George Washington Never Told a Lie

DESCRIPTION: "George Washington never told a lie, He went 'round and stole a cherry pie. How many Cherries was in that pie? One, to three...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1963 (Keystone Folklore Quarterly, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: playparty food
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Carey-MarylandFolkloreAndFolklife, p. 80, "(no title)" (1 short text)
Delamar-ChildrensCountingOutRhymes, p. 125, "Little Georgie Washington" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #150, "George Washington never told a lie" (1 text)
Roud #19550
File: CarMF80C

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