Hi there--and especially to Jerry Friedman who does indeed remember the same local versions as I do! How delightful. I was at Fairfax Elementary1971-76. And you? I remember the rest of "Found a Peanut": Went to heaven... Kicked an angel... (or, slugged Saint Peter...) Went "the other way"... Kicked the devil... Back to heaven... Wouldn't take me... ---then, SOME kids went on with-- Back to earth... Found a peanut... The whole wretched thing could become a circle! I never heard it sung more than once through, though. Small mercies. Hey, does anyone else remember this playground taunt -- let's say you want to embarass two other kids named Richard and Kathy: Kathy loves Richard, Sittin' in the tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, Then comes marriage, Then comes Kathy with the baby carriage! Suckin' her thumb, Chewin' her pants, Doin' the hootchy-kootchy dance!
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