<P> Later versions developed by embellishment: adding, removing, and adjusting stanzas involving kissing, boys in bathrooms, a little black boy, bras, King Arthur, questions and lies, German spies, raving aunts, &c . While the initial stanzas were fairly stable by the late 20th century, the folklorist Josepha Sherman noted that two unrelated children in 1990s New York took the change from "Miss Lucy" to "Ms. Lucy" for granted . An adaptation--"Miss Lucy had some leeches"--has been recorded by Emilie Autumn and another--"Mrs. Landers was a health nut"--featured in the South Park episode "Something You Can Do with Your Finger". </P> <P> Numerous versions exist, varying across time and regionally: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Vaudeville <P> (early 1900s) </P> <P> Mary had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Mary went to Heaven And the steamboat went Toot Toot . </P> </Td> <Td> Michigan <P> (1950s) </P> <P> Helen had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell . Helen took some dynamite and blew the bell to---- Hello operator, Give me number nine . If it doesn't answer, give me back my dime . </P> </Td> <Td> West Virginia <P> (1950s) </P> <P> Fulton had a steamboat' Steamboat had a bell Fulton pulled the wrong cord Steamboat went to---- Hello operator Fulton's on the line! If nobody answers, Give me back my dime! </P> </Td> <Td> California <P> (1970s) </P> <P> Miss Susie had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell, Miss Suzie went to Heaven, the steamboat went to---- Hello operator, I'm caller number nine and if you disconnect me I'll chop off your be --' hind the' ' fridgerator, There was a piece of glass Miss Suzie sat upon it And broke her little---- ask, me no more questions, tell me no more lies . The boys are in the bathroom zipping up their--</P> <P>--flies are in the meadows, 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, Darker than the ocean, darker than the sea Darker than the underwear my mommy puts on me My mommy is Godzilla my daddy is King Kong, my brother is the jerk that made me sing this song </P> </Td> <Td> Georgia <P> Miss Susie had a tugboat, the tugboat had a bell, Miss Susie went to Heaven, the tugboat went to---- Hello operator, Give me number nine, and if you disconnect me, I'll kick you from be -' hind the' frigerator, there was a piece of glass, Miss Susie fell upon it, and broke her little - ask me no more questions I'll tell you no more lies, the boys are in the bathroom zipping up their - flies are in the meadows, bees are in the park, Miss Susie and her boyfriend, are kissing in the D-A-R-K Dark is like a movie, a movie's like a show, A show is like a TV screen, and this is all I know - I know I know my ma, I know I know my pa, I know I know my sister (or brother) wears a super wonder bra! </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virginia <P> (1970s) </P> <P> Miss Susie had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell . Miss Susie went to Heaven and the steamboat went to---- Hello operator, please give me number nine and if you disconnect me I'll chop off your be --' hind the' frigerator, there was a piece of glass, Miss Susie sat upon it and it went right up her Ask me no more questions, Tell me no more lies . The boys are in the girls' room, pulling down their Flies are in the kitchen, bees are in the park . 14 boys and 14 girls are kissing in the D-A-R-K D-A-R-K D-A-R-K dark, dark, dark . </P> </Td> <Td> Alabama <P> (1980s) </P> <P> Miss Lucy had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Lucy went to Heaven and The steamboat went to--;--Hello operator, Give me number nine And if you disconnect me I will kick you from Behind the refrigerator, There laid a piece of glass Miss Lucy slipped and fell on it And hurt her big fat Ask me no more questions, I'll tell you no more lies This is what Miss Lucy said Right before she died, died, died . (alternate ending) Ask me no more questions, I'll tell you no more lies the cows are in the pasture making chocolate pies and lemonade! </P> </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania <P> (1980s) </P> <P> Miss Susie had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell . Miss Susie went to Heaven and the steamboat went to---- Hello operator, Please give me number nine And if you disconnect me I'll kick your be --' hind the' frigerator, there was a piece of glass Miss Susie sat upon it and broke her little Ask - a me no questions, I'll tell - a you no lies, The boys are in the bathroom zipping up their Flies are in the meadow The bees are in the park Miss Susie and her boyfriend are kissing in the D-A-R-K D-A-R-K D-A-R-K Dark, dark, dark, Darker than the ocean, darker than the sea, Darker than the black boy who's chasing after