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Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells...
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells From: Mark Cohen Date: 03 Jun 04 - 05:42 AM The Mikado. (click) Aloha, Mark |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: Mr Happy Date: 03 Jun 04 - 12:28 PM Both a tounge twister and a riddle: 'If a feller met a feller in a field of fitches, could a feller tell a feller where a feller itches?' 'How many f's in that?' |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells From: semi-submersible Date: 03 Jun 04 - 09:01 PM None. "T-h-a-t" has no "f"s. ;-p |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells From: YorkshireYankee Date: 03 Jun 04 - 09:07 PM None... in T-H-A-T. Similar to one I learned as a kid: 'Raggedy rascal reach for the stars, can you spell that without any Rs?' Red leather yellow leather... As one pink porpoise popped into the pool, the other pink porpoise popped out (chorus: Glory, glory etc as above) Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear / Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair / Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he? Moses supposes his toeses are roses, but Moses supposes erroneously. For Moses, he knowses his toeses aren't roses, as Moses supposes his toeses to be. (Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly in "Singing in the rain") A box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits, and a biscuit mixer. Betty Botter bought some butter but she said the butter's bitter. If I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter. So, she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter and she put it in her batter and her batter wasn't bitter. So 'twas good that Betty Botter bought some better butter. And here's a song; I've found some other versions on Mudcat, but they're different from mine, so here's the version I know (learned it at camp, of course): Eddie GootchaGatchaGammaNosamaraNosatokaSammaKammaWak-kee Brown WHO? Eddie GootchaGatchaGammaNosamaraNosatokaSammaKammaWak-kee Brown Fell into the well, fell into the well, fell into the deep, dark well Suzy Brown, playin' in the yard / Heard him fall, and ran to tell her Ma that, Eddie etc... Suzy's Ma, makin' cracklin' bread / Heard her call, and ran to tell Old Joe that... Then Old Joe, sittin' on the porch / Grabbed his cane, and ran to town to tell that... When the town turned out to see the well / What a shame, it took so long to say his name that Eddie GootchaGatchaGammaNosamaraNosatokaSammaKammaWak-kee Brown WHO? Eddie GootchaGatchaGammaNosamaraNosatokaSammaKammaWak-kee Brown DROWNED! |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 03 Jun 04 - 09:16 PM Ah YorkshireYankee, that reminds me of the Rolf Harris one that built up to The scintillating witches who put the fasciniating stitches in the britches of the boys who put the powder on the noses on the face of the ladies of the Harem of the Court of King Karatikis.... were just passing by.... etc Well, if you want to see .... etc You're too late! Cause they've just .... passed ..... by! Robin |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 03 Jun 04 - 10:56 PM Foolestroupe!!!
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 03 Jun 04 - 11:07 PM For yet another night....it is obvious a pussy is pushing the puffa-billy of the MudCat Train.....
So... a third posting to this thread.
Mr. FoolSt......
Do you, perhaps, have additional Rolf Harris' lyrics to add to this thread?
The ones you posted were GRAND!
Sincerely, |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 04 Jun 04 - 12:36 AM Dearest Folkies,
Something strange is consistantly happening every MAXpermits the local wiccans put their paws on the console.
Sincerely,
If your residence of repose was in the I*.... city of R*....n |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: Steve Parkes Date: 04 Jun 04 - 04:10 AM Flotsam & Jetsam ad a song (before I was born) that went Is he an Ozzie, Lizzie, is he? Not sure if thsi qualifies as a TT: Around the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran (Not for Jonathan Ross, that one) And this one isn't a TT, but, like the pheasant plucker, it tends to change when you say it out loud: I chased a bug around a tree; I'll have his blood, he knows I will Steve |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: JennyO Date: 04 Jun 04 - 11:32 AM I noticed The Court of King Caractacus is in the DT, but it is not quite correct. This is more like it - The Court of King Caractacus (arr. Harris) Now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by. All together, now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by. Now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by. Now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by. Now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by. All together, now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by. Now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by. Now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by. Now the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by. [Repeat 4 times] Now the fascinating witches who put the scintilating stiches in the britches of the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by. [Repeat 4 times] Now if you want to take some pictures of the fascinating witches who put the scintilating stiches in the britches of the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus... ...you're too late! Because they've just... passed... by! Here is a link to the page where I got it - there are links to other Rolf Harris songs there too: The Court of King Caractacus |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells From: semi-submersible Date: 04 Jun 04 - 10:10 PM I let the people with the Rolf Harris page know that King Caractacus is spelled CaTactacus throughout their page. (It's also that way in the last post.) |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: JennyO Date: 04 Jun 04 - 11:09 PM Good grief, I didn't notice! and after presenting it as a more correct version too! Must have been the late night - that's my story and I'm sticking to it..... |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: GUEST,aiko Date: 08 Nov 06 - 04:52 AM eunic new york |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: eddie1 Date: 08 Nov 06 - 07:17 AM Great one for chorus singing! Susie, Susie, sitting in the shoeshine shop. All day long she sits and shines, all day long she shines and sits Susie, Susie, sitting in the shoeshine shop. She shines and sits and sits and shines, sits and shines and shines and sits. Shines and sits and sits and shines, sitting in the