Chinny-chin-chin silly song - need words
Peter C. Halverson
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>My great-grandmother used to sing a little song to us kids when we were
>little, and I can't for the life of me remember the words. I don't know
>if she made it up, or if it is a common "silly song" that kids love. So,
>anyone who recognizes this *please* let me know - I'd love to remember how
>it goes.
>
>She would go through a series of pointing out parts on our face - "your eyes"
>(or maybe "two eyes"), ears, mouth, nose, etc. All I remember is the grand
>finale, when she would put her hand under our chins, tickle us, and say,
>"And your chinny-chin-chin!" Am I crazy, or does anyone else recognize this?
>
>I will be eternally grateful to anyone who can help me pass on this tradition
>to my child, due to be born at the end of the year.
>
Another variant of this shows up in the "Wee Sing Silly Songs" album (which
includes some truly silly songs, I might add). The verse is something
like:
My hand on my head, what have I here?
This is my "top notcher", my Mama dear.
Top notcher, top notcher, dickey, dickey-doo.
That's what I learned in my school.
Boom, Boom!
My hand on my brow, what have I here?
This is my "sweat boxer", my Mama dear.
Sweat boxer, top notcher, [etc.], dickey dickey-doo
That's what I learned in my school.
Boom, Boom!
...eye..eye blinker, sweat boxer, top notcher, ...
...nose...smell sniffer...
...mustache...soup strainer...
...mouth...food grinder...
...chin...chin chopper...
...chest...air blower...
...stomach...bread basket...
...lap...lap sitter...
...knee...knee bender...
...foot...foot stomper...
and so on, repeating the entire set of names and gestures with each
new verse.
David Kassover
>In article <3845ee$6...@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> dod...@ucs.orst.edu (Christine Huda Dodge) writes:
>>My great-grandmother used to sing a little song to us kids when we were
>>little, and I can't for the life of me remember the words. I don't know
>>if she made it up, or if it is a common "silly song" that kids love. So,
>>anyone who recognizes this *please* let me know - I'd love to remember how
>>it goes.
>
>Another variant of this shows up in the "Wee Sing Silly Songs" album (which
>includes some truly silly songs, I might add). The verse is something
>like:
>
> My hand on my head, what have I here?
> This is my "top notcher", my Mama dear.
> Top notcher, top notcher, dickey, dickey-doo.
> That's what I learned in my school.
> Boom, Boom!
>
_Joe's Got A Head Like a Ping Pong Ball_ gives the following:
My hand on myself, what is dis here?
Dis is my mohawker [top of head]
Ya, mama, dear
Mohawker, winky dinky doo
That's what I learned in da school, yahoo!
...
Dis is my sweatboxer [forehead]
Sweatboxer, Mohawker, winky dinky doo
eyeblinker [eye]
hornblower [nose]
boykisser [lips]
jawbreaker [jaw]
chinchpper [chin]
ticktocker [chest over heart]
breadbasket [stomach]
kneeknocker [knee]
boykicker [foot]
_Joe.._ does include a melody line as well; I am insufficiently
skilled in any of the ASCII tablatures to render it here.
--
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Mike Dedek
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|> My great-grandmother used to sing a little song to us kids when we were
|> little, and I can't for the life of me remember the words. I don't know
|> if she made it up, or if it is a common "silly song" that kids love. So,
|> anyone who recognizes this *please* let me know - I'd love to remember how
|> it goes.
|>
|> (or maybe "two eyes"), ears, mouth, nose, etc. All I remember is the grand
|> finale, when she would put her hand under our chins, tickle us, and say,
|> "And your chinny-chin-chin!" Am I crazy, or does anyone else recognize this?
|>
|> I will be eternally grateful to anyone who can help me pass on this tradition
|> to my child, due to be born at the end of the year.
My MIL does something similar, although it doesn't fit your description
exactly.
say "Tommy Tinker" (touch child's forehead)
"Eye Blinker" (touch eyes)
"Nose Smeller" (touch nose)
"Mouth Eater" (touch mouth)
"Chin Chopper" (touch chin)
"Gitchy-gitchy-goo" (tickle under chin or armpit)
-Mike Dedek
Christine Huda Dodge
My great-grandmother used to sing a little song to us kids when we were
little, and I can't for the life of me remember the words. I don't know
if she made it up, or if it is a common "silly song" that kids love. So,
anyone who recognizes this *please* let me know - I'd love to remember how
it goes.
She would go through a series of pointing out parts on our face - "your eyes"
(or maybe "two eyes"), ears, mouth, nose, etc. All I remember is the grand
finale, when she would put her hand under our chins, tickle us, and say,
"And your chinny-chin-chin!" Am I crazy, or does anyone else recognize this?
