The "FAMOUS" Duke Of York

We were programmed to SING this song in the late 1960's/early 1970's, public elementary school.

Older folks sang it since the 1700's.

But here's the catch:

Somewhere over time, it's become a HUGE MANDELLA!

Our words to the song said "FAMOUS" Duke of York.

On WeirdKipedia it says "The Grand Old Duke Of York:"

Oh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men;
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.

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I think the Duke of York may have been a "little light in the loafers."

TWO (2) VERSIONS...


ORIGINAL VERSION (ENGLAND)







NEWER EDITED VERSION (USA)

Since "Grand" is a term more used in England, I take it you are then delineating "the FAMOUS duke" as being commonly used in the latter, rather than the former.

Whichever the truth may be, he still

HAD 10,000 MEN!

Which makes him a bit GAYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

Regardless.



Last Edited by Fred Fred. on 03/31/2021 09:38 PM

Our version went like this:

"There was a Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men."

My favorite first grade game was The Locomotion, by Little Eva.

The teacher put on the record and we boogied around the room.

Duke of Earl

Our teacher (in elementary school) let us do the same thing. We would form a train and dance in a long line around the room (like the "Conga Lines" of the 1940's.)

Only we danced to "Tha LOCO-MOTION" by Grand Funk Railroad, the remake of Little Eva.

Several day ago this song for some reason just started bouncing around in my head..For days I couldn't shake it and fuck me as to why my brain stuck on it but was just hearing the song in my head and imaging 10,000 idiots going up and down a hill and not one of them asked "Hey. Duke. Why we doing this?"... but after a while it went away and I forgot all about it. Till now, thanks asshole.