Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Lighter Date: 24 Dec 22 - 09:19 AM "The Sugar Beet" was the newspaper of Garden City High School in Garden City, Kansas. April 21, 1961: "They're serving...'great green gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts.'" In the same year, "Love and Peanut Butter," Lesly Conger's tale of life in Vancouver, has: "But when she comes closer, I hear Jill's song: “Great green gobs of gooey, gooey gopher guts.'" So by 1961, the song was known from Kansas to British Columbia in more than one variant. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: cnd Date: 24 Dec 22 - 08:44 AM Looks like the Sing Out reference to the song is actually from the 1974 edition (Vol. 23). The 1950s ones are digitized, but sadly the 1974 edition is not. I believe Joe has a relatively complete collection, but if he doesn't find his copy, my local library has a mostly-complete holding and I'll check it some time in the new year. Sadly no library remotely close to me holds the Poets Club reference to the book. Hopefully one near you has it? You may be in luck if you live in the Midwest. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Lighter Date: 23 Dec 22 - 05:00 PM Half a century since I first heard it (see above), it retains its power to nauseate. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: and e Date: 23 Dec 22 - 03:05 PM Google books search for "Great Green Gobs" pulls up Pied Pipings of the Poets Club - Volume 25 - Page 18. 1953. Indiana State Teachers College. English Department. No page images or preview in Google books. Can anyone verify this 1953 reference for the song? |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: and e Date: 23 Dec 22 - 01:38 PM The song is on the 1959 LP The Sounds Of Camp by Ed Badeaux, Folkways Records (FX 6105). Track #4 on side A where it is titled "Jingle" and sung by Mika Seeger the daughter of Pete Seeger. Download mp3s, liner notes, and scans of the LP here: https://archive.org/details/lp_the-sounds-of-camp_ed-badeaux/disc1/ |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: and e Date: 23 Dec 22 - 01:00 PM "Great Green Gobs" is supposedly in Sing Out! (1950) on page - Page 34, according to google books search. Does anyone have the 1950 issue to check ? |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,ctaber Date: 18 Mar 16 - 12:11 AM I learned it like this: I've got..... two quart cans of greasy grimy gopher guts Mutilated monkey meat, little tiny birdie feet French fried eyeballs swimmin' in a pool of blood and I forgot my spoon! But I got my strawwwww! (and that was the end). My best friend might have been the one that mutilated it.... or is there an origin of that variation that anyone else is aware of? |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Mark Ross Date: 17 Mar 16 - 11:25 AM I frequently practice child abuse, playing banjo & fiddle for pre-school kids, and the 1st thing every session is to sing this song. One mother stopped me on the street asking, "Why did you teach my daughter that song?" I replied that it was part of her cultural heritage. She answered me,"But she was standing on her seat on a city bus, singing it at the top of her lungs!" Mark Ross |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Joe Offer Date: 17 Mar 16 - 01:15 AM Here's the review from allmusic.com of Tom Glazer's 1963 album, On Top of Spaghetti: Tom Glazer's "On Top of Spaghetti," a rewrite of "On Top of Old Smokey," is one of the left-field pop hits of the '60s, having reached the Top 15 in 1963. The accompanying album is in the same vein, with Glazer and a banjo performing song parodies with a choir of kids. The remakes of familiar songs are given preposterous lyrics that constitute children's music only in the Shel Silverstein sense. For example, "Dunderbeck" is about a man who invents a meat grinder that turns all the neighborhood cats and dogs -- and finally Dunderbeck himself -- to sausage, and the tongue-twisting rendition of "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea" is so crazy it could have come off a They Might Be Giants' children's album. You might be getting the impression now that On Top of Spaghetti is pretty cutting-edge for children's music in 1963, and it is, but it isn't unprecedented -- Homer & Jethro's "The Battle of Kookamonga" seems to have influenced, or at least have been a precursor to, the songs heard here, particularly "From the Halls of Montezuma (To the Shores of P.T.A.)