Mythology & Folklore

Sing jigmijole, the pudding-bowl

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

Sing jigmijole, the pudding-bowl,
The table and the frame;
My master he did cudgel me
For speaking of my dame.

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Halliwell's class: Jingles.

MLA

Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Sing jigmijole, the pudding-bowl.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/410/.

Chicago

Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Sing jigmijole, the pudding-bowl.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/410/.

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