Mythology & Folklore
Diddledy, diddledy, dumpty
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Diddledy, diddledy, dumpty;
The cat ran up the plum-tree.
I'll lay you a crown
I'll fetch you down;
So diddledy, diddledy, dumpty.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Jingles.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Diddledy, diddledy, dumpty.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/405/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Diddledy, diddledy, dumpty.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/405/.
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