Hi. I Love Your comment. My MOM used to Sing it To ME TOO . I didn't know were it came From I am So Glad .I Know. Now God Bless. . Amen. Have a Beautiful Holiday
I understand completely. I started to sing it today to my dog babes, and burst into tears when I found this and thought of my Mom's great voice singing it.
My Mother used to sing me to sleep with this song, I’m not ashamed to say this made me cry I miss her so much but this song is our special Mother and Son song and it always will be.
My mother use to sing this wonderful song to me back in the 60's. She's gone now and that was many, many years ago. How nice it would be to hear sing it one more time, miss you Mom....
I'm 21. I'm not an oldie yet. I may never be. However, I, too, cried from this song. My mom used to sing a variation to us at bed. She would sing, "litte boy, you're tired, i know why you're blue, because you had a very busy day." Then she would say things relevant to the day like "but you had lot's of fun with (friend name), and played with Coco too (dog lol), little boy you had a busy day. Busy day!" On the last busy day, she would tickle us, and then after we laughed, she would smile and say, "I love you." She's still alive, but it's hard for me to picture a world without her, and I'm still crying somehow. Thank you, everyone, for sharing your stories. This song has truly affected us in a way we couldn't comprehend when we were younger.
My Dad sang this to me at bedtime when I was a child (I'm 59 now) and to both my older brothers when they were children too. He's been gone 12 years now.
To everyone of you who has commented, I feel the same. We are mostly kids born in the 40s and all miss our mums and dads and like many of you I am in my 80s.
My late father left for Hong Kong in 1949, before we could join him the Korean War broke out...we were not to see him for three years, sadness was never far from my heart at the missing of him, my beloved Grandfather, with whom we were staying, would sing this song to me - I thought he had composed it just for me......he sensed my sadness....listening to this evokes all those memories
After losing my sister recently to Covid I thought I'd never be able to find the words she reminded me of to this wonderful song sung to me by my mother over 70 years ago. The chills ran down my spine thinking of her and my dear mother singing to me each night as a child.
Catapulted back to my childhood. ❤️ My mom used to sing this to my baby brother and I am in tears listening to this - she also sang it to my little boy (he’s now 32) maybe one day I’ll sing it to my grandson ❣️I miss my Mom 💔
Among our great oldies that touched our hearts and remind us of how blessed we were, do you remember the alphabet song? A your Adorable, B your so Beautiful, C you are a cutie full of charms...? Precious to sing to your loved ones. I sing it to my poodle. 😄 when I was young a boyfriend sang it to me... and that is how I learned it. God Bless each of you!
My grandma used to sing this to me when I was a kid. I continued the tradition and sang this to both of my kids when they were little. I won’t be surprised if they end up singing this to their kids too.
This song is so reminiscent of my early childhood. My Mother used to sing it to my brother & I in the 1940s. I miss my Mum & Dad so much even tho I'm 77 years old myself now. I think, dream and reminisce of my childhood so often. Songs like this take me back to those wonderful carefree days....
I had this on a mixed l.p. record in the 1960s with other songs i miss.i cried like a baby just now hearing this, it reminded me of my childhood which was very very bad but music helped me through. I always wished for loving parents like the dad represented in this song .i never had a nice mom or dad they just got worse , i cried because i remember as a child being so full of hope for a change , i cried thinking of the terrible life i have had, i cried for my daughter who has bad health but i cried with happiness that i learned from my parents how to BE a wonderful loving supportive parent, to never verbally, physically, or sexually abuse my daughter all i hsd to do to achieve this was do OPPOSITE of EVERYTHING they did.
I'm 54 years old and I've never heard this song before. I just heard Jeff Goldblum sing a few bars on Good Morning America this afternoon and decided to look it up.
Like you Bryan, My mum used to sing me to sleep too, When mothers were real mothers..Kiddies don't get enough one to one...They are on computers and phones .. Aged 76 yrs... Up the canal without a paddle when your Mother goes... God bless...
Hello Geoffrey.How true are your words, age 70 in June Passed, Mum's been gone 7 years.I'm Still working. What are you doing in that pic, are you driving something?
Never forget my grandmother used to sing this to me. I remember the exact spot. Over 30 years ago and this popped back into my mind...never knew who sang it originally. Wow...how those memories hit you.
