Mythology & Folklore
My father he left me, just as he was able
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
My father he left me, just as he was able,
One bowl, one bottle, one lable,
Two bowls, two bottles, two lables,
Three, &c.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Charms.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “My father he left me, just as he was able.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/243/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “My father he left me, just as he was able.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/243/.
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