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melon pee, come right here, come to the cookhouse door boys song/verse fragment

Just a thing that gets sung occasionally

Origin

There’s a French song (see Notes) that the kids learned at school. The tune is a bit like British Army bugle call “Men’s meal (1ˢᵗ call)”. Naomi or Mark – though both deny it – once elided the two, and it stuck

Collector

M & N – 1990s
Mark & Naomi

Notes

The song:
Y’a une pie dans l’poirier
J’entends la mère qui chante
Y’a une pie dans l’poirier
J’entends la mère chanter
J’entends, j’entends
J’entends la mère qui chante,
J’entends, j’entends
J’entends la mère chanter.

…which boils down to: There’s a magpie in the pear tree and I hear the mother singing

Link

The song on YouTube

See also

come to the cookhouse door, boys!

Submitted: 28/02/2025 by Mark ● Last updated: 22/05/2026 10:58 by Mark

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