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For those of you who were at Primary School in the 80's

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Tequilamockinbird · 28/09/2011 21:31

Would you like to reminisce with me about school assemblies?

DH and I were talking about the 'Come and Praise' book, and singing remembering the songs.

Does anyone else remember songs such as Autumn Days and Cross over the road my friend? Which others were there?

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ElaineReese · 30/09/2011 11:48

I adored 'look for signs that summer's done'!

Did anyone sing 'When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears
Oh what did her blooooooooooo eyes see?
A bear that was large, a bear that was small, a bear that was tiny and that was all
And she counted them one, two, three'

And, 'Whose pigs are these?'

CountingDown321 · 30/09/2011 11:50

A 90s primary child fobbed off with 70s shit here too Quenelle!

Thing is, we even knew it at the time. Though I did love all the Christmas songs!

But the tracing paper in the toilets . Sorry, off-topic Grin

wildfig · 30/09/2011 11:52

My mum was a teacher. She used her school library buying card contacts to furnish our house with full piano versions of Apuski Duski, Someone's Singing, Lord, and Ta-ra-ra-Boom-di-Ay. And the Christmas one that I can't remember. As in:

Mary met an angel, unexpectedly
When she was out walking in the garden
Angel said, 'Now, Mary, don't be scared of meeeeee,'
As they stood there talking in the gaaar-den.

ScatterChasse · 30/09/2011 11:55

I was 90s too. What about the easter one?

I'm a spring chicken
I'm yellow and small
My feathers are fluffy
And they're keeping me warm
My legs are not long
So I'll never be tall
But I'm a real spring chicken
And I'm havin' a ball
Chicken, I''m a chicken and I'm havin' a ball!

Never noticed the slightly dodgy rhyming before...

ElaineReese · 30/09/2011 12:01

I'm also trying to remember the didactic stories from assemblies - do they still happen now? The one with the woman in a train who was on her way to go shopping with '£5 her husband had given her' Hmm and she falls asleep, and the money goes missing. she immediately suspects the shabby lady opposite of stealing it, and when the shabby lady falls asleep...... etc.

That's the only one I can remember at all though!

MyMelody · 30/09/2011 12:15

mancinleics

this one? i remember!

Last night I had the strangest dream
I'd ever dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war

I dreamed I saw a mighty room
Filled with women and men
And the paper they were signing said
They'd never fight again

And when the paper was all signed
And a million copies made
They all joined hands and bowed their heads
And grateful pray'rs were prayed

And the people in the streets below
Were dancing 'round and 'round
While swords and guns and uniforms
Were scattered on the ground

Last night I had the strangest dream
I'd never dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war

lambethlil · 30/09/2011 12:24

What happened to the sleepy shabby lady Elaine?

I remember an extaraordinary assembly about abstinence involving the vicar type unwrapping a mars bar, licking it and then asking if anyone wanted it now.

My BFs little brother said YES!

Good on you Jason!

CaveMum · 30/09/2011 12:24

We used to get odd American evangelical groups coming in once or twice a year to put on "Christian plays". Usually 5 or 6 early 20s clean cut Americans (blonde hair, shiny white teeth) showing us how we should praise the Lord for all his good works!

Anyone else have this?

I might add my school was in Bristol, I think these groups used to tour all the schools in the area.

ElaineReese · 30/09/2011 12:47

The posh lady rifles through the shabby lady's bag and sure enough, she finds a five pound note. Ah ha, she thinks, Mrs Shabby stole from me, but I shall take back what is mine.

This she does, and when they both get off the train in London or wherever, the shabby lady smiles and says goodbye. 'The cheek of her!' thinks Mrs Posh.

She spends the day buying up town with her five pounds, and then later her husband collects her from the station at home. 'You are a silly', says he 'you forgot to take the five pounds I gave you!'.

Aaaaaaah, do you see?

ElaineReese · 30/09/2011 12:49

Oh, also - that song:

'leave them a flower, some grass and a hedgerow
a hill and a valley, a view to the sea
these things are not yours to destroy as you want to
a gift from the lord, for eterniteeee?

