I see there was a request a while ago for a tune called 'Codlings', but I am trying to find the tune to John Whitaker's 'Hot Codlings'. First line begins, 'A little old woman her living she got'.

The song was apparently a huge favourite with Joe Grimaldi, the 19C clown. The words have survived - songsters and broadsides - but no-one has the tune; has anyone here got a clue? As a fall-back question, has anyone transcribed 'Tippity Witchet' into ABC? This song was Grimaldi's encore to 'Hot Codlings' I believe.

Many thanks for everyone's indulgence.
Nick