It's midnight on the ocean, not a streetcar in sight. The sun is shining bright because it rained all day last

Question

Last night. Need help with this riddle.

Answer 1

So what exactly is the question?

Answer 2

midnight on the "ocean".. well, thats good that theres no streetcar in sight. If it was a STREETcar, it doesnt belong on the ocean at midnight, I wouldnt think

Answer 3

reminds of the song a pleaded with my mom to sing over and over again. It is an Irish ditti.

I was born in the month of Dublin

in the city of July

it was raining cats and dogs

the streets were very dry

my father was a bricklayer

he worked the Bangor boats

I met a man who

sang me an Irish dance

he was from Tipperary

a few miles out of France

Patty McGinty's goat got sick last night

it died the night before

actually I think I messed up. Anyone know this song?

Answer 4

We believe that the following excerpts represent a few of the lyrics that are sometimes called "Ain't We Crazy" (reportedly written or adapted by Haywire Mac) and "A Barefoot Boy With Shoes On" (written by Asa Martin). The lyrics presented here may be abbreviated (incomplete), and there are also many different versions and alterations of the song that have been developed over the years. We cannot present them all, nor are we certain of their accuracy as originally written. But one thing we are certain about is that the words are very confusing, proving the point that what you say may not make very much sense when you've had too much alcohol to drink! A similar song called "Ain't We Crazy" is also included in an abbreviated version below.

(CHORUS):

Ain't we crazy--oh ain't we crazy

This is the way we pass the time away

Ain't we crazy--oh ain't we crazy

We're gonna sing this song all night today

It was midnight on the ocean

Not a streetcar was in sight

As I stepped into a drugstore

To buy myself a light

The man behind the counter

Was a woman old and gray

Who used to peddle shoestrings

On the road to mandalay

Good evening sir the woman said

Her eyes were bright with tears

As she put her head between her feet

And stood that way for years

Her children, six, were orphans

Except one tiny tot

Who lived in a house across the street

Upon a vacant lot

It was midnight on the ocean

Not a horse car was in sight

The sun was shining brightly

For it rained all day that night

Twas summer in the winter

And the rain was snowing fast

While a barefoot boy with shoes on

Stood sitting in the grass

The cows were making cowlicks

The bells were ringing wet

The bumblebees were making bums

And smoking cigarettes

A man stepped in a stable

And came out a little hoarse

So he jumped upon his golf club

And rode around the course

The sky was dark and gloomy

While the sun was shining bright

The lightning and the thunder

Danced around with all their might

The moon it cast a shadow

Tho the air was black as night

And everything that you could see

Was hidden out of sight

The crickets played their mouth harps

While a frog played on it's drum

And dogs barked to the music

While the hummingbirds did hum

Horseflies galloped to the beat

And mayflies did their dance

And insects of all kinds

Lined up to wait their chance

Alternate Versions -- also called "Barefoot Boy":

It was midnight on the ocean

Not a streetcar was in sight

The sun was shining brightly

And it rained all day that night

It was a summer's day in winter

And the rain was snowing fast

And a barefoot boy with shoes on

Stood sitting in the grass

And the cows were making cowslips

And the bells were ringing wet

The bumble bees were making bums

And smoking cigarettes

A man went in a stable

And came out a little ho(a)rse

He jumped upon his golfstick

And rode all around the course

It was midnight on the ocean

Not a horsecart was in sight

I went into a drugstore

To get myself a light

The man behind the counter

Was a lady old and gray

Who used to peddle shoestrings

On the road to Mandalay

"My husband's dead" the lady said

Her eyes were dry with tears

She put her head between her feet

And stood that way for years

Her children, six, were orphans

Except one tiny tot

Who lived in a house across the street

Above a vacant lot

It was evening and the sunrise

Was just setting in the west;

And the fishes in the treetops

Were all cuddled in their nests.

As the wind was blowing bubbles,

Lightning shot from left to right;

Everything that you could see

Had been hidden out of sight

As I gazed through the oaken door

A whale went drifting by

It's six legs hanging in the air

So I kissed that girl goodbye.

This story has a moral

As you can plainly see

Don't mix your gin with whiskey

On the deep and dark blue sea. Another alternate version: Now, I know a little ditty,

It's as crazy as can be.

The guy who wrote it said he wanted it,

And handed it to me.

I found I couldn't use it

Because it sounded blue,

And that's the very reason why

I'm handing it to you.

It's a song the alligators sing

While coming through the rye,

As they serenade the elephants

Up in the trees so high.

The iceman hums this ditty

As he shovels in the coal,

And the monkeys join the chorus

Up around the nothern pole.

Ain't we crazy,

Ain't we crazy,

This is the way we pass the time away.

Ain't we crazy,

Ain't we crazy,

We're going to sing this song all night today.

It was midnight on the ocean,

Not a streetcar was in sight,

And the sun was shining brightly,

For it rained all day that night.

'Twas a summer night in winter,

And the rain was snowing fast,

And a barefoot boy with shoes on

Stood a-sitting in the grass.

It was evening and the rising sun

Was setting in the west.

The little fishes in the trees

Were huddled in their nest.

The rain was pouring down

And the moon was shining bright,

And everything that you could see

Was hidden out of sight.

The cows were making cowslips

And the bells were ringing wet,

And the bumblebees were making bums

And smoking cigarettes.

And a man slept in a stable

And came out a little ho(a)rse,

So he hopped upon his golf sticks

And drove all around the course.

Ain't we crazy,

Ain't we crazy,

This is the way we pass the time away.

Ain't we crazy,

Ain't we crazy,

We're goin' to sing this song all night today.

It was midnight on the ocean,

Not a horsecar was in sight

As I stepped into the drugstore

To get myself a light.

The man behind the counter

Was a woman old and gray

Who used to peddle shoestrings

On the road to Mandalay.

"Good evening, sir," the woman said,

And her eyes were bright with tears

As she put her head beneath her feet

And stood that way for years.

Her children, six, were orphans,

Except one tiny tot

Who lived in a house across the street

Above a vacant lot.

Ain't we crazy,

Ain't we crazy,

But this is the way we pass the time away.

Ain't we crazy,

Ain't we crazy,

We're going to sing this song all night today.