Little Bunny Foo Foo
DESCRIPTION: "Little (bunny/rabbit) (Foo Foo/FuFu/Froo Froo), Running through the forest, Sneaking up on fieldmice and Batting them over the head." Repeatedly warned by a fairy godmother to stop, Foo Foo refuses and is turned into "a goon"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 2014 (Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: animal magic humorous abuse warning campsong
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 112, 239, 514, "Little Bunny Foo Foo" (notes only)
DT, RABTFUFU
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Down at the Station" (tune, according to Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Little Rabbit Fufu
Little Bunny Froo Froo
NOTES [35 words]: Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 112, reports collecting 22 versions of this despite occasional attempts to suppress it. I'm indexing it on that basis, even though I haven't seen a field collection in print. - RBW
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