# Source of this little ditty?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 15, 2007, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-this-little-ditty/426481 "2007-11-15T03:15:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-this-little-ditty/426481/1 "2007-11-15T03:15:53Z")

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LITTLE YELLOW BIRD WITH A LITTLE YELLOW BILL

JUST PERCHED UPON MY WINDOW SILL

LURED HIM IN WITH A PIECE OF BREAD

AND THEN I SMASHED HIS FUCKIN HEAD

I first heard it a long time ago in a movie, but without the naughty word. I think.  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-this-little-ditty/426481/2 "2007-11-15T10:03:41Z")

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IIRC, it’s a marching cadence used by either the Army or USMC.