me! </P> </Td> <Td> Vancouver <P> (1990s) </P> <P> Miss Mary had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell . Miss Mary went to Heaven, the steamboat went to---- Hello operator, please give me number nine and if you disconnect me I'll kick you from Behind the yellow curtain there was a piece of glass . Miss Mary sat upon it . It went right up her Ask me no more questions, please tell me no more lies . The boys are in the bathroom zipping up their Flies are in the city, the bees are in the park . Boys and girls are kissing in the D-A-R-K Dark is like a movie, a movie's like a show . A show is like a TV screen and that is all I know, I know my mother, I know I know my pa, I know I know my sister with the alligator Brother's like a sister, a sister's like an aunt . An aunt is like a relative who likes to rave and rant . </P> </Td> <Td> Arizona <P> (1980s) </P> <P> Miss Suzy had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Suzy went to Heaven and The steamboat went to---- Hello operator, Give me number nine And if you disconnect me I will kick you from Behind the refrigerator, There laid a piece of glass Miss Suzy fell upon it And broke her little Ask me no more questions, Tell you no more lies The boys are in the bathroom zipping up their Flies are in the meadow The bees are in their hives </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wisconsin <P> (2000s) </P> <P> Miss Susie had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell The steamboat went to Heaven Miss Susie went to---- Hello operator, Please give me number nine And if you disconnect me I'll chop off your be' hind the' frigerator, There was a piece of glass Miss Susie sat upon it And broke her big fat Ask me no more questions, Please tell me no more lies The boys are in the bathroom Zipping up their flies Are in the city Bees are in the park Miss Susie 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 on the TV screen And that is all I know I know my mother I know I know my pa I know I know my sister With the forty - acre bra My mother is Godzilla My father is King Kong My sister is the dumb one Who made up this dumb song She dyed her hair in purple She dyed her hair in pink She dyed her hair with underwear And washed it down the sink </P> </Td> <Td> Michigan <P> (late 1970's / early 1980s) </P> <P> Miss Susie had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell The steamboat went to Heaven Miss Susie went to--Hello operator, Please give me number nine And if you disconnect me I'll kick you right be' hind the' frigerator, There was a piece of glass Miss Susie fell upon it And broke her little Ask me no more questions, I'll tell you no more lies Miss Susie told me this The day before she Dyed her hair in purple She dyed her hair in pink She dyed her hair in polka dots AND WASHED IT DOWN THE SINK! </P> </Td> <Td> Ohio <P> (1990s) </P> <P> (v1) Miss Susie had a steamboat, her steamboat had a bell, And when she went to Heaven, her steamboat went to Hell--</P> <P> (v2) O operator, Give me number nine and if you disconnect me I'll kick you in the be--</P> <P> (v3)' hind the' frigerator, There is a piece of glass Miss Susie sat upon it And cut her little </P> <P> (v4) Ask me no more questions, tell me no more lies . And if you tell another I'll get you from behind (repeat v3 & v4) </P> </Td> <Td> Massachusetts <P> (1990's) </P> <P> Miss Susie had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Susie went to Heaven The steamboat went to---- Hello operator Give me number nine And if you disconnect me Ill chop off your be' hind the fridgerator There was a piece of glass Miss Susie sat upon it And broke her little Ask me no more questions Tell me no more lies The boys are in the bathroom Zipping up their flies Are in the meadow The bees are in their hives Miss Susie 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 just like TV And this is what I know My mother is Godzilla My father is King Kong My brother is the stupid one Who wrote this stupid song! </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Missouri <P> (1990s) </P> <P> Miss Susie had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Susie went to Heaven The steamboat went to--Hello operator Give me number nine If you disconnect me I'll kick you from Behind the refrigerator There was a piece of glass Miss Susie sat upon it And broke her big fat Ask me no more questions I'll tell you no more lies The boys are in the bathroom Zipping up their Flies are in the city The bees are in the park Miss Susie and her boyfriend Are kissing in the D-A-R-K, D-A-R-K, Dark, dark, dark, Darker than the ocean Darker than the sea Darker than the underwear My mommy puts on me . WHOOPEE! </P> </Td> <Td> Michigan <P> (1990s) </P> <P> Miss Susie had a tugboat The tugboat had a bell, ding ding Miss