Inky Pinky Parlez Vous

[kriskwery]

A silly song from my childhood 50 years ago went along the lines 'A fart came rolling down the street, knocked a copper right off his feet, inky pinky parlez vous' Did we feel naughty, singing that?! But was there more? Or was this a corruption from a 'proper song'? Put me out of my misery.

[hartley]

I recall the same song from my childhood (about 15 years ago). It went as follows; There was an old lady 101, parlez vous x 3 Did a fart like an atom bomb, inky pinky parlez vous (then your verse re: the copper) The copper pulled out a rusty whistle, parlez vous x3 And blew the fart from here to Bristol, inky pinky parlez vous. Bristol Rovers were playing at home, parlez vous x3 And kicked the fart from here to Rome, inky pinky parlez vous The Roman Emperor was sipping his gin, parlez vous x3 Open his mouth(or gob?!) and the fart rolled in, inky pinky parlez vous The fart went rolling down his spine, parlez vous x3 Knocked his nuts right out of line, inky pinky parlez vo-oo-ous. I thank you!

[gmc2002]

Surely "Mademoiselle from Armentieres" was the source of this song. http://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/mademoisellefro
marmentieres.htm

[honkytonkman]

I remember the song, but when I was at school or in the Scouts on coach trips we sang "A bomb came rolling down the street".. and the bomb rolled into Hitler's mouth. So wonder which version was first the 'bomb' or the 'f*rt'?

[Disco Fever]

I also remember the Inky Pinky Parlezvous rhyme, but I thought the last verse was "the fart went rolloing down his chest" x3 "out his arse and up his vest" Thanks for reminding me of my horrible childhood

[mikewith]

My dad taught this to me with variations... no inkypinkies, for a start, and for example: ".... the fart went rolling on to Bristol/ The people of Bristol weren't at home/ And so the fart went on to Rome/ The Pope in Rome was having a gin..." This would have been a rugby club drinking song. I'm sure that nice Jonny Wilkinson would never stoop so low these days!

[keelysay]

http://www.odps.org/g....php?a=term&d=3&t=383

[keelysay]

http://www.odps.org/g....php?a=term&d=3&t=383

[kriskwery]

Ah, Alzheimer's creeping in here ... I thought about this song again today whilst driving, came home and Googled it ... and found my question of 9 years ago!!!! There's no hope for me.

[Bekal91]

There was an old lady of 92 parlez vous There was an old lady of 92 parlez vous There was an old lady of 92 let off a fart and away it blew, inky pinky parlez vous. The fart went flying round the street parlez vous The fart went flying round the street parlez vous The fart went flying round the street knocked a copper of his feet inky pinky parlez vous. The copper got out his rusty pistol parlez vous The copper got out his rusty pistol parlez vous The copper got out his rusty pistol sent the fart right off to Bristol inky pinky parlez vous. The people of Bristol weren’t at home parlez vous The people of Bristol weren’t at home parlez vous The people of Bristol weren’t at home so the fart went off to Rome inky pinky parlez vous. The pope of Rome was tall and slim parlez vous The pope of Rome was tall and slim parlez vous The pope of Rome was tall and slim opened his gob and the fart went in inky pinky parlez vous. The fart went flying round his chest parlez vous The fart went flying round his chest parlez vous The fart went flying round his chest out of his *** and up his chest inky pinky parlez vous.

That’s the version my mum sang to me as a kid anyway, thinking she was being naughty haha