1950'S PLAY GROUND SONG.

[Georgiesmum]

This song came into my head last night. its from the 1950's. anyone remember it?
Say what you will,
school dinners make you ill.
David Crockett died on shepherds pie.
All school din dins come from pig bins out of town!
I remember children singing it in the school playground. Our school dinners were actually very nice!

[factor-fiction]

Don't remember it from the 1960s. It doesn't rhyme or scan very well towards the end

[McMouse]

I was at school in the 50's and never heard this one.

[thenry]

I used to regularly win the prune eating contest - when we had prunes and custard for school lunch.

[tamborine]

there was Ed, Ed & he had wet the bed
in the stores......

school bus song

[jno]

Davy Crockett dates it to the 50s okay, but I never heard it then.

[factor-fiction]

I remember 1,2,3 O'Lairy, my dad's ....

I can't remember the last 3 words...

[factor-fiction]

Davy Jones, bag of bones, sailing down the river; big fish come and bit his bum and made his belly quiver.

[Flyhalf]

It's a skit on a Max Bygraves song from the film Charley Moon:
Say what you will,
The countryside is still
The only place where I could settle down
Troubles there are so much rarer
Out of town
Could be localised, as I don't remember it in Glasgow.

[pips1]

'The big ship sailed through the alley alley o' is the one I remember from the 50s.

[dickythecook]

Yellow belly custard, green snot pie
All mixed together with a dead dogs eye.
Slap it on a butty nice and thick and
Wash it all down with a cup of cold sick.

Ahh, the school dinner menues were so different back in the day! They obviously inspired me to become a chef. Recipes, anyone want any recipes? No? :-) dtc

[Georgiesmum]

WEe used to say
flesh and bogey custard, green phlegm pie, all mixed up with a dead mans eye. , dead mans giblets cut up thick, all washed down with a cold cup of sick.

[Georgiesmum]

Also,
theres a party on the hill, will you come?
Bring your own cup and saucer and your own penny bun!........will be there kissing........on a chair. how many kisses did he give her. 1.2.3.4.5.6. This was a skipping rhyme..

[factor-fiction]

Hi dicky- maybe you went to my school because we sang those exact words.

[Jonathan-Joe]

Original "Out of Town" by Max Bygraves
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[Kiki-frog]

Dicky - we said a similar rhyme in rural Surrey where I grew up

Cold cream custard, bogey pie
Mixed together with a dead dog's eye
Put it in the oven and cook it quick
Then wash it all down with a cup of cold sick

At least we cooked ours!

[factor-fiction]

I am amazed people used to buy music like that, Jonathon..

But I can see now how it fits with Georgiesmum's school dinner song

[tonyav]

We also had the same rhyme Dicky, 1960's West Mids.

[parkie]

I remember many songs from school but not that one and not as clean as that one if it comes to it.

[Georgiesmum]

Hello factor30, Ive just had a shock. I googled "Out of town" by Max Bygraves, and found my school song about "school din dins" mentioned there too! The song "out of town " came out in 1956, which would be about the same time!

[Dee Sa]

dickey I remember your version