Desperate Dan

DESCRIPTION: "Desperate Dan, think's he's grand, But he can't do upsie." "Desperate Dan, thinks he's grand, But he can't do dropsie." He can't do "dizzie" or "pipsie" or "bouncie."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling)
KEYWORDS: nonballad | ball game
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 31, ("Desperate Dan, thinks he's grand)" (1 text)
Roud #20701
File: PKBB031C

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