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Thread #104417   Message #2138224
Posted By: Joe Offer
01-Sep-07 - 04:24 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Puddin Tane & Other Rhyming Sayings
Subject: RE: Folklore: Depression era childrens' songs
Boy, that's so familiar. Good question, Kate. I wish I could remember where I used to hear that:There's quite a discussion of it at wordwizard.com.
I wish I had access to JSTOR. There's an article on the subject in Western Folklore, Vol. 13, No. 2/3 (1954), pp. 190-198 - "Children's Taunts, Teases, and Disrespectful Sayings from Southern California," by Ray B. Browne. This link (click) places it also in New England (and has all sorts of other good stuff).

-Joe-