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Title:Children's rhymes and jokes from Collingwood, Vic. in the Wendy Lowenstein Australian folklore and social history collection [sound recording].
Published:[1969?]
Description:1 digital audio tape.
Series:Wendy Lowenstein Australian folklore and social history collection
Contents:Side 1: Fat and Skinny (2 versions) -- Captain Cook chased a chook (2 versions) -- See my finger, see my thumb -- Do you want to come to my party? -- Open the lid and stick your finger in -- I'm from Mars -- Four people on an aeroplane (joke) -- New Australians learning English (joke, 2 versions) -- Going down the highway doing 94 -- Ask your mother for sixpence -- Three mice (joke) -- Can you keep a secret?
Side 2: On top of old Smokey (parody) -- There once was a man from Horsham (limerick) -- Deb, Deb she had a head -- Helen, Helen was always yellin -- There once was a man from Cape (limerick) -- There once was a man and his name was Jed -- Come to Collingwood -- She was coming round the mountain (different version) -- Shirley Temple is a star -- The night was dark and gloomy -- Captain Cook chased a chook -- Fat and Skinny (3 versions) -- Captain Cook done some poop -- Cinderella dressed in yella -- First comes Primary, then comes High -- Roses are red, violets are blue (various versions) -- Red, white and blue -- Vote, vote, vote for Sylvie -- My mother punched your mother in the mouth -- Hicky hocky -- Running through the jungle with a tummy ache -- Going down the highway -- I'm Popeye the sailor -- Well you smell -- Look up, look down -- I'm in the Army now -- Can you keep a secret? -- Rah, rah stick em in tar -- Glory, glory Hallelujah (parody) -- Po kari-kari-anne -- Who was learning English (joke)
Notes:Side 1 also includes an interview with Bill and Ann Jeffrey. Basil Cosgrove and bones player appears on sides 1 and 2.
Recorded in 1969?
Subjects:Children's poetry.
Limericks, Juvenile.
Other Authors:Lowenstein, Wendy, 1927-2006
Access Conditions:Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
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Libraries that have this item:National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (3506541) ORAL TRC 2915/100

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