Mammy, I'm on the Shelf

DESCRIPTION: "Mammy, I'm on the shelf, What are you doin', ye divil ye? Mammy, I'm breaking the delft. Tear away, ye devil ye."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling)
KEYWORDS: mother
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 44, "(Mammy, I'm on the shelf)" (1 text)
Roud #22994
File: PKKB044D

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