I went to the pictures tomorrow...

[debbz1969]

Does anyone know the whole of this rhyme told to my husband by his gran many years ago.. I went to the pictures tomorrow, I had a front seat at the back, A bare footed woman with cloggs on, Gave me plain cake with currents in, So I ate it and gave it her back.

[Quizmonster]

Click here for the words of that and similar offerings.

[pingping]

Fascinating stuff!

I remember the "one fine day in the middle of the night" one from my childhood, we used to say it as a hand-clapping game.

[allotment10]

i always remember it as
i went to the pictures tomorrow, and took a front seat at the back, a lady gave me a piece of cake, i ate it then gave her it back, i turned round a straight crooked corner, to see a dead donkey die so i took out my pistol to shoot it and it spat at me right in the eye !
and for some unknown reason i always remember , sambo sambo sitting on a rainbow, eating garlic cheese, cat came by and p***** in his eye, and made poor sambo sneeze. !
heaven knows why that one sticks in my mind.

[spudqueen]

My Dad used to say a similar rhyme, but all I can remember is
A barefooted boy with clogs on stood sitting on the grass.

[Miss Underst]

I went to the pictures tomorrow
I took a front seat at the back
I fell from the pit to the gallery
And broke a front bone in my back
They took me home in a taxi
I walked every step of the way
I had a plain bun with currants in
I ate it and threw it away

[scott2410]

My grandad told me this one

I went to the pictures tomorrow
And took a front seat at the back
I said to the lady behind me
I cannot see over your hat
She gave me some whole broken biscuits
I ate them and gave her them back
I fell from the stalls to the balcony
And broke a front bone in my back

Admission fee
Pay at the door
Take a seat
and sit on the floor

[nn-x]

my nan always told me this:
i went to the pictures tomorrow,
and i got a front seat at the back.
an old lady gave me an apple,
so i ate it and gave it her back.
i went down a straight crooked entry,
and i saw a dead donkey dying.
so i picked up a brick that wasnt there.
and i sent the dead donkey flying.
thats always been right to me :)

[rickstather]

This is actually 2 silly verses rolled into one...

The first is

it was summer in the greenhouse
the snow was raining fast
a bare footed man with clogs on
ran walking on the grass
the flowers were singing beautifully
the birds were in full bloom
as I walked down the garden path to sweep the upstairs room.

I will send an answer to the other when I get it in my head.

[debbz1969]

Isn't it strange how many variations there are and how it small things have changed in it. Thank you all for your answers.

[kikicupcake]

I got told this version by my grandad...

It was a bright day that night and the snow was raining fast
A bare-footed man with clogs on stood kneeling in the grass.
We went to the pictures that night and took a front seat in the back
I fell from the pit to the gallery and broke a front bone in my back.

That's all I got told =]
Still love it though!
x

[Dickyfree]

Another version of the rhyme, from my father:
Iwent to the pictures tomorrow
and took a front seat in the back
I fell from the pit to the galleery
and broke a front bone in my back.
I went straight round the corner
and saw a dead donkey die
I took out my dagger to shoot him
and he gave me a kick in the eye.

[Fuba]

i went to the pictures tomorrow,
and took a front seat at the back,
i fell from the pit to the gallery ,
and broke a front bone in my back,
the lady she gave me some CHOCOLATE,
I ate it and gave it her back,
i phoned for a taxi and walked it,
and thats why i never came back!

i read that in a book called 'inky pinky ponky'

[sharkinmeroof]

another version as repeated often by my late father

I went to the pictures tomorrow, I had a front seat at the back.
I fell from the pit to the gallery, and I broke a front bone in my back.
I went round a straight crooked corner, I saw a dead donkey die.
So I took out my pistol to stab him, but he punched me a kick in the eye!

[sharkinmeroof]

Another version, as often repeated by my late father:

I went to the pictures tomorrow, I had a front seat at the back.
I fell from the pit to the gallery, and I broke a front bone it my back.
I went round a straight crooked corner and I saw a dead donkey die.
I took out my pistol to stab him, but he puched me a kick in the eye.

[bmc350fg]

Twas a fine foggy day in Septober
The rain it were bucketing down
so I picked up the buckets
and sold them outright
to the council for half-a-crown

[sylstott]

i went to the pictures tomorrow, took my own seat and i sat on the floor, fell from the pit to the gallery, broke all the bones in my back cant remember the rest

[Hollielx]

My dad told me this one:
I went to the cinema tomorrow,
I took a front seat at the back,
A lady gave me some chocolates,
I ate them and gave her them back,
I fell from the stall to the balcony,
and broke a front bone in my back.
A lady with no legs ran to the phone box, phoned an ambulance which came screaming round the corner on no wheels knocked down a dead cat, took me to hospital where I died and lived happily ever after.
The Beginning.

[Hollielx]

My dad always told me it like this:
I went to the cinema tomorrow,
I took a front seat at the back,
A lady gave me some chocolates,
I ate them and gave her them back,
I fell from the stall to the balcony,
and broke a front bone in my back.
A lady with no legs ran to the phone box, phoned an ambulance which came screaming round the corner on no wheels knocked down a dead cat, took me to hospital where I died and lived happily ever after.
The Beginning.

[tomatoskin]

Hollielx, where abouts is your dad from?
After seeing all the variations, yours is the only one that is exactly what my grandad used to say. Wondered if it is from the same area?