dec 11 - 05:13 PM (#3278590) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: Azizi Jim Dixon, I'm not sure if this children's rhyme is related in any way to the "Here come the judge" routine. However, the "fudge fudge" phrase certainly reminds me of that routine. It just so happens that I recently published a post about that rhyme on my blog. A few examples found on this thread & a video are included in that post. The web address for that blog post is http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2011/12/fudge-fudge-call-judge-twins-triplets.html Best wishes, Azizi Powell |
08 Mar 12 - 04:04 PM (#3320132) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: GUEST,Dani one that we use to sing with a hand game is Mama's having a baby Daddy's going crazy! If it's a boy I'll give it a toy (holds out hand) If it's a girl I'll give it a curl (does curling motion) If it's twins I'll wrap it up in toilet paper throw it down the elevator first- don't stop second- don't stop third don't stop till' your hands get hot (Speed up until someone messes up) |
28 Jul 12 - 11:44 AM (#3382717) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: GUEST,nyla Mama's having a baby Daddy's going crazy! If it's a boy I'll give it a toy, If it's a girl I'll give it a curl, wrap it up in toilet paper throw it down the elevator.elevator 1 stop ,elevator 2 stop , elevator 3 stop ,elevator 4 stop , elevator 5 stop,elevator 6 stop! |
05 Jun 13 - 04:47 PM (#3523172) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: GUEST,cheyenne dawn no it is momma's havin a baby daddy's goin crazy if its a girl give it a curl if its a boy give it a toy wrap it in toilet paper send it down the elevator 1.floor push 2.floor push mama doesn't need the baby anymore |
01 Aug 13 - 09:30 AM (#3544283) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: GUEST,Ms W while clapping sing -> Its Abc Yo mama got stinky feet, yo daddy eats coco wheats off oh my feet. Babys it you baby you and me! Fudge Fudge Fudge call the judgeamas having a baby. If its a girl give it a curl(twirl index finger). if it a boy go buy it a toy!(surprise face open hands))wrap it up in tolit paper send it down the escalator. First floor stop! 2nd floor stop! 3rd floor stop! You better watch out cause ya might get shocked!! (as you poke the person closiist to you with a finger) |
01 Aug 13 - 10:53 AM (#3544307) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: dulcimer42 Back in the 50s in Flint, MI. We chanted while jumping rope: Fudge, fudge. Call the judge. Mama's gonna have a new born baby. Wrap it up in tissue paper. Send it down the elevator. First floor - miss. Second floor - miss. Third floor - kick it out the door. (kicking motion) That's the end of the baby (Run out from swinging rope) |
03 Dec 13 - 03:04 PM (#3581136) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: GUEST,This is one of the most resent ones,in the 2 This is for jump rope: Fudge Fudge call the judge (girl jumping's name) having a baby wrap it up in toilet paper send it down the escalator what is it going to be? Boy Girl Triplets... (Continue singing this in a chanting pattern until jumper messes up,whatever one you were saying when she messed up, on boy girl triplets is what the girl has) |
03 Aug 15 - 02:33 PM (#3728019) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: GUEST My sister and I use to play this game and it wasn't til I was an adult that I wondered why we were wrapping the twins up and throwing them away |
28 Oct 15 - 08:01 PM (#3747228) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: Mrrzy I think this was from Chicago (late 50's) where my sisters were little but it might be from Saint Louis (early 60's) where I was little, but I don't think so. I don't remember jumping rope to it, I remember hearing my sisters singing it to me and saying it was a jumprope song. It is almost identical to Guest, Mary's, above, late 50's Michigan. We sang it Hudge, Fudge, which might be the way it was sung and might be us from being half Hungarian, Hogy vagy (pronounced roughly hodge fudge if you kind of "y" instead of "g" the end of each word. Hudge, Fudge, Call the Judge Mama got a newborn baby Not a boy, not a girl, Just an ordinary baby Wrap it up in tissue paper Send it down the elevator First floor-stop Second floor-stop Third floor- shut the door Momma don't want the baby no more |
19 Oct 17 - 08:42 PM (#3883389) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: GUEST,Susan Price I grew up in northern New Jersey in the 60's. For some reason today I was trying to remember this jump rope jingle. This is what I recall: Fudge, fudge, call the judge Mama's got a new born baby Papa's going crazy It's not a boy It's not a girl It's just an ordinary baby Wrap it up in tissue paper Send it down the elevator 1st floor stop (the jumping stopped) 2nd floor miss (you'd deliberately miss) 3rd floor turn around 4th floor touch the ground 5th floor get out (you'd jump out) |
21 Feb 19 - 09:15 AM (#3978119) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: GUEST,ABC Hey, had this rhyme just jump into my brain. I couldn't remember how it started. I don't remember saying , "Fudge". I believe we started it like this... Momma's gonna have a baby Is it gonna be twins just maybe If it's a boy, give it a toy If it's a girl give it a curl Wrap it up in toilet paper Send it down the esculator First floor STOP. Second floor STOP Third floor you better get off or you will get a POP. I'm from Pittsburgh Pa. We sang this with the hand clap game. |
01 Nov 22 - 12:25 AM (#4156905) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge From: GUEST This is such an old thread, I don't know if anybody's interested anymore. The version I remember was a jump-rope rhyme, and it seems to me now pretty straight-out about infanticide: "Mammy's got a new born ba-by./Wrap it up in tissue paper/Throw it down the elevator/Mammy don't want her baby no more/ First floor, STOP. Second floor STOP, etc." |