." Before the tradition of great subversive children's entertainers like Soupy Sales and Shel Silverstein, Glazer was already making children's music that adults could enjoy as well. I'd swear I learned "Spaghetti" and "Gopher Guts" while I was in grade school, and I graduated from 8th grade in 1962 and went to high school, where we sang cool stuff and wouldn't be caught dead singing these kids' songs. I'm still having a hard time believing that Tom Glazer composed these. The "On Top of Spaghetti" I knew was very similar to the lyrics Glazer sang on his recording. The "Gopher Guts" we sang was much simpler: Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts Greasy grimy gopher guts Greasy grimy gopher guts Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts And me without a spoon. I don't know the name of the tune. We also sang "Here we sit like birds in the wilderness..." to the same tune, but I'm sure there are many others that use that tune and I should know what the root song is. So, maybe Glazer wrote the "mutilated monkey meat" stuff and the verses, but not the original. Or maybe he wrote the whole damn thing, and I've been foiled again. -Joe- I posted the above last night, but couldn't think of the tune until this morning, when I was on the phone with Robert Rodriquez. Of course, the melody is "The Old Grey Mare." |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,David Date: 16 Mar 16 - 08:00 PM Here is some information related to the Tom Glazer / Vic Flick collaboration on the song and record.... and here is a link to an .MP3! Great Green Gobs Golden Records LP 267, On Top of Spaghetti and Other Songs That Tickle Your Funnybone. http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/04/tom-glazer-as-played-by-vic-flick.html http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/MW/Vic_Flick_-_Great_Green_Gobs.mp3 |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST Date: 20 Feb 14 - 05:08 AM Well, I'm 74 and can remember singing this, especially on the school bus when the driver wanted us to sit down. It has been going on over and over in my head, just the first line, and driving me crazy . So thanks to all you other crazies out there for putting this information on the internet. If I find an audio version I'll post it. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST Date: 29 Apr 12 - 09:44 PM Lol I taught this to my sister she loves it!!!!!!! |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,Mai Nehme Iz Date: 19 Jul 11 - 01:45 AM And I forgot my spoon But I brought my straw (southern drawl) And I ate it all (also with a drawl) |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,Cindy Date: 18 Aug 10 - 01:32 AM Whats For Supper?......... Great Green Gobs Of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts Chopped Up Monkey Meat Contaminated Parakeet And I Forgot My Spoon..... I'M GLAD Learned in Oregon Growing up |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST Date: 17 Mar 09 - 08:33 AM In Alabama when i was a kid it was: Big fat globs of ofer goffer gopher guts mutulated monkey meat little birds tiny feet rotton eye balls rolling down the street and i forgot my spoon but i brought a strawwwwww! |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Lighter Date: 05 Dec 08 - 09:49 AM I first heard it in New York City in 1971 as follows: Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts, Mutilated monkey meat, Itty bitty birdy feet, Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts, And me without a spoon! The tune was "The Old Gray Mare, She Ain't What She Used to Be." The grown-up who sang it had heard it in high school about 1966. Looking back on the thread, these words are identical to the quoted chorus of Tom Glazer's version. He may only be responsible for the stanzas, which I've never heard. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST Date: 05 Dec 08 - 02:15 AM Great big globs of ooey gooey gopher guts mutilated monkey meat crunchy little birdie feet french fried eye balls swimming in a pool of blood and I forgot my spoon I forgot my spoon in the toilet bowl I forgot my spoon in the toilet bowl great big globs of ooey gooey gopher guts and I forgot my spoon! |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST Date: 11 May 08 - 09:28 AM great green gobbs of greemy grimy goopher guts. Mutilatd monkey meat, chopped up parakeet. Chopped up eardrums swimming in my peanut butter. Oops I forgot my spoon! So I got me a scab sandwitch right on top(?) monkeys eyeballs, camel snot. chopped up eardrums dipped in glue.... eat your sandwitch its good for you! whats for dinner cow manuer were'd you find it ..in the sewer |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,Dave from Stanford Date: 30 Mar 08 - 02:30 PM I remember the ending being: "All on a plate for a dollar ninety-eight at (name of teased kid)'s grocery store" |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Goose Gander Date: 25 Dec 07 - 02:55 AM This rhyme is definately traditional. This is what I remember from middle school (circa 1980/81): Great green globs of greasy, grimey gopher guts Marinated monkey nuts Itty, bitty birdy's feet . . . and that's all I remember . . . sorry, wish I could add a little more. