Down the Hole
(name), (name) in the tub, / Mother forgot to put in the plug…
(name), (name) in the tub,
Mother forgot to put in the plug.
Oh my heart, Oh my soul,
There goes (name) down the hole!
This is one of the rude and disgusting rhymes children have always loved. We keep every rhyme exactly as children sang it.
How to play
The named skipper jumps out on "down the hole".
Where this rhyme comes from
- Sung in
- UK, US
We haven't found a dated record of it yet.
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Bake a pie…Out goes youby 1904As I Was Walking by the LakeAs I was walking by the lake
I saw a little rattlesnake…Out goes youAcka Wacka Soda CrackaAcka wacka soda cracka
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