"Buckingham Palace" (Ann Stephens, 1941)

[ryansand123]

I remember this song i was a young girl when this first came out i was five yrs old and they play this on changing guard day! in 1934

[Stuartmills7uk]

My Nan used to sing this to me too. Wonderful song. :-)

[servantsk7]

I remember an old record that had about a dozen of A. A. Milne's poems set to music. It included this one & others like "Christopher Robin is Saying His Prayers", "The King's Breakfast" "Halfway Down" and others. I think the name of it was "Tell Me a Story" and on the reverse side if I remember correctly it had the soundtrack for "Hans Christian Anderson". I really wish I could locate a copy of it. The songs are still part of my childhood memories after all these years. Does any 1 have info?

[GottaLoveWebkinzlid]

I named my hamster Alice, haha! :)

[Fifburke]

I still have the record!!

[palonejr]

A soldiers life is terrible hard...

Bobby..

[gabytomson561]

What a load of bollocks

[bondsee]

@gabytomson561 lololololololololollolololo

[MyBelly1000]

takes me back to when I was a kid, so nostalgic

[wolkowy1]

I'm happy to find this wonderful piece in youtube. Thanks for uploading.

[palonejr]

I often think of this song when I go to work as a Security Guard.

I grew up listening to this song on Cpt. Kangaroo

Mr Green Jeans, where are you?

Bobby...

[salinagrrrl69]

@palonejr I remember it on Cptn.Roo Too!

[Strawberry7Lynn]

2 December 2010: Aww, bless her. She'll be 78 now, if she's still alive

[anonUK]

@Strawberry7Lynn

Sadly, no, according to Wikipedia she died in 1966.

[palonejr]

A soldiers life is terrible hard.

Thanks

Bobby...

[conordublin77]

scary little girl

[timsalinas]

I also remember this song from Captain Kangaroo. It's been over 30 years since I last heard it. Brings back great memories. Thanks

[flossybonks]

i loved this song as a kid xxx

[nastyfukker]

their changing the gaurd down at bukkinghams palace

christopher robin goes down on alice

alice in wonderland winnie the pooh

its not just a brothel its more like a zoo

thought alice

[nastyfukker]

their changing gaurds at bukinghams palace

christoprer robin went down with alice

alice is banging the youngsters she meets

baning so loudly left stains on her sheets

said alice

[WhoOnEarthAreYou]

I had a tape with all old children's songs called "Hello Children Everywhere" Used to listen to it over and over again. This was on it.

[peroxidekitty]

@WhoOnEarthAreYou Heh, me too. I got a CD with half the songs on when I was 18(I'm 22 now) but, it doesn't have when father papered the parlor or grandfather clock. Shame really.

[itchycoopark2]

I'm still looking for the one from the captain's show..

[palonejr]

I think I joined the Army because I watched the changing of the Guard on CPT. Kangaroo.

Which was good for me.

Bobby

8TH ID

8TH ID = 8TH Infantry Division for you civilians!

[saluteforever]

this child has a sweet voice!!

[saluteforever]

I've never heard this before so cute!!!

[palonejr]

Wow, I watched this on CPT Kangaroo!

What is ironic is that now I am a Guard!

Maybe because of this song?

Great song

Thanks for posting

Bobby

8TH ID

[bondsee]

christopher robin went down on alice

[centurygardens31]

@bondsee sicko!!!!

[duganfry]

It brought back memories and I don't know where I heard it from when I was around 4 or 5 years old but I loved the ditty. Great song that has stuck with me still after all these years. I thought maybe I imagined it.

[britpete]

Who the fuck is Alice?

[bondsee]

loader bollocks

[94Heartagram]

how sad

[Crypussie]

boo hoo

[Crypussie]

Theyre changing clothes at buckingham palace

christopher Robin still blows on alice

Alice in wonderland- winnie the pooh

its not just a brothel its also a zoo

thought alice

[Crypussie]

Their changing gaurds at Buckingham palace

Christopher Robin goes down on Alice

Alice reminded a few of her troops

'making me come is like jumping thru hoops'

for alice

[Crypussie]

They're changing gaurds at Buckingham palace

Christopher Robin went down on Alice

Alice explained to her favorite young dude

'getting me pregnant would be rather rude'

to alice

[Crypussie]

