# The SDMB Sing-Along **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [January 20, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367 "2024-01-20T05:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/41 "2024-02-11T02:28:01Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > I had a record (yes, an actual, ancient, vinyl record!) of the Smother Brothers doing this song (which is called “Marching to Pretoria”, btw), and after a couple of verses about marching and singing and dancing, Tommy starts singing, > > > _"Oh, sleep with me, I’ll sleep with you,_ > > _And so we will sleep togeth-"_ > > before his brother Dickie cuts him off. The version that I remember started with Tommy asserting that they whistled the march in _Bridge Over the River Kwai_ because it was “a dirty song”. They then start singing “Pretoria”, and: “Sleep with me and I’ll sleep with you, And [begins whistling]” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/42 "2024-02-11T15:53:31Z")
My grandson just moved out (he’s 22) to live with friends in Illinois. The day before he left we all had a couple rounds of “Marching to Peoria”. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/43 "2024-02-11T17:50:49Z")
Sweet violets. Sweeter than all the roses. Covered all over from head to toe. Covered all over with Sweet violets. There once was a young man Who took a young miss Out by the barn where he have her a . . . . . . Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs. Told her she had the most beautiful . . . Sweet violets. Sweeter than all the roses. Covered all over from head to toe. Covered all over with Sweet violets. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/44 "2024-02-11T18:13:30Z")
I have a sad story to tell you It may hurt your feelings a bit Last night when I went to the bathroom I stepped in a big pile of… Shaving Cream! Keep yourself clean! Shave every day And you’ll always feel keen. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/45 "2024-02-23T03:42:26Z")
Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he. He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his _Privates_, three. _Beer, beer, beer_, said the _Privates_. Merry merry men are we; there are none so fair as can compare to the field ar-til-ler-y. Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he. He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his _Corporals_, three. “_One, two, one, two, one_”, said the _Corporals_; “_Beer, beer, beer_” said the _Privates_; Merry merry men are we; there are none so fair as can compare to the field ar-til-ler-y. Sergeants – “_Left by squads, squads left_” Captains - “_What’s my next command?_” Majors - “_Where’re my boots and spurs?_” Colonels - “_We want 30 days leave_” Generals - “_The Army’s gone to hell_” * * * I’ve forgotten the Lieutenants’ (Louies) bit and had to have the Captains’ reply as a training exercise/challenge explained to me as a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/46 "2024-02-23T06:46:04Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he. > He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his _Privates_, three. > _Beer, beer, beer_, said the _Privates_. > Merry merry men are we; there are none so fair as can compare to the field ar-til-ler-y. > > Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he. > He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his _Corporals_, three. > “_One, two, one, two, one_”, said the _Corporals_; > “_Beer, beer, beer_” said the _Privates_; > Merry merry men are we; there are none so fair as can compare to the field ar-til-ler-y. > > Sergeants – “_Left by squads, squads left_” > Captains - “_What’s my next command?_” > Majors - “_Where’re my boots and spurs?_” > Colonels - “_We want 30 days leave_” > Generals - “_The Army’s gone to hell_” > > * * * > > I’ve forgotten the Lieutenants’ (Louies) bit and had to have the Captains’ reply as a training exercise/challenge explained to me as a kid. In the version I learned, the lieutenants were referred to by the less-than-complimentary term of _‘shavetails’_ – and their line went, _ **“We do all the work!”** said the shavetails._ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/47 "2024-02-23T06:59:21Z")
