Mythology & Folklore
Cuckoo, cherry tree
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Cuckoo, cherry tree,
Catch a bird, and give it to me;
Let the tree be high or low,
Let it hail, rain, or snow.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Games. [A game at ball.]
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