tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26258540.post115568461532061366..comments2024-03-01T02:04:06.432-06:00Comments on A Piece Of My Mind: Equal Time For GrandmaBettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07309266986583326824noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26258540.post-1156112646544198852006-08-20T17:24:00.000-05:002006-08-20T17:24:00.000-05:00The song, as my father sang it to me, was:Mairzi d...The song, as my father sang it to me, was:<BR/>Mairzi doats and dozie doats and liddle lamdsi divie<BR/>A kiddle dedivy too, wooden shoe.<BR/>If the words sound queer and funny to your ear,then take is slow and (I've forgotten the words/line here)<BR/>Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy,<BR/>A kid will eat ivy too, wouldn't you?<BR/><BR/>My father was in a band in the 30s, so I suspect he knew. Also, there were a lot of songs about then that played those kinds of verbal tricks. The three liddle fiddies in the itty bitty pool and Hotsot ralston on the rivah rah and all of those. My father sang them to me as lullabyes.Maya's Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183715043200608144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26258540.post-1155857939572762812006-08-17T18:38:00.000-05:002006-08-17T18:38:00.000-05:00What a great story! I'd love to see a photo of you...What a great story! I'd love to see a photo of your grandparents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26258540.post-1155762216969061542006-08-16T16:03:00.001-05:002006-08-16T16:03:00.001-05:00Huh. You mean it's not "Mairsi dotes and dosie dot...Huh. You mean it's not "Mairsi dotes and dosie dotes" Go figure. <BR/><BR/>I wish I had known both of them.Kellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275488871572628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26258540.post-1155762216806574142006-08-16T16:03:00.000-05:002006-08-16T16:03:00.000-05:00What wonderful, heartwarming stories and so beauti...What wonderful, heartwarming stories and so beautifully told. And I too remember Mairsi dotes and dosie dotes. I always wondered what the "wooden shoe" had to do with it!Mari Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26258540.post-1155745903069214972006-08-16T11:31:00.000-05:002006-08-16T11:31:00.000-05:00Saz, I do still have the pocket watch. I also have...Saz, I do still have the pocket watch. I also have a pocket watch from my dad's father and from my dad. I'm just so old, I can't remember, now, which is which.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309266986583326824noreply@blogger.com