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Stupid question I know but I thought I knew all the nursery rymes going. DD has started talking as a 21 month does. She keeps doing all of the actions to Miss Polly but I can't make the words out can anyone kindly tell me ALL the words to miss polly please????

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Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick
So she called for the doctor to come quick, quick quick
The doctor came with his bag and his hat
And he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat

He looked at the dolly and he shook his head
And said "Miss Polly, put her straight to bed"
He wrote on a paper for a pill, pill, pill
"I'll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill".

The last line sometimes goes "I'll be back in the morning yes I will, will, will," or "That'll make her better, yes it will, will, will".

miss polly had a dolly who was sick sick sick
so she phoned for the dr to come quick quick quick
the dr came with his bag and his hat
and he knocked on the door with a rat a tat tat
he looked at dolly and he shook his head
he said miss polly put her straight to bed
he wrote on a paper for a pill pill pill
said I'll be back in the morning if she's still very ill

Crossed posts, sorry

is it

miss polly had a dolly who was sick sick sick , so she phoned for the doctor to come quick quick quick,
along came the doctor with his hat and and his bag and he knocked at the door with a rat-a-tat-tat?

He looked at the the dolly and he shook his head, and said miss polly put her straight to bed.........

cant remember rest!!

oh bugger....im a slow typer!!! LOL

hahahahaa
I wonder if we were all singing it whilst we typed too

Miss polly had a dolly that was sick sick sick
she rang for the doctor to come quick quick quick
he came with his bag and his hat
andhe knocked at the door with a rat te tat tat


then something about a pill pill pill
and ill ill ill
and pad pad

something like that anyway HTH

I am sure someone else will be able to help.

Last line DD now sings is "I'll be back in the morning, yes I will will will"


If you don't know the tune - go to Cbeebies site, and go to Tweenies songtime. Under M it should be there

We also sing Miss Molly - 'cos of DD's name!

Fio - yes!!

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Me too

there are different versions here

boy my typing is slow I started before anyone else and then there were 10 messages I need to learn to touch type.

Wow, I only went to the loo. Cheers everyone.

AH, but now you need the actions ...


Miss Polly had a dolly [rock an imaginary dolly] who was sick, sick, sick
So she called [dial imaginary phone] for the doctor to come quick, quick quick
The doctor came with his bag and his hat
And he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat [knock imaginary door]

He looked at the dolly and he shook his head [needs no explanation really]
And said [wag finger as if telling off dd] "Miss Polly, put her straight to bed"
He wrote on a paper [yes, write on imaginary paper with imaginary pen] for a pill, pill, pill
"I'll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill".

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I wish I'd never asked for the words. I've got the flaming song going round and round in my head!!!!

I always thought the doctor said "I'll be back in the morning yes I will will will"

Bit kinder than turning up brandishing a bill, but I guess that is more realistic these days

I dont get wthy on five littel ducks theya rare super ducks who can s wim OVER a hill!

I thought it was " wrote out a paper" ( ie script)

I bought a book of this song as it was my favourite when I was at playschool (it's about all I can remember of my pre school years!). However, I had remembered the line as

"He looked at the dolly and he shook his head
And he said 'Miss Polly she will soon be dead'"

But I knew that somehow this probably wasn't the right version (or were things much tougher in the 1970s?)

how old is she?