Grasshoppers Three

DESCRIPTION: Round. "Grasshoppers three a-fiddling went Hey! Ho! Never be still, They paid no money toward their rent But all day long with elbow bent, They fiddled a tune called rillaby, rillaby Fiddled a tune called rillaby rill."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (Tobitt)
KEYWORDS: bug music nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 437, "Grasshoppers Three" (notes only)
Tobitt-TheDittyBag, p. 33, "Grasshoppers Three" (1 text, 1 tune)
SongsOfManyNations, "Grasshoppers Three" (1 text, 1 tune) (CC edition, p. 15)
File: ACSF437G

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