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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 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.
A version of this rhyme was first published in 1731 in England. Christmas Is Coming: United States 1885 [24] Origin unknown, the lyrics begin appearing in print in 1885. Did You Ever See a Lassie? United Kingdom United States 1909 [25] First published in 1909, in Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft ...
One modern version is: Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John, Went to bed with his trousers on; One shoe off, and the other shoe on, Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John. [1] Alternate versions include: Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his britches on. One shoe off, and one shoe on; Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John. [2]
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.
"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. The rhyme has been seen as having religious and historical significance, but its origins and meaning are disputed.
According to Peter and Iona Opie, the earliest version of this rhyme appeared in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book (c. 1744), which recorded only the first four lines. The full version was included in Mother Goose's Melody (c. 1765). [2] To 'sing for one's supper' was a proverbial phrase by the seventeenth century. [3]
The earliest version to resemble the modern one is from Mother Goose's Melody published in London around 1765. [1] 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".