MrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 8 months ago10 November 2023sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down12
arrow-up1121arrow-down1image10 November 2023sh.itjust.worksMrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 8 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareRobert7301201@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-28 months agoThere’s a variation of Pop Goes the Weasel: “All around the cobbler’s bench The monkey chased the weasel; The monkey thought 'twas all in fun, Pop! Goes the weasel.” So the monkey is the victim of the popping by the weasel for being chased. I’m not sure if there’s a deeper meaning to the mulberry bush though.
minus-squareZoboomafoo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoThe version I heard growing up in Western New York was: All around the mulberry bush, The monkey chased the weasel. The monkey stopped to pull up his socks. Pop! Goes the weasel.
minus-squareoctoperson@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoMulberry bush fits in place of cobbler’s bench if you say it like mulb’ry. I’ll bet it’s a variation on the variation.
There’s a variation of Pop Goes the Weasel:
“All around the cobbler’s bench The monkey chased the weasel; The monkey thought 'twas all in fun, Pop! Goes the weasel.”
So the monkey is the victim of the popping by the weasel for being chased. I’m not sure if there’s a deeper meaning to the mulberry bush though.
The version I heard growing up in Western New York was:
Mulberry bush fits in place of cobbler’s bench if you say it like mulb’ry. I’ll bet it’s a variation on the variation.