W, Double-O, D, Wood

DESCRIPTION: Counting-out rhyme. "W, double-O, D, Wood; Sockety peck! Run round the limb And stick your finger in, Woodpecker!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo)
KEYWORDS: wordplay bird | woodpecker
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo, p. 44, "(W, double-O, D, Wood)" (1 text)
NOTES [24 words]: The obvious expectation, with a first line like that, is that this would be sung to George M. Cohan's "Harrigan." But it doesn't fit the tune. - RBW
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File: WEMM044B

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