**In play:** I’ve got sixpence – jolly, jolly sixpence. I’ve got sixpence, to last me all my life. I’ve got tuppence to spend, and tuppence to lend, and tuppence to send home to my wife (poor wife!) No cares have I to grie-ieve me, No pretty little girls to decei-eive me, I’m as happy as a king, belie-ieve me, As we go rolling, rolling home. Rolling home (rolling home), rolling home (rolling home), As we go rolling, rolling ho-oh-oh- Oh, happy is the day when the Navy gets its pay, And we go rolling, rolling home. _(repeat 3X, substituting **‘fourpence’** , **‘tuppence’** , and **‘no pence’** for **‘sixpence’** , and eliminating tuppence each time – first the wife’s allotment, then the tuppence to lend, and finally the tuppence to spend)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/48 "2024-02-23T07:09:51Z")
I was born in a Dublin street where the loyal drums do beat And those loving English feet, they tramped all over us; Ande every single night, when my Dad would come home tight, He’d invite the neighbors outside for this chorus: _Come out, ye Black and Tans, come out and fight me like a man! Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders! Tell them how the IRA made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra!_ **Erin go bragh!** ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/49 "2024-02-23T17:22:59Z")
One morning in a fit of pique Sing rickety-tickety-tin One morning in a fit of pique She drowned her father in the creek The water tasted bad for a week And we had to make do with gin With gin And we had to make do with gin ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/50 "2024-02-24T16:06:58Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > I’ve got sixpence – jolly, jolly sixpence. > I’ve got sixpence, to last me all my life. “With a voice like that, you need it!” – Roger “Race” Bannon (to Pasha Peddler) > **["Jonny Quest" Calcutta Adventure (TV Episode 1964) ⭐ 7.8 | Animation, Action,...](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0616895/?ref_=ttep_ep7%2F)** > > 30m | TV-Y7 ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/51 "2024-03-01T00:20:04Z")
Down by the bay Where the watermelons grow Back to my home Where I don’t go For if I did My mother would say: Did you ever see a goose With its front tooth loose? Down by the bay? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/52 "2024-03-01T00:51:48Z")
Tools was a baby rabbit He was a friend of mine His mama and papa Brothers and sisters Left him all behind He came into our house To brighten up a couple of days Tools, you made me smile a lot And I wish you could have stayed ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/53 "2024-03-01T01:17:28Z")
Oh, I stuck my head in a little skunk hole And the little skunk said, Well bless my soul… Take it out, take it out, take it out…ReMOOOOVE it! Well, I didn’t take it out and the little skunk said, Well you better take it out or you’ll wish you had… Take it out, take it out, take it out… PSSSSSSSSSST! _I removed it too late._ ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/54 "2024-03-01T17:11:44Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Down by the bay > Where the watermelons grow > Back to my home > Where I don’t go That brings back memories! My daughter loved Barney and Baby Bop. We’d sing “Down by the bay” very often, making up different versus “Have you ever seen a \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*? Down by the bay”. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/55 "2024-03-03T03:00:39Z")
From an **OLD** thread on the Dope. Flush the toilet every time It don’t even cost a dime Little ones won’t float on top And all evil smells will stop. Yes, flush the toilet Yes, flush the toilet Yes, flush the toilet Your conscience tells you to. Next to God is cleanliness Dirty hands can cause distress Ere your bathroom visit ends Soap and water are your friends. Yes, flush the toilet Yes, flush the toilet Yes, flush the toilet Your conscience tells you to. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/56 "2024-03-03T03:33:48Z")
Passengers will please refrain From flushing toilets while the train Is standing in the station, I love you… We encourage constipation While the train is at the station If the train can’t go, then why should you? _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/57 "2024-03-03T15:06:30Z")
If you wish to pass some water, kindly call the pullman porter, He’ll place a vessel in the vestibule. If the porter isn’t here, Try the platform in the rear- The one in front is likely to be full. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/58 "2024-03-03T15:39:20Z")
Where it began I can’t begin to know when But then I know it’s growin’ strong Was in the spring And spring became the summer Who’d have believe you’d come along? Hands Touchin’ hands… Reachin’ out… Touching me, touchin’ you… ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/59 "2024-03-11T03:36:14Z")
Land of the silver birch Home of the beaver Place where the wild moose Wanders at will Blue lakes and laughing shore I will return once more… ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-sing-along/996367/60 "2024-03-11T03:49:03Z")
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