The "nickel to buy a pickle" line most often appears to be found nowadays in the "Miss Suzie {Miss Lucy, Mary, Molly et al} Had A Steamboat" {Tugboat, Sailboat} handclap rhymes.

Here's ano example of that rhyme from the Octoblog website:

"Miss Suzie had a steamboat the streamboat had a bell. Miss Suzie went to heaven.The steamboat went to----Hello operater give me number nine,And if you disconnect me Ill cut off your behind the fridgerater there was a peice of glass. Miss Suzie sat upon 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 meadow the bees are in the park. Miss Suzie and her boyfriend are kissing in the d-a-r-k d-a-r-k d-a-r-k DARK DARK DARK. I know i know my ma. i know i know my pa. I know i know my sister with a 40 acre bra. My mom gave me a nickle.My dad gave me a dime. My sister gave me her boyfriend. He kissed me all the time. My mom took back her nickle. My dad took back his dime. My sister took back her boyfriend and gave me Frankenstien. I kicked him over China, I kicked over France.I kicked to Hawaii where he learn the hula dance OI!

-posted by XxBloodyRosexX at February 11, 2005 01:20 PM
http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php [link provided above]

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Here's a version that has mother giving the girl a penny and not a nickel:

"hey i remember this version of ms suzy:

Ms. Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell toot toot, the steamboat went to heaven ms. suzy went to hello operator, plase give me number nine, and if you disconnect me, ill chop of your behind the 'fridgarator, their lay a piece of glass, ms. suzy sat apon it and broke her little ask me no more questions, tell me no more lies the boys are in the bathroom zipping up their flys are in the meadows the bees are in their hives, ms suzy and her boyfriend are kissing in the D-A-R-K D-A-R-K dark dark dark as in the movies the movies like a show, the show is like a tv screen and that is all i know i know my ma, i know i know my pa, i know i know my sister with the 40 acre bra. My mom gave me a penny, my dad gave me a dime, my sister gave me a boyfriend, who kissed me all the time. He made me wash the dishes, he made me scrub the floor, he made me clean his underwear so i kicked him out the door. I kicked him over london i kicked him over france, i kicked him over china, and stole his underpants. Brocolli makes you smell good, carrots help you say, bananas make you constipate and water makes you pee. My mother is a burglar, my father is a spy, and im the little bugger, that told the F.B.I.
Hello operator please give me number 10, and if you disconnect me, ill sing this song again!!"

posted by megan at March 28, 2006 06:50 PM
http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php [link provided above]