I will be eternally grateful to anyone who can help me pass on this tradition
to my child, due to be born at the end of the year.
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David Kassover
>In article <3845ee$6...@gaia.ucs.orst.edu>, dod...@ucs.orst.edu (Christine Huda Dodge) writes:
>|>
>|>
>|> My great-grandmother used to sing a little song to us kids when we were
>|> little, and I can't for the life of me remember the words. I don't know
>|> if she made it up, or if it is a common "silly song" that kids love. So,
>|> anyone who recognizes this *please* let me know - I'd love to remember how
>|> it goes.
>
>My MIL does something similar, although it doesn't fit your description
>exactly.
>
>say "Tommy Tinker" (touch child's forehead)
> "Eye Blinker" (touch eyes)
> "Nose Smeller" (touch nose)
> "Mouth Eater" (touch mouth)
> "Chin Chopper" (touch chin)
> "Gitchy-gitchy-goo" (tickle under chin or armpit)
>
In _Joe's Got a Head Like a PingPong Ball_, edited by Marcia and
Jon Pankake (late of "the pankake breakfast hour" and "the
department of Folk Song" from Praire Home Companion, there exists
a set of lyrics (I misremember if there's music to go with it
there) that begins somewhat like
Eh, Mama, What is dis here? (indicate top of head)
Dis here's me Mohawker.
And so on and so forth. This thing was not part of my childhood,
so I cannot reproduce it from memory, but if I get a chance and
happen to be near my copy of +JGAHLAPPB+ I'll add to it.
If you want me to, that is...
Claire Petersky
: She would go through a series of pointing out parts on our face - "your eyes"
: (or maybe "two eyes"), ears, mouth, nose, etc. All I remember is the grand
: finale, when she would put her hand under our chins, tickle us, and say,
: "And your chinny-chin-chin!" Am I crazy, or does anyone else recognize this?
It could be a different song than people have suggested here, which I am
also familiar with. The different one goes like:
Here sits the Lord Mayor (point to forhead)
Here sits his two men (point to eyes)
Here sits the cock (point to right cheek)
Here sits the hen (point to left cheek)
Here sists the little chickens (point to nose)
Here they run in (point to mouth)
Chinchopper, chinchopper, chinchopper, chin!
For an example, look at "the Little People's Mother Goose" Pictures by
Jeni Bassett, complied by Barbara Lucas, ISBN 0-517-65860.
Hope this helps!
--Claire (pete...@halcyon.com)
Anita Graham
>Christine Huda Dodge (dod...@ucs.orst.edu) wrote:
>: She would go through a series of pointing out parts on our face - "your eyes"
>: (or maybe "two eyes"), ears, mouth, nose, etc. All I remember is the grand
>: finale, when she would put her hand under our chins, tickle us, and say,
>: "And your chinny-chin-chin!" Am I crazy, or does anyone else recognize this?
>It could be a different song than people have suggested here, which I am
>also familiar with. The different one goes like:
>Here sits the Lord Mayor (point to forhead)
>Here sits his two men (point to eyes)
>Here sits the cock (point to right cheek)
>Here sits the hen (point to left cheek)
>Here sists the little chickens (point to nose)
>Here they run in (point to mouth)
>Chinchopper, chinchopper, chinchopper, chin!
OR:
Knock on the door (knock on the forehead - gently)
Peep in (point index and middle fingers at the eyes)
Lift the latch (tip the end of the nose)
Walk in (walk the fingers into the mouth)
Hello Mr Chinny Chin Chin. (chuck under the chin)
Joan E. Olson
one for the first time just last Friday. I happened to see that someone
had replied to a request for the words to a song containing "Chin-chopper."
That particular reply had the words *I* have been searching for for
several years, to no avail. But then, when I neglected to save that
message, and now it is gone from my list of messages. Could someone help
me out again? It had the words something like,
Hand on myself; was is das here? (What is this here?)
Das ist my chin-chopper, my mama dear...etc.
"chin-chopper"=chin
"nose-blower"=nose
"bread-basket"= stomach
etc...
It's the rest of this list that I'd like to have. Could anyone help
me out? Thanks!
Joan Olson, mom to Grace (6-1/2) and Hope (2-1/2)
Christine Huda Dodge
Hello - I'm the original poster, who was looking for the words (and the
origin?) of a song my great-grandmother did with us...
And we have a winner!!!!
In article <3903sr$m...@info.curtin.edu.au>,
>Knock on the door (knock on the forehead - gently)
>Peep in (point index and middle fingers at the eyes)
>Lift the latch (tip the end of the nose)
>Walk in (walk the fingers into the mouth)
>Hello Mr Chinny Chin Chin. (chuck under the chin)
THAT'S IT! I'm eternally grateful to Anita... You can't even believe how
this made my day!!