Bug and a Flea
A bug and a flea went out to sea / Upon a reel of cotton…
A bug and a flea went out to sea
Upon a reel of cotton
The flea was drowned but the bug was found,
Biting a lady’s bottom!
This is one of the rude and disgusting rhymes children have always loved. We keep every rhyme exactly as children sang it.
Where this rhyme comes from
- Sung in
- UK
We haven't found a dated record of it yet. A 'reel of cotton' is British wording.
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