Tongue Twister Song (One Flea Fly Flew; A Flea and a Fly)

DESCRIPTION: "One flea fly flew up the flue, the other flea fly flew down (x3), Oh glory, glory how peculiar." "One sly snake slid up the slide, the other sly snake slid down." "One big bug bled black blood, the other big bug bled blue." And so forth
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 2014 (Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: wordplay bug campsong
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 167, "Tongue Twister Song" (notes only)
DT, GLORYPEC

Roud #19921
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "John Brown's Body" (tune) and references there
File: ACSF167T

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