Children's Songs and Rhymes From Yesteryear Quiz

Answer: Gopher

Gopher guts are not something I want to eat!
Do you like this rhyme?

"Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts" (author unknown)

Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts,
Mutilated monkey's meat,
Little birdie's dirty feet,
A ten-pound jar of all-purpose porpoise pus,
And me without a spoon!

Answer: Peanut

It's a peanut that was found last night! (You can sing it to the tune of "Oh My Darling, Clementine"

Here's the rhyme:

"Found a Peanut " (author unknown)

Found a peanut, found a peanut,
Found a peanut last night.
Last night, I found a peanut.
Found a peanut last night.

Broke it open, broke it open,
Broke it open last night.
Last night, I broke it open.
Broke it open last night.

Found it rotten, found it rotten,
Found it rotten last night.
Last night, I found it rotten.
Found it rotten last night.

Ate it anyway, ate it anyway,
Ate it anyway last night.
Last night, I ate it anyway.
Ate it anyway last night.

Got a tummyache, got a tummyache,
Got a tummyache last night.
Last night, I got a tummyache.
Got a tummyache last night.

Called the doctor, called the doctor,
Called the doctor last night.
Last night, I called the doctor.
Called the doctor last night.

Penicillin, penicillin,
Penicillin last night.
Last night, penicillin.
Penicillin last night.

Wasn't working, wasn't working,
Wasn't working last night.
Last night, it wasn't working.
Wasn't working last night.

Operation, operation,
Operation last night.
Last night, an operation.
Operation last night.

Died anyway, died anyway,
Died anyway last night.
Last night, I died anyway.
Died anyway last night.

Went to heaven, went to heaven
Went to heaven last night.
Last night, I went to heaven,
Went to heaven last night.

Wouldn't take me, wouldn't take me,
Wouldn't take me last night.
Last night, they wouldn't take me.
Wouldn't take me last night.

Went the other way, went the other way,
Went the other way last night.
Last night, I went the other way.
Went the other way last night.

Found it all a dream, found it all a dream,
Found it all a dream last night.
Last night, I found it all a dream.
Found it all a dream last night.

Found a peanut, found a peanut,
Found a peanut last night.
Last night, I found a peanut.
Found a peanut last night.

Answer: Fly

She swallowed a fly and to this day, I really don't know why. Here is the rhyme:

"There Was an Old Woman" (song lyrics by Rose Bonne)

There was an old woman who swallowed a fly,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a bird,
How absurd! to swallow a bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a cat,
Imagine that! to swallow a cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a dog,
What a hog! to swallow a dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a goat,
Just opened her throat! to swallow a goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a cow,
I don't know how she swallowed a cow!
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old woman who swallowed a horse,
She's dead-of course!

Answer: Watermelons

Watermelons grow down by the bay. What can you see there? Find out in these lyrics:

"Down By The Bay" (author unknown)

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever see a bear
Combing his hair
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever see a bee
With a sunburned knee
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever see a moose
Kissing a goose
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever see a whale
With a polka dot tail
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever see a llama
Wearing pajamas
Down by the bay?"

Answer: Sun

The meadow was in the sand in the sun! Find out more with these lyrics:

"Over in the Meadow" (author unknown)

Over in the meadow
In the sand in the sun, lived an
Old mother turtle and her
Little turtle one.
"Dig," said the mother,
"I dig," said the one, and they
Dug all day in the sand in the sun.

Over in the meadow where the
Stream runs blue, lived an
Old mother fish and her
Little fishies two.
"Swim," said the mother,
"We swim," said the two, and they
Swam all day where the stream runs blue.

Over in the meadow in a hole in the tree,
Lived an old mother owl and her
Little owls three.
"Whoo," said the mother,
"We whoo," said the three, and they
Whooed all day in the hole in the tree.

Over in the meadow by the old barn door,
Lived an old mother rat and her
Little ratties four.
"Gnaw," said the mother,
"We gnaw," said the four, and they
Gnawed all day on by the old barn door.

Over in the meadow in a snug beehive,
Lived an old mother bee and her
Little bees five.
"Buzz," said the mother,
"We buzz," said the five, and they
Buzzed all day in the snug beehive.

Over in the meadow in a nest built of sticks,
Lived an old mother crow and her
Little crows six.
"Caw," said the mother,
"We caw," said the six, and they
Cawed all day in the nest built of sticks.

Over in the meadow where the grass grows so even,
Lived an old mother frog and her
Little froggies seven.
"Jump," said the mother,
"We jump," said the seven, and they
Jumped all day where the grass grows so even.

Over in the meadow by the old mossy gate,
Lived an old mother lizard and her
Little lizards eight.
"Bask," said the mother,
"We bask," said the eight, and they
Basked all day by the old mossy gate.

Over in the meadow by the old scotch pine,
Lived an old mother duck and her
Little duckies nine.
"Quack," said the mother,
"We quack," said the nine, and they
Quacked all day by the old scotch pine.

Over in the meadow in a cozy, wee den,
Lived an old mother beaver and her
Little beavers ten.
"Beave," said the mother,
"We beave," said the ten, and they
Beaved all day in their cozy, wee den.

