Here’s a song about helping kids know what to do if they get lost. We believe it was popular in the 1940’s…
Remember Your Name and Address
Remember your name and address
And telephone number, too
And if, someday, you lose your way
You know just what to do,
Walk up to the kind policeman
The very first one you meet
And simply say, "I’ve lost my way,
I cannot find my street,
But I know my name and address
And telephone number too."
Then he’ll be kind
And help you to find
The dear ones who wait for you.
You can hear this song here by Tiny Tim.
Here you can hear Richard Stark singing Remember Your Name and Address. His rendition feels more authentic to me since he grew up in the 1940’s in New York singing it.
Many thanks to Carol Woodier for helping us find the lyrics to this song and to Richard Stark for singing it for us!
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
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July 1st, 2011 at 8:51 am
After I posted this song, Carole Woodier wrote:
Lisa,
I’m glad you wrote back because not only do I know all the words now, but I just sent you the song! In case Amazon doesn’t send it, here’s the link.
There’s another version by Tiny Tim, which sounds inauthentic to me. The version in the link is by Mady Kaye and she sounds a lot more like my kindergarten teacher than Tiny Tim does (probably a very good thing.)
The words are:
Remember your name and address
And telephone number, too
So if, someday, you lose your way
You’ll know just what to do
Walk up to that kind policeman
The very first one you meet
And simply say I’ve lost my way
And cannot find my street
But I know my name and address
And telephone number too
Then he’ll be kind
And help you find
The dear ones who wait for you.
Thanks Carole! -Mama Lisa
July 25th, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Lisa, what incredible synchronicity. My parents visited last week & my Mom was talking about this song…I can’t believe I found this post tonight!
July 26th, 2011 at 12:05 am
That’s neat Robin! This is our parents’ version of Schoolhouse Rock! I just wrote about the whole series today. Check out the link for more info about it. Also, Richard Stark from NY sent me other recordings of these song. If you’d like, I can email them to you for your Mom to hear.
January 26th, 2012 at 11:00 am
Thankyou for putting this children’s song on your website. I learned this song in the first grade in 1941. I remember most of the lyrics but not all. It has been drivivg me crazy for years trying to remember them all.
January 28th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
I remember the song as “I know my name and address” Does any one recall the radio show that it was on? My mind says Bobby Riggs and Mary Lou.But I am sure that is not right.
I remember the song as well of “Lets Pretend” and the Cream of Wheat song.