A CUTE LITTLE RHYME FROM - from 1943 (my birth year):
Oh, mairzy doats and dozy doats and little lambsy divey A kiddle divey, too. Wouldn't you? Oh, mairzy doats and dozy doats and little lambsy divey
(Oh, Mares eat oats, and does eat oats, and little lambs eat Ivey. A kid'll eat Ivey, too, wouldn't you?) A kiddle divey, too. Wouldn't you? If the words sound queer and funny to your ear, A little bit jumbled and jivey. Say, "Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy." Oh, mairzy doats and dozy doats and little lambsy divey A kiddle divey, too. Wouldn't you? Oh, mairzy doats and dozy doats and little lambsy divey A kiddle divey, too. Wouldn't you?
