Lay the Cloth

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Lay the cloth, knife and fork, Bring me up a leg of pork, If it's lean, bring it in, If it's fat, take it back, Tell the old woman I don't want that." Or, "... don't forget the salt, mustard, vinegar, pepper...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1916 (Douglas)
KEYWORDS: jumprope food | spices pork knife fork
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #299, "Knife and fork" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: Peter and Iona Opie, _I Saw Esau: Traditional Rhymes of Youth_, #32, "(Lay the Cloth)" (1 text)
Roud #20793
File: AJRR299

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