Boys O Boys I Found a Penny

DESCRIPTION: "Boys, O boys, I found a penny. Boys, O boys, I found a bap. Boys, O boys, I ate it up. Boys, O boys, it made me fat."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood)
KEYWORDS: food money
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 18, "Boys O Boys I Found a Penny" (1 text)
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 48, "(Boys a dear, I found a penny)" (1 text)
Roud #19540
File: KSUC018A

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