Another one I'm fond of is 'Amsterdam'
Kids love it because they get to cuss!
There were three jolly fishermen,
There were three jolly fishermen,
fisher, fisher, men, men, men,
fisher, fisher, men, men, men,
there were three jolly fishermen.
The first one's name was I-I-saac,
repeat
I-I, I-I, zic, zic, zic,
repeat
The first one's name was I-I-saac.
The second one's name was Ja-a-cob,
repeat
Ja-a, a-a, cub,cub, cub,
repeat
The second one's name was Ja-a-cob.
The third one's name was Abraham,
repeat
Abra, Abra, ham, ham, ham,
repeat
The third one's name was Abraham.
They all went down to Amster-sshhhhh,
repeat
Amster, Amster, sh, sh, sh
repeat
They all went down to Amster-sshhhhh.
(sung at a whisper)
We mustn't say that naughty word,
repeat
Naughty, naughty, word, word, word,
repeat
We mustn't say that naughty word.
But we'll say it anyhow,
repeat
Any, any, how, how, how
repeat
But we'll say it anyhow.
(sung with gusto)
They all went down to Amster-DAM,
repeat
Amster, amster, DAM, DAM, DAM
repeat
They all went down to Amster-DAM!
This one is fun if you have someone with you that thinks
they know the song. They always miss the 'sh' part.
Maggie Pritchard
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