tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post111956656211136163..comments2023-09-15T07:40:00.744-05:00Comments on Judy Coates Perez: There's a Place Called Mars...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06858569382699600146noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-77956975175399621462014-03-04T18:02:44.263-06:002014-03-04T18:02:44.263-06:00In the land of Oz
Where the ladies smoke cigars
Ev...In the land of Oz<br />Where the ladies smoke cigars<br />Every puff they take is enough to kill a snake<br />When the snakes are dead<br />They put roses in their heads<br />When the roses die<br />They put diamonds in their eyes<br />When the diamonds break<br />It is 1968Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-69901641647180068902013-12-28T23:26:53.997-06:002013-12-28T23:26:53.997-06:00Gotta add mine, especially since it seems I've...Gotta add mine, especially since it seems I've remembered it so incorrectly. I learned the poem in elementary school in the 80s in California.<br />There's a place on Mars<br />Where the Roaches smoke cigars<br />Every puff they take <br />Is enough to kill a snake<br />When the snake is dead<br />They put roses in his head<br />When the roses die<br />They put diamonds in his eye<br />When the diamonds break<br />It's 1988!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904082484314954341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-21558307342029867662013-10-13T19:33:43.942-05:002013-10-13T19:33:43.942-05:00It goes like this.
Miss Mary Mack Mack Mack
All d...It goes like this.<br /><br />Miss Mary Mack Mack Mack<br />All dressed in black black black<br />With silver buttons buttons buttons<br />All down her back back back<br />She asked her mother mother mother<br />For fifty cents cents cents<br />To go see the elephants elephants elephants <br />Jump the fence fence fence<br />They jumped so high high high<br />They touched the sky sky sky<br />And never came back back back<br />Until Fourth of July July July Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-53614049485072712432013-06-30T12:13:01.128-05:002013-06-30T12:13:01.128-05:00Hello Judy.
You are correct. It isn't seen as ...Hello Judy.<br />You are correct. It isn't seen as safe to leave children outside, unattended all day. Thank you for helping keep the memories and history alive. I am hoping someone will remember the one about the chute and ladder.<br />JoyceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536243323974805387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-20829011079497656022013-06-30T12:05:56.113-05:002013-06-30T12:05:56.113-05:00Hi Joyce, thanks for leaving your version of the r...Hi Joyce, thanks for leaving your version of the rhyme too. I remember Miss Mary Mack too, it's probably documented somewhere. It's sad this kind of folklore is disappearing since kids play differently with less simple sidewalk games.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06858569382699600146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-77448305401350706592013-06-29T17:25:33.167-05:002013-06-29T17:25:33.167-05:00I did an internet search on Miss Mary Mack and the...I did an internet search on Miss Mary Mack and there was not a chute in it.<br /><br />I guess there is another song I have mixed it up with. I remember a ladder too. Hmmm...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536243323974805387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-3148535988490811232013-06-29T17:00:57.934-05:002013-06-29T17:00:57.934-05:00The lyrics popped in my head for no apparent reaso...The lyrics popped in my head for no apparent reason and stuck there, so I found this by a Google search to remember the year at the end. Thank you. <br /><br />I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area (East Bay) in the late 60's and heard it as a hand-clapping game or a jump rope rhyme this way:<br /><br />On the planet Mars<br />where the women smoke cigars<br />every puff they take<br />is enough to kill a snake.<br />When the snake is dead<br />they put roses is its head.<br />When the roses die<br />they put diamonds in its eye.<br />When the diamonds break<br />it's in 1948.<br /><br />Our hand clapping started with one hand up and the other hand down. The person opposite us had the reverse hands up and down. The top hands would come down as the bottom hands would come up. We would clap our hands with our partner's hands like that twice, then clap our own hands together, then clap right hands together, <br />clap our own hands<br />clap left hands<br />clap own hands twice<br />clap backs of hands with partner<br />clap fronts of hands with partner<br />Then repeat the whole thing with one hand up and the other down. We would see which pair of people could clap the longest.<br /><br />I remember the steamboat and the bell with Hello Operator. Now another song popped into my head.<br /><br />Miss Mary Mack Mack Mack<br />All dressed in black, black, black<br />with silver buttons buttons buttons<br />all down her back back back<br />I can't remember any more, but want to say there was something about a chute.<br /><br />Thank you for the year (1948) to settle my brain and thank you for bringing up happy memories from my childhood.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536243323974805387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-55452194359048912912013-03-26T22:33:24.556-05:002013-03-26T22:33:24.556-05:00When I was a kid growing up on Martha's Vineya...When I was a kid growing up on Martha's Vineyard Island it went like this<br /><br />There's a place called Mars<br />Where the ladies smoke cigars<br />And the smoke they make<br />Is enough to kill a snake<br />But the snake don't die<br />He's a very lucky guyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-48188493241564644622013-02-06T07:38:38.738-06:002013-02-06T07:38:38.738-06:00Wow - with all these variations I can't believ...Wow - with all these variations I can't believe ours, from the early '70s in upstate NY, isn't here yet...