Mr. Low Is a Very Good Man

DESCRIPTION: "Mr. Low/Long/Foster/Faustus is a very good man, Who tries to teach us all he can, Singing, spelling, arithmetic, He never forgets to give us the stick." "...He goes to church on Sunday, He prays to God to make us good, And gives us the cuts on Monday."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1900 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty abuse injury jumprope | teacher
FOUND IN: New Zealand Ireland Britain
REFERENCES (5 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 55, "(Mr. Low is a very good man)," "(Ole Pa Watson's a very good man)" (2 texts)
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 98, "([Name] is a very good man)" (2 verses which seem to be treated as separate texts)
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 59, "Dr. Foster was a good man" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #108, "Doctor Long is a very good man" (1 text)
J. C. Reid, _A Book of New Zealand_ (Collins National Anthologies), Collins, 1964, p. 334, "Children's Games" ("Mr. Low is a very good man") (1 text)
Roud #19288
File: SuSm055

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