Little Tommy Tinker

DESCRIPTION: Round. "Little Tommy Tinker sat on a clinker And he began to cry, MA! MA! Poor little innocent guy/boy."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Harbin-Parodology)
KEYWORDS: nonballad injury campsong
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REFERENCES (8 citations):
Harbin-Parodology, #331, p. 81, "Little Tommy Tinker" (1 text, 1 tune)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 277, 285, 437, 447, 516, 518, "Little Tommy Tinker" (notes only)
Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo, p. 23, "(Tommy Tinker sat on a clinker)" (1 text)
Rodeheaver-SociabilitySongs, p. 71, "Little Tommy Tinker" (1 text, 1 tune)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings, p. 41, "Little Tom Tinker" (1 text, 1 tune)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsPopularEdition, p. 3, "Little Tom Tinker" (1 text)
National-4HClubSongBook, p. 31, "Little Tommy Tinker" (1 text, 1 tune, with "Little Boy Blue" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb" added as additional verses)
OneTuneMore, p. 35, "Tommy Tinker" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #19618
NOTES [20 words]: Roud lumps this with "Little Tommy Tucker." I don't think so; this is a round, and it involves a different action. - RBW
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