Mythology & Folklore
Tiddle liddle lightum
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Tiddle liddle lightum,
Pitch and tar;
Tiddle liddle lightum,
What's that for?
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Jingles.
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