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13. Great green globs of greasy, grimy gopher guts!

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 01:01 PM

Jun 26

Great green globs of greasy, grimy gopher guts,
Mutilated monkey meat.
Dirty little birdie feet.
French fried eyeballs rolling down a dirty street,
And me without my spoon.

The remarkable thing is how these "forbidden" songs spread among children across the country without the internet. You didn't hear them on TV or radio and were not allowed to sing them in the presence of adults. Yet from Savanah to Spokane, the lyrics were pretty much the same - with some variations.

My theory has been that kids in military families, post-WW-2 mobility, summer camps, and family reunions accelerated the process.

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A Dumb Song I Remember From Childhood: [View all] lastlib Jun 26 OP

Thx for the trip down memory lane. SheltieLover Jun 26 #1

Happy to amuse y'all! lastlib Jun 26 #2

Try MA group? SheltieLover Jun 26 #9

I remember that. Thank you lastlib. debm55 Jun 26 #3

this is in my ear worm player cache now and then. hem AllaN01Bear Jun 26 #4

Dick Biondi? WLS? CanonRay Jun 26 #5

I'll bet you're from Chicago! hedda_foil Jun 26 #6

i knew it when i was in la, boy scouts . AllaN01Bear Jun 26 #8

I loved his show. Cuddly Duddly! SheltieLover Jun 26 #10

Nope, Kansas City MO. lastlib Jun 26 #11

just only knew the first verse . thanks for posting the rest of the song. AllaN01Bear Jun 26 #7

I loved that song as a kid! kimbutgar Jun 26 #12

Great green globs of greasy, grimy gopher guts! ThoughtCriminal Jun 26 #13

The last two lines were different where I was a kid nuxvomica Jun 26 #14