Round and Round the Garden

DESCRIPTION: "Round and round the garden, Like a teddy bear, One step, two step, Tickle you under there." "Round and round the garden, Like a little mouse, One jump, two jump, And into the little house."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Opie/Opie-OxfordDictionaryOfNurseryRhymes); the Opies note that the mention of a teddy bear requires a date after 1903
KEYWORDS: animal playparty nonballad | garden
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 18, "(Round and round the garden)" (2 short text, not consecutive)
Opie/Opie-OxfordDictionaryOfNurseryRhymes 177, "Round and Round the Garden" (1 text)
Dolby-OrangesAndLemons, p. 163, "Round and Round the Garden" (1 text)
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 6, "Round and Round the Garden" (1 short text)
Roud #19235
File: OO2177

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