Rhyme about countries from my childhood

[SurreyGuy]

Hi all

I'm in my 40s now, but (for some completely inexplicable reason) a rhyme I used to now as a child came to mind this morning.

I'm not sure if there is anything before/after the part I remember, but it goes like this..........

"Austria was Hungary, took a bit of Turkey, dipped it in Greece and ate it in Spain. Long-legged Italy kicked poor Sicily into the Mediterranen Sea"

Is there any more? What the heck was it all about/for in the first place?!

[brian j john]

the poem's here , scroll down a bit

http://hurrytohari.blogspot.com/2003_04_01_hur rytohari_archive.html

[brian j john]

well it was but link won't open sorry

[Loosehead]

just take the /</p> off the end

[brian j john]

long legged italy

kicked poor sicily

right into the middle

of the mediterrean sea

austria was hungary

tooka bit of turkey

dipped in greece

fried it in japan

and ate it off china

dont't know what it's all about though

[pinksmartie]

sounds like a rhyme to teach children about the countries in Europe (except in brian j john's version Japan isn't in europe lol) Could that be what it is, presuming Brian j john has got the words wrong?

[SurreyGuy]

QUALITY folks! Thanks!

Unfortunately, U get "Blogger 404 error" when I use Brian J. John's link. And (unless I'm totally missing it), I can't see the "bit" that Loosehead says to take off! :o(

Can someone please post a link that works. Pleeeeeeeeease!

Ta

[SteveD]

This should work:

http://hurrytohari.blogspot.com/2003_04_01_hurrytohari_archive.html

[SurreyGuy]

Thanks Steve D - it worked but I still don't know where it came from or what on earth possessed me to remember it this morning! :o)

[Lonnie]

Just slightly different to Brians link.

Austria was Hungary, very very Hungary,

Ate a bit of Turkey,

Dipped in Greece,

Long legged Italy, kicked poor Sicily,

Into the Mediterranean Sea.

[southerngirl]

My Mum used to recite this and she told me she was taught it at school for Geography lessons to locate different countries on a map of the world. Hope this helps

[SurreyGuy]

Thanks all

[mel-eli]

Hi, this is how i remember it: Austria was Hungary, ate a bit of Turkey, on a bit of China, dipped in Greece, long legged Italy, kicked poor Sicily, right into the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.

[mel-eli]

Hi, this is how i remember it: Austria was hungary, ate a bit of Turkey, on a bit of China, dipped in Greece. Long legged Italy kicked poor Sicily, right into the middle of the Mediterranen Sea.

[Paulione]

Austria's Hungary, wants a bit of Turkey, dipped in Greece on China. From my dad - told to me as something he had to learn to remember some historical treaty from 19th century I believe