That song the children sang in The Birds

 You know the scene where Tippi Hedren is smoking a cigarette outside the school as more and more birds start landing on the jungle gym? And the children inside are singing that song. Man, I hate that song.

I assumed it was something they made up for the movie, but, no.  I googled it. The song was originally  about a man brutally beating his wife, but the kids sang a cleaned-up version:

‘Risseldy Rosseldy’ in The Birds

I married my wife in the month of June,
Risseldy rosseldy, now, now, now,
I brought her home by the light of the moon,
Risseldy rosseldy, heyjohnny dosselty,
Nickety nackety, rustical quality,
Willickey wallackey now, now, now.

She combed her hair but once a year,
Risseldy rosseldy, now, now, now,
With every stroke, she shed a tear,
Risseldy rosseldy, heyjohnny dosselty,
Rustical quality, risseldy rosseldy,
Now, now, now.

I brought her home by the light of the moon,
Risselty-rosselty, heyjohnny dosselty,
Nickety-nackety, rustical quality,
Willickey-wallackey now, now, now.

She combed her hair but once a year,
Risseldy rosseldy, now, now, now,
With every stroke, she shed a tear,
Risseldy rosseldy, heyjohnny dosselty,
Nickety nackety, rustical quality,
Willickey wallackey now, now, now.

She swept up the floor but once a year,
Risseldy rosseldy, now, now, now,
She said that brooms were much too dear,
Risseldy rosseldy, heyjohnny dosselty,
Nickety nackety, rustical quality,
Willickey wallackey now, now, now.

She churned the butter in her dad’s old boot,
Risseldy rosseldy, now, now, now,
And for a catch, she used her foot,
Risseldy rosseldy, heyjohnny dosselty,
Nickety nackety, rustical quality,
Willickey wallackey now, now, now.

The butter, it came out a grisly grey,
Risseldy-rosseldy, now, now, now,
The cheese took legs and ran away,
Risseldy rosseldy, heyjohnny dosselty,
Nickety nackety, rustical quality,
Willickey wallackey now, now, now.

She let the critter get away,
Risseldy rosseldy, heyjohnny dosselty,
Nickety nackety, rustical quality,
Willickey wallackey now, now, now.

I asked my wife to wash the floor,
Risseldy rosseldy, now, now, now,
She gave me my hat and she showed me the door,
Risseldy rosseldy, heyjohnny dosselty,
Nickety nackety, rustical quality,
Now, now, now.

I married my wife in the month of June,
Risseldy rosseldy, now, now, now,
I brought her home by the light of the moon,
Risseldy rosseldy, heyjohnny dosselty,
Nickety nackety, rustical quality,
Willickey wallackey now, now, now.

She combed her hair but once a year,
Risseldy rosseldy, heyjohnny dosselty,
Nickety nackety, rustical quality,
Willickey wallackey now, now, now,
Risseldy rosseldy, now, now, now.