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MARES EAT OATS AND DOES EAT OATS
MISS EFFIE (see notes about this below) (see also update Jan’10)
MOTHER'S LAMENT: (BABY DOWN THE PLUG HOLE)
MR. FLY
MR. MOON
MY GET UP HAS GOT UP AND WENT
MY ROOF'S GOT A HOLE IN IT AND I MIGHT DROUND


MARES EAT OATS AND DOES EAT OATS
Ivadean H.  I am looking for the lyrics to several songs (includes LAY THAT PISTOL DOWN see L page, and DAVY CROCKETT  see D page)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Mares Eat Oats" is a nursery rhyme. One of the writers, Milton Drake, had been familiar with the phrase "mares eat oats, does eat oats," from a very old childhood nursery rhyme. The three writers then got together and came up with a tune for the nursery rhyme. While they tried to publish the song, no one would take it because it sounded so silly. After a year, the writers gave Al Trace, a bandleader of "Silly Symphonists," a shot. He liked the song and completed it. After it was produced it became a huge hit. Even the American troops sang it in World War II marching off ships at foreign ports. Soldiers also used the lyrics as passwords. It was then spread around the world. After many years it was also used in movies and TV shows.

Lyrics: Mares Eat Oats Words and Music by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston. This song was produced in Al Trace's 1943 record.

   Mares-eat oats and does eat oats,
   And little lambs eat ivy,
   A kid will eat ivy too,
   Wouldn't you?

Sung quickly, it sounds like this:
   Maresy-doats and dozy-doats,
   And liddle lamzy divey,
   A kiddley divey too,
   Wouldn't you-oo?


MISS EFFIE
[2007] from Roz. L. "MISS EFFIE" (is) about a western gal who’s handy with a gun but drives the men insane by shooting them and then claiming she didn't know the gun was loaded. She first shoots her date, a wrestling heavyweight, in the knee when he tries out holds she didn't appreciate, then shoots the sheriff in the hip so she's put on trial. The sheriff's jealous wife then shoots her while she is on the stand and claims she didn't know the gun was loaded.

Thanks for any help you can give us. Roz L. Does anyone know the actual lyrics?


From Fern W.& Jan S. MOTHER'S LAMENT: (BABY DOWN THE PLUG HOLE), and
    OH DEAR, WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE ( see “O” page)

We are trying to find some old songs that my Dad used to sing . One was something about my baby has gone down the plug hole. about a mom who has a tiny baby that disappears down the drain while being bathed . The other has a chorus that goes
Oh dear what can the matter be, seven old ladies got locked in the lavatory,
they were there from Sunday till Saturday, nobody knew they were there.

Obviously they were very silly songs but now that our Dad has passed away they are lost to us . Any