# Mary had a little lamb . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 5, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771 "2007-01-05T03:19:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/1 "2007-01-05T03:19:05Z")
. . . The doctor was surprised! Mary had a little lamb, A little pork, a little ham. A little lobster on the side– It’s little wonder Mary died! Mary had a little lamb, The butcher killed it dead. Now she takes the lamb to school Between two hunks of bread. Mary had a little cat She fed it on tin cans. And when the little kittens came They came in Ford sedans. Mary had a little lamb, She took it on the El And when they got up to the Bronx That lamb was black as — ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/2 "2007-01-05T03:21:52Z")
Mary had a little lamb. She ate it with mint jelly. Everywhere that Mary went, The lamb went, in her belly. Mary had a little bear To whom she was quite kind. And everywhere that Mary wend, You’d see her bear behind. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/3 "2007-01-05T03:27:20Z")
Mary had a little sheep, With the sheep, she did sleep, The sheep turned out to be a ram, Mary had a little lamb. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/4 "2007-01-05T03:28:20Z")
**Lord** , those are great, I’d never heard them! Also pre-1930, by the sound of 'em. Keep them coming! Next we’ll start in with “The boy stood on the burning deck” parodies . . . ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/5 "2007-01-05T03:31:20Z")
Mary had a little lamb And why I do not know But one thing that I’m certan of That kid has a hell of a rack. Damn! ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/6 "2007-01-05T03:31:40Z")
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was black as soot. And everywhere that Mary went, it put its sooty foot. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/7 "2007-01-05T03:38:20Z")
Mary had a little lamb, She also had a duck She put them on the windowsill To see if they would… fall off. Sorry, but it’s the only alternative “Mary had a little lamb” I know. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/8 "2007-01-05T03:41:56Z")
[QUOTE=Eve] **Lord** , those are great, I’d never heard them! Also pre-1930, by the sound of 'em. Keep them coming! Next we’ll start in with “The boy stood on the burning deck” parodies . . . [/QUOTE] [Hijack]I can’t recall where I heard them (though I definitely encountered them post-1990), nor can I say that I know of any “The boy stood on the burning deck” parodies. I’d be interested to see what you’re talking about.[/Hijack] ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/9 "2007-01-05T03:49:12Z")
Mary had a little lamb who posted on The Dope. To get to know **Hal Briston** became its favorite hope. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/10 "2007-01-05T04:30:43Z")
Mary had a little sheep. It went to bed with her to sleep. The sheep turned out to be a ram, And Mary had a little lamb! Mary had a little lamb, She tied it to a pylon. 10,000 volts went up its ass And turned its wool to nylon. Mary had a little lamb a little pork, a little jam, a little egg, a little toast, some pickles, and a great big roast, an ice cream soda topped with fizz and boy how sick our Mary is. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/11 "2007-01-05T04:33:44Z")
Mary had a little lamb, No bigger than her pinky. I’d tell you where she kept it, But the answer’s much too kinky. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Push\_Up\_Bra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/edb3f5/32.png) [@Freudian\_Push\_Up\_Bra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Push_Up_Bra)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/12 "2007-01-05T04:47:34Z")
Mary had a little lamb, She also had a duck. She took it 'round the corner To teach it how to Fry some eggs for breakfast Fry some eggs for tea The more you eat The more you drink The more you have to Peter had a boat The boat began to rock. Up jumped Jaws and bit off his Cocktails, ginger ale, 40 cents a glass. If you don’t like them, Shove it up your Ask no questions, Tell no lies, I saw the Boogey Man doing up his Flies are bad, mosquitos are worse And this is the end of my nutty little verse. I plan on teaching that to all of my friends’ kids one day. I’m starting with my cousins. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/13 "2007-01-05T04:54:16Z")
Mary took a little pill That caused hallucinations: Three-headed lambs with fleece of green! And other odd sensations! ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_Next\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/14 "2007-01-05T04:59:11Z")
I’d not heard any of these! Wasn’t aware I’d been living under a rock. Keep ‘em comin’! ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/15 "2007-01-05T05:03:49Z")
I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE! I AM THE CAPTAIN OF MY VOLLYBALL TEAM! I’ll work on "The boy stood on the burning deck " a little later. ---
**Author:** ![tashabot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tashabot/32/6250_2.png) [@tashabot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tashabot)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/16 "2007-01-05T08:50:23Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Push Up Bra] Mary had a little lamb, She also had a duck. She took it 'round the corner To teach it how to Fry some eggs for breakfast Fry some eggs for tea The more you eat The more you drink The more you have to Peter had a boat The boat began to rock. Up jumped Jaws and bit off his Cocktails, ginger ale, 40 cents a glass. If you don’t like them, Shove it up your Ask no questions, Tell no lies, I saw the Boogey Man doing up his Flies are bad, mosquitos are worse And this is the end of my nutty little verse. I plan on teaching that to all of my friends’ kids one day. I’m starting with my cousins. [/QUOTE] Now I’ve got that clapping game song that we used to sing in grade school stuck in my head. Thanks a bunch. :mad: Stupid brain o’ mine. ~Tasha ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/17 "2007-01-05T09:26:24Z")
Mary had a little lamb You’ve heard all this before. But did you know she passed her plate and had a little more? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/18 "2007-01-05T09:27:27Z")
Mary had a bicycle, It was as red as fire. But every time Mary wanted a ride, The bicycle had a flat tyre. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/19 "2007-01-05T09:32:25Z")
[QUOTE=koeeoaddi] Mary had a little lamb who posted on The Dope. To get to know **Hal Briston** became its favorite hope. [/QUOTE] I sure hope this one ain’t pre-1930… ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-had-a-little-lamb/386771/20 "2007-01-05T09:40:04Z")
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