<br /><br />On the planet Mars where the ladies smoke cigars<br />Every puff they take is enough to kill a snake<br />When the snake is dead they put roses in its head<br />When the roses die they put diamonds in its eye<br />When the diamonds crack they put mustard on its back<br />When the mustard sticks its the year of '66.<br /><br />And...<br />Miss Lucy had a steamboat<br />The steamboat had a bell<br />The steamboat went to heaven and Miss Lucy went to <br />Hello operator<br />Give me #9<br />If you disconnect me<br />I'll kick you in <br />Behind the 'frigerator<br />There was a pile of glass<br />Miss Lucy slipped upon it<br />And it went right up her<br />Ask me no more questions<br />Tell me no more lies<br />Boys and girls are in the cellar<br />Pulling down their <br />Flies are in the city<br />Bees are in the park<br />Boys and girls are kissing<br />In the p-a-r-k Park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-81669643147978552412012-08-31T12:03:47.522-05:002012-08-31T12:03:47.522-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215559982409039503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-40548458504052511872012-08-31T12:02:31.630-05:002012-08-31T12:02:31.630-05:00I knew it as:
There a place on Mars
Where the Wome...I knew it as:<br />There a place on Mars<br />Where the Women wear no Bras<br />And the men don't care<br />Cause they wear no underwear...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215559982409039503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-52140889091136693332012-07-01T21:45:07.029-05:002012-07-01T21:45:07.029-05:00Tanya.
I learned this near Ft. Worth, Texas in th...Tanya.<br /><br />I learned this near Ft. Worth, Texas in the late 70's:<br /><br />There's a place called Mars,<br />where the ladies smoke cigars.<br />Every puff they take<br />is enough to kill a snake.<br />When the snake is dead, <br />they put roses on his head.<br />When the roses die, <br />they put diamonds in his eyes.<br />When the diamonds break, <br />they put mustard down his back.<br />When the mustard dries,<br />we count 1,2,3,4,5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-84386054479910465632012-04-09T19:24:14.522-05:002012-04-09T19:24:14.522-05:00On the planet mars,
Where the women smoke cigars,
...On the planet mars,<br />Where the women smoke cigars,<br />And the men wear bikinis, <br />And the children drink martinis,<br />Every move you make,<br />Is enough to kill a snake,<br />When the snake is dead,<br />You put roaches on its head,<br />When the roaches dissolve,<br />You can celebrate it all,<br />On the planet,<br />Mars mars mars!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-72387441322658466742011-12-20T20:15:47.831-06:002011-12-20T20:15:47.831-06:00I know: theres a place in mars
Where the women smo...I know: theres a place in mars<br />Where the women smoke cigars<br />The men wear bikinis<br />And children drink martinis <br />Every breath u take is enough to kill a snake<br />If the snake wont die <br />Then put diamonds in his eyes<br />If the diamonds crack then put mustard on its back<br />If he mustard fades <br />Tben call the king of spades<br />And the king of spades says freezeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-28911234121131947222011-09-20T15:28:59.864-05:002011-09-20T15:28:59.864-05:00I remember it like this:
There's a place on M...I remember it like this:<br /><br />There's a place on Mars<br />Where the women smoke cigars <br />And the men wear bikinis<br />And the children drink martinis<br />And every breath they take is enough to kill a snake<br />When the snake is dead, they put mustard on its head<br />When the mustard dry’s, they but diamonds in its eyes<br />When the diamonds break, they call the King of Spades<br />And the King of Space says FREEZE!!Reinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-65549288816176238302011-08-21T21:15:27.755-05:002011-08-21T21:15:27.755-05:00There's a place called mars ,
where the ladies...There's a place called mars ,<br />where the ladies smoke cigars<br />Every puff they take is enough to kill a snake<br />When the snake is dead, <br />they put roses on its head.<br />When the roses die, <br />they put diamonds in their eyes.<br />When the diamonds break, <br />it will be 1968.<br /><br />Yeah, I remember that one. The girls would play this game a they sang it. It involved one of them holding out her arm while the one singing would move her hand up and down it with light karate chop motions and as she sang the final syllable the final chop was not so lightwillalexmachttp://www.shoetownusa.wsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-67661866651582849302011-08-20T16:41:39.475-05:002011-08-20T16:41:39.475-05:00im 16 and live in PA. we used to sing this all the...im 16 and live in PA. we used to sing this all the time in elementary school and stuff. our version was:<br />theres a place on mars<br />where the wemon smoke cigars<br />and the men wear bikinis<br />and the children drink martinis<br />every breath you take<br />is enouugh to kill a snake<br />when the snake it dead<br />you put diamonds on its head<br />when the dismonds crack<br />you out mustard down its back<br />when the mustard fades <br />you put it in a cage<br />and cage always