Mythology & Folklore
Daffy-down-dilly has come up to town
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Daffy-down-dilly has come up to town,
In a yellow petticoat, and a green gown.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Relics.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Daffy-down-dilly has come up to town.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/623/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Daffy-down-dilly has come up to town.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/623/.
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