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST Date: 24 Dec 07 - 07:56 PM One of the verses begins with this: "Some people eat hamburger meat, Others like potatoes" That's all I have |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,Bob Date: 24 Dec 07 - 12:34 PM I just read some of the posts for other than song lyrics, so forgive the follow-up. I am white and we sang the song in a suburban elementary school outside of Buffalo, NY. The teacher had printed lyrics and I always had the impression that this was a well established song. The song we sang had a refrain and three vereses. I remember nothing of the verses, but the refrain went like this (or at least I remember it like this): Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher gusts, mutilated monkey meat, itty bitty birdie feet, great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts, a meal without a spoon. I hope this helps anybody researching the song. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,Bob Date: 24 Dec 07 - 12:21 PM In grade school in the early 1970's, our music teacher let our class sing this song after we completed our music assignments. It was quite a motivator for a bunch of 3rd and 4th graders. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,jessica Date: 27 Nov 07 - 10:44 PM the version i sang when i was a kid was a little different, and ive been looking all over the place for a website with this song!! Boys are made of Greasy grimy gopher guts mutilated monkey meat turkilated terkey feet French fried eye balls swimming in a pool of blood and i forgot my fork SOOOOOOOO I had a ham sandwitch with mustard on top Eagle eyeballs and camel snot All these things were cooked in a pot And i forgot my spoon |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,pauly Date: 25 Nov 07 - 01:16 PM big green gobbs of greasy grimy gopher guts mutilated monkeys butts, bloody ribs and birdies feet french fried eyballs rollin down a dirt street me without my spoon but i got my straw slurp pop lol |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 03 Sep 07 - 01:10 PM No idea what professional folklorists would call these rhymes. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Azizi Date: 03 Sep 07 - 12:58 PM Thanks for that information, Q. I think "Gross out" rhymes is a better genre name for these types of children's rhymes. Is that what folklorist use to sub-categorize them? |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 03 Sep 07 - 12:08 PM In the prairie provinces of Canada, 'gopher' is generally applied to the Richardson's ground squirrel, which was a plague on Canadian farms. Schoolkids were paid for each gopher tail they brought to school. This was in the depression years. No real evidence, but old timers claim they knew the rhyme back then, but I have no solid evidence. Pre-school kids still try to gross out their parents (a pretend situation) with the rhyme. I am sure that the same 'gopher' problem existed throughout the plains states as well. I don't know if the rhyme originated in the States or western Canada. The pocket gopher has extended its range northward into central Alberta, etc., and may also contribute to the preservation of the rhyme. Blacks were uncommon among the rural and small town citizens of this region and would be less likely to have carried it on. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Azizi Date: 03 Sep 07 - 10:36 AM I "spoke" too broadly- if "On Top of Spaghetti" falls into that Yucky rhyme category, I definitely remember it. But that may have been because of hearing recorded versions of it and not because I or other children or teens "spontaneously" chanted it... |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Gene Date: 03 Sep 07 - 10:30 AM WOW! hard to believe my original post was over TEN YEARS AGO... how time flies...and i do not recall if i sent anyone an mp3 of the song... anyone still interested..PM me..or EM: cn8gv9@aim.com |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Azizi Date: 03 Sep 07 - 10:12 AM I've been curious about this rhyme for some time, and for what it's worth, I'd like to share these observations: In all my years of collecting children's rhymes {my "serious" collection began in 1997}, I've never had anyone who identified themselves racially as Black American or any other "person of color" {such as Latino/a} admit to knowing this "Green Gobs Of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts" rhyme or any other such "yucky" rhyme {as I term this type of childrn's rhyme for lack of a better term}. I'll go further to say that "Green Gobs Of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts" appears to be one example of a children's rhyme that is very well known among non-Blacks {in the USA, at least} but rarely known among Black/Latina people {at least among those persons I've interviewed and among those people who have identified themselves by race on my website which to a large part is devoted to the presentation of children's rhymes...though admittedly not many persons who submit rhymes to that website identify themselves by race/ethnicity}. My personal experiences has shaped this theory that "Green Gobs Of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts" seems to be largely unknown among African Americans. I don't remember that rhyme-or any other example of "yucky" rhymes from my childhood in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the 1950s. And when I have specifically asked individual