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Thread #22880 Message #2296584
Posted By: Goose Gander
24-Mar-08 - 12:55 PM
Thread Name: Penguin: When I Was A Little Boy
Subject: RE: Penguin: When I Was A Little Boy
As sung by Mr. John Mullins, Springfield, Missouri on May 22, 1960
When I was a little boy Just as fat as I could be Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day When I's a little boy Just as fat as I could be Settin' by th roadside Just for t' see Sing, trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day
As I sit there A giant came by Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day As I sit there a giant came by Feet in th road An' his head in th sky Sing, trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day
Well, he thought he'd scare me Just for fun Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day He tried t' scare me Just for fun Called my little dog An' put 'im on th run Sing, trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day
Well, had a little dog An' his color was done Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Had a little dog An' his color was done He had short legs But he sure could run Singin', trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day
When ever I traveled I stirred up a fog Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Werever I traveled I stirred up a fog An' right on my heels There'd be my little dog Sing, trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day
Well, I won a little hen At th country fair Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Won a little hen At th county fair Set 'er on a nest An' she hatched out a hare Sing, trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day
Hare grew up to be a mule Sixteen hands high Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Hare grew up to be a mule Sixteen hands high An' th man beats that Gonna have to tell a lie Singin', trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day