Mythology & Folklore
A little old man and I fell out
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
A little old man and I fell out;
How shall we bring this matter about?
Bring it about as well as you can,
Get you gone, you little old man!
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Gaffers and Gammers.
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