Hickory Dickory Dare

DESCRIPTION: "Hickory, dickory, dare, The pig flew up in the air, (A man in/Farmer) Brown (Brought/Shot) him down, Hickory, dickory, dare."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1949 (Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo)
KEYWORDS: nonsense animal | pig fly
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo, p. 18, "(Hickory, dickory, dare)" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Hickory Dickory Dock" (lyrics)
NOTES [32 words]: This obviously looks like an additional verse of, or rewrite of, the better-known "Hickory Dickory Dock." But they seem to circulate almost entirely separately, so I've kept them distinct. - RBW
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File: WEMM018C

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