Up the Ladder, Down the Spout

DESCRIPTION: "Up the ladder, down the spout, Into Michael and John's house, Peep through the window, See who's there, Ma, Da, sister, brother, John came out to see about, Who did he meet but 'bandy-legs,' Bandy legs, turned in toes, Turned up teapot, teapot, nose."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Brady-AllInAllIn)
KEYWORDS: home family food
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 88, "Up the Ladder" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #19617
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Up the Ladder, Down the Wall" (first line)
NOTES [24 words]: Roud lumps this with "Up the Ladder, Down the Wall," but they don't seem to have anything in common except the first three words, so I've split them.
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File: BAAI088A

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