My Man's a Millionaire

DESCRIPTION: "My man's/maw's/da's a millionaire, (Blue eyes/big feet) and curly hair, See him walking down the street With his big banana feet, My man's a millionaire!" Or, "...feet, Works among the Eskimos, Playing a game of dominoes, My man's..."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1964 (Ritchie, The Singing Street)
KEYWORDS: mother father travel | millionaire
FOUND IN: Ireland Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #372, "My man's a millionaire" (1 text)
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 62, "(My da's a millionaire)" (1 text)
Roud #19022
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "I Want a Teddy Bear" (lyrics)
NOTES [44 words]: I initially lumped this with "I Want a Teddy Bear," based on a lot of similar lyrics, but having seen more versions, I have split them.
There was a nineteenth century pop song, "Dad's a Millionaire" (printed, e.g., in Dime-Song-Book #22, p. 22). This is not it. - RBW
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