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Here am I, little jumping Joan

by Anonymous (English nursery rhymes) traditional; recorded 17th–19th century

From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)

Mythology & Folklore

Here am I, little jumping Joan;
When nobody's with me,
I'm always alone.

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Codex Note

Halliwell's class: Paradoxes.

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