Little Johnny England

DESCRIPTION: "Little Johnny England he went a wandering He went a wandering all day long, He went a wandering with his little panniken, He went a wandering all day long." "You are the butchers. You are the bakers. You are the candlestick makers... the broker's men."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1959 (ChansonsDeNotreChalet)
KEYWORDS: travel begging campsong
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 310, "Little Johnny England" (notes only)
ChansonsDeNotreChalet, p. 15, "Little Johnny England" (1 text, 1 tune)
SongsOfManyNations, "Little Johnny England" (1 text, 1 tune) (12th edition, p. 27)
NOTES [18 words]: SongsOfManyNations claims this is Australian, but I can find no sign of it in a traditional collection. - RBW
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File: ACSF310E

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