African Americans or groups of African Americans adults, teens, and children about this rhyme, I've not found anyone who has said that they know it. I have stated and will emphasize the fact that I am very aware that my seach for Black folks who know this rhyme has definitely been limited and has been conducted in an unscientific manner {in the sense that there certainly has not been any control group or strict tabulation of when, where, how, who, and how many people I have asked this question}. However, that said, my "survey" has included numerous children, teens, and adults-mostly in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area but also elsewhere-who participated and volunteered to recite and perform rhymes they know or remembered in what were ongoing [once a week cultural groups] or were participants in one time special programming game song/rhymes sessions that my daughter and I facilited within the Pittsburgh area between 1997-2006, or who were/are folks who I've communicated with as a result of them emailing me via my website. It also should be noted that a number of the African Americans who I've asked about their memory of or their familiarity with Great Green Globs or other such rhymes are {or have been} school teachers or school administrators in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in Southern New Jersey {family members and others}. Thus, they are persons who from the 1980s to date have had access to a "large" number of African American {and in New Jersey, also Latino children}. None of these "informants" remember this rhyme from their childhood or from their teen hood or in their adult hood. And none of them indicated to me that they have ever heard children in their schools reciting this rhyme {though they have shared with me the "titles" and the words of other rhymes that they have heard children recite from their schools, families, and communities]. If this definitely unscientific finding is true, then I wonder why it is that Great Green Gobs etc appears to be much better known among White Americans than it appears to be known among non-White children. {Furthermore, this rhyme appears to be fondly remembered among White folks, while mention of its title or my reciting its words routinely evokes a "Say what?? or Yuck!" response among Black folks}. If this rhyme really is largely unknown among African Americans, my theory as to why this can be summarized like this: Black children are and have been much more "in to" rhymes that are composed of two/four sentence formulaic rhymes or near rhymes, and which are percussive and which have accompanying movements. It appears to me that White children may not be as interested in these features for children's rhymes. Btw, I'm assuming that "Great Green Gobs etc" is recited without any accompanying body movements such as handclapping, or jumping rope, or ball bouncing, or doing choreographed, synchronized, percussive foot stomping routines. I'm very interested in knowing is this assumption true, meaning is "Great Green Gobs etc" is recited with no accompanying body movements? I'm also wondering about the alliterative aspect of this rhyme. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any children's rhymes that seem to be well known among Black children, teens, and adults {who I've known and interacted with, anyway} which are alliterative. This is not to say that the words to rhymes aren't important to Black folks, but maybe-generally speaking-words may be important to us in different ways than in the alliterative sense... Fwiw, I'm sharing these thoughts as part of my ongoing "mission" to explore the differences and/or similarities between the ways that the same or similar rhymes may be performed by people over time and over space and within different racial/ethnic groups within the same time periods {and sometimes within the same geographical spaces}. For these reasons, I believe that race/ethnicity is {and should be} as valid a part of the demographical information that rhyme collectors document or attempt to document as are indices such as the informant/s gender, age, geographical location, the date or decade the informant remembers first learning the rhyme example, the informant's ideas about the meaning of the rhyme, particularly with regard to different slang terms and other colloquial expressions found in the rhyme example, the informant's information about how s/he learned the rhyme, and the way/s the informant perform/ed that particular rhyme. There are some folks who mildly or vehemently disagree with my position about the validity of documenting an children's rhyme informant's race/ethnicity. However, I very firmly stand by this position {in spite of the "There she goes again" responses I have received and will probably continue to receive because of this position here and elsewhere}. For the purposes of folkloric research and/or the folkloric "record", I'd be interested in any comments from Mudcat members and guests about these observations. Thanks, Azizi |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,Bob