What a wonderful bird the frog are
What a wonderful bird the frog are
When he stand he sit almost;
When he hop he fly almost.
He ain’t got no sense hardly;
He ain’t got no tail hardly either.
When he sit, he sit on what he ain’t got almost.
An anonymous 19th century poem, perhaps even earlier. It was found in print in 1922 and was quite a viral hit at the time, says Wikipedia, which gives different punctuation to the lines.
An urban legend ... where did it come from?
And a round song - here's an eight-part version -
He ain’t got no tail hardly either.
When he sit, he sit on what he ain’t got almost.
An anonymous 19th century poem, perhaps even earlier. It was found in print in 1922 and was quite a viral hit at the time, says Wikipedia, which gives different punctuation to the lines.
An urban legend ... where did it come from?
And a round song - here's an eight-part version -
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4 comments:
What a delight this is!
I memorized this poem when I was a kid. I found it in a paperback book my mom had called Humorous Verses.
My girlfriend's brother had to memorize a poem for school. He told it to me and I wound up learning it too. This was back in 1960. Sometimes valuable information stays in your mind for years. I just told it to my grandkids and wondered if I could find it on line and here it is.
So lovely to hear about experiences of particular poems! This is definitely one to pass on to the grandkids.
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