I'm really interested in regional variations of these kind of
chanting games, and my version (from
South Florida) is kinda different from this one, especially the end.
Miss Suzy Had A SteamBoat
Miss Suzy had a steamboat,
the steamboat had a bell (ding! ding!),
Miss Suzy went to heaven and the steamboat went to -
Hello operator,
Please give me number nine,
and if you disconnect me I will chop off your -
Behind the refrigerator,
there was a piece of glass,
Miss Suzy sat upon it and she broke her little -
Ask me no more questions,
please tell me no more lies,
The boys are in the bathroom,
pulling down their -
Flies are in the meadow,
the bees are in the park,
Miss Suzy and her boyfriend,
are kissing in the -
D-A-R-K,
D-A-R-K,
Dark, Dark, Dark -
is like a movie,
a movie's like a show,
a show is like a TV show,
and that is all I know know know.
I've also heard a version from
Pittsburgh that involves Miss Suzy "in the bathroom with 47 guys", and a different last verse. If anyone knows this, could you please post it?