Chill out, James. Try this Nursery Rhyme:Barber, barber,shave a pig.How mamy hairs will make a wig?Four and twenty, that’s enough.Give the barber a pinch of snuff.
Got this from “The Mother Goose Club”: “Diddle Diddle Dumpling was first printed in “The Newest Christmas Box,” published in London around 1797. The adage “Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling” is said to have been the cry of dumpling street peddlers. The rhyme is unusual in that it uses the formal name John, while other classic nursery rhymes use a diminutive, such as Jack."
Catfeet Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Who’s your daddy, James?
James Lindley Premium Member almost 13 years ago
How many people besides me recognize this nursery rhyme?
ChazNCenTex almost 13 years ago
I recognize it, studied it in a college class “Ancient Nursery Rhymes 101”. :-D
vldazzle almost 13 years ago
I remember reciting it as a child – “went to bed with his stockings on”? I believe is the next line.
Habogee almost 13 years ago
Like most of these old nursery rhymes, it prolly has to do with some disaster or plague.
kab2rb almost 13 years ago
Ruthie you surprise me, you can sit on James.
T_Lexi almost 13 years ago
I recognize it, too. Love the way Ruthie just knocks him flat and sits on him.
iced tea almost 13 years ago
Chill out, James. Try this Nursery Rhyme:Barber, barber,shave a pig.How mamy hairs will make a wig?Four and twenty, that’s enough.Give the barber a pinch of snuff.
snugharborman-catalog almost 13 years ago
Got this from “The Mother Goose Club”: “Diddle Diddle Dumpling was first printed in “The Newest Christmas Box,” published in London around 1797. The adage “Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling” is said to have been the cry of dumpling street peddlers. The rhyme is unusual in that it uses the formal name John, while other classic nursery rhymes use a diminutive, such as Jack."