To change the subject a bit, I'd like to return to the Knees Up Mother Brown song/dance.

I turned to my friend Google and found the following YouTube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I29MwJ4UNTQ

Petula Clark & Noel Harrison - Knees Up Mother Brown
Added November 11, 2006; From DooWopMan

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My question to Mo and/or any other folks who may be able to respond is-is this the version of Knees Up Mother Brown that you recall, and is that dance that Petula Clark and Noel Harrison perform the "Knees Up Mother Brown" dance?

Also, I found "Knees Up Mother Brown" sung at a sports event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An2SeBUCjfU
Added February 22, 2006; From hammer15

Hammer15 posted this comment: "Nice to see this being sung once more by Hammers. sung after beating ipswich and heading for promotion.....WEST HAM!

My question to Mo and/or anyone here who may know is what-if anything-is the connection between "Knees Up Mother Brown" and West Ham"?

Also, I found these lyrics to "Knees Up Mother Brown" online at
http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/kneesupmotherbrown.htm

There came a girl from France
Who didn't know how to dance
The only thing that she could do
Was knees up Mother Brown.

Oh, knees up Mother Brown
Knees up Mother Brown
Knees up, knees up, never let the breeze up,
Knees up Mother Brown.

Hopping on one foot
Hopping on one foot
Hopping, hopping, never stopping
Hopping on one foot.

Hopping on the other
Hopping on the other
Hopping, hopping, never stopping
Hopping on the other.

Whirling round and round
Whirling round and round
Whirling, whirling, never twirling
Whirling round and round.

Oh, knees up Mother Brown
Knees up Mother Brown
Knees up, knees up, never let the breeze up,
Knees up Mother Brown!

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That website also includes a link to a audio clip of "Knees Up Mother Brown" sung by the popular male vocalist for children-Raffi.

My question-to Mo and/or anyone else- are these lyrics familiar to you [in Great Britain} or are they an Americanized children's version of that song?

Thanks in advance for the information!