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Can someone post information to indicate the origin of this song? Is it in the public domain? --Bistropha (talk) 18:15, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's safe to assume that it's in the public domain. It goes back to at least prior to 1923. Probably much further back. However, I agree we *really* need something on it's origin on this page. I suspect that the origin does not actually reflect some of the things being currently said about it. Centerone (talk) 06:45, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Lord Belbury: I think either one of us making that call is WP:SYNTH– it doesn't explicitly reference this nursery rhyme, and it's probably better to just omit rather than risk an inaccuracy. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 17:23, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]