says:<br />no laughing no smiling no showing your teeth put your hands behind your back and freeze. <br /><br />i dont remember the miss lucy one but here one i do remember<br /><br />coca cols came to town<br />diet pepsi knocked him down<br />dr peper fixed him up<br />now were drinking 7-UP<br />7-Up caught the flu<br />now were drinking moutain dew<br />moutain dew fell off the moutain <br />now were drinking from the foutain<br />the foutain broke <br />now were drinking plain old ordinary cokeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-84759582083505663512011-04-11T01:20:13.508-05:002011-04-11T01:20:13.508-05:00Ha! I remember it almost EXACTLY as Judy posted i...Ha! I remember it almost EXACTLY as Judy posted it, down to the 1968 part - odd because it was probably closer to 1978 when I learned it. However the version I knew had this additional couplet after the first two lines and before ""Every puff..." <br /><br />And the men don't care, <br />'cause they smoke their underwear.<br /><br />Also, for whatever reason, "Freeze!" was yelled at the end of it. I learned it from a bratty, spoiled rich girl in CT in the mid to late 1970s. <br /><br />As to the other tune mentioned often in the comments, my sister sang it as "Miss Lucy," and I always thought of Lucille Ball, in black and white as Lucy Ricardo, as being Miss Lucy. Odd what the six or seven year old mind comes up with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-47301897066004228272010-12-12T19:04:23.694-06:002010-12-12T19:04:23.694-06:00I remember hearing it slightly different growing u...I remember hearing it slightly different growing up in the early 90's <br /><br />On the planet mars<br />Where the ladies smoke cigars<br />And the men wear bikinis<br />And then monkeys suck their wee wees<br />And the babies shake their tittiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-28008999647430736682010-11-05T17:56:01.754-05:002010-11-05T17:56:01.754-05:00I was on the way home from dropping off my daughte...I was on the way home from dropping off my daughter at a school dance (now called 'Fun Night') when this Kesha song ("Take it Off"-URGH!) came on with the tune of "Place called Mars...", which of course reminded me of the song and through my searching lead me to your site. I remember it EXACTLY as you originally posted,Judy! I grew up in CT in the mid 70's and that's when we were singing this little tune. Awesome...hadn't thought of it in years. Ha...also reminds me of the "baby, baby" and "Liar, Liar" ditties! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-77039679768050041382010-10-22T17:42:22.888-05:002010-10-22T17:42:22.888-05:00im in 5ht grade now and this is what we ussually s...im in 5ht grade now and this is what we ussually sing<br />theres a place on mars<br />where the woman smoke sugars<br />and the men where bikinis<br />and the children drink martinis<br />>>>>>>>dont know<<<<<<<<<<<<br />every breath u take is enough to kill a snake<br />when the snake is dead you put diamnds n its head<br />when the dimaond cracks you put mustard on his back<br />when the mustard fades you call the king of spades<br />when the king ges home you play ping pong<br />when u play ping pong you FREEZEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-91575682916299319792010-10-18T10:10:58.542-05:002010-10-18T10:10:58.542-05:00Its fun knowing that naked martians were also show...Its fun knowing that naked martians were also showing up down under! thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06858569382699600146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-45375028629118158322010-10-18T02:27:24.003-05:002010-10-18T02:27:24.003-05:00In Australia about 35 years ago I sang as a child
...In Australia about 35 years ago I sang as a child<br />There a place on mars where the women wear no bras<br />and the men walk around with their dickies hanging down<br /><br />That was the rudest song I knew at the time I dont remember where I heard it though or where it orginated from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-74762535945294812462010-10-09T14:33:07.156-05:002010-10-09T14:33:07.156-05:00Well, I'm 11 years old, and this is how my fri...Well, I'm 11 years old, and this is how my friends and I played the other day:<br /><br />There's a place on mars,<br />where the babies smoke cigars,<br />And the men wear bikinis,<br />and the women drink martinis,<br />every step you take,<br />is enough to kill a snake,<br />when th snake is dead,<br />you put mustard on its head.<br />When the mustard dries,<br />you put diamonds in its eyes,<br />when the diamonds break its 1948.<br />Mickey Mouse built a house,<br />Donald Duck messed it up.<br />Who is the guilty one.<br />Y--O---U Pee-kaa-chu.Randinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907443.post-37954475686179592082010-10-02T17:00:43.713-05:002010-10-02T17:00:43.713-05:00Haha, this is a riot to read all of these versions...Haha, this is a riot to read all of these versions! This is the one we sang in grade school, in the 90's in New Jersey.<br /><br />There's a place on Mars <br />where the women smoke cigars,<br />where the men wear bikinis <br />and the children drink martinis,<br />Every breath you take <br />is enough to kill a snake.<br />When the snake is dead<br />put a diamond on its head,<br />when the diamond cracks put some butter on its back. <br />When the butter melts, <br />call the King of Spades,<br />(sing faster)He tells you to go away <br />and when you don't he shouts <br />FREEZE.<br /><br />This game was played in a clapping motion, similar to patty cake. The first girl (or boy) who moved lost. :)Katenoreply@blogger.com