Mother, Mother, Pin a Rose On Me

DESCRIPTION: "Mother, mother, mother, pin a rose on me, Two little boys are after me. One is blind and the other can't see. Mother, mother, mother, pin a rose on me."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1970 (Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore)
KEYWORDS: mother courting flowers
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore, p. 120, "(Mother, mother, pin a rose on me)" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #355, "Mother, mother, mother, pin a rose on me" (1 text)
Roud #11765
NOTES [16 words]: Roud appears to lump this with "Hesitation Blues." For this little fragment, I don't buy it. - RBW
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File: SaKo120D

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