|
24 Nov 06 - 11:49 AM (#1892534) Subject: Folklore: The Cheese From: Kaleea There's something I've been wondering about for years. Why do we sing "the cheese stands alone" in The Farmer In The Dell? I thought the mouse ate it. So, why is it standing? Does anybody know the answer? Is it one of those mystical cosmic questions that will perplex humankind throughout the ages? |
|
24 Nov 06 - 03:18 PM (#1892657) Subject: RE: Folklore: The Cheese From: Little Robyn The rat takes it. Prior to that everyone takes the next one - the farmer takes a wife, the wife takes a child etc. The cheese has to stand alone and then we all pat the cheese. It would get very messy if there was a little mouse in there eating! Hey ho! Robyn |
|
24 Nov 06 - 03:29 PM (#1892668) Subject: RE: Folklore: The Cheese From: Geoff the Duck We patted the bone. Quack! GtD. |
|
24 Nov 06 - 03:42 PM (#1892677) Subject: RE: Folklore: The Cheese From: GUEST, Topsie We patted the bone as well, and our Farmer was in his den, not in a dell. |
|
24 Nov 06 - 04:01 PM (#1892687) Subject: RE: Folklore: The Cheese From: Q (Frank Staplin) This game was collected in 1883 by Newell on New York Streets. We would have to ask the ghosts of those who sang it back then why it ended that way. They might say "Stupid! 'cause it has no legs." Or they might not. Newell, W. W., 1883, "Games and Songs of American Children," Harper. Several reprints, inexpensive. Dover did one. |