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Later research, according to The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1951), suggests that the lyrics are illustrating a scene of three respectable townsfolk "watching a dubious sideshow at a local fair". [4] By around 1830 the reference to maids was being removed from the versions printed in nursery books.
The rhyme is first recorded in The Newest Christmas Box published in London around 1797. It may be derived from 'Diddle, diddle, diddle Dumpling', a traditional street cry of hot dumpling sellers. [1]
The Kingston Trio recorded the song as "A Round About Christmas", on their album The Last Month of the Year released in 1960. [6] [16] [17] A calypso sounding version was featured on the 1979 album John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together [18] and a loose, jazzy piano-based arrangement was featured in the musical score of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
The earliest printing of the song has published lyrics similar to those used today, but with a different tune. Rub-a-dub-dub: Great Britain 1798 [88] One early recorded version is in Christmas Box, published in London in 1798. Shabondama 'シャボン玉' or 'Soap Bubbles' Japan 1922: Composed by Shinpei Nakayama with lyrics written by Ujō ...
This Christmas, but his want wherewith says nay. The reference in the first line here is to stakes or forfeits in contemporary games of cards. [5] Once the rhyme entered the nursery repertoire it was frequently included in collections of such lore and tunes were then fitted to it.
"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" is an English nursery rhyme. The rhyme has been seen as having religious and historical significance, but its origins and meaning are disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19626.
Children's literature portal 'I Had a Little Nut Tree' is an English language nursery rhyme.It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3749. The song mentions a visit by the daughter of the King of Spain to request nutmeg and a pear.
The additional lines that include (arguably) the more acceptable ending for children with the survival of the cat are in James Orchard Halliwell's Nursery Rhymes of England, where the cat is pulled out by "Dog with long snout". [3] Several names are used for the malevolent Johnny Green, including Tommy O' Linne (1797) and Tommy Quin (c. 1840). [1]