It's Very Kind of Teacher

DESCRIPTION: "It's very kind o Teacher To take such pains with me. I'll show her how attentive And obedient I can be. And I won't be a Dunce, No, I won't be a Dunce; I am so fond of learning That I cannot be a dunce."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood)
KEYWORDS: nonballad | teacher
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 57, "It's very kind of teacher" (1 text)
Roud #25488
NOTES [68 words]: You really have to wonder what sort of child would remember THIS. When I read the first few lines, I expected the second half to be some way in which the student took revenge on the teacher. Not as given by Kane -- but it's interesting that there is a change in form in the middle. The first four lines are in standard ballad 4343 form, the last four seem to shift to 3333. A combination of two sources? - RBW
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