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Pesen Şentürker ve Hollywood şarkıları

Pesen hoca, ortaokulda A şubesinin (ve eminim başka şubelerin de) İngilizce öğretmeniydi. Biraz topluca, oldukça neşeli bir öğretmendi.

En önemli özelliklerinden biri, bir sürü İngilizce şarkı bilmesiydi. Bu şarkıları derste bize öğretir ve sık sık söyletirdi. Bu sayede o yılların (ya da 60ların) ünlü bir çok şarkısını öğrenmiştik.

Aklımda kalan ilk şarkı daha öncesine ait...

One man went to mow,

went to mow a meadow,

one man and his dog,

went to mow a meadow


Two men went to mow,

went to mow a meadow,

two men, one man and his dog

went to mow a meadow....

şeklinde devam ederdi ve İngilizce sayıları geriye doğru sayarak iyice öğrenmiş olurduk.

Bir de

This old man, he played one

he played nick-neck on my thumb

wıth a nick-neck, paddy wack,

give a dog a bone

thıs old man came rolling home


This old man, he played two...

.................. shoe

şeklinde devam eder ve

....................seven

....................heaven

diye biterdi. Sözleri yanlış hatırlıyor olabilirim, ne de olsa hazırlık ya da birinci sınıftaki basit İngilizcemizle öğrenmiştik.

Pesen hanım bize Sound of Music müzikalinden şarkılar (My Favorite Things, Doe A Deer...) ya da popüler ezgiler (Greenfields) öğretmişti, ama diğer şarkıları pek anımsamıyorum. Var mı belleği daha iyi olan?

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Binnur şarkının tam metnini Internet'te bulmuş. İşte şöyle:

This old man, he played one
He played knick-knack on my thumb
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played two
He played knick-knack on my shoe
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played three
He played knick-knack on my knee
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played four
He played knick-knack on my door
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played five
He played knick-knack on my hive
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played six
He played knick-knack on my sticks
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played seven
He played knick-knack up in heaven
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played eight
He played knick-knack on my gate
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played nine
He played knick-knack on my spine
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played ten
He played knick-knack once again
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
Gulnur Muradoglu dedi ki…
Ben soyle hatirliyorum:

This old man, hip nek one
Hip nek nik nek on my thumb
with a nik nek pediweck
Ivedek e bone
This old man must be rolling home.