Anyone know this old rhyme?

I was reminded of it by this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-32366880

 

An old schoolteacher used to have an Austin 7 and the kids used to recite this rhyme:-

 

Old Ma *******'s car,

Two back wheels and a bar.

A biscuit tin,

With an engine in,

Old Ma *******'s car.

 

Anyone know it or if there were more verses?

 

Another daft thing revolving around the car was:-

 

It's a "Rolls Canardly".

"No it's not, it's an Austin 7".

"No, it's a Rolls Canardly. It rolls down one side of the hill and can 'ardly get up the other"......

 

Cars have come a long way since the days of the Austin 7?



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Anyone know this old rhyme?

Well, it looks like no-one knows that old rhyme in spite of over 100 views?



It's life Jim, but not as WE know it.
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Anyone know this old rhyme?

Nope.... I looked, didn't know it, Googled it. came up with references to Model T Fords and then ran round like a headless chicken ( not due to the rhyme!)

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Anyone know this old rhyme?

Aye, I found nothing with google.

 

The annoying thing with google now is that it promotes sites selling stuff more than "information sites".



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Anyone know this old rhyme?

I used to use google picture search a lot, now most of the hits are "pinterest" hits which are of no use whatsoever.


"Has anyone seen my Ford? Four wheels and a board. A biscuit tin. With an engine in"

comes up a few times related to the Model T

 

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Anyone know this old rhyme?

I remember the Rolls Canardly joke but not the rhyme

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