ADD: A, My Name is Alice

Subject: A My Name is Alice - need lyrics and info
From: mls
Date: 12 Oct 98 - 12:38 PM

I don't know who the song is by or even remember many of the lyrics...

"A my name is Alice and my boyfriend's name is Andy we come from Alabama and..."

do you know the singer/songwriter; lyrics; where I can find the tune???

thanks

Subject: RE: A My Name is Alice - need lyrics and info
From: Barry Finn
Date: 12 Oct 98 - 01:17 PM

My wife & daughter both say they played a game where you bounce the ball under a leg & sing there rhymes .

A my name is Alice my boyfriend's name is Andy
We come from Alabama & we eat apples

B my name is B...... my boyfriend's name is B........
We come from B........... & we eat (or like) B........

continue to fill in the blanks until you mess up playing ball. Barry

Subject: RE: A My Name is Alice - need lyrics and info
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 12 Oct 98 - 01:47 PM

And the tune is only two notes, either Do - Mi going up, or Do - La going down, with the last word shouted!

Subject: RE: A My Name is Alice - need lyrics and info
From: Alice
Date: 12 Oct 98 - 03:42 PM

This is a jump-rope game song, as well as the ball game that Barry described.

Subject: RE: A My Name is Alice - need lyrics and info
From:
Date: 12 Oct 98 - 04:25 PM

i dont know this song but i'd like know better blues. I'm a brasilian singer.

Subject: RE: A My Name is Alice - need lyrics and info
From:
Date: 12 Oct 98 - 08:15 PM

There was a related thread.

Click here

Murray

Subject: RE: A My Name is Alice - need lyrics and info
From: Dan Calder
Date: 12 Oct 98 - 10:37 PM

Back in the 80's a female Country singer named K.T. Oslin had a hit with a tune called "Eighties Ladies". It began and ended with her reciting "A...my name is Alice..."etc. Possible? Dan

Subject: Lyr Add: 80'S LADIES (K. T. Oslin)
From: Dan Calder
Date: 12 Oct 98 - 10:47 PM

Just in Case:

80'S LADIES
Written and recorded by K. T. Oslin, 1987.

We were three little girls from school.
One was pretty, one was smart, and one was a borderline fool.
Oh, she's still good-looking; that woman hasn't slipped a bit.
And the smart one used her head
She made her fortune
And me, I cross the border every chance I get

Chorus:
We were the girls of the 50's
Stone rock and rollers in the 60's
And more than our names got changed
As the 70's slipped on by
Now we're 80's ladies
There ain't been much these ladies ain't tried

We've been educated, we got liberated
And that's complicated matters with men
Oh, we've said I do, and we've signed I don't
And we've sworn we'd never do that again
Oh, we've burned our bras, and we've burned our dinners
And we've burned our candles at both ends
And we've got some children who look just like
The way we did back then

Oh, but we're all grown up now
All grown up
None of us can tell you quite how

Repeat Chorus

A-My name is Alice, I'm gonna marry Artie
We're gonna sell apples and live in Arkansas
B-My name is Betty, I'm gonna marry Bobby
We're gonna sell beans and live in Brazil
C-my name is Connie, I'm gonna marry Charlie
We're gonna sell cars and live in California

Subject: RE: A My Name is Alice - need lyrics and info
From: MLS
Date: 13 Oct 98 - 07:52 PM

thanks all but I'm sure it's not a children's rhyme... I know I heard it on the radio and I didn't listen to country growing up... Donny and Marie come to mind...

Subject: Lyr Add: "A" MY NAME IS ALICE (from Marie Osmond)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 28 Mar 26 - 10:27 PM

This song was recorded by Marie Osmond as a single (Polydor PD 14333 side A), 1976, and included on the LP “Donny & Marie: Featuring Songs from Their Television Show” (Polydor PD 6068 track B1), 1976. You can hear it on YouTube:


“A” MY NAME IS ALICE
Written by Al Kasha & Joel Hirschhorn

CHORUS: "A" my name is Alice and my boyfriend's name is Andy.
We come from Alabama and we like apples.
"A" my name is Alice and I wanna play the game of love.

1. When you were only nine, I used to watch you playin’.
You used to bounce your rubber ball and I’d look at you while I was sayin’: CHORUS

2. When you were seventeen, you used to bring me flowers.
I couldn't help remembering the way I spent my hours
Sayin’: CHORUS

3. We just can't wait to be together; I want to be your bride.
Then we'll hear our little girl singin’ ev’ry time we look outside: CHORUS 3 TIMES AND FADE

Subject: Lyr Add: A MY NAME IS (Peter Pan Records)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 29 Mar 26 - 05:22 PM

This song was recorded by The Puff ‘n Toot Singers and Orchestra on “Alphabet and Counting Songs” (Peter Pan Records, 8233, track B1), 1979. You can hear it at YouTube. In each verse, lines 1-5 are sung by a soloist and line 6 is sung by the group (hence the change in pronouns). This is my transcription from the recording. The only verse I can’t understand is Y. Maybe some corrections are needed. The tune resembles “A-tisket, a-tasket” or “It’s raining, it’s pouring.”


A, MY NAME IS
Written by Clay A. Boland, Jr.