Coltman Date: 03 Sep 07 - 07:50 AM At least the idea of this song goes back before Tom Glazer's rendition, I'm pretty sure (I think Tom must have taken the idea and run with it). Though the copy above is undated, I'm assuming it postdates the version I first heard at George School c. 1951. It was short then, but pungent. Great green gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts Floating in the George School stew. Chances are it dates well before that, too ... I think it must have been a school and camp chant. Because everybody hates the school food, right? |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Joe Offer Date: 03 Sep 07 - 03:47 AM Hi, Inkblob - After long years of serious and intense study of this song, I have determined that the consensus is "mutilated monkey meat" - although that isn't the way I learned it.... -Joe- |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,inkblob Date: 03 Sep 07 - 03:20 AM sorry for the cross post, but thought I should also post this here too! there were a few versions floating around the school yard but this is the one that I remember from the 80's in BC, Canada great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts simulated monkey meat chopped up baby parakeet french fried eyeballs floating in a pool of blood and I forgot my spoon, slurp slurp! from all the versions I've read here and on some other sites I havn't found any other instances of simulated monkies, and am wondering if that was my mis-hearing marinated or just another regional quirk. I always thought of it as some horrid chemical food product made in a lab, much worse than tofu dogs |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher G From: Joe Offer Date: 04 Apr 07 - 05:29 AM Well, yes, but I'm still wondering if I owe the Estate of Tom Glazer for every time I've sung "Gopher Guts" and "On Top of Spaghetti." I've always thought they were truly traditional, but wiser souls than I say Tom Glazer wrote both of 'em. But did he? Maybe he revised them so he could claim a copyright. But Tom Glazer wouldn't do that, since he's a Folk Icon. Or would he? -Joe Offer- |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST Date: 04 Apr 07 - 01:07 AM I love the question "Do we have any evidence that this is traditional." This thread alone is all the evidence that I, for one, require. Besides, I have made a personal hobby of collecting this song from kids since I was a kid myself. In 1972, I heard a great version from an elderly Native American in a nursing home. Great big gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts, Mutilated monkey meat, Little birdies' turdy feet. French fried eyeballs floating in a pool of pus. ...And I forgot my spoon. ...But I have my straw. The singer made little hand gestures demonstrating the pulling of the guts, the mutilating of the monkey meat, etc. The performance was a classic and enthusiastically applauded by other residents and the nursing staff. I believe the respondent who reported learning "Gopher guts" in Karachi was correct in linking this song with "Don't ever laugh when a hearse goes by" since it is rare to collect the one without the other. I believe that "Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I'm going out and eat worms" is also linked. I'm sure this material has been well published, however. Has anyone done a literature search? |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,Amber Dawn Date: 03 Apr 07 - 07:55 PM haha-- some of these versions are greaaaaaaaat... ive sang this song since i was like 3.... dont know where i heard it, but evidentally it wasnt my parents... theyre kinda disgusted... buuuuuuuut ive always sang it.... Great green globs of ooey gooey gopher guts Mutilated monkey meat itty bitty birdy feet french fried eye balls all floating in my stew and i forgot my spoon... but i got a... one- pound batch of my old granny's toe jam my dog threw up some goo smelly runny kitty poo this flew out when timmy had a big yawn the booger balls been chewed on and im glad i remembered my straw!! --hit me up if you sang some other good ones!! lollipop_girl_001@hotmail.com |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,Atom Date: 23 Jan 07 - 01:34 PM O what nastalgia! Brings back such "fond" memories. About 1966-68 I think. We sang: Girls are made of greasy grimey gopher guts chopped up monkey meat, dirty dirty birdy feet (can't remember this part... eat) That's what girls are made of. Are kids this cruel nowdays? What was that tune? From some commercial or other famous tune. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Bee Date: 14 Jan 07 - 12:46 PM I'm pretty sure I recall singing a version of this to my younger cousins in the mid to late 1960s, so that 'earliest date, 1988' is unlikely, IMO. I had a repertoire that included 'Don't ever look when the hearse goes by' and a couple other nasty rhymes. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST Date: 14 Jan 07 - 02:58 AM and girls are made of sugar and spice and all things nice.... ...so why do they taste of tuna fish?.