Little man you're cryin', I know why you're blue Someone took your kiddy-car away Better go to sleep now Little man you've had a busy day... Johnny won your marbles, tell you what we'll do Dad will get you new ones right away Better go to sleep now Little man you've had a busy day... You've been playin' soldier, the battle has been won The enemy is out of sight Come along there soldier, put away your gun The war is over for tonight... Time to stop your schemin', time your day was through Can't you hear the bugle softly say? Time you should be dreamin' Little man you've had a busy day... Time you should be dreamin' Little man you've had a busy day...
My mom used to sing me to sleep with this song when I was a little girl. Today would have been her 96th birthday. She made it to 94. I miss her every day.
My aunt used to sig this to my son was his was a baby. She's gone but not forgotten. This song brings tears to my eyes. Makes me think how much I miss her and the impact she had on both of my children.
My Mother also used to sing this to me and it still brought a tear to my eyes when I sang it to my grandchildren - I’m 78, such fond childhood memories are evoked by this song.
It's amazing this song brings people so much happiness from fond memories. I'm the same my nan used to sing this to me many years ago when I was a child it's one of those beautiful memories that will always stick with you. Miss you nan xx
I remember , I was around 4 or 5 years of age,....my mom, who had a lovely voice, would sing this song to me on my parents bed after we finished a favorite story book. She'd then roll me over, lift up my shirt and softly scratch my whole back as she sang. It was heaven. I barely made it to the end of the song before falling asleep. Those were the days. RIP mom & dad ....May we see each other again.
This song brings back so many happy memories from childhood. My mother had a lovely voice and I remember this bedtime song like it was yesterday instead of almost 70 years ago. I love you, Mom
My mother used to sing this to me as a lullaby. Just this evening I had my memory jarred when they played a few seconds of it in an off-beat movie ("Lost in Paris") I was watching. Previously, it never even occurred to me I might find it on RUclips, and I wasn't sure of the lyrics until hearing it again. Went right to my computer and found it. Thanks for posting.
i was a sick little boy (yellow fever )1 yr 0ld, my dad sang this to me i remember it well he brought me marbles in a bull durham tobaco sack, sat on side of bed and sing this to me, and when i here it makes my heart hurt..i am 87 yr. old, i never forget it
Like so many others who have commented, my mother sang me to sleep with this song so many times when I was little. She was a professional singer with a beautiful soprano voice, but I was never more touched by her singing than when I was soothed to sleep by it each night.
I have the Jack Payne and his Band original. Got it when I was eight, my uncle gave us his old record player with this and Beethoven's fifth! I'm 66 now an it still resonates.
..... Market Basing and were now once more on the main road. I hummed to myself softly the tune of “Little Man, You’ve had a Busy Day.” “Enjoyed yourself, Poirot?” I asked at last. the dumb witness by Agatha Christie brought me here
I was was born in 1945, post ww 2 era.But We we still very patriotic. As my Mother sang me this song visions of myself carrying my toy rifle then My Mother would say"put away your rifle the battle has been won the enemy is out of sight" about now I would feel my eyes closing. These kid today don't have a clue.
This song came into my head today and I wondered where it had come from and then I remembered my grandfather used to sing it to me when i was a boy. I am now 62. The Bing Crosby version is better
That's terriffic. My grandfather was Robert Duncan Coady, born in Maryhill 1920, Glasgow. He was with the Grenadiers, as a British Tank Commander in WWII, signed with Signals regiment, Glasgow, 1939.
* This Gonzaga alum is the consummate singer of these 20s 30s and 40s standards -- and especially of this one. Ausgezeichnet! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gonzaga_University_alumni
*Lyrics:* Little man, you're cryin', I know why you're blue Someone took your kiddy-car away You better go to sleep now Little man, you've had a busy day Johnny won your marbles, tell you what we'll do Dad'll get you new ones right away Better go to sleep now Little man, you've had a busy day You've been playin' soldier, the battle has been won The enemy is out of sight Come along there soldier, put away your gun The war is over for tonight Time to stop your schemin', time your day was through Can't you hear the bugle softly say Time you should be dreamin' Little man, you've had a busy day
My dad sang this to me when I was born 1949 & I sang it to my son born 1982.
My late Mum also sang this to me at bed time in the late 1940s, I am 74 and miss my her so much God bless Mum,
❤️
Same here
Me too. Jesus I miss her....
