Kelly's cow has got no tail
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382024)
Rockingham, Australia
January 3, 2019 6:55am CST
I was moving things around in our large cupboard and came across some LP and 78 rpm records. One title caught my eye and I could immediately recall the words and the tune from when we would play such records on a wind-up gramophone.
The title of the song was Kelly’s Cow Has Got No Tail. It seems a bit of a strange subject to write a song about. The first verse goes:
Kelly’s cow has got no tail and the flies all found it out
Kelly’s cow has got no tail and the flies chase her about
Oh they drink her milk and they blow her horn
You can hear the boys all shout
Kelly’s cow has got no tail and the flies all found it out
On the flip side is The Girl I Left Behind Me. The songs are sung by the ‘Flanagan Brothers with Novelty Accompaniment’.
Sometimes it doesn’t take much to transport you back to your childhood, does it?
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jan 19
What I love about the fact that old songs can take me back to my childhood is that usually the song triggers a very specific memory, something in our brains that was happening when we first heard the song, or when we listened to it during special moments. There are certain songs that as soon as I hear them, they take me back to specific moments in my past, moments that are so etched in my brain that I can remember precisely what I was wearing, what I was doing, and who I was with. Sometimes, listening to an old song can also trigger certain smells or feelings.
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Jan 19
@JudyEv That's for sure! And some of us are still using the first generation computers from back in the early days of computing! haha
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@JudyEv (382024)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jan 19
@moffittjc Some of us have better search engines than others.
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@JudyEv (382024)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jan 19
I can remember things from long ago but forget things that happened yesterday.
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
4 Jan 19
But it's fun to listen or see. I found a Viewmaster prints my Mother had made of events that's important to me. I saw that it still worked! So I watched it and was transported back in time fondly. Everyone has passed in the family now, except for a few relatives and friends...that's the sad thing of getting old, people leave you for heaven. But to be transported back in time is priceless.
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@JudyEv (382024)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Jan 19
@oahuwriter It is indeed. Very special.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
4 Jan 19
@JudyEv
But to be transported to one of the most happiest times in your past is sooo nice! 
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@snowy22315 (208885)
• United States
3 Jan 19
Funny...I used to listen to a lot of records as a kid and can remember them to this day.
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@JudyEv (382024)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jan 19
Maybe we played them over and over and weren't continually getting bombarded with new ones.
@allknowing (153530)
• India
3 Jan 19
Most nursery rhymes have an element of cruelty and this song I know is not a nursery rhyme but is cruel too. Wonder what the logic is behind all this.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jan 19
It happens all too frequently as one gets older.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
3 Jan 19
I was justthinking, that sounds like a kids song
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
3 Jan 19
Very true. Especially when you have kids. They help to recall childhood days every now and then
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
3 Jan 19
@JudyEv this is nice...these memories keep the spark of life high
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@wolfgirl569 (135722)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Jan 19
That would be a fun song for kids.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
3 Jan 19
No it doesn't. It feels good to be transported back.Poor Kelly's cow..
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