Comments on: Can Anyone Help with a Rhyme with the Line “Round a Bit”? (It may be originally Polish.) http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-anyone-help-with-a-rhyme-with-the-line-round-a-bit-it-may-be-originally-polish/ Language, Culture and Kids Songs! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:49:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kim http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-anyone-help-with-a-rhyme-with-the-line-round-a-bit-it-may-be-originally-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-245573 Kim Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:12:56 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=2273#comment-245573 Here's our Americanized version: (Trace circles on child's palm) Round a bit, round a bit Goes the little mouse (Walk fingers up child's arm to tickle her little neck or ear) Up a bit, up a bit Into his house! Here’s our Americanized version:

(Trace circles on child’s palm)
Round a bit, round a bit
Goes the little mouse

(Walk fingers up child’s arm to tickle her little neck or ear)
Up a bit, up a bit
Into his house!

]]> By: Cherrie McB http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-anyone-help-with-a-rhyme-with-the-line-round-a-bit-it-may-be-originally-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-244372 Cherrie McB Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:04:50 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=2273#comment-244372 My grandmother came from Scotland early in the 20th century or possibly the late 1990's and shared this little rhyme with me as a child (1954) complete with her Scottish accent. I have been searching the internet for its origins and the complete ryhme when I found you. Rund-a-bit, Rund-a-bit - (circles on the open palm, with your index finger) went a wee moose (mouse) Up a bit, Up a bit - (walk finger up the arm, voice gets higher) in a wee hoose (house) The fingers end up at the neck with a little tickle. Wanted to find more of the ryhme, my little grandson who is 2 loves this little game and has shared it with his little friend at Sunday school. Now all the moms are asking about it. R My grandmother came from Scotland early in the 20th century or possibly the late 1990’s and shared this little rhyme with me as a child (1954) complete with her Scottish accent. I have been searching the internet for its origins and the complete ryhme when I found you.

Rund-a-bit, Rund-a-bit – (circles on the open palm, with your index finger) went a wee moose (mouse)

Up a bit, Up a bit – (walk finger up the arm, voice gets higher)
in a wee hoose (house) The fingers end up at the neck with a little tickle.

Wanted to find more of the ryhme, my little grandson who is 2 loves this little game and has shared it with his little friend at Sunday school. Now all the moms are asking about it.

R

]]> By: Mrs Monkey http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-anyone-help-with-a-rhyme-with-the-line-round-a-bit-it-may-be-originally-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-235702 Mrs Monkey Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:59:17 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=2273#comment-235702 Round About Round About -- circles on hand Runs a wee Mouse Up A Bit Up A Bit -- walk fingers up arm ( voice getting higher) In A Wee Little house -- Tickle under the arm Round About Round About — circles on hand
Runs a wee Mouse
Up A Bit Up A Bit — walk fingers up arm ( voice getting higher)
In A Wee Little house — Tickle under the arm

]]> By: Katie http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-anyone-help-with-a-rhyme-with-the-line-round-a-bit-it-may-be-originally-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-205480 Katie Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:10:05 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=2273#comment-205480 My grandmother would say to me: Round a bout, Round a bout Went the wee mouse. Up the stairs, Up the stairs, In the wee house! My grandmother would say to me:

Round a bout, Round a bout
Went the wee mouse.
Up the stairs, Up the stairs,
In the wee house!

]]> By: Pam http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-anyone-help-with-a-rhyme-with-the-line-round-a-bit-it-may-be-originally-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-202926 Pam Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:48:06 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=2273#comment-202926 The only one I can think of is something my grandmother used to sing to me (English). The motion of circling on the palm of the hand is the same. When she said "one step" she would move her hand to my wrist, for the 2nd step she would move her hand to the crook of my elbow and then she would tickle me under the armpit. Here are the words she used to sing: Round and round the garden Like a teddy bear One step Two steps Tickly under there! I suppose that a lot of children's nursery rhymes are basically the same but varied according to the country/language. The only one I can think of is something my grandmother used to sing to me (English). The motion of circling on the palm of the hand is the same. When she said “one step” she would move her hand to my wrist, for the 2nd step she would move her hand to the crook of my elbow and then she would tickle me under the armpit. Here are the words she used to sing:

Round and round the garden
Like a teddy bear
One step
Two steps
Tickly under there!

I suppose that a lot of children’s nursery rhymes are basically the same but varied according to the country/language.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-anyone-help-with-a-rhyme-with-the-line-round-a-bit-it-may-be-originally-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-201837 Lisa Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:26:02 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=2273#comment-201837 This tickling rhyme sounds a little like yours... Slowly, slowly, very slowly Creeps the garden snail. Slowly, slowly, very slowly Up the garden rail. Quickly, quickly, very quickly Runs the little mouse. Quickly, quickly, very quickly Round about the house! Or another one that goes... Round and round the haystack Went the little mouse One step, two step, To his little house! This tickling rhyme sounds a little like yours…

Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Creeps the garden snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Up the garden rail.

Quickly, quickly, very quickly
Runs the little mouse.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
Round about the house!

Or another one that goes…

Round and round the haystack
Went the little mouse
One step, two step,
To his little house!

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