I, too, learned it as "When Papa put the paper on the wall" and was looking for an author/date for this version. What I learned from my dad (now deceased): When papa put the paper on the wall He put the parlour paper in the hall He papered up the stairs Papered up the chairs He even put a border on grandma's shawl. When papa put the paper on the wall He spilled a pot of paste upon us all So we all stick together Like birds of a feather Since papa put the paper on the wall! (My five-year-old loves it!)
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