Old Mother Riley

DESCRIPTION: "Old Mother Riley had a little kid, Poor little blighter, he wasn't very big. He wasn't very big, and he wasn't very small. Poor lightly blighter, He only had one ball."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang)
KEYWORDS: mother children
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang, p. 64, "Old Mother Riley" (1 text)
Roud #10543
File: BrPa064B

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