Over the Garden Wall I Let the Baby Fall

DESCRIPTION: "Over the garden wall, I let the baby fall, My mother came out, And gave me a clout, Over the garden wall."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty baby mother
FOUND IN: New Zealand Ireland
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 106, "(Over the garden wall)" (1 texts)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #450, "Over the garden wall" (1 text)
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 44, "(Over the garden wall)" (2 short text)
Roud #19232
File: SuSM106C

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