Sudden realization

[astra_nomer]

"Down by the Station" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider" have the same melody. I just figured this out this morning.

I pointed out this profundity to DS1, who simply shrugged and said, "well, you know, the ABC song and Twinkle Twinkle have the same tune, too."

Six and a half, and already jaded.

Comments

[firstfrost.livejournal.com]

Hmm. The Down By The Station of my childhood memories isn't the same, though it starts similarly. But I'm now totally dubious of my childhood memories, because singing the song to try to remember, I seem to think it goes "Down by the station, early in the morning, see the little puffer fish, all in a row." And that can't be right, can it?

[(Anonymous)]

Sigh - I didn't even know that. You know that I'm going to be going through a lot of children's songs today and tomorrow trying to see if there are other melodies that have been shared...so much for work! -Alexandra