B (con’t)
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the end of the PTA.
My Pop can see my Mom now. She doesn't have to say,
"I'm sorry there's a meeting, Dear. I won't be home today."
Our Pops go marching on. CHOR.

Mine eyes have seen the glory of a brand new generation.
It will help to make the boys and girls the leaders of the nation.
"We'll perform an operation
On the Board of Education."
Our kids go marching on. CHOR.

Note: From A Prairie Home Companion Folk Song Book, Marcia and John Pankake, Viking Penguin, Inc., 1988: “This song was submitted with more variations than any other. . .” (over 1800 songs were submitted to the radio program’s “Department of Folk Song”)


BELLE WAS THE HIRED GIRL'S NAME
From: Marty H I'm looking for lyrics and titles to some songs my Grampa used to sing.
Belle was the hired girl's name. She tried the fire to light....
Oh where is blew Belle, I never did learn,
But I guess she went to heaven, Cuz she was too green to burn.


BILLY BOY
Q. From L.W.D. I remember listening to "Billy Boy" when I was a kid. Do you know where I could get the music for it
Q2 from Dr Gil L. Also, do you know whether a recording of "Billie Boy" is available?
[Ed. Note: Lyrics and tune for Billy Boy can be found right on this very own Grandfolkies' website , and on p.103 of our SILLY! Songbook.]


BOWLEGGED MAN WITH A BOWLEGGED WIFE
Q From L: We are trying to remember the words to a particular song. What we can remember is the tune and the following line: Have you ever, ever, ever in your whole entire life seen a bowlegged man with a bowlegged wife
A1. (PR) Anybody out there know this one? I vaguely remember that as a "long-legged sailor. . ." skipping rope rhyme.
A2 From super song-sleuth, Meredith C., The second song (Bowlegged Man With A Bowlegged Wife) is a camp-type song going:
Have you ever ever ever in your long legged life
Seen a long legged sailor with his long legged wife"
No I've never never never in my long legged life, etc....
Repeat with short-legged, crooked-legged, knock-kneed sailor, and on and on.
Well, thanks very much Meredith C.!


BUFFALO — From: Laura C. Hi, I am looking for the words to a song called "Buffalo" I had a 78 rpm record with it on one side and on the flip side was, "The Railroad Runs Through the Middle of the House." The chorus to "Buffalo" went like this:
CHORUS: Buffalo, you said Buffalo,
So slowly I turned and I hit him and I bit him
And I rocked him and I socked him
And I knocked him to the floor.
With a bump and a clump, and a lump and a thump
I gave that guy what for.
And man when I was finished, he must have
known by then, to never, no never say Buffalo again.
If you can find the words for me, I will be very grateful! Thank you, Laura C.
Anyone out there know this song?