Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John
| "Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John" | |
|---|---|
| Roud #19709 | |
| Song | |
| Written | England |
| Published | 1797 |
| Form | Nursery rhyme |
| Writer(s) | Traditional |
| Language | English |
"Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19709.
Lyrics
The most commonly used modern version is:
- Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John,
- Went to bed with his trousers on;
- One shoe off, and the other shoe on,
- Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.[1]
Alternate versions include:
- Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John
- Went to bed with his britches on.
- One shoe off, and one shoe on;
- Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John.[2]
- Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John,
- Went to bed with his stockings on;
- One shoe off, and one shoe on,
- Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John.[3]
Origins
The rhyme is first recorded in The Newest Christmas Box published in London around 1797. It may be derived from 'Diddle, diddle, diddle Dumpling', a traditional street cry of hot dumpling sellers.[1]
References
- 1 2 I. Opie and P. Opie, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), pp. 245–6.
- ↑ Wright, The Original Mother Goose (1916), as quoted on mothergooseclub.com
- ↑ Smith, The Little Mother Goose (1912), as quoted on mothergooseclub.com
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