Beg Your Pardon, Mrs. Arden

DESCRIPTION: "Beg your pardon, Mrs. Arden, There's a (devil/nigger/other) in your garden."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty warning
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 132, "(Beg your pardon, Mrs. Arden)"; "(Mrs. Barton, Mrs. Barton)" (2 short texts)
File: SuSm132P

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