The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #54772   Message #1806820
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
10-Aug-06 - 08:42 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Rose, Rose, Rose (Round)
Subject: RE: Origins: Rose, Rose, Rose (Round)
Iyoki, if you go through all of the threads linked above, many versions and much speculation will be found, including your suggestion.
The truth is that no one has found the four-liner in print in any form before the 20th century- UK or wherever.