Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones

DESCRIPTION: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, But names will never hurt me." May continue with something like "When (I'm/you're) dead and in (my/your) grave, You'll suffer what you called me"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1900 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: nonballad injury
FOUND IN: US(So) Britain New Zealand Ireland
REFERENCES (6 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 126, "(Sticks and stones)" (1 text)
Montgomerie/Montgomerie-ScottishNurseryRhymes 152, "(Sticks and Stones)" (1 text)
Solomon-ZickaryZan, p. 75, "(Sticks and stones)" (1 text)
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 17, "(Sticks and stones)" (1 text)
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 48, "(Sticks and stones may break my bones)" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: Peter and Iona Opie, _I Saw Esau: Traditional Rhymes of Youth_, #25, "(Sticks and stones)" (1 text)
Roud #19255
File: SuSm126A

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