On Top of Spaghetti

DESCRIPTION: "On top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese, I lost my last meatball When somebody sneezed." It lands on the floor, or in the street, and goes rolling and has various adventures
AUTHOR: Tom Glazer (source: Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs and others)
EARLIEST DATE: 1973 (NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal)
KEYWORDS: food humorous derivative
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal, Gloria Dickens, "Childhood Songs from North Carolina" Vol. XXI, No. 1 (Apr 1973), p. 7, "(On top of Spaghetti, all covered with cheese)" (1 text)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 254, "On Top of Spaghetti" (notes only)
DT, OLDSMOK2
Roud #16483
File: NCF211TS

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