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Pinky promise. To make a pinky promise, or pinky swear, is a traditional gesture most commonly practiced amongst children involving the locking of the pinkies of two people to signify that a promise has been made. The gesture is taken to signify that the person can break the finger of the one who broke the promise. [citation needed]
Oh! You Kid! " Oh! You Kid! " was the title, or part of the title, of several popular songs published in 1908 and 1909. It became a widely used popular catchphrase. The most successful song using the phrase, " I Love, I Love, I Love My Wife – But Oh! You Kid! ", was written by Harry Von Tilzer and lyricist Jimmy Lucas, and recorded by the duo ...
Among children, it is common to place the ladybird on their hand or blow it from their clothing and make a wish while reciting the rhyme. A literary variation on the rhyme was written by Caroline Anne Southey, published under the pseudonym "C." early in the 19th century.
1700 in Pennsylvania. " There's a Hole in My Bucket " (or " ...in the Bucket ") is a humorous, classic children's folk song based on a protracted dialogue between two characters, Henry [a] and Liza, about a leaky bucket. Various versions exist but they differ only slightly, all describing a "deadlock" situation essentially as follows: Henry's ...
Annie Laurie. " Annie Laurie " is an old Scottish song based on a poem said to have been written by William Douglas (1672 - c1760 [1]) of Dumfriesshire, about his romance with Annie Laurie (1682–1764). The words were modified and the tune was added by Alicia Scott in 1834/5. The song is also known as " Maxwelton Braes ".
The song "All Around my Hat" (Roud 567 and 22518, Laws P31) is of nineteenth-century English origin. In an early version, [citation needed] dating from the 1820s, a Cockney costermonger vowed to be true to his fiancée, who had been sentenced to seven years' transportation to Australia for theft and to mourn his loss of her by wearing green willow sprigs in his hatband for "a twelve-month and ...
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater. "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater". William Wallace Denslow 's illustrations for "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater", from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose. Nursery rhyme. Published. c. 1825. "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13497.
The lyrics tell the story of a ploughman's wife who is taken away to Hell by the Devil, but is subsequently returned to Earth due to her violent acts against demons. Lyrics from "The Farmer's Curst Wife" were used in the version of "Lillibullero" recorded by Bellowhead in their 2012 album Broadside , [13] and in the version recorded by the band ...