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Posted By: Azizi
03-Nov-05 - 10:20 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: I'm a little dutch girl
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm a little dutch girl
Children's rhymes are made by stringing together alot of different verses that can stand alone, or which can be used in other rhymes.

A version of the "kicked him..." line that is used in the "Dutch Girl" rhymes may also be used in the extremely popular {handclap?} rhyme "Miss Susie {or "Miss Lucy" etc} Had A Steamboat {Tuboat}":

Here is one of the numerous versions of that rhyme from the Wheee! Blog thread:

Miss Susie as I remember it:

Miss Susie had a steamboat,
the steamboat had a bell ding ding,
the steamboat went to heaven,
Miss susie went to
hello operator,
give me number nine,
and if you disconnect me,
I'll chop off your
behind the refrigerator
there lay a piece of glass
Miss susie sat upong it
and broke her little
ask me no more questions
tell me no more lies
the boys are in the bathroom
zipping up their
flies are in the city
bees are in the park
Miss susie and her boyfriend
are kissing in the
d-a-r-k
d-a-r-k
d-a-r-k
dark dark dark
the dark is like the movies,
the movies like the show
the show is like the tv set
and that is all i know know know
i know i know my ma
i know i know my pa
i know i know my sister
with the sixty dollar, sixty dollar sixty dollar bra bra bra
my mother is godzilla
my father is king kong
my brother is the stupid one
who made up this song
my mother gave me a nickel
my father gave me a dime
my sister gave me a boyfriend
his name was frankenstein
he made me do the dishes
he made me wash the floors
he made me clean his underweard
then i kicked him out the door
i kicked him over london
i kicked him over france
i kicked him over hollywood and he lost his underpants

Source :http://octopuses.chaoticinsanity.com "Schoolyard games"
        posted by Erin at April 19, 2004