Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes....

Subject: Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes......
From:
Date: 02 Feb 01 - 08:07 PM

Need help settling bet. Is it "Marzeydotes (or Mercidotes)" ...or is it "Mares eat oats"?

Subject: RE: Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes......
From: Bugsy
Date: 02 Feb 01 - 08:09 PM

Mares eat oats

CHeers

Bugsy

Subject: RE: Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes......
From: R!
Date: 02 Feb 01 - 08:18 PM

And does eat oats. And little lambs eat ivy. A kid'll eat ivy too. Wouldn't you?

Subject: RE: Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes......
From: GUEST,Fred
Date: 02 Feb 01 - 08:19 PM

It's sung (rapidly!) as:
"Marzeydotes and Dozeydotes and liddle lamsidivey.
A kiddle edivey too, wouldn't you."
The slower version is then sung:
"Mares eat oats and does eat oats, and little lambs eat ivy.
A kid will eat ivy too, wouldn't you."

Subject: RE: Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes......
From: Sorcha
Date: 02 Feb 01 - 08:20 PM

Thank you Fred. I was very confused.

Subject: RE: Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes......
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 02 Feb 01 - 08:28 PM

There's another verse: Snails eat eels and whales eat eels
and little sharks eat oysters
A squid'll eat oysters too, wouldn't you?

And, as I recall, it was officially titled Mairzy Doats

Subject: RE: Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes......
From:
Date: 02 Feb 01 - 08:33 PM

Bet settled. Thanks to all!!

Subject: Lyr Add: MAIRZY DOATS
From: Sarah2
Date: 02 Feb 01 - 08:56 PM

Mairzy doats by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston copyright 1943

Mairzy doats and dozy doats,
And liddle lamzy divey.
A kiddley divey, too,
Wouldn't you?

Yes, mairzy doats and dozy doats
And liddle lamzy divey.
A kiddley divey, too,
Wouldn't you?

If the words sound queer and funny to your ear,
A little bit jumbled and jivey,
Sing, "Mares eat oats and does eat oats
"And little lambs eat ivy."

Oh, mairzy doats and dozy doats
And liddle lamzy divey.
A kiddley divey, too,
Wouldn't you?

A kiddley divey, too,
Wouldn't you?

(from 1001 Jumbo Song Book, Bicentennial Issue, published by Hansen House, 1860 Broadway, New York, NY 10023)

Sarah

Subject: RE: Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes......
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 03 Feb 01 - 02:21 AM

ROTFLMAO, Dick Greenhaus!

Subject: RE: Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes......
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Feb 01 - 02:56 AM

Ah, the memories of sunny summers in the garden, mother singing this to us. Us running away and screaming because she couldn't sing.....

Thanks for the memories.

LTS

Subject: RE: Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes......
From: Long Firm Freddie
Date: 03 Feb 01 - 03:29 AM

Then the was the wag in Liverpool who, at the bottom of the sign saying "Mersey Docks and Harbour Board" added "and little lambs eat ivy..."

LFF

Subject: RE: Marzeydotes, Dozeydotes......
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 03 Feb 01 - 04:44 PM

Who says time machines don't exist.This thread took me straight back to 1945; sights, smells and all! Thanks Sarah2 - those are the words just as I remember them