I remember it this way:

Lulu had a tugboat, the tugboat had a bell,
Lulu went to heaven, the tugboat went to hell-o
operator
give me number 9
and if it doesn't ring, I'll cut off your be-
hind the iron curtain there laid a piece of glass
LuLu sat upon it and broke her little
ask me no more questions
I'll tell you no more lies,
Lulu told me all this,the day before she died.


On Tuesday, April 6, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Rebecca wrote:

Me and my lil sis, Barbara, got really good and fast at these games.
Did anyone else play these? This little gem is the only chant that
sticks in my mind:

Miss Mary had a baby
She named it Tiny Tim
She put him in the bathtub
To see if he could swim.
He drank up all the water
He at a bar of soap
He tried to eat the bathtub
But it wouldn't go down his throat.
Miss Mary called the doctor
Miss Mary called the nurse
Miss Mary called the lady with the alligator purse, purse, purse (slap
hands together on each "purse")
The baby ate the doctor
The baby ate the nurse
The baby ate the lady with the alligator purse, purse,purse.

Now that I read it back, I realize that Sandy posted something similar
in the "Skipping Chants" thread. I wasn't much of a rope-jumper (always
got my feet tangled and usually ended up on my backside) but these
clapping games were so cool! Wonder if I could still do it? I think
when I visit my family in May, I'll see if Babs remembers this and we'll
see if we've still got it.

Becky

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Spades was always my favorite. Online, I cannot find the version we did, which is similar to the others, but different.

The spades go
Two lips together
Tie them forever
Bring back my love to me
What is the Me he ha ning
Of all these flo ha ha wers
This is my sto ho hory
My story of love
From me to you.

My heart goes
thumpatity thump thump
thumpatity thump thump
Over the site of you
You are my one and only
I love you per son ally
This is my sto ho hory
My story of love
From me to you.

My eyes go
blinkety blink blink
blinkety blink blink
Over the sight of you
You are my one and only
I love you per son ally
This is my sto ho hory
My story of love
From me to you.
Cha cha cha

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On Wednesday, April 7, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Sandyfour wrote:

Did anyone else play these?

Actually I do remember the one you posted...I remember singing the first half of it. I don't remember if I was jumping or hand clapping to it though!

There

are so many versions to the same songs. Anyone remember Tulips together (a

hand

clapping song)?? I remember the begining starting "tulips together...tie them together (I think)...bring back my love to me". Thats as far as I get!
Sandy

"What is the meaning,
Of all these flowers
They tell the story
The story of love
From me to you

When we get married
Where shall we live
In sunny Spain
Or Gay Pari(s)
Wee Wee Wee Wee (clap, clap, clap)

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Looking for a video for the hand clap part of this one. Can’t find it anywhere.

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