Silly Song

The original version is from the 1940’s . This is the version my third grade teacher taught us on a rainy day when recess wasn’t an option. Whether she was taught this version or she altered the original some of the references were altered to make it more relatable to us. It has remained a fun memory from childhood.

As I was walking down the street a billboard caught my eye.
The advertising that was there would make you laugh or cry.
The rain and hail had come that day and washed it halfaway.
But the advertising painted there would have that billboard say:

Come smoke aCoca-Cola. Chew catsup cigarette's.
Watch Shirley Temple wrestle with a box of oysterettes.
Pork and beans will meet tonight in a finish fight.
Babe Ruth will lecture upon polio tonight.

Chew Wrigleys for that headache. Eat Camel’s for that cough.
There's going to be a swimming bee at the village watering trough.
Buy a case of ginger-ale, it makes the best of broth.
Shinola's good to curl the hair, it will not rub it off!