Old Mother Mason Broke Her Basin

DESCRIPTION: "Old Mother Mason broke her basin, Traveling down to the railway station, How much do you think it cost? Penny, twopence...." Or, "Mrs. Mason broke her basin, Mrs. Frost asked how much it cost. Mrs. Brown said half a crown, Mrs. Flory said, What a story"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1910 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty money
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South)) New Zealand
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 101, "(Old Mother Mason)" (1 text)
Opie/Opie-OxfordDictionaryOfNurseryRhymes 344, "Mrs. Mason broke a bason" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #404, "Old Mother Mason" (1 text)
Roud #20156
File: SuSm101C

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