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Little boy, pretty boy, where was you born?

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)

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Little boy, pretty boy, where was you born?
In Lincolnshire, master: come blow the cow's horn.
A half-penny pudding, a penny pie,
A shoulder of mutton, and that love I.

My father and mother,
My uncle and aunt,
Be all gone to Norton,
But little Jack and I.

A little bit of powdered beef,
And a great net of cabbage,
The best meal I have had to-day,
Is a good bowl of porridge.

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Halliwell's class: Local.

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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Little boy, pretty boy, where was you born?” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/600/.

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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Little boy, pretty boy, where was you born?” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/600/.

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