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One Flea Fly (They Were Only Playing Leapfrog)

 
(same tune as "The Battle Hymn of the Republic") 

As one flea fly flew up the flu 
The other flea fly flew down (x4) 

There appear to be two commonly-known choruses to this song. Pick
whichever you like:

Glory, glory how peculiar! 
Glory, glory how peculiar! 
Glory, glory how peculiar! 
As (repeat the verse)! 

or:

They were only playing leapfrog! 
They were only playing leapfrog! 
They were only plaing leapfrog! 
As (repeat the verse)! 

Other verses: 

As one pink porpoise popped up the pole 
The other pink porpoise popped down (x4) 

As one slick seal slid up the slide 
The other slick seal slid down (x4) 

As one striped snipe snuck up the pole 
Another striped snipe snuck down (x4) 

As one giggly girl giggled a giggle 
Another giggly girl giggled too (x4) 

As one black bug bled blue-black blood 
The other black bug bled blue (x4) 

As one pink poodle paddled up the pool 
The other pink poodle paddled down (x4) 

As one hedge hog edged up the hedge 
The other hedge hog edged down (x4) 

A busy buzzing bumble bee, 
Was busily buzzing by (x4) 

One photographer photographed 
Another photographer's back (x4) 

A spider espied a spider, 
On another spider's back (x4) 

One dumb digger dug into the ditch, 
While the other dumb digger dug out (x4) 

One black bear backed up the bank 
While the other black bear backed down (x4) 

As one red rooster raced up the road 
Another red rooster raced down (x4) 

A big black bear bit a big black bug 
And the big black bug bled blue (x4) 

As one cruel croc crawled up the creek 
The other cruel croc crawled down (x4) 

As one strong swimmer swam in the sea 
The other strong swimmer swam out (x4)