As I was in the kitchen, rhyme / Bill Carson, speech in English
| ITMA Reference | 55168 |
| Creator | Carson, Bill, speech in English |
| Contributor | Shields, Hugh, collector |
| Date | December 1964 |
| Location | Belfast, Co. Antrim |
| Type | Sound |
| Extent | 1 computer file (MP3 file, 5 sec.) : digital, stereo |
| Collection | Hugh Shields Collection |
| Subject | Ireland: Speech in English |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Copyright | Performers, Hugh Shields |
| Source | 2192-ITMA-REEL [HS 6112] |
| Roud Number | 19244 |
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As I was in the kitchen
Doing a bit of stitching
In came a nanny-goat
And out ran I.
A skipping rhyme. Other examples may be found in L Daiken’s Children’s games throughout the year (1949:63) and Out goes she (1963:33), as well as N Douglas’s London street games (1931:37).
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