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Title:Children from Collingwood, Vic. tell jokes and recite rhymes for the Wendy Lowenstein Australian folklore and social history collection [sound recording].
Published:[1969?]
Description:1 digital audio tapes (ca. 65 min.)
Series:Wendy Lowenstein Australian folklore and social history collection
Contents:Side 1: Rhymes: Fat and Skinny (two versions) -- Captain Cook chased a chook (two 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. Jokes about: Four people in the aeroplane -- New Australians learning English (two versions). Rhymes: Going down the highway doing 94 -- Ask your mother for sixpence. Joke about three mice. Can you keep a secret? (rhyme)
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 (three versions) -- Captain Cook did 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-anna -- Who was learning English (joke)
Notes:This tape also contains Bill and Ann Jeffrey and Basil Cosgrove and bones player.
Subjects:Children's songs, Australian.
Children's songs.
Limericks, Juvenile.
Wit and humor, Juvenile.
Other Authors:Lowenstein, Wendy, 1927-
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) (3539388) ORAL TRC 2915/100

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