Mythology & Folklore
Hey diddle, dinketty, poppety, pet
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Hey diddle, dinketty, poppety, pet,
The merchants of London they wear scarlet;
Silk in the collar, and gold in the hem,
So merrily march the merchantmen.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Jingles.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Hey diddle, dinketty, poppety, pet.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/418/.
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