When I was in elementary school, we would sing "Annabelle, Where are you Going?". The words have stuck with me as some of my friends at the time called me Annabelle, so I heard the song a lot. As a tall, skinny kid, the lyrics fit well.
The other night, I sang it to Brooks and Adlyn before bed. They thought it was funny, and have asked me to sing in 10+ times before they go to bed. They are learning many of the words and hopefully they will be able to sing a song before long.
I did a quick Google search to find the actual lyrics before I posted this. To my surprise, I found many variations, none of which are a perfect match to the ones that I know. Oddly, the name is different as well! Instead of Annabelle, I came across Alice, Gladys, Ellie Mae, and many others.
Annabelle, Where are You Going?
Annabelle, where are you going?
Upstairs, to take a bath.
Your legs, are like two toothpicks.
Your neck, like a giraffe.
Annabelle, stepped in the water,
To pull, the stopper out.
Oh my goodness, oh my soul,
There goes Annabelle down that hole.
Annabelle, Annabelle,
Glug.
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ReplyDeleteWe used to sing this exact same version which is more upbeat than the Alice version. I went to Perrine Elementary in Miami, Fla.
ReplyDeleteI went to School in Baytown Tx and we used to sing this same version as well.
ReplyDeleteIs their any. youtube version i sang same song phx az
ReplyDeleteIt actually goes...
ReplyDeleteAnnabelle, Where are you going?
Upstairs to take a bath
Annabelle had legs like toothpicks
and a long skinny neck like a giraffe
Annabelle stepped in the bathtub
Annabelle pulled out the plug
Oh my goodness! Oh my soul!
There goes Annabelle down that hole!
Annabelle?! Annabelle?!
Gurgle gurgle
I know Dari Sturgs version and I'm from Miami Florida
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ReplyDeleteI know the version posted by Anne, and I went to Upson-Lee South Elementary School in Thomaston, GA.
ReplyDeleteMy version, sung to me over and over when I was a skinny child, often by family members, friends and neighbors, sometimes standing in a circle around me (trying to give you a mental picture here ☺), went like this:
ReplyDeleteAnnabelle, where are you going?
Upstairs to take a bath.
Annabelle, with legs like toothpicks,
And a neck like a giraffe.
Annabelle stepped in the bathtub.
Annabelle pulled out the plug.
Oh my goodness! Bless my soul!
There goes Annabelle down that hole!
I like the glug, glug, ending, though! lol
But does ANYONE actually know where this song came from?
Yes!!!
DeleteAlso...what is the Alice version?
ReplyDeleteHere's what we sang in Ohio in the 90s. (Anyone know where this came from?)
ReplyDeleteAnnabelle, where are you going?
Upstairs to take a bath.
Your legs, are like two toothpicks.
Your neck, like a giraffe.
Annabelle, pull out the stopper.
Annabelle, look down the drain.
Oh my goodness! Oh my soul!
There goes Annabelle down that hole.
Annabelle? Annabelle?
Glug.