Tillie the Toiler Sat on a Boiler

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Tillie the Toiler sat on a boiler. The boiler got hot, Tillie got shot. How many times did Tillie get shot? One, two, three...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1961 (Worstell, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: jumprope technology injury
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #564, "Tillie the Toiler sat on a boiler" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Spanish Dancer" (lyrics)
cf. "Tillie the Toiler, Never Late" (subject of Tillie)
NOTES [51 words]: "Tillie the Toiler" was a comic strip character, originated in 1921 by Russ Westover; there was a (silent) film about her in 1927 and another in 1941. It appears she was an attractive office worker and part-time model who had a complex personal life. The strip ended in 1959, according to Wikipedia. - RBW
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File: AJRR564

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