Old Mother Mason
Old mother Mason--broke a basin: / What did it cost her? One penny, tuppence, etc…
Old mother Mason--broke a basin:
What did it cost her? One penny, tuppence, etc.
How to play
Count in pennies until the skipper misses.
Where this rhyme comes from
- Printed
- 1916
- Where
- London
We have copied these words exactly as they were printed in 1916, spelling and all. The book marks it as a skipping rhyme.
Douglas gives only the beginning and marks it for skipping and shuttlecock.
Source: Norman Douglas, London Street Games (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1916) (public domain).
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