Mythology & Folklore
As I was going up the hill
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
As I was going up the hill,
I met with Jack the piper,
And all the tunes that he could play
Was "Tie up your petticoats tighter."
I tied them once, I tied them twice,
I tied them three times over;
And all the songs that he could sing
Was "Carry me safe to Dover."
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Songs.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “As I was going up the hill.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/161/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “As I was going up the hill.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/161/.
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