One Little Elephant

DESCRIPTION: "One elephant went out to play Upon a spider's web one day. He had such tremendous/enormous fun That he sent/called for another elephant to come." Repeat for two elephants, three elephants, ....
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1959 (cf. DT Notes)
KEYWORDS: playparty animal campsong | spider elephant
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Opie/Opie-TheSingingGame 99, "One Little Elephant" (1 text, 1 tune)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 285, 386, 519, 540, "The Elephant Song"/"One Elephant Went Out to Play"/"Three Elephants Went Out to Play" (notes only)
DT, ONELEPH
Roud #22569
File: OpGa099

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