Hi. I Love Your comment. My MOM used to Sing it To ME TOO . I didn't know were it came From I am So Glad .I Know. Now God Bless. . Amen. Have a Beautiful Holiday
I understand completely. I started to sing it today to my dog babes, and burst into tears when I found this and thought of my Mom's great voice singing it.
I’m 77 and my dad sang this to me nearly every night. He was fantastic.
My Mother used to sing me to sleep with this song, I’m not ashamed to say this made me cry I miss her so much but this song is our special Mother and Son song and it always will be.
Me too, about 65 years ago. We always miss our mum.
My dad sang
I could say the same. She would also scratch my back as I went off to sleep. Love you mom.
mine too
Me too.
My father sang this to me 70 years ago. This is the first time I’ve played it and it made me cry. I miss him.
Paul Dreyfuss me too
Same here.
My grandma ..... Oh dear we're all in it!
Aww mate. Reminds me of a TV advert from the 90s here in the UK. Makes me cry too.
I know what you mean mate. Same here.
My Dad sang this to me and I still remember most of the words and now I am 83
My mother sang this to my younger brother, and I still remember most of the words. . . I'm 75.
My mother use to sing this wonderful song to me back in the 60's. She's gone now and that was many, many years ago. How nice it would be to hear sing it one more time, miss you Mom....
I'm 21. I'm not an oldie yet. I may never be. However, I, too, cried from this song.
My mom used to sing a variation to us at bed. She would sing, "litte boy, you're tired, i know why you're blue, because you had a very busy day."
Then she would say things relevant to the day like "but you had lot's of fun with (friend name), and played with Coco too (dog lol), little boy you had a busy day. Busy day!"
On the last busy day, she would tickle us, and then after we laughed, she would smile and say, "I love you."
She's still alive, but it's hard for me to picture a world without her, and I'm still crying somehow.
Thank you, everyone, for sharing your stories. This song has truly affected us in a way we couldn't comprehend when we were younger.
My Dad sang this to me at bedtime when I was a child (I'm 59 now) and to both my older brothers when they were children too. He's been gone 12 years now.
To everyone of you who has commented, I feel the same. We are mostly kids born in the 40s and all miss our mums and dads and like many of you I am in my 80s.
My late father left for Hong Kong in 1949, before we could join him the Korean War broke out...we were not to see him for three years, sadness was never far from my heart at the missing of him, my beloved Grandfather, with whom we were staying, would sing this song to me
- I thought he had composed it just for me......he sensed my sadness....listening to this evokes all those memories
my 82 year mom sang this to me as i drifted off to sleep. Thanks so much i wondered where this song came from!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After losing my sister recently to Covid I thought I'd never be able to find the words she reminded me of to this wonderful song sung to me by my mother over 70 years ago. The chills ran down my spine thinking of her and my dear mother singing to me each night as a child.
Catapulted back to my childhood. ❤️ My mom used to sing this to my baby brother and I am in tears listening to this - she also sang it to my little boy (he’s now 32) maybe one day I’ll sing it to my grandson ❣️I miss my Mom 💔
Among our great oldies that touched our hearts and remind us of how blessed we were, do you remember the alphabet song? A your Adorable, B your so Beautiful, C you are a cutie full of charms...? Precious to sing to your loved ones. I sing it to my poodle. 😄 when I was young a boyfriend sang it to me... and that is how I learned it. God Bless each of you!
My grandma used to sing this to me when I was a kid. I continued the tradition and sang this to both of my kids when they were little. I won’t be surprised if they end up singing this to their kids too.
This song is so reminiscent of my early childhood. My Mother used to sing it to my brother & I in the 1940s. I miss my Mum & Dad so much even tho I'm 77 years old myself now. I think, dream and reminisce of my childhood so often. Songs like this take me back to those wonderful carefree days....
Me too.
I can still see my lovely Daddy singing to my little brother .
This made me sob 😭
If he was here, Daddy would be laughin' at me. I'm 66 !!
This brings tears to my eyes. I remember my dad singing it to me many years ago. I am 73. Thanks.
I remember my Mother singing this song when I was little. It caught in my head a few days ago and I could not forget it. So great to hear it again.