Susie went to Heaven The tugboat went to--Hello operator, Please give me number nine And if you disconnect me I'll kick you right be' hind the' frigerator, There lay a piece of glass Miss Susie fell upon it And broke her little Ask me no more questions, Please tell me no more lies Miss Susie told me all of this The day before she Dyed her hair in purple She dyed her hair in pink She dyed her hair in underwear But it wouldn't go down the Sink me in the ocean Sink me in the sea Sink me in the toilet But please don't pee on Me I am so pretty Me I am so cute Me I am so beautiful it makes me wanna Puke is in the bathroom Boys're zipping up their Flies are in the city The bees are in the park Miss Susie and her boyfriend Are kissing in the D-A-R-K, D-A-R-K, Dark, dark, dark! </P> </Td> <Td> Virginia <P> (2010s) </P> <P> Miss Mary had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Mary went to Heaven And the steamboat went to Hello Operator Please give me number nine And if you disconnect me, I'll kick you from' be' Hind the' frigerator There was a piece of glass Miss Mary sat upon it And it went right up her Ask me no more questions And I'll tell you no lies The boys are in the bathroom Zipping up their Flies are in the garden Bees are in the park Miss Mary and her boyfriend Are kissing in the DARK! </P> </Td> <Td> Illinois <P> (2017s) </P> <P> Susie had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Susie went to Heaven The steamboat went to---- Hello operator Just give me number nine Don't put me on hold Or I'll kick you from be' hind the' frigerator Susie broke some glass Then she sat upon it And broke her little Ask me no more questions I'll tell you no more lies The boys are in the bathroom Zipping up their Flies are in the meadows The bees are in the trees Susie and her boyfriend Are kissing the D-A-R-K D-A-R-K Dark, dark, dark, dark! Darker than the ocean Darker than the sea Darker than the underwear My mommy put on me! Now you know my mommy Now you know my pa Now you know my sister With the forty - acre bra My mommy is Godzilla My daddy is King Kong My sister is the stupid one Who made me sing this song - DUH . (The DUH is usually punctuated by a gentle nudge or hit towards the sibling and / or friend who made the other sing / started singing first) </P> </Td> <Td> Springfield (The Simpsons) <P> Bart sold his soul, and that's just swell, Now he's going straight to---- Hello operator, give me number nine, And if you disconnect...Bart it's time to end this dream, And don't forget the standard scream . </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Vaudeville <P> (early 1900s) </P> <P> Mary had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Mary went to Heaven And the steamboat went Toot Toot . </P> </Td> <Td> Michigan <P> (1950s) </P> <P> Helen had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell . Helen took some dynamite and blew the bell to---- Hello operator, Give me number nine . If it doesn't answer, give me back my dime . </P> </Td> <Td> West Virginia <P> (1950s) </P> <P> Fulton had a steamboat' Steamboat had a bell Fulton pulled the wrong cord Steamboat went to---- Hello operator Fulton's on the line! If nobody answers, Give me back my dime! </P> </Td> <Td> California <P> (1970s) </P> <P> Miss Susie had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell, Miss Suzie went to Heaven, the steamboat went to---- Hello operator, I'm caller number nine and if you disconnect me I'll chop off your be --' hind the' ' fridgerator, There was a piece of glass Miss Suzie sat upon it And broke her little---- ask, me no more questions, tell me no more lies . The boys are in the bathroom zipping up their--</P> <P>--flies are in the meadows, 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, Darker than the ocean, darker than the sea Darker than the underwear my mommy puts on me My mommy is Godzilla my daddy is King Kong, my brother is the jerk that made me sing this song </P> </Td> <Td> Georgia <P> Miss Susie had a tugboat, the tugboat had a bell, Miss Susie went to Heaven, the tugboat went to---- Hello operator, Give me number nine, and if you disconnect me, I'll kick you from be -' hind the' frigerator, there was a piece of glass, Miss Susie fell upon it, and broke her little - ask me no more questions I'll tell you no more lies, the boys are in the bathroom zipping up their - flies are in the meadows, bees are in the park, Miss Susie and her boyfriend, are kissing in the D-A-R-K Dark is like a movie, a movie's like a show, A show is like a TV screen, and this is all I know - I know I know my ma, I know I know my pa, I know I know my sister (or brother) wears a super wonder bra! </P> </Td> </Tr>

Hello operator please give me number nine lyrics
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