Swinging on a Gate

DESCRIPTION: "Five, ten, fifteen, twenty..." count to one hundred by fives, then "With a high swing And a low swing And a swing To get you off of your Swing Swong Sway."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Brady-AllInAllIn)
KEYWORDS: nonballad | counting swing
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 10, "Swinging on a Gate" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Die, Die, Little Dog Die" (lyrics)
NOTES [17 words]: Brady-AllInAllIn does not give a tune, but I assume this is not the fiddle tune "Swinging on a Gate." - RBW
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File: BAAI010C

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