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The nursery rhyme is a form of teaching such associations in folklore: for individuals raised with such social codes, the phrase "rub-a-dub-dub" alone could stand in for gossip or innuendo without communicating all of the details.
The rhyme first appeared in print in Songs for the Nursery. Little Robin Redbreast: Great Britain 1744 [60] First mentioned in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book. Little Tommy Tucker: Great Britain 1744 [61] First mentioned in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book. London Bridge Is Falling Down 'My Fair Lady' or 'London Bridge' Great Britain 1744 [62]
One modern version is: Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John, Went to bed with his trousers on; One shoe off, and the other shoe on, Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.
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The expression bunting is a term of endearment that may also imply 'plump'. [2] A version of the rhyme was published in 1731 in England. [5] A version in Songs for the Nursery 1805 had the longer lyrics: [citation needed]
No proof has been found that the rhyme was known before the 18th century, while Mary I of England (Mary Tudor) and Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), were contemporaries in the 16th century. [1] [2] Like many nursery rhymes, it has acquired various historical explanations.
This is a list of English-language playground songs. Playground songs are often rhymed lyrics that are sung. Most do not have clear origin, were invented by children and spread through their interactions such as on playgrounds.
Anthony Horowitz used the rhyme as the organising scheme for the story-within-a-story in his 2016 novel Magpie Murders and in the subsequent television adaptation of the same name. [17] The nursery rhyme's name was used for a book written by Mary Downing Hahn, One for Sorrow: A Ghost Story. The book additionally contains references to the ...