Fall in the Sea, Fall from the Deck

DESCRIPTION: "Fall in the sea, fall from the deck, Fall downstairs and break your neck, Fall from the starry heavens above, But never never fall in love."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1886 (autograph album of George Washington Franklin, according to Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore)
KEYWORDS: love warning injury
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore, p. 123, "(Fall in the sea, fall from the deck)" (1 text)
NOTES [55 words]: This is one of many items Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore extracted from the autograph album of George Washington Franklin, which he maintained 1882 to 1895 or after. Most appear to be conventional verse for this sort of book, but this one looks folky to me, so I included it -- though I can find no other reference to such a piece. - RBW
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