Comments on: Bedtime Stories: Jane as Mother to Nathan and Alec https://jessieclever.com/bedtime-stories-jane-as-mother-to-nathan-and-alec/ Jessie Clever is the bestselling, award-nominated author of historical romance.. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:02:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: jessie https://jessieclever.com/bedtime-stories-jane-as-mother-to-nathan-and-alec/#comment-17009 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:52:01 +0000 https://jessieclever.com/?p=737#comment-17009 In reply to judy seward.

That’s awesome! When I was doing the research on that nursery rhyme, I found many variations of it, and it seemed to be greatly influenced by culture and ethnicity (which seems logical!). And yes, I would agree on the 1912 bit. There were so many variations of it, that it seemed much older. I wonder if 1912 was the first in mass print? Very interesting though!

]]> By: judy seward https://jessieclever.com/bedtime-stories-jane-as-mother-to-nathan-and-alec/#comment-17000 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:45:26 +0000 https://jessieclever.com/?p=737#comment-17000 This is how my grandmother said it to us:
Let’s to bed, said Sleepy Head.
Tarry awhile, said Slow.
Put on the pot, said Greedy Gut.
We’ll sup before we go.
I think it must predate 1912.

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