I Want a Teddy Bear

DESCRIPTION: Skipping rhyme/game. "I want a teddy bear, With blue eyes and curly hair, Up among the Eskimos, Having a game of dominoes."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1964 (Ritchie)
KEYWORDS: playparty animal
FOUND IN: New Zealand Britain(Scotland(Bord))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 105, "(I want a teddy bear)" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #263, "I want a teddy bear" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "My Man's a Millionaire" (lyrics)
NOTES [24 words]: I initially lumped this with "My Man's a Millionaire," based on a lot of similar lyrics, but having seen more versions, I have split them. - RBW
Last updated in version 6.6
File: SuSm105A

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