Here I Brew and Here I Bake

DESCRIPTION: "Here I brew and here I bake, And here I make my wedding-cake, ANd here I must break through." (Or: "Here I bake and here I brew, And here I lay my wedding-shoe, And here I must and shall break through.")
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1903 (Newell-GamesAndSongsOfAmericanChildren)
KEYWORDS: cook marriage playparty
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Newell-GamesAndSongsOfAmericanChildren, #27, "Here I Brew, and Here I Bake" (2 short texts)
File: Newe027

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