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Thread #115214 Message #2707799
Posted By: Cool Beans
24-Aug-09 - 10:27 PM
Thread Name: Famous People in Children's Rhymes
Subject: RE: Famous People in Children's Rhymes
King George, he had a date, King George, he stayed out late. He was the king. Queen Mary, she got sore, She waited at the door, King George came home at four, God save the king. ---
We sang this on the playground of P.S. 249, Brooklyn NY USA in the early 1950s. It must have originated in Britain and hopped the pond. We sang it to the tune of My Country Tis of Thee, having no idea there was such a song (same tune) as God Save the King/Queen.