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Penguin: When I Was A Little Boy DigiTrad: AUTUMN TO MAY Related threads: Title?: Sing, terry all day. Sing autumn to May (11) Chords Req: Little Brown Dog (8) Info: Once I had a little dog... (10) In Mudcat MIDIs: When I Was A Little Boy (from The Penguin Book Of English Folk Songs)
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Subject: Penguin: When I Was A Little Boy From: Alan of Australia Date: 02 Jul 00 - 09:51 AM G'day, From the Penguin Book Of English Folk Songs, Ed Pellow's rendition of the tune of When I Was A Little Boy can be found here.
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY
When I was a little boy to London I did go,
I bought myself a little bull about three inches high;
I bought myself a flock of sheep and most of them were wethers;
I bought myself a little hen, and of her I took great care;
I bought myself a little box about three acres square;
Sung by John Stickle, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland (P.S.-S. 1947)
Previous song: The Whale-Catchers.
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Subject: RE: Penguin: When I Was A Little Boy From: Goose Gander Date: 23 Mar 08 - 11:19 PM Little Fat Boy Bill Jackson Arvin, 1941 When I was a little boy fat as I could wad (whistle) Tuk me by the heels and I slung me up to God Turn a rink tum a tolly roddle day When I was a little boy fat as I could be (whistle) Sat on the roadside to see what I could see Tum a rink tom a tolly roddle day As I sat there a giant passed by (whistle) Head on the ground and feet in the sky Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day Asked me for a wrastle and I beat his own game (whistle) Shot him with his own gun wasn't that a shame Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day People seen the good I done (whistle) They give enough money to weigh a million ton Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day Gave me a little box half an acre square (whistle) And in my little box I put my money there Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day When I travel I travel like an ox (whistle) And in my shirt pocket I carry my little box Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day Gonna take a journey not a very long while (whistle) I'm just a goin bout ten thousand mile Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day Gonna be gone just two days and a half (whistle) Them two days gonna eat a caw and calf Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day Got a little dog his name is Blue (whistle) Showed me the hog where the hole went through Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day Got a little dog his color is a dun (whistle) His body weighs a million and his tail weighs a ton Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day Got a little cow and her name is Rose (whistle) Milk her in the house and I churn her out of doors Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day Got a little hen her color is fair (whistle) Set her on a mussel shell and she hatched out a hare Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day The hare turned to a horse nineteen feet high (whistle) And if you beat that you'll have to sing a lie Tum a rink tum a tolly roddle day. SOURCE: Voices From the Dust Bowl And from the Ballad Index . . . Little Brown Dog DESCRIPTION: "When I was a little boy As fat as I could go, They set me there upon the fence...." The boy fights and defeats a giant, induces his hen to hatch out a hare, acquires a dog with legs ten feet long, and otherwise does the impossible AUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: 1891 (JAFL 4) KEYWORDS: talltale animal chickens dog horse sheep humorous nonsense fight FOUND IN: Britain(Shetlands) US(MA,NE,So) Canada(Mar,Newf) REFERENCES (11 citations): Randolph 357, "When I Was a Little Boy" (2 texts, 2 tunes) FSCatskills 145, "The Lofty Giant" (1 text) Vaughan Williams/Lloyd, p. 101, "When I Was a Little Boy" (1 text, 1 tune) Hudson 129, p. 275, "To London I Did Go" (1 text) Peacock, pp. 24-29, "A Tale of Jests" (3 texts, 3 tunes) Leach-Labrador 111, "The Lying Song" (1 text, 1 tune) Karpeles-Newfoundland 87, "The Liar's Song" (1 text, 1 tune) Ives-NewBrunswick, pp. 103-106, "The Little Bull Song" (1 text, 1 tune) Manny/Wilson 79, "The Little Bull" (1 text, 1 tune) Silber-FSWB, p. 394, "Little Brown Dog" (1 text) DT, (AUTUMNTO) Roud #1706 CROSS-REFERENCES: cf. "The Derby Ram" cf. "The Swapping Boy" cf. "The Seven Wonders" ALTERNATE TITLES: The Big Jeest Once I Had The Lie Song Notes: I've listed this song under a title by which it's well known; as it was extremely popular in the 1960s folk revival. -PJS Versions of this song may take almost any form, as long as there is enough exaggeration. The piece is recognized by its short lines and stanzas. Here are samples: "When I was a little boy, To London I did go, Upon that banished (?) steeple, My gallantry to show." "I bought me a little hen, I did not take much care; I set her on an oyster shell, And she hatched me out a bear." Hudson calls this a rhymed version of the story of Jack the Giant Killer. Some versions were doubtless influenced by that, but the song doesn't require killing a giant. - RBW |
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Subject: RE: Penguin: When I Was A Little Boy From: Goose Gander Date: 24 Mar 08 - 11:15 AM When I Was A Little Boy Sung by: Mrs. Mills Gammill Recorded in Timbo, AR, 7/30/53 When I was a little boy, to London I'd go. (Whistle) When I was a little boy, to London I'd go; I'd sit upon a picket like a monkey at a show, To my rye ding-a-ding, ding, diddle all the day. I set there as a giant passed by. (Whistle) I set there as a giant passed by; I looked up on him and his head was in the sky, To my rye ding-a-ding, ding, diddle all the day. He banged me a wrastle with a hop step jump run. (Whistle) He banged me a wrastle with a hop step jump run; Took him by the cuff of the neck and I slung him over town, To my rye ding-a-ding, ding, diddle all the day. Anybody here ever see this deed I done? (Whistle) Anybody here ever see this deed I done? The gold and the silver they give me weighed five thousand ton, To my rye ding-a-ding, ding, diddle all the day. When I travel, I travel like an ox. (Whistle) When I travel, I travel like an ox, And in my britches' pocket I carry my little box, To my rye ding-a-ding, ding, diddle all the day. When I lay down both tired and lame, (Whistle) When I lay down both tired and lame, I snore so loud they can hear me in Spain, To my rye ding-a-ding, ding, diddle all the day. Also found in Randolph, Vol. III, #357; Brown, Vol. III, #131. SOURCE: Wolf Folklore Collection |
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Subject: RE: Penguin: When I Was A Little Boy From: Goose Gander Date: 24 Mar 08 - 12:55 PM When I Was A Little Boy As sung by Mr. John Mullins, Springfield, Missouri on May 22, 1960 When I was a little boy Just as fat as I could be Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day When I's a little boy Just as fat as I could be Settin' by th roadside Just for t' see Sing, trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day As I sit there A giant came by Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day As I sit there a giant came by Feet in th road An' his head in th sky Sing, trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Well, he thought he'd scare me Just for fun Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day He tried t' scare me Just for fun Called my little dog An' put 'im on th run Sing, trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Well, had a little dog An' his color was done Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Had a little dog An' his color was done He had short legs But he sure could run Singin', trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day When ever I traveled I stirred up a fog Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Werever I traveled I stirred up a fog An' right on my heels There'd be my little dog Sing, trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Well, I won a little hen At th country fair Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Won a little hen At th county fair Set 'er on a nest An' she hatched out a hare Sing, trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Hare grew up to be a mule Sixteen hands high Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Hare grew up to be a mule Sixteen hands high An' th man beats that Gonna have to tell a lie Singin', trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day Trup-a-leery, fa-dum-day |
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Subject: RE: Penguin: When I Was A Little Boy From: Goose Gander Date: 24 Mar 08 - 08:03 PM Source for the John Mullins version was the Max Hunter collection. |
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