Let’s see if any of you know this rhyme…
Which one do you say? First is the worst, Second is the best, Third is the one with the… a) wedding dress, b) hairy chest or, c) treasure chest ?
My kids and their friends were debating this one. They disagreed over which answer is the most popular… a, b, or c. Google seems to know b the most. Anyone out there know this rhyme? If so, which ending do you say?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Mama Lisa
PS I asked my friends this question on Facebook and no one answered! Which makes me think it’s a new rhyme that this current generation says. I had never heard it before my kids taught it to me either.
September 10th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
This one was around my schoolyard when I was a kid (I’m 25 now) as “First, the worst / second, the best / third, the turd.”
September 10th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Oh, this is at least 30 years old … We’ve been saying this since before primary school. And yes, third is the one with the hairy chest!
September 10th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I love that Sam…Third the turd! (You know I’m a kid at heart because I still get a kick out of the gross stuff.)
So it’s known on both sides of the Atlantic… interesting!
September 15th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Our childhood version, and the one I use with my kids (I am 39 ) was 3rd the dirty donkey, 4th the witch that fell in a ditch and 5th the golden angel
November 9th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
0 the hero , first the worst , second the best , third the one with a hairy chest , fourth the king, fifth the queen, sixth the one woth a magazine, seventh goes to heven, eighth the one that likes to read , nineth the one who needs to speed, tenth who runs lengths, eleventh goes to heaven , twelth with wealth ,