Their changing guards at Buckingham palace

Christopher Robin goes down on Alice

love me or leave me it all feels the same, the one thing that matters is both of us came

sez alice

[Crypussie]

Their changing guards at Buckingham palace

Christopher Robin goes down on Alice

what did you say to me

was that a sneeze?

looks like you caught my veneral disease

thought alice

[Crypussie]

Their changing guards at Buckingham palace

Christopher Robin goes down on Alice

Alice is banging with most of her friends

banging for hours gives alice the bends

sez alice

[Crypussie]

Their changing guards at Buckingham palace

Christopher Robin goes down on Alice

Alice is doing the young men she meets

under their trousers are wonderfull treats

sez alice

[greenphantom]

They're changing sex at Buckingham Palace;

Christopher Robin is now called Alice.

:)

[Crypussie]

sez alice : )

[firestartertwistedfi]

i heard a wonderful version of this with a piano accompaniment, anyone have it?

[alicelopeman]

my grandma and mum use to sing this to me when i was little! and i used to march around and sing "said alice" at the end of each verse

thanks for posting this

[kirkbooth]

The grave of the girl who inspired the character of alice can be found in Guestling, East Sussex.

[randance1]

Count me in for Captain Kangaroo..and all the way up to 2008: Coldstream Guards performing this on tour at Wheaton College in IL-really good! Two of the bandsmen protrayed guards as Drum Major called out commands. I recalled how much I enjoyed this little tuen-so happy to find it again! Thank you!

[carolineisreallycool]

this was on the Junior Choice tape that was always in my car :) I feel 5 again :D

[ShamrocksGetYouHigh]

@carolineisreallycool thank you! i couldnt remember where I had heard all of these songs now i know it was junior choice!

[heinkle1]

Wikipedia says Ann Stephens died in 1966, when she was only 34/35 - does anyone know why she was so young?

[vurtuality]

Quite amazing, thank you.

[xxmemmasxx]

Thank you so much for putting this up! I know I'm just echoing what has already been said, but my mother used to sing this to me when I was little, and I loved it. I recently introduced to to an American friend when my whole family, after a bottle or two of wine, burst into song! He's now converted :)

[skahoovey]

My mum would sing this song to me when I was a child. She must have been four or five when Ann Stephens was recorded. Thanks so much for loading this. You are what You Tube is all about!

[perhapscontraption]

so so glad you put this up! i used to listen to this all the time when I was tiny...and it just popped into my head again after years buried in memory....thankyou

[MrGRBalls]

lovely... im irish but my granny is english and she used to sing this after a gin or two when i was a kid years ago. brilliant, thanks for posting its brought back a lot of great memories :)

[itchycoopark2]

I love this .. do you have the one that was done on captain kangaroo .. it sounded like danny kaye..

thank you for posting..

[csbntruck]

heard it on captain kangeroo

[RReady555]

Think I may have, too...think the Moose sang along. ;)

-RR

[knapsuck]

this is wonderfully mad british.

[VABkWrm]

@csbntruck Yup- me too!

[oddsox85]

i'm so glad I found this - started singing it today and my husband didn't believe it was a real song - he thought I'd made it up! My gran used to sing it too!

[RReady555]

Thanks for visiting! Everybody knows Milne's "Winnie the Pooh" stories but his great poems are much less known...this is a fun piece, most kids love it. ;)

Best wishes,

-RR

[gravyfury]

@oddsox85

8 years ago a customer of mine had it on his answering machine and I have been looking for it 8 years.

[40thegardener]

Thank you for putting this on I have been looking everywhere for it to use on a project fpr my grand daughter

[RReady555]

So glad you appreciate it!

Best,

-RR

[crayonpafc]

Im 16 now and my grandma used to sing this to me before I went to sleep when I was little, I love it so much!

[RReady555]

Glad to hear that! It's a charming and wonderful piece.

take care,

-RR

[MADDYTY99]

brilliant my daughter loves this

[RReady555]

Glad this fun performance & poetry's reaching a new generation!

Best,

-RR

[mrdee11091]

thank you..

[RReady555]

My pleasure, mate. A neat, vintage number...

[kenjn60]

Wonderfully cute! Thanx!

[RReady555]

Thank you! It's been a long time since we've had a good children's march... ;)

-RR