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Trip upon trenchers, and dance upon dishes

by Anonymous (English nursery rhymes) traditional; recorded 17th–19th century

From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)

Mythology & Folklore

Trip upon trenchers, and dance upon dishes,
My mother sent me for some barm, some barm;
She bid me tread lightly, and come again quickly,
For fear the young men should do me some harm.
Yet didn't you see, yet didn't you see,
What naughty tricks they put upon me:

They broke my pitcher,
And spilt the water,
And huff'd my mother,
And chid her daughter,
And kiss'd my sister instead of me.

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Halliwell's class: Songs.

MLA

Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Trip upon trenchers, and dance upon dishes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/143/.

Chicago

Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Trip upon trenchers, and dance upon dishes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/143/.

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