Post-o-rama

[deelaundry]

My son had a Mother Goose assignment today, and because it's Poetry Month, I bring you authentic Mother Goose HoYay:

Robin and Richard

Robin and Richard were two pretty men,
They lay in bed till the clock struck ten;
Then up starts Robin and looks at the sky,
"Oh, dear Richard, the sun's very high!
You go before, with the bottle and bag,
And I will come after on little Jack Nag."

(In the book we have, the poem comes complete with picture of Richard and Robin in bed together. They look like they're in their 30s or so, and not, to my eye, very pretty.)

Why May Not I Love Johnny?

Johnny shall have a new bonnet,
And Johnny shall go to the fair,
And Johnny shall have a blue ribbon
To tie up his bonny brown hair.

And why may not I love Johnny?
And why may not Johnny love me?
And why may not I love Johnny
As well as another body?

And here's a leg for a stocking,
And here's a foot for a shoe,
And he has a kiss for his daddy,
And two for his mammy, I trow [sic].

And why may not I love Johnny?
And why may not Johnny love me?
And why may not I love Johnny
As well as another body?

This one is HoYay free but reminds me of House MD:

The Man in Our Town

There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise,
He jumped into a bramble bush,
And scratched out both his eyes;
But when he saw his eyes were out,
With all his might and main
He jumped into another bush,
And scratched 'em in again.

Comments

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

MY GOD WHAT ARE THEY TEACHING IN OUR SCHOOLS TODAY? PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY WAS RIGHT!

... ahem. The only one of these I recognize is the last. I don't remember Johnny, Robin, or Richard at all.

Maybe they could get up a threesome. Heh.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Or they can invite Georgy Porgy in and have a grand old time. (Who I'm just this minute realizing is kind of like Wilson.)

[purridot.livejournal.com]

How extremely bizarre! I was going to ask "what is the the bottle and bag" but never mind, I suppose I've read enough slash to figure it out.

P.S. Going to read your BBang story tonight! *is excited*

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I had assumed the bottle and bag referred to spirits and wine, but now I'm having a much less pleasant thought. D:

*excited for you to read*

[alex51324.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this. HoYay-tastic!

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Certainly lots of HetYay in there, too, but these were fun.

[xaipw.livejournal.com]

And why may not I love Johnny?
And why may not Johnny love me?
And why may not I love Johnny
As well as another body?

DR. RODNEY MCKAY RECITES THAT EACH NIGHT AS HE CRIES HIMSELF TO SLEEP.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

He's especially paranoid since Jeannie made that crack about him being "no John Sheppard." WAAAAH!

[xaipw.livejournal.com]

OMG! Your icon wins!

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

But when he saw his eyes were out
This makes no sense, but now I'm old enough to appreciate that if the wording were changed, it wouldn't scan.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Scanning is everything! Hee hee.

[axmxz.livejournal.com]

>Robin and Richard were two pretty men,
They lay in bed till the clock struck ten;

????

Is this a belated April Fools joke or is this actually in a children's book...??

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Actually in a children's book! Here it is on MotherGoose.com: http://www.mothergoose.com/Rhymes/rrhymes.htm

My book has "dear Richard" but the site has "brother Richard."

[axmxz.livejournal.com]

0_0

I think I like the "brother Richard" version better. OMG, monk!slash.

And of course, the perennial favorite:

RUB-A-DUB-DUB
Rub-a-dub-dub
Three men in a tub,
And how do you think they got there?

How, indeed?..

[daisylily.livejournal.com]

I'm like Nightdog - I recognise the last one, but I've never seen the first two.

Great fun!