I See Paris, I See France

DESCRIPTION: "I see Paris (London, New York), I see France, I see someone's underpants." Or, "I see a hole In someone's/the Lord Mayor's pants"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1970 (Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore)
KEYWORDS: clothes nonballad
FOUND IN: US(MW,So) Ireland
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore, p. 119, "(I see London (Paris)" (1 text); compare the next item, "Teacher, teacher, I declare, I see someone's underwear"
Solomon-ZickaryZan, p. 81, "I See London" (1 text); compare p. 80, "Teacher, teacher, I declare, I see (someone's/your) underwear")
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 173, "I See Paris" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #257, "I see London, I see stars" (1 text)
Roud #38148
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Teacher, Teacher, I Declare" (subject of spotting someone's underwear)
NOTES [20 words]: Not a game, just a nasty rhyme -- but common enough that even I heard it on playgrounds, so I'm including it here. - RBW
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File: SaKo119B

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