shoeshine shop. Eddie |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: jonm Date: 08 Nov 06 - 07:36 AM One smart fellow he felt smart.... |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: GUEST Date: 08 Nov 06 - 08:19 AM red leather yellow leather red leather yellow leather ... |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: Georgiansilver Date: 08 Nov 06 - 09:19 AM One for the ladies (to be repeated quite quickly.) "I'm going to chew chew chew until my jaws drop off" |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: Anne Lister Date: 08 Nov 06 - 02:05 PM My favourite to teach French students was always "Henry," said Henry's mother, "if you don't hang your hat on the hanger in the hall I will hit you on the head with a hard heavy hammer and your howls will be horrible to hear." Their favourite to get me stumped was "Les chaussettes de l'archiduchesse sont elles seches, archiseches?" But actually when I was working at a hostel in central Paris it was enough to say the address to people ... Dix Rue de Richelieu. No problem if you're not speaking with a French accent, of course. Anne |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells From: Sandy Mc Lean Date: 08 Nov 06 - 03:26 PM I have fun singing this one: TO MORROW I started on a journey, about a year ago To a little town called Morrow in the county of Mayo I've never been a traveller, so I really didn't know That Morrow was the hardest place I'd ever try to go! I went down to the station, put my money on the desk Not meaning to cause trouble with my innocent request "Excuse me sir I'd like to go to Morrow and return No later than tomorrow, for I haven't time to burn." Said he to me, "now let me see if I have heard you right-- You'd like to go to Morrow and return tomorrow night" "You should have gone to Morrow yesterday and back today For the train today to Morrow is a mile upon its way.... "If you had gone to Morrow yesterday now don't you see You could have gone to Morrow and returned today at three. For the train today to Morrow, if the schedule is right Today it goes to Morrow and returns tomorrow night. Said I," My friend, it seems to me you're talking through your hat Is there a town called Morrow on this line, or is there not?" "There is," said he, "but take from me a quiet little tip To go from here to Morrow is a fourteen hour trip. "Said I," I've got to go to Morrow, can't I go today And get to Morrow by tonight if there is no delay?" Said he,"You cannot get to Morrow anymore today For the train that goes to Morrow is a mile upon its way!" I was so disappointed I was mad enough to swear, The train had gone to Morrow and it left me standing there. The man was right in tellin' me that I was a howlin' jay I could not go to Morrow, so I guess in town I'll stay. |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: GUEST, Topsie Date: 09 Nov 06 - 12:20 PM I find that saying 'lily leaf' even once gets my tongue tangled. I discovered this when reading Beatrix Potter's Mr Jeremy Fisher to my children. |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: oldhippie Date: 21 Jun 07 - 03:09 PM The answer to the original "how much wood" woodchuck line I knew as: "A woodchuck would chuck what a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood." |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: EuGene Date: 21 Jun 07 - 04:08 PM When I was in Arkansas I saw a saw saw That could out saw any saw I ever saw saw. If you were in Arkansas and saw a saw saw That would outsaw the saw I saw saw, I would like to see the saw you saw saw saw. from an Ozark hillbilly, Eu |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: cookster Date: 21 Jun 07 - 05:07 PM I just made this one up, six sick sixths I can't even say it without messing up. |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: GUEST,somebody over the rainbow Date: 01 Jan 09 - 01:16 AM "what will happen will happen, when it happens, and you happen to happen upon it." Created By Anonomus Me: Becca and Bear |
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Subject: Rhymes From: GUEST,Anonmous Date: 01 Jan 09 - 01:18 AM Q: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? A: A woodchuck would chuck what a woodchuck could chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood. Boom. Oh Ye-ah! |
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Subject: ?Tongue Twisters? From: GUEST,Anonomous Date: 01 Jan 09 - 01:23 AM ;p Yah I really don't know it's just fun to add on to these dumb things lol She Sells Seashells Down By The Sea Shore One Big Bug Bled Blue Blood, While The Other Big Bug Bled Black *One Sexy Seahorse sat solemly near the Silent Sea Shore *Newly Created By Me! Meaning Us! |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: Gedi Date: 01 Jan 09 - 04:21 AM My favourite : The cat crept into the crypt, crapped and crept out again. |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: GUEST,Wally Macnow Date: 04 May 09 - 02:24 PM One more to the tune of Glory Glory. This one was made up for Helen Schneyer who was a practicing psycho therapist. One shrewd shrink shrank shriven shiverers and the other shrewd shrink shrank shriners. |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: frogprince Date: 04 May 09 - 04:03 PM Our niece just cinched her doctorate in TROPICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; how many times can you repeat that fast? |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: Bert Date: 05 May 09 - 11:10 AM The cricket critic. The missel thrush ate thistle fluff. |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: GUEST,high school drama Date: 17 May 09 - 10:45 PM a big blue bug bit a black bear and the big black bear bled black blood you know new york unique new york you know you need unique new york. you will not need a night light on a light night like tonight. seven small swans saw six swift ships sailing southward. my drama teacher has us do these (and a few more I cannot recall) almost every friday. |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: Dave the Gnome Date: 18 May 09 - 07:23 PM Not exactly a tongue twister but I always liked 'Polish it behind the door' (You have to say it aloud) :D (eG) |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Tongue Twisters (She sells seashells... From: Jack Campin Date: 21 Feb 21 - 05:50 PM Case of somebody who would have had a problem with "The Leith police dismisseth us". https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/edinburgh-woman-bit-off-mans-tongue-in-street-brawl-before-seagull-swooped-down-and-ate-it-3141625 You could say his bad luck had a tern for the worse. |
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