Mutiny In The Nursery

Written for: Going Places (1938)
Performer: Louis Armstrong, Dick Powell, Maxine Sullivan, Anita Louise & Studio Chorus
Lyric: Johnny Mercer
Music: Johnny Mercer & Harry Warren*
Year: 1938
Original publisher: M. Witmark & Sons

Chorus:

There's mut'ny in the nurs'ry,
There's mut'ny in the nurs'ry,
'Cause Mother Goose is on the loose,
Her kids are swingin' out.
There's mut'ny in the nurs'ry
And music in the nurs'ry,
'Cause Mother Goose is on the loose,
You ought to hear 'em shout!
If you could see Miss Jennie Jones,
Jennie Jones, Jennie Jones;
If you could see Miss Jennie Jones,
You'd find her swingin' lightly.
And Lazy Mary won't get up,
Won't get up, won't get up;
No, Lazy Mary won't get up,
She stays out too late nightly.
There's mut'ny in the nurs'ry,
There's mut'ny in the nurs'ry,
'Cause Mother Goose is on the loose,
Her kids are swingin' out.
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep,
But she knows just where to find them;
For they all stand around the band,
Waggin' their tails behind them.
One little, two little, three little jitterbugs,
Four little, five little, six little jitterbugs,
Seven little, eight little, nine little jitterbugs,
Ten little jitterbug boys.
Ten little, nine little, eight little jitterbugs,
Seven little, six little, five little jitterbugs,
Four little, three little, two little jitterbugs,
One little jitterbug girl.
There's mut'ny in the nurs'ry,
There's mut'ny in the nurs'ry,
'Cause Mother Goose is on the loose,
Her kids are swingin' out.
Little Jack Horner
Came to their corner,
Playin' his clarinet;
He stuck in his thumb
And played it so dumb,
He ruined their hot duet.
There was mut'ny in the nurs'ry
When they all got loose;
They began to yell for old Mother Goose;
Goosey, Goosey Gander, take a tip from me,
Better truck on home before you miss the jamboree.
There's mut'ny in the nurs'ry,
There's mut'ny in the nurs'ry,
'Cause Mother Goose is on the loose,
Her kids are swingin' out.

*- Johnny Mercer is usually credited with writing both the music and the lyric for this song, but Harry Warren did contribute to the musical aspect of this song, and is therefore credited here.