Georgie Porgie/Penny on the Water/I Had a Dolly Dressed in Green/Jelly on the Plate/Lady, Lady, Drop Your Purse/Far Ye Gan Tote?/Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear/Fifth of November

Original Track ID

SA1960.137.1_36

Original Tape ID

SA1960.137

Summary

Children's song, rhymes and games.

Geordie Pordie, pudding and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry,
Fan the boys came oot tae play
Geordie Pordie ran awa.

Penny on the water, tuppence in the sea,
Thruppence in the [?licht boat],
And oot goes she.

I had a dolly dressed in green,
I put her in a matchbox and sent her to the queen.
The queen didnae like her so I sent her tae the king.
The king told me tae shut my een and coont sixteen:
Ane, twa, three, fower, five, sax, seven, echt, nine ...

Jelly on the plate, jelly on the plate,
Wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle,
Jelly on the plate.
Sausage in the pan, sausage in the pan
[Starts again]
Jelly on the plate ...
Penny on the floor, penny on the floor,
Pick it up, pick it up,
Penny on the floor.
Sausage in the pan, sausage in the pan
Turn it over, turn it over,
Sausage in the pan.
Ghostie in the hoose, ghostie in the hoose,
Kick him oot, kick him oot,
Ghosties [sic] in the hoose.
Penny on the floor, penny on the floor,
Pick it up, pick it up,
Pennies [sic] on the floor.

Lady, lady, drop your purse,
Lady, lady, pick it up,
Lady, lady, spell your name
Capital F R A N C E S Capital S T E W A R T, spells Stewart.

Far ye gan tote?
Doon the road tote.
Fit tae dae tote?
Tae buy sugar tote.
Far's yer money tote?
In ma pocket tote.
[?] tote
There ye go tote.

Teddy bear, teddy bear, climb upstairs.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say your prayers.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, please show your shoe.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, that will do.

Remember, remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder and treason
Should ever be forgot.
[Rhyme repeated]

Item Notes

'Jelly on the Plate' and 'Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear' are also on subsequent tracks on the same tape (SA1960.137).

For 'Georgie Porgie' (Roud Folk Song Index no. 19532), see:
'Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes' (P. & I. Opie, 1951) p. 185-186

For 'Penny on the Water' (Roud 19355), see:
'Games a Bogie' (M. Sinclair, 1989) p. 94
'Golden City' (J. T. Ritchie, 1965) p. 136
'I Saw Esau' (P. & I. Opie, 1947, 1992) p. 67
'Murder Murder Polis' (M. Sinclair, 1986) p. 55
'Dae Ye Min' Langsyne?' (A. Stewart Fraser, 1975) pp. 133-134

For 'I had a dolly dressed in green' (Roud 19225), see:
'Games a Bogie' (M. Sinclair, 1989) p. 38, 44
'Golden City' (J. T. Ritchie, 1965) pp. 132-133
'Doh Ray Me, When Ah Wis Wee' (E. McVicar, 2007) p. 70
'Dae Ye Min' Langsyne?' (A. Stewart Fraser, 1975) p. 129

For 'Jelly on the Plate' (Roud 18314), see:
'Children's Games with Things' (P. & I. Opie, 1997) pp. 222-223

For 'Lady, Lady, Drop your Purse' & 'Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear' (Roud 19238), see:
'Games a Bogie' (M. Sinclair, 1989) p. 86
'Golden City' (J. T. Ritchie, 1965) pp. 114, 137
'Blue Bell Hill Games' (R. A. Smith & D. McKee, 1982) p. 22
'Children's Games with Things' (P. & I. Opie, 1997) pp. 222-226

For 'Far ye gan tote?', see:
'Doh Ray Me, When Ah Wis Wee' (E. McVicar, 2007) p. 235

For 'Fifth of November' (Roud 16916), see:
'I Saw Esau' (P. & I. Opie, 1947, 1992) p. 119

Recording Location

Language

English, Scots

Genre

Song Verse

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good