Mythology & Folklore

Girls and boys, come out to play

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

Girls and boys, come out to play,
The moon doth shine as bright as day;
Leave your supper, and leave your sleep,
And come with your playfellows into the street.
Come with a whoop, come with a call,
Come with a good will or not at all.
Up the ladder and down the wall,
A halfpenny roll will serve us all.
You find milk, and I'll find flour,
And we'll have a pudding in half an hour.

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Halliwell's class: Relics.

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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Girls and boys, come out to play.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/610/.

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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Girls and boys, come out to play.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/610/.

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