Historical origins

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Thorodin

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132 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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Don't know if this is relevant section but seems a good idea. I am interested in origins and historical references of traditional nursery rhymes and old songs and came across a snippet of one recently that I vaguely remember from childhood. Can anyone supply the full text (?), my memory fails:

Oh where, oh where, has my little dog gone
Oh where, oh where can he be?
da da da da da da (?)
da da da da da da (?)
Oh please bring my doggy to me.

A serious enquiry I promise, and any replies gratefully received!

SV8Predator

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164 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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Presumably sung to the tune of:

my bonnie lies over the ocean?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bonnie_Lies_over_t...

Or of course, it could be:

my oneskin lies over my twoskin,

my twoskin lies over my three..





Thorodin

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Tuesday 29th April 2014
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Thank you for that.
However, neither option is appropriate.

randlemarcus

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230 months

Tuesday 29th April 2014
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septimus_Winner

The songs section has a possible origin from a german song about lager smile

Thorodin

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Tuesday 29th April 2014
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randlemarcus said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septimus_Winner

The songs section has a possible origin from a german song about lager smile
Brilliant! Thanks for that, exactly what I wanted.