I had this on a mixed l.p. record in the 1960s with other songs i miss.i cried like a baby just now hearing this, it reminded me of my childhood which was very very bad but music helped me through. I always wished for loving parents like the dad represented in this song .i never had a nice mom or dad they just got worse , i cried because i remember as a child being so full of hope for a change , i cried thinking of the terrible life i have had, i cried for my daughter who has bad health but i cried with happiness that i learned from my parents how to BE a wonderful loving supportive parent, to never verbally, physically, or sexually abuse my daughter all i hsd to do to achieve this was do OPPOSITE of EVERYTHING they did.
I'm 54 years old and I've never heard this song before. I just heard Jeff Goldblum sing a few bars on Good Morning America this afternoon and decided to look it up.
My Gram used to sing this to us kids when we spent the night. Such wonderful memories.
Ah yes, I remember this song from my wartime childhood. (Born 1938) Still miss my autie who sang this to me.
Like you Bryan,
My mum used to sing me to sleep too, When mothers were real mothers..Kiddies don't get enough one to one...They are on computers and phones .. Aged 76 yrs... Up the canal without a paddle when your Mother goes... God bless...
Hello Geoffrey.How true are your words, age 70 in June Passed, Mum's been gone 7 years.I'm Still working. What are you doing in that pic, are you driving something?
I sing this to my boys every night and they love it
Never forget my grandmother used to sing this to me. I remember the exact spot. Over 30 years ago and this popped back into my mind...never knew who sang it originally. Wow...how those memories hit you.
My mom sang this to me when I was 3-5 years of age, I remember asking her to sing it for me every day🙂 good times
My mum sang this to me .i am 86years old.She was the most wonderful mum
Thanks for this it has just brought back a happy special memory of my G'Ma singing this to me ..... back in the 1950's .. 🙂
My father sang this to me as a child, only in the 90s though great to know it stood the test of time, when I have kids they will be sung it too
My mom sang this to my brother when we were little and I only now found it 😊
Little man you're cryin', I know why you're blue
Someone took your kiddy-car away
Better go to sleep now
Little man you've had a busy day...
Johnny won your marbles, tell you what we'll do
Dad will get you new ones right away
Better go to sleep now
Little man you've had a busy day...
You've been playin' soldier, the battle has been won
The enemy is out of sight
Come along there soldier, put away your gun
The war is over for tonight...
Time to stop your schemin', time your day was through
Can't you hear the bugle softly say?
Time you should be dreamin'
Little man you've had a busy day...
Time you should be dreamin'
Little man you've had a busy day...
My mom used to sing me to sleep with this song when I was a little girl. Today would have been her 96th birthday. She made it to 94. I miss her every day.
My mum uses to sing this song to me before I went to bed in the the 1950s brings back a lot of memories.
My dad sang this for my younger brother. I am now 76 and still remember this very special song.
My aunt used to sig this to my son was his was a baby. She's gone but not forgotten. This song brings tears to my eyes. Makes me think how much I miss her and the impact she had on both of my children.
Thanks Mom, I miss you. I'm 65 now and I still remember and sing this song when I think of you!
My Mother also used to sing this to me and it still brought a tear to my eyes when I sang it to my grandchildren - I’m 78, such fond childhood memories are evoked by this song.
My dad used to sing this to me. Yeah, I cried.
It's amazing this song brings people so much happiness from fond memories. I'm the same my nan used to sing this to me many years ago when I was a child it's one of those beautiful memories that will always stick with you. Miss you nan xx
Our Aunt Mae sang that to us all the time when we were little.
Yeah my mom sang it to me too. Remember child is father to the man.
my mum used to play this on the piano to me in the early 50s
I remember , I was around 4 or 5 years of age,....my mom, who had a lovely voice, would sing this song to me on my parents bed after we finished a favorite story book. She'd then roll me over, lift up my shirt and softly scratch my whole back as she sang. It was heaven. I barely made it to the end of the song before falling asleep. Those were the days. RIP mom & dad ....May we see each other again.
This song brings back so many happy memories from childhood. My mother had a lovely voice and I remember this bedtime song like it was yesterday instead of almost 70 years ago. I love you, Mom
Dad sung this to me too. I remembered every word. He had such a terrific voice. I miss him so much, but this brings back such fond memories.
My Mum used to sing this to us - brought back memories. I sang it to my son too, time goes by so quickly!