-Joe Offer- |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,Rebecca Date: 14 Jan 07 - 12:44 AM Boys Are Made Of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts Chopped Up Mokey Meat Little Dirtie Britie Feet French Fried Eyeballs All In A Pool Of Blood Thats What Boys Are Made Of! |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Elettra Date: 05 Jan 07 - 02:46 PM We used to sing it as... BOYS are made of greasy grimy gopher guts, etc. |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST Date: 05 Jan 07 - 02:32 PM well, this thread sure goes back a long ways.... I've got a set of lyrics I like to this song (and there are TONS of lyrics), now I'm looking for a strictly instumental version for a Cub Scout Sing-a-long. any one have it, please email brosia321@yahoo.com thanks! |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,brit Date: 15 Apr 06 - 06:21 PM great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts mutilated monkey meat chopped up birdy's feet french fried eyeballs rolling up and down the street and i forgot my spoon!! |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: Stilly River Sage Date: 24 Feb 05 - 01:03 AM Just this evening while out driving with my children we were arguing good-naturedly and comparing verses to this song. I told them to check out Mudcat, and do a Boolean search on "Great Green Gobs" and "Monkey Meat." Now I'll just direct them to this thread. :) SRS |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,Jord (AKA- Bear Cub) Date: 23 Feb 05 - 09:31 PM I'd always heard the song being sung like this: Great Big Globs of Greasy, Grimy, Gopher Guts, Marmilated Monkey meat, wrapped in little piggy feet, luke warm vomit floatin' down the avenue, and I forgot my spoon, but I have a Strawwww!!!!!!!! |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,lars_j1@liden.cc Date: 06 Apr 04 - 03:47 PM I'd *love* to get an MP3 of this if you have it! - Lars |
Subject: RE: Lyr: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,yucky Date: 14 Jan 04 - 05:15 PM Ok this is what I remember from back in grade school: great green gobbs of greemy grimy goopher guts. Mutilatd monkey meat, chopped up parakeet. Chopped up eardrums swimming in my peanut butter. Oops I forgot my spoon! So I got me a scab sandwitch right on top(?) monkeys eyeballs, camel snot. chopped up eardrums dipped in glue.... eat your sandwitch its good for you! |
Subject: RE: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: GUEST,Gene Date: 03 Jan 04 - 12:42 AM I have LP of GGGoGGG by Tom Glazer PM me for an MP3 or RealAudio file |
Subject: RE: Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts From: YorkshireYankee Date: 02 Jan 04 - 11:40 PM Learned at Manoa Valley elementary school in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969-70: Great green gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts Mutilated monkey meat, chopped up birdies' feet French fried eyeballs swimmin in a pool of blood And I forgot my spoon... So... "EARLIEST DATE: 1988" refers to what? The earliest date on a written copy? The first time one of the editors/collectors knows of the song being sung? All I can say is I'm sure it was around for years before I learned it -- which was almost 20 years before '88... Cheers, YY |
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