Mythology & Folklore
Darby and Joan were dress'd in black
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Darby and Joan were dress'd in black,
Sword and buckle behind their back;
Foot for foot, and knee for knee,
Turn about Darby's company.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Relics. [A marching air.]
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Darby and Joan were dress'd in black.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/627/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Darby and Joan were dress'd in black.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/627/.
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