My mother used to sing this to me as a lullaby. Just this evening I had my memory jarred when they played a few seconds of it in an off-beat movie ("Lost in Paris") I was watching. Previously, it never even occurred to me I might find it on RUclips, and I wasn't sure of the lyrics until hearing it again. Went right to my computer and found it. Thanks for posting.
Bing the best of the best ever
Agree and at his best here. Such exquisite phrasing.
How we all seem to remember this song with such fondness! I too, out of the blue, began humming it as I heard it about 80 years ago!
Thanks Mom and Dad for singing me to sleep to this song in the late sixties. Rest with Jesus 🙏
i was a sick little boy (yellow fever )1 yr 0ld, my dad sang this to me i remember it well he brought me marbles in a bull durham tobaco sack, sat on side of bed and sing this to me, and when i here it makes my heart hurt..i am 87 yr. old, i never forget it
Like so many others who have commented, my mother sang me to sleep with this song so many times when I was little. She was a professional singer with a beautiful soprano voice, but I was never more touched by her singing than when I was soothed to sleep by it each night.
Still a lovely song....still touching one's heart....
My grandfather sang this song to me all the time. I passed away last night and I'm not coping. This sing makes me feel closer to him again.....
played this for my grandfather, so wholesome. ❤️❤️
I have the Jack Payne and his Band original. Got it when I was eight, my uncle gave us his old record player with this and Beethoven's fifth! I'm 66 now an it still resonates.
..... Market Basing and were now once more on the main road. I hummed to
myself softly the tune of “Little Man, You’ve had a Busy Day.”
“Enjoyed yourself, Poirot?” I asked at last.
the dumb witness by Agatha Christie brought me here
My grammy sang this to me and now I sing it to my grandchildren.
Thanks, I've been searching it for ages :)
I was was born in 1945, post ww 2 era.But We we still very patriotic. As my Mother sang me this song visions of myself carrying my toy rifle then My Mother would say"put away your rifle the battle has been won the enemy is out of sight" about now I would feel my eyes closing. These kid today don't have a clue.
My mom used to sing this to me over 60 years ago. Only the middle eight was about a playing cowboy instead of soldier. Still brings a tear to my eye.
I'm 46 and when I was little my Dad used to sing it to me (lyrics changed to Little Girl) when I was tired. Miss him so much...
Memories of my great grandmother
Thank you for reply Kim, It shows that parenting comes first ,congratulations my age 76.. Geoff
This song came into my head today and I wondered where it had come from and then I remembered my grandfather used to sing it to me when i was a boy. I am now 62. The Bing Crosby version is better
My father used to sing for my brother to sleep
my mom used to sing this song to me when i was a youn gone. I now know where she got it from. Sweet.
From Indiana?
My dad would sing this to me at bed time along with the Skye boat song, I would give anything to hear him sing these songs one more time
My Mum sang this to me in the 50's
Hello Aussie Pilot 1974.My Mum's maiden name was Elizabeth Drummond Fraser, grandfather Robert Fraser, 1914-18 Seaforth Highlander.
That's terriffic. My grandfather was Robert Duncan Coady, born in Maryhill 1920, Glasgow. He was with the Grenadiers, as a British Tank Commander in WWII, signed with Signals regiment, Glasgow, 1939.
My father sang this to me in the 90’s great to know it crosses generations.
My nan sang to me in the late 80s. Now I sing it for my son
My mom sang it to me in the late 50's and very early sixties
I remember this in the middle 1930s. Guess my age!
just watched master harold and the boys
ending makes you feel some type of way
*
This Gonzaga alum is the consummate singer of these 20s 30s and 40s standards
-- and especially of this one. Ausgezeichnet!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gonzaga_University_alumni
*Lyrics:*
Little man, you're cryin', I know why you're blue
Someone took your kiddy-car away
You better go to sleep now
Little man, you've had a busy day
Johnny won your marbles, tell you what we'll do
Dad'll get you new ones right away
Better go to sleep now
Little man, you've had a busy day
You've been playin' soldier, the battle has been won
The enemy is out of sight
Come along there soldier, put away your gun
The war is over for tonight
Time to stop your schemin', time your day was through
Can't you hear the bugle softly say
Time you should be dreamin'
Little man, you've had a busy day
I sang this to my boys over 40 years ago and now sing it to my grandson