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Thread #65824   Message #2251117
Posted By: Rowan
01-Feb-08 - 09:42 PM
Thread Name: Aussie Childrens' School Song origin?
Subject: RE: Aussie Childrens' School Song origin?
Cinderella, dressed in yella is the title of a collection of children's playground rhymes, songs, games etc edited by Ian Turner in 1969 and now out of print. It is the Oz equivalent of the Opies' collection. My copy (kindly sent to me by JennieG) is at home so I can't consult it immediately but I don't recall Golly's item being listed.

From the original post I suspect Golly may have only heard the name "Bairnsdale", rather than seen it in print, because the pronunciation of the name (by other than locals) often changes "bairn" to "barn", even though the name of the town derives from the Scots name for infants. Curiously, many Australians do the opposite when pronouncing "Cairns" (the name of the north Queensland city) and, instead, call it "Cans".

Cheers, Rowan