Old Father Christmas, Guess What He Did

DESCRIPTION: "Old Father Christmas, guess what he did, Upset the cradle, Out fell the kid. The kid began to bubble, So he hit him with shovel, O-U-T spells out, And out you much go for saying so."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty baby Christmas
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 99, "(Old Father Christmas, guess what he did)" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "One Two Three Four, Mary at the Cottage Door" ("O-U-T spells out" lyric) and references there
File: SuSm099B

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