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The Kiboomers

Baby Bumblebee

I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
(Cup hands together as if holding bee)

I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Ouch! It stung me!
(Shake hands as if just stung)

I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
('Squish' bee between palms of hands)

I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee,
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Ooh! It's yucky!
(Open up hands to look at 'mess')

I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
(Wipe hands off on shirt)

I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,
Now my mommy won't be mad at me!
(Hold hands up)

IANBU this is surely not an example to set to children to whom do I address my complaint?

Hahaha yeah ill make sure I keep my dog away from her too, luckily I don't have a horse lol

You do know it's fiction right OP? Like you don't need to do it with an actual bumble bee. You just pretend.

I grew up in the 80s. We used to have one where you drew a face with curly hair on one hand, and a big scribble on the other.

(display face hand)
Here's Margaret Thatcher
Throw her up and catch her
Squishy squashy squishy squashy (mash hands together)
(display scribbled hand)
THERE'S Margaret Thatcher!

Strangely I grew up in an area that was staunchly Conservative (and still is).

(none of us grew up to become political assassins who killed by squishing, BTW. I think the bees are safe).

And it took me AGES to work out what "Oh you never get to Heaven on a Boy Scout's knee 'cause you never know where his hands may be" was all about"

We had "I ain't going to shout nor kick nor swear
Nor pull my sisters hair
I ain't going to grie-eye-ee-eye-ieve my Lord no more."

Verses I can remember include:
"You'll never get to Heaven on a boy Scout's knee
'Cause a Boy Scout's knee is knobbly"

"You'll never get to Heaven with a fat Girl Guide
'Cause the gates of Heaven, don't open that wide"

"You'll never get to Heaven in an old Ford Car
'Cause an old Ford Car, won't get you that far"

"You'll never get to Heaven in a Jumbo Jet
'Cause heaven ain't got, no runways yet"

"You'll never get to Heaven, in a baked bean tin
'Cause a baked bean tin, got baked beans in"

Can't think of any more verses now, but there were loads more.

We also had Animal Fair (sung as a round)
I went to the animal fair
The birds and the bees were there
The yellow baboon sat aside the moon
Combing his golden hair
The monkey fell out of his bunk
Slid down the elephant's trunk
The Elephant sneezed and fell on his knees
And what became of the monkey
Monkey monkey monkey... (first group repeats monkey while next group starts singing)

I taught my children "You cannae shove yer granny off a bus," last year, then hastily told them it was not an acceptable song to sing to my MIL.

My XMIL (Scottish) taught it to me to sing to DS, but cheekily reversed the words to push my DM off said bus. XP loudly corrected her and we both happily sang about shoving XMIL off buses throughout DS' toddlerhood (XP isn't fond of his Mum either).

DS was pretend guillotining himself the other day so I started singing the end bit of Oranges and Lemons to him. He was like "And that's a kids song is it? Really, Mum?" He's 10 and can be a right cheeky git at times.

sallygardens we also swept the bumblebee licking induced sick up "just like a good brownie should." Are you in Scotland?

Oh, you'll never go to heaven
oh, you'll never go to heaven,
in a girl guide's bra,
in a girl guide's bra,
'cos a girl guide's bra,
'cos a girl guide's bra,
won't stretch that far,
won't stretch that far,

Oh, you'll never go to heaven in a girl guide's bra 'cos a girl guide's bra won't stretch that far
I ain't gonna grieve my lord no more aw aw...

Also, a boy scout's knee's too knobbly,
A baked bean tin's, got baked beans in etc...

used to sing this at girls bridgade

Still doesn't make me want to hurt birds

Loving this thread, I was singing some of these to DH the other night! Did anyone used to sing Charlie had a pigeon?!

Ooo what about the extended version of 10 in the bed?

There was 10 in the bed and the little one said
Roll over, roll over
So they all rolled over and one fell out
Who hit the deck and his guts fell out
"Please remember. To tie a knot in your pyjamas, single beds are only made for 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8"

There was 9 in the bed...

Boys are cheats and liars
They're such a big disgrace
They will tell you anything
To get to second base-

-ball, baseball
He thinks he's gonna score
If you let him go all the way
Then you are a whore-

-ticulturists study flower
Geologists study rocks

The only thing a guy wants from you
Is a place to put his cock

-roaches, beetles
Butterflies, and bugs
Nothing makes him happier
Than a giant pair of jug-

-glers and acrobat
And dancing bears named Chuck
All guys really want to do is...
Forget it, no such.

Duno where my sister got this one from.

Oh you'll never get to heaven on a bottle of gin
Cos the lord won't let no spirits in

I'm a Brownie & Guide leader. We teach the girls the Guide Laws, including "A Guide respects all living things and takes care of the world around her." We encourage the girls not to kill bugs, even if they've sneaked into your tent.

We also sing this song. It's a funny song. It's not supposed to be taken literally. Our kids also manage singing Alice the Camel without believing that camels keep losing humps.

Slowcookerheaven: Is the blonde Ashley Jensen? Can't find anything about Catastrophe Castle anywhere - well, at least on IMDb and Wikipedia.

And I disagree heartily with those who say it's "sicking up". It should be "bleugh!ing up", with the girls all trying to make the most realistic or ott vomiting noise!

gingerscot, I'm Irish. We also had Weela Walla as mentioned upthread and a wonderful one called Down The Dark Alley that we used to sing on the bus while going on school trips. I can only imagine that our teachers had feigned deafness for that one!

I sang it as a kid (including the licking and sicking) and have never once killed a bee as a result of said song 🙄 I have also never hunted a bear (even through mud).

I think the OP's expired in outrage.

don't tell her ring-a-ring-of-roses is about the plague.

U Ok Hun?

Girl Guide's bra? Far too decent. Playtex bra. Limousine, Lord ain't got no gasoline, roller skates, roll right past those Pearly Gates..

Ilkey Moor:
Worms have etten thee.. ducks have etten worms, we have etten ducks, then we shall all have etten thee..

Won't anybody think of the fate of those poor three blind mice? It was a massacre I tell you.

"I'm Jake the Peg
(deedle deedle deedle dee)
With my extra leg!"

Most appropriately sung by Rolf Harris.

I'd completely forgotten about this song Brings back memories!

To be fair though, having considered the lyrics, this isn't one I'll be singing with any little kids in future. Plenty of less psychopathic ones- I'll stick to those!

Ah yes the three blind mice. My vegetarian aunt made us change it from
"she cut off their tails with a carving knife" to
"she gave them a penny , they thought she was nice" 🙄

pinkiepie it's from "the hot chick" lol