Well every 2 years or so over the last (has it been ) 40 years I can still catch one of the latest kids out with a..."You know last night"?

and the night before,
Two tom cats came knocking at the door
One had a fiddle
One had a drum
and one had a pancake stuck to his bum.

That's how my Geordie grandad used to tell it.

His other favourite was.

One two three
Mother caught a flea
Put it in the teapot to make a cup of tea
Flea jumped out
mother gave a shout.
Here comes (name of child) with his shirt hanging out.

Al