Mythology & Folklore
I am a gold lock.
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
I am a gold lock.
I am a gold key.
I am a silver lock.
I am a silver key.
I am a brass lock.
I am a brass key.
I am a lead lock.
I am a lead key.
I am a monk lock.
I am a monk key!
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Games.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “I am a gold lock.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/293/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “I am a gold lock.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/293/.
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