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Murray on SS Help: History of Children's Folk Songs (24) RE: Help: History of Children's Folk Songs 10 Dec 99

As for "Polly Put the Kettle On", Fuld (Book of World-Famous Music) quotes Chappell re the Dale printing of 1794, adding "but no publication by Dale has been located before ca. 1809-1810 under the title Molly Put the Kettle On or Jenny's Baubie. Jenny's Baubee or Jenny [NB] put the Kettle On was published by McDonnell, Dublin, ca. 1790-1810, and Molly Put the Kettle On was published by Paff, New York City, 1803-7." Also, he notes that the melody is used for the game song "Did you ever see a lassie?", whose first known printing is in Bancroft, Games for the Playground (N.Y., 1909).
We can pursue Augustin and co. if you like.

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