https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:07:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2538564 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:41:00 +0000 snowjewelz 2538564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I listen to this a million times... Def farmer who had a dog!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2538441 Mon, 02 May 2016 06:25:42 +0000 looch 2538441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>"there was a dog, he had a bone, and BINGO was his name-0..." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2538337 Sun, 01 May 2016 20:16:23 +0000 chopsuey 2538337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Farmer!<br /> And omg @oliviaoblivia: Peggy said zed a couple times this weekend and it was too cute 😛 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2538310 Sun, 01 May 2016 19:32:39 +0000 kiddosc 2538310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely farmer had a dog! </p> <p>My DH sings twinkle twinkle little star as "up above the world so bright, like a diamond in the night." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2538274 Sun, 01 May 2016 18:17:17 +0000 stiletto_mom 2538274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard:</p> <p>"There was a farmer who had a dog"<br /> and<br /> "Farmer Brownie had a dog" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2538020 Sun, 01 May 2016 09:21:06 +0000 tofuwad 2538020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mother taught us a totally incorrect version of patty cake. It makes my husband laugh when I sing/play it with DD! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537946 Sun, 01 May 2016 02:25:39 +0000 Cherrybee 2537946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing regional about it - I'm on the other side of the world and its still #1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537869 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:55:39 +0000 MoonMoon 2537869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's funny, I opened this thread as my son is listening to this song! I've never heard it without the farmer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537818 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 19:11:12 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2537818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: my daughter has learned the last letter of the alphabet as "zed" it makes me die a little inside every time she sings it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537816 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 19:09:03 +0000 lovehoneybee 2537816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: oh totally me! I cringe a little when D sings it! I wasn't sure if it was just regional thing or just a him thing :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537814 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 19:06:06 +0000 SweetCaroline 2537814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: Yes, this! My daughter will forever be singing the wrong lyrics to her future children :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537813 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 19:02:45 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 2537813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@honeybear: I totally agree, I just found it interesting. Here I was, reading an email and suddenly "Old MacDonald had a dog and Bingo was his name-o." I did a head tilt. I figured it was a regional thing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537812 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:58:53 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2537812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: so the poll is unanimous... Who's right in your house? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537810 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:51:56 +0000 Torchwood 2537810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was always "man who had a dog" not farmer, but that second version is definitely not right. I agree with @Mrs. Lion's assessment! 😆 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537795 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:11:58 +0000 808love 2537795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537793 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:08:55 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2537793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like the second one was made up by a parent desperately trying to sing to a grumpy kid and couldnt remember a good nursery rhyme ;) ive done my fair share of that haha :😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537790 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:06:59 +0000 honeybear 2537790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely #1. Wikipedia agrees: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_%28folk_song%29" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_%28folk_song%29</a></p> <p>@Mrs. Grizzly Bear: Old MacDonald has his own song. He needs to clear out of Bingo's! :silly: (But he is a farmer who had a dog.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537768 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 15:55:20 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 2537768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>'There was a farmer who had a dog.' But I've also heard 'Old MacDonald had a dog and...' </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/settle-this-debate-for-me-1#post-2537767 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 15:53:39 +0000 lovehoneybee 2537767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>"There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o" </p> <p>Or</p> <p>"There was a dog his name was Bingo, Bingo was his name-o"</p> <p>DH and I apparently grew up singing this different ways, and I didn't realize there were variations! </p>