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Thread #33090   Message #439372
Posted By: Ma Fazoo
12-Apr-01 - 07:05 PM
Thread Name: Songs Your Mother Sang to You
Subject: RE: Songs Your Mother Sang to You
There were lots of lulabies which would make me afraid to go to sleep!
"there;s a big bear in the shed, poking out his ugly head,
It's three weeks since he's been fed, you;d be safer, dear in bed.
Boogie man's outside the door, he's been out there twice before,
If he hears a good girl snore, he'll go 'way and come no more.

There was, howerver a beauiful song, and I think its about a constellation. I've never heard anyone from outside my family sing it so if anyone knows it, I'd be glad for news.

Five little fiddlers lived by the sea,
Long John, Ginger John, and Pepper Johns' three
They went to the mill on a very fine night,
Stole a bag of barley and they hurried out of sight.
But the miller he caught them, mad as he could be,
Tied them in a great big sack and sent them out to sea,
So they all clung together and they sang a litttle tune,
And it busted all to pieces and it sent them to the moon.
Now if you'll take the trouble on a very fine night ,
To look up in the heavens when the moon is shining bright
Those Five Little Fiddlers you are very sure to see,
Long John, Ginger John and Pepper Johns' three.

I'm of Welsh, Irish, and English descent, but have no idea wherre this song comes from. It has a very beautiful tune, and is a sure-fire lullaby-works every time.