Answer: Hole

How can Henry and Liza collect water when there's a hole in the bucket? Find out what they do with these lyrics:

"There's a Hole in the Bucket" (author unknown)

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza,
A hole.

Then fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then fix it dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then fix it.

With what should I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what should I fix it, dear Liza,
With what?

With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With a straw.

But the straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The straw is too long, dear Liza,
Too long.

Then cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then cut it dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then cut it!

With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what shall I cut it, dear Liza,
With what?

With an ax, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With an ax, dear Henry,
With an ax.

But the ax is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The ax is too dull, dear Liza,
Too dull.

Then, sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then sharpen it dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then sharpen it!

With what should I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what should I sharpen, dear Liza,
With what?

With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With a stone.

But the stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,
The stone is too dry, dear Liza,
Too dry.

Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then wet it dear Henry, dear Henry,
Then wet it.

With what should I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what should I wet it, dear Liza,
With what?

With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With water, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With water.

With what shall I get it?, dear Liza, dear Liza,
With what shall I get it?, dear Liza,
With what?

In the bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
In the bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry,
In the bucket!

But there's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza,
There's a hole.

Answer: Bopping

Little bunny foo-foo isn't very nice to be bopping mice on the head. What else happened in this action song?

Find out with these lyrics and actions!

"Little Bunny Foo Foo" (author unknown)

Little bunny foo-foo, (hold up two fingers)
hopping through the forest (bounce your hand up and down)
Scooping up the field mice, (make a scooping motion with hand)
and bopping them on the head. (slap top of fist with palm)
(Spoken)
Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:
Little Bunny Foo-Foo, (wag forefinger - "no-no")
I don't wanna see you (wag forefinger - "no-no")
Scooping up the field mice, (scooping motion with hand)
and bopping them on the head. (slap top of fist with palm)
(spoken)
I'll give you 3 chances,
and if you don't behave,
I'll turn you into a Goon!
Little bunny foo-foo,
hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice,
and bopping them on the head.
(Spoken)
Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:
Little Bunny Foo-Foo,
I don't wanna see you
Scooping up the field mice,
and bopping them on the head.
(spoken)
I'll give you 2 chances,
and if you don't behave,
I'll turn you into a Goon!
Little bunny foo-foo,
hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice,
and bopping them on the head.
(Spoken)
Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:
Little Bunny Foo-Foo,
I don't wanna see you
Scooping up the field mice,
and bopping them on the head.
(spoken)
I'll give you 1 more chance,
and if you don't behave,
I'll turn you into a Goon!
Little bunny foo-foo,
hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice,
and bopping them on the head.
(Spoken)
Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:
Little Bunny Foo-Foo,
I don't wanna see you
Scooping up the field mice,
and bopping them on the head.
POOF! You're a goon!
(Spoken)
And the moral of the story is:
Hare today, goon tomorrow!

Answer: Granada

This amusing story is based on the author's son who wrote home from camp. Here are the lyrics to this funny song:

"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" (author: Allan Sherman, 1963)

Hello muddah, hello faddah
Here I am at Camp Granada
Camp is very entertaining
And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.

I went hiking with Joe Spivy
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

All the counselors hate the waiters
And the lake has alligators
And the head coach wants no sissies
So he reads to us from something called Ulysses.

How I don't want this should scare ya
But my bunk mate has malaria
You remember Jeffrey Hardy
They're about to organize a searching party.

Take me home, oh muddah, faddah
Take me home, I hate Granada
Don't leave me out in the forest, where
I might get eaten by a bear.

Take me home I promise I will not make noise
Or mess the house with other boys.
Oh please don't make me stay
I've been here one whole day.

Dearest faddah, darling muddah,
How's my precious little bruddah
Let me come home, if you miss me
I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me.

Wait a minute, it's stopped hailing.
Guys are swimming, guys are sailing
Playing baseball, gee that's better
Muddah, faddah kindly disregard this letter.

Answer: Thumb

The old man played knick-knack paddy whack on my thumb. He did that a few other times as well! Find out where with the rhyme!

"This Old Man (Knick-Knack Paddy-Whack)" (author unknown)

This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack on my thumb.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played two,
He played knick-knack on my shoe.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played three,
He played knick-knack on my knee.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played four,
He played knick-knack on my door.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played five,
He played knick-knack on my hive.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played six,
He played knick-knack on my sticks.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played seven,
He played knick-knack up in heaven.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played eight,
He played knick-knack on my gate.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played nine.
He played knick-knack on my spine.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone.
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played ten.
He played knick-knack once again.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone.
This old man came rolling home.

Answer: Cheese

The spaghetti, in this delightful song, was covered with cheese. But what happened to the meatball? Have fun remembering while you read the lyrics or sing them to the tune of "On Top of Old Smokey."

"On Top of Spaghetti" (author: Tom Glazer)

On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese.
I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.

It rolled off the table, it rolled on the floor,
And then my poor meatball rolled out of the door.

It rolled in the garden and under a bush,
And then my poor meatball was nothing but mush.

The mush was as tasty as tasty could be,
And early next summer it grew to a tree.

The tree was all covered with beautiful moss.
It grew great big meatballs and tomato sauce.

So if you eat spaghetti all covered with cheese,
Hold on to your meatball and don't ever sneeze.