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10 Mar 24 - 12:41 PM (#4198832) Subject: Origins: My Aunt Greet From: GUEST,Joe in Mpsl I've been trying to find the origin of a fun song, "My Aunt Greet" (or Grete). Since it's cleverly constructed and the few variations I've found are minor, it seems likely to have been composed and not from the folk tradition. Popular among Girl Guides and other youth groups, I have traced it back to a 1971 Girl Guides of Canada songbook and further back to a 1964 Girl Guides of New Zealand songbook. A few places say it's from the Netherlands (due to the name Greet; Grete could be Danish or Swedish, etc.). But the trail has petered out. Here are the lyrics: My Aunt Greet, veeda veeda veet, Has a puss, veeda veeda vuss, And that puss, veeda veeda vuss, Has a tail. And that tail, veeda veeda vail, Has a curl, veeda veeda vurl Has a tip. Comma And that tip, veeda veeda vip, Has a curl, veeda veeda vurl, And that curl, veeda veeda vurl, Has a tail. And that tail, veeda veeda vail, Has a puss, veeda veeda vuss, And that puss, veeda veeda vuss, Has my Aunt Greet |
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10 Mar 24 - 08:28 PM (#4198856) Subject: RE: Origins: My Aunt Greet From: Joe Offer Another version, not much different: MY AUNT GREET My Aunt Greet, vee-da vee-da veet Has a puss, vee-da vee-da vuss And that puss, vee-da vee-da vuss Has a tail, ____ And that tail, vee-da vee-da vail Has a curl, vee-da vee-da vurl And that curl, vee-da vee-da vurl Has a tip, comma And that tip, vee-da vee-da vip Has a curl, vee-da vee-da vurl And that curl, vee-da vee-da vurl Has a tail, ____ And that tail, vee-da vee-da vail Has a puss, vee-da vee-da vuss And that puss, vee-da vee-da vuss Has MY AUNT! [Full Stop!] The song apparently has Girl Scout/Girl Guide roots, but I can't find it in US or UK Girl Scout songbooks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vZRzZCubYc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YtQS_9mxAE |
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11 Mar 24 - 10:10 PM (#4198947) Subject: RE: Origins: My Aunt Greet From: GUEST,Joe in Mpls Thanks, Joe. Here is another YouTube version - from a woman who was a camper and a counselor at my longtime summer camp in Minnesota (I am on the board of directors currently). This is where and how I learned this song. https://youtu.be/h_mXUXg_AmY?si=owCgo2bsDcmR6Wd1 |