Mother, May I Go to Swim (II)

DESCRIPTION: "Mother, may I go to swim, Yes, my darling daughter; Mind the boys don't see your (wee) legs, Keep them under the water."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling)
KEYWORDS: mother children | swimming legs
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 53, "(Mother, may I go to swim)" (1 text)
Roud #3303
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Mother, May I Go to Swim (I)" (lyrics)
NOTES [25 words]: This is obviously derived from "Mother, May I Go to Swim (I)" (or, just possibly, vice versa) -- but the gimmick is different, so I've split them. - RBW
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File: PKKB053C

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