Old Man Daisy

DESCRIPTION: "Old man Daisy, what makes you so (lazy/crazy)? Up the ladder, down the ladder, One, two three, Bee-bee-bumble bee, Cedar Cider, Mustard pepper, One, two three."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1947 (McIntosh-FolkSongsAndSingingGamesofIllinoisOzarks)
KEYWORDS: playparty food nonballad
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
McIntosh-FolkSongsAndSingingGamesofIllinoisOzarks, p. 104, "(Old man Daisy)" (1 text)
Delamar-ChildrensCountingOutRhymes, p. 126, "Old Man Daisy, he went crazy" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #403, "Old Man Daisy (Lazy)" (1 text); #426, "One, two, three, Bumble, bumble bee" (1 text) is very possibly related
Roud #22200
File: McIn104D

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