Die, Die, Little Dog Die
DESCRIPTION: "Die, die, little dog die, Die for the sake of Your grandmother's eye. With a high swing And a low swing And a swing To get you off of your Swing Swong Sway." Or "...eye, A penny to put in your purse, A penny to give to the nurse"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Brady-AllInAllIn)
KEYWORDS: dog death money | swing nurse
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 11, "(Die, die, little dog die)" (1 text)
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 81, "Die, die, little dog, die" (1 text)
Roud #25373
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Swinging on a Gate" (lyrics)
File: BAAI011A
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