I Had a Dolly Dressed in Green
I had a dolly dressed in green, / I didn’t like her--I gave her to the Queen…
I had a dolly dressed in green,
I didn’t like her--I gave her to the Queen--
The Queen didn’t like her--she gave her to the cat--
The cat didn’t like her, because she wasn’t fat.
Where this rhyme comes from
- Printed
- 1916
- Where
- London
We have copied these words exactly as they were printed in 1916, spelling and all. It is one of the London girls' chants Douglas lists alongside their skipping, clapping and ring games.
Source: Norman Douglas, London Street Games (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1916) (public domain).
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