Does anyone know this old childrens poem/song?!
Question: rings on her fingers bells on her toes
elephants to ride upon my little irish rose
so come to the party next st patricks day
by mr. mumbojumbojiggyboay oh shay
if so who is it by and what is the name of it my mom use to sing it to me when i was little
Answers: rings on her fingers bells on her toes
elephants to ride upon my little irish rose
so come to the party next st patricks day
by mr. mumbojumbojiggyboay oh shay
if so who is it by and what is the name of it my mom use to sing it to me when i was little
i found this on google
I've Got Rings On My Fingers [print]
(F J Barnes, R P Weston)
Now Jim O'Shea was cast away
Upon an Indian Isle
The natives there they liked his hair
They liked his Irish smile
So made him chief Panjandrum
The Nabob of them all
They called him Jij-ji-boo Jhai
And rigged him out so gay
So he wrote to Dublin Bay
To his sweetheart, just to say
Sure, I've got rings on my fingers, bells on my toes
Elephants to ride upon, my little Irish Rose
So come to your Nabob, and next Patrick's Day
Be Mistress Mumbo Jumbo Jij-ji-boo J. O'Shea
Across the sea went Rose Magee
To see her Nabob grand
He sat within his palanquin
And when she kissed his hand
He led her to his harem
Where he had wives galore
She started shedding a tear
Said he, "Now have no fear
I'm keeping these wives here
Just for ornament, my dear"
Sure, I've got rings on my fingers, bells on my toes
Elephants to ride upon, my little Irish Rose
So come to your Nabob, and next Patrick's Day
Be Mistress Mumbo Jumbo Jij-ji-boo J. O'Shea
In emerald green he robed his queen
To share with him his throne
'Mid eastern charms and waving palms
They'd shamrocks, Irish grown
Sent all the way from Dublin
To Nabob J. O'Shea
But in his palace so fine
Should Rose for Ireland pine
With smiles her face will shine
When he murmurs, "Sweetheart mine"
Sure, I've got rings on my fingers, bells on my toes
Elephants to ride upon, my little Irish Rose
So come to your Nabob, and next Patrick's Day
Be Mistress Mumbo Jumbo Jij-ji-boo J. O'Shea
hope this is what you were looking for
idk maybe u should ask your mom or dad or someone else in your family
I typed it in on google and it's called "rings on my fingers and bells on my toes"
I found this...
I've Got Rings On My Fingers
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I've Got Rings On My Fingers is a popular song written in 1909, words by Weston and Barnes, and music by Maurice Scott. It concerns an Irishman named Jim O'Shea, a castaway who finds himself on an island somewhere in the East Indies, whereupon he is made a king by the natives because they like his red hair and his Irish smile, and they dub him "Jijiboo Jhai". He then sends a letter to his girlfriend, Rose McGee, imploring her to come join him.
The song was a hit for Ada Jones and Blanche Ring. The verses explain the situation. The chorus is best remembered:
Sure, I've got rings on my fingers,
Bells on my toes,
Elephants to ride upon,
My little Irish Rose
So, come to your Nabob
And next Patrick's Day
Be Mrs. Mumbo Jumbo Jijiboo J. O'Shea
The first two lines of the chorus refer to the nursery rhyme:
Ride a ****-horse to Banbury Cross
To see a fine lady upon a white horse
Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
She shall have music wherever she goes.
A version of that rhyme was published in 1784, according to the Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (edited by Peter and Iona Opie, 1951, 1973).
The same nursery rhyme was alluded to by satirical songwriter/singer Ray Stevens' in his 1962 hit "Ahab the Arab", whose girlfriend Fatima had, "rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes, and a bone in her nose... ho-ho!"