All very pacifist lefty conservationism back then, wasn't it?

iarebaboon · 30/09/2011 13:15

Don't build your house on the sandy land
Don't build it too near the shore
Well it might look kind of nice but you'll have to build it twice
Yes you'll have to build your house once more

Anchorwoman · 30/09/2011 13:27

Autumn Days! I love that one but had totally forgotten the name and all about Come and Praise! I had Lord of the Dance at my wedding.

DH sings My Grandfathers Clock to DS and it sounds really morbid now let alone when you're 6. I always remember it making me feel very tearful.

We also had Lilly the Pink, Champagne Charlie and

My old man, said follow the van
and don't dilly dally on the waaaaaaaaaaaaay
Off went the van with me old 'ome innit
I followed on with me old cock linnit
and I dillieeeed and dallieeeed
dallieeeed and dillieeed
Lost the van and don't know where to rooooooam
Something about not being able to trust policeman like old time coppers
And I caaaant fiiiiind my way hoooooooooooooooome!

bilblio · 30/09/2011 14:51

nokissymum DD's only just started school so I haven't a clue what they do in assembly. They must do lots of singing at some time though as she knows loads of songs. I'm teaching her lots of folkie ones so she can sing them in the pub with us at Christmas.

The Muppets sing a lot of the music hall songs too so she knows quite a few through them, and she loves old musicals. (Calamity Jane, Sound of Music, Meet Me In St Louis.) Basically we do everything possible avoid cbeebies. :o

rimmer08 · 30/09/2011 16:32

ooh english bloody country garden ( shudders at memories)

Kladdkaka · 30/09/2011 16:58

Do you remember the Christingle service? Where you got an orange with a candle in it and jelly babies speared with coctail sticks? Do they still do that?

magentastardust · 30/09/2011 17:14

I rememember most of these-child of the 80's! My children 4 and 7 still sing quite a few of them at school assemblies! They need some new songs!

LittleMissFlustered · 30/09/2011 18:17

Does anyone remember the one about building houses on sand and rock? Brain's not overly functional, but it's ringing mega bells!

Allboxedin · 30/09/2011 18:22

Its about the foolish man and the wise man, but can't remember the words :)

Allboxedin · 30/09/2011 18:23

The wise man built his house upon the rock.....?

Kladdkaka · 30/09/2011 18:26

Don't build your house on the sandy land
Don't build your house on the shore
It might look kind of nice
But you'll have to build it twice
Yes, you'll have to build your house once more
You better build your house upon a rock
Make a sure foundation on a solid spot
Oh the storms may come and go
But the peace of God you will know

LittleMissFlustered · 30/09/2011 18:26

That's the one! Then something about the rain coming tumbling down? Will google it when I'm not supposed to be cooking dinner for the poor starving children

CeliaFate · 30/09/2011 20:39

The Wise Man and The Foolish Man

The wise man built his house upon the rock.
The wise man built his house upon the rock.
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
And the rains came tumbling down.
The rains came down, and the floods rose up.
The rains came down, and the floods rose up.
The rains came down, and the floods rose up.
But the house on the rock stood firm.

The foolish man built his house upon the sand.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand.
And the rains came tumbling down.
The rains came down, and the floods rose up.
The rains came down, and the floods rose up.
The rains came down, and the floods rose up.
And the house on the sand fell down.

Mirage · 30/09/2011 21:12

We still use 'Come and Praise' 1 and 2 for family services at the village church.The covers have pictures of very 70's looking children on them.Our vicar is very modern and doesn't like songs like 'A knight won his spurs' or 'Onward Christian Soldiers',so when I was involved in helping choose the hymns,I'd always suggest them.My suggestions were never taken up though,and I don't get involved any more.

That's what is wrong with modern hymns-not enough smiting and fighting.I like a good smite I do.Grin

LynetteScavo · 30/09/2011 22:34

You haven't had a proper education, IMO, if you haven't had to endure assemblies singing All things bright and beautiful....

sheepgomeep · 30/09/2011 23:31

Thisisyesterday you didn't go to crawley down C of E primary school? That john potts pigs one was very popular in assemblies then. There's another one we did something like a

A ram sa sa a ram sa sa, ganny ganny ganny ram sa sa , eraami eraami ganny ganny ganny ram sa sa. And so on and on and on in rounds argghhhh

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