A—my name is Alice.
I live in a palace,
And ev’ry afternoon at three,
A footman serves the tea.
Yeah, yeah, a footman serves the tea.
Yeah, yeah, a footman serves her tea.

B—my name is Benny.
I haven’t got a penny,
But if I did, I’d cut it in two,
And give a half to you.
Yeah, yeah, and give a half to you.
Yeah, yeah, he’d give a half to you.

C—my name is Cindy.
I don’t like it windy
Because the breezes in the air
Muss my pretty hair.
Yeah, yeah, they muss my pretty hair.
Yeah, yeah, they muss her pretty hair.

D—my name is Dennis.
I’m always playing tennis.
Dressed up in my clothes so white,
I’m sure a handsome sight.
Yeah, yeah, I’m sure a handsome sight.
Yeah, yeah, he’s sure a handsome sight.

E—my name is Ellen,
Sweet as watermelon,
The sweetest melon on the vine
That you will ever find.
Yeah, yeah, that you will ever find.
Yeah, yeah, that you will ever find.

F—my name is Francis.
I excel at dances.
People want to all declare
I’m a regular Fred Astaire.
Yeah, yeah, I’m a regular Fred Astaire.
Yeah, yeah, he’s a regular Fred Astaire.

G—my name is Gail.
I get lots of mail,
And by the time I’ve got it read,
It’s time to go to bed.
Yeah, yeah, it’s time to go to bed.
Yeah, yeah, it’s time to go to bed.

H—my name is Herbe’t.
I live on orange sherbet.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner too,
Nothin’ else will do.
Yeah, yeah, nothin’ else will do.
Yeah, yeah, nothin’ else will do.

I—my name is Isla.
That’s short for Delilah.
Sit down in my barber chair
And I’ll shave off all your hair.
Yeah, yeah, and I’ll shave off all your hair.
Yeah, yeah, and she’ll shave off all your hair.

J—my name is James.
I love playing games.
I like ev’ry game I’m in
Because I always win.
Yeah, yeah, because I always win.
Yeah, yeah, because he always wins.

K—my name is Kitty.
My name rhymes with pretty.
Pretty is as pretty does.
I’m the prettiest who ever was.
Yeah, yeah, I’m the prettiest who ever was.
Yeah, yeah, she’s the prettiest who ever was.

L—my name is Lester,
Lester the jester.
I can make you laugh and laugh
Until you break in half.
Yeah, yeah, until you break in half.
Yeah, yeah, until we break in half.

M—my name is Mary—
Mary, quite contrary,
And on the day I come of age,
I’m going on the stage.
Yeah, yeah, I’m going on the stage.
Yeah, yeah, she’s going on the stage.

N—my name is Nicky.
My hands are always sticky.
My mother says there’s just no hope
Because I won’t use soap.
Yeah, yeah, because I won’t use soap.
Yeah, yeah, because he won’t use soap.

O—my name is Ollie.
Gee, by gosh, by golly!
And I’ll bet that I can run
Faster than anyone.
Yeah, yeah, faster than anyone.
Yeah, yeah, faster than anyone.

P—my name is Paul,
Paul the tall.
When I’m bigger, you will see
I’ll be taller than a tree.
Yeah, yeah, I’ll be taller than a tree.
Yeah, yeah, he’ll be taller than a tree.

Q—my name is Queenie,
Queenie the meanie.
I’ll put you in an underground jail
And feed you bread that’s stale.
Yeah, yeah, and feed you bread that’s stale.
Yeah, yeah, and feed you bread that’s stale.

R—my name is Randy.
My shoes are always sandy,
And whenever I need some more,
I go back to the shore.
Yeah, yeah, I go back to the shore.
Yeah, yeah, he goes back to the shore.

S—my name is Sally.
I live down the alley.
I’m listed in the telephone book,
So if you want me, take a look.
Yeah, yeah, so if you want me, take a look.
Yeah, yeah, so if you want her, take a look.

T—my name is Teddy.
I am always ready
To take a space trip or two
If the president wants me to.
Yeah, yeah, if the president wants me to.
Yeah, yeah, if the president wants him to.

U—my name is Ursula.
I’ve got money in my pursula—
Money to save, and money to spend,
And money to lend a friend.
Yeah, yeah, and money to lend a friend.
Yeah, yeah, and money to lend a friend.

V—my name is Vaughan.
I’m always up at dawn.
I’m up and out and on my way
At the break of day.
Yeah, yeah, at the break of day.
Yeah, yeah, at the break of day.

W—my name is Wendy,
Wendy bendy.
I can do a double twist
And stand up on my fist.
Yeah, yeah, and stand up on my fist.
Yeah, yeah, and stand up on her fist.

X—my name is X,
Mister X,
The myst’ry man who can
Find a secret plan.
Yeah, yeah, who can find a secret plan.
Yeah, yeah, he can find a secret plan.

Y—my name is Yemma.
I’m a slamma.
It’s on my things I can’t keep still
And I guess I never will.
Yeah, yeah, and I guess I never will.
Yeah, yeah, and we guess she never will.

Z—my name is Zeb,
Zeb the reb.
I fought the entire Civil War
And I’m ready to fight some more.
Yeah, yeah, I’m ready to fight some more.
Yeah, yeah, he’s ready to fight some more.