I Would That I Were Where I Wish

DESCRIPTION: "I would that I were where I wish, Out on the sea in a tombey dish, When the dish begins to fill, I wish I was on Mousehole Hill. When the hills begin to crack, I wish I was on daddy's back. When Daddy's' back begins to break... a-eating current cake."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Dean & Shaw)
KEYWORDS: father children food
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
ADDITIONAL: Tony Deane and Tony Shaw _The Folklore of Cornwall_, B. T. Batsford, 1975, p. 49, "(I would that I were where I wish)" (1 short text, probably an excerpt)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Katie Cruel (The Leeboy's Lassie; I Know Where I'm Going)" (lyrics)
cf. "Hush, Little Baby" (format)
File: DeSa049D

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