Would You Lend My Mother a Saucepan?
DESCRIPTION: "Would you lend my mother a saucepan? Would you lend my mother a spoon? Because she's going to have Some friends to tea this afternoon." "Would you lend my mother half a crown," to be repaid after her husband gets work. Also, "A-hunting we will go"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1885 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty money food
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 41, "(Would you lend my mother a saucepan?)" (1 text, which seems to combine the "Saucepan" verses with "A-Hunting We Will Go")
File: SuSm041
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