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

[Tequilamockinbird]

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?

As a child I always pictured the "English country garden" in which I was pretending to poo to be one of the Stately Homes my parents were always taking me to.

I'm not sure if I should have done this , but I've googled and found a VERY RUDE version: www.odps.org/glossword/index.php?a=term&d=3&t=329

does anyone know the lyrics to Apuskiduski apuskido, which had a line the boat sailed over down came a net Apuskiduski apuskido?

We had most of the ones mentioned, the one which would could be to tear up was always let there be peace on earth and was always the song at the leavers service.

Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth
The peace that was meant to be.
With God as our father
Brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother
In perfect harmony.

Let peace begin with me
Let this be the moment now.
With every step i take
Let this be my solemn vow.
To take each moment
And live each moment
With peace eternally.
Let ther be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.

We had a weirdy beardy old man too!! He was called mr quinn he used to do magic tricks aswell
Me

Frillymilly we did too he was called mr quinnquinn

Campanalita Ping Ping (anyone remember that one?)

When I needed a neighbour were you there?

Something about being nearer the sky? Glad that I live am I?

Also lots of Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken. Still love that one.

Colours of day dawn into the mind,
The sun has come up, the night is behind.
Go down in the city into the street..
..and let's give the message to the people we meet.

So light up the fire, let the flame burn,
Open the door let Jesus return........etc etc

Sometimes when I want to sing to DS, my mind goes blank and all I can remember are these hymns. Loving this thread. Reminds me of home knitted jumpers, nylon skirts and mrs dallimore thumping away at the keys in garish jewellery. Marvellous.

katz - wasnt it - in middle ocean, sardines are swimming , apuskiduski , apuskidoooo

Follow me follow me leave ur homes and family - leave ur fishing nets and boats ipon the shore - loved that one too c

I was the first girl in our school to change the sheets on the over head projector and I was so proud

I remember the one about the ink is black the page is white and morning had broken, sing hosannah, the one about "where have all the young men gone, gone to fight everyone, when will it ever end.............." depressing song.......

Loving this thread & remember alot of the assembly songs mentioned.
I used to love singing lily the pink, she'll be coming round the mountain & my old mans a dustman in music lessons.

Haven't read all 25 pages of this thread as I really need to go to bed... but this is such a great thread :)

I remember so many of these. When a knight won his spurs was my favourite; we were allowed to choose the song on our birthdays and I always had that one.

We sang the Neighbours theme tune once too when we were doing an assembly on the good samaritan. I was embarrassed because I needed the words as I wasn't allowed to watch Neighbours

I don't know what book we had, though - we just sang them! Only the teachers were allowed books.

When I went to "big" school aged 8 we used the New English Hymnal so sang "proper" hymns - many of which I still know by heart. A great inheritance, I think.

How did the bubbles get into the soap, can anyone tell me thaT...

A new commandment, I give unto you, that you should love one another as I have loved you.....

Well I've never been to heaven but I've been told! Hand me down your silver trumpet-Gabriel...

I danced in the morning when the world was begun....

I also remember our headteacher reading Pilgrim's Progress; we had a book of excellence too.

Land of the silver birch
Home of the beaver
Where still the mighty moose
Wonders at will

Blue lake and rocky shore
I will return once more
Hiya ya hiya hiya ya hiya
Hiya ya hiya hi

Another who did Sweeny Todd, bizarre choice for primary school. We also did Noah

For the floodgates of heaven were opened
And the springs of the deep broke through
And the waters kept on rising
Cos the good lord commanded them toooo

And
It looks like rain
Now won't that just be jolly
It looks like rain I must go and get my brolly
A short sharp shower will do the flowers good.

Loved When a Knight got his spurs and am another who struggles with the Grandfather Clock song.

There was a song in that book about an astronaut. Going to the moon I think.
Can anyone remember it?!

I haven't read every page of this yet, but will later. I remember nearly song mentioned...my school were big on singing! Katz I remember Apuskiduski as well! The tune but not many of the words.

Colours of Day was my fave, my son sang it at school recently and I got a bit misty eyed. I LOVED primary school :-)

Great thread. I will go back and read it all but has anyone mentioned the mouse in a windmill one?

I saw a mouse
Where?
There on the stair...,

Red and yellow and pink and green
Orange and yellow and bluuuuuuu!
I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow tooooooooooooo!

Miss Jenkins will be proud
And also..........
Lou lou skip to my lou
Lou lou, skip to my lou
Lou lou, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou my darling

Bonny shafto gone to seeeeeeea, silver buckles on his kneeee
He'll come back and marry meeeee
Pretty bobby shafto

And the boys had to sing this daft song as well

My grandfather's cock was too long for his pants
So he dragged it around on the floor...

I live very near a hotel where THE clock is, btw.

God, if my DC sang colours of day in assembly I would be howling!

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. So many that I'd completely forgotten about.:

Who Put the Colours in the Rainbow
When God Made the Garden of Creation
Travel On
Mary Had a Baby

My favourite was probably still Autumn Days though

this is taking me back -

I remember apuskiduski/thought my grandfathers clock was the saddest song ever... and had various versions of the english country garden. Does anyone remember the "thank you" song - we had to sing it in assembly and no-one could remember all the words - we just sang thank you very loudly!

My DS still sings Autumn Days at school (it is old fashioned though...)

liked Jesus' ladder, and the autumn one. And cucumber my lord. And the holly and the ivy at Christmas time and we three kings. One in taxi one in a car.