Roll Over

DESCRIPTION: "There were ten in a bed And the little one said 'Roll over, roll over.' So they all rolled over And one fell out." "There were nine in a bed...." And so forth until there was only one left, "And the little one said, 'Good night!'"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973 (Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook)
KEYWORDS: trick campsong nonballad humorous
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 386, "Roll Over" (1 text)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 285, 385, 515, "Ten in a Bed" (notes only)
NOTES [27 words]: I remember this from when I was young, which is not usual for me. The form quoted here isn't quite what I remember, but it's what I found in camp songbooks. - RBW
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