Poor Old Ernie's Dead

DESCRIPTION: "Poor old Ernie's dead, He died last night in bed. They put him in a coffin, He fell through the bottom, Poor old Ernie's dead."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty death
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 134, "(Poor old Ernie's dead)" (1 text)
File: SuSm134A

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