Apple on a Stick

DESCRIPTION: "Apple on a stick, (make me sick/five cents a lick), Make my heart go forty-six. Not because it's dirty, Not because it's clean, Not because the kissy boy behind the magazine."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1948 (Musick, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: playparty food
FOUND IN: US(Ap,MA)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Carey-MarylandFolkloreAndFolklife, p. 80, "(no title)" (1 short text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #19, "Apple on a stick" (1 text)
Roud #25031
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Little Nellie In Her Tent" (lyrics about being dirty and clean)
File: CarMF80B

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