One Flea Fly (They Were Only Playing Leapfrog)
(source: the song that I know, posted here, appears to be a mish-mosh of two
songs - "Flea Fly" and "The Grasshopper Song" from "The
World's Best Funny Songs", Esther J. Nelson, 1988.)
(same tune as "The Battle Hymn of the Republic")
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As one flea fly flew up the flu
- The other flea fly flew down (x4)
There appear to be two commonly-known choruses to this
song. Pick whichever you like:
- Glory, glory how peculiar!
- Glory, glory how peculiar!
- Glory, glory how peculiar!
- As (repeat the verse)!
or:
- They were only playing leapfrog!
- They were only playing leapfrog!
- They were only playing leapfrog!
- As (repeat the verse)!
Other verses:
As one pink porpoise popped up the pole
- The other pink porpoise popped down (x4)
As one slick seal slid up the slide
- The other slick seal slid down (x4)
As one striped snipe snuck up the pole
- Another striped snipe snuck down (x4)
As one giggly girl giggled a giggle
- Another giggly girl giggled too (x4)
As one black bug bled blue-black blood
- The other black bug bled blue (x4)
As one pink poodle paddled up the pool
- The other pink poodle paddled down (x4)
As one hedge hog edged up the hedge
- The other hedge hog edged down (x4)
A busy buzzing bumble bee,
- Was busily buzzing by (x4)
One photographer photographed
- Another photographer's back (x4)
A spider espied a spider,
- On another spider's back (x4)
One dumb digger dug into the ditch,
- While the other dumb digger dug out (x4)
One black bear backed up the bank
- While the other black bear backed down (x4)
As one red rooster raced up the road
- Another red rooster raced down (x4)
A big black bear bit a big black bug
- And the big black bug bled blue (x4)
As one cruel croc crawled up the creek
- The other cruel croc crawled down (x4)
As one strong swimmer swam in the sea
- The other strong swimmer swam out (x4)