Who's in the Well?
Who’s in the well? / Only the pussy-cat…
Who’s in the well?
Only the pussy-cat.
Who pulled him out?
Little Tommy Stout.
Oh, you naughty pussy-cat.
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.
An echo of the nursery rhyme "Ding dong bell, pussy's in the well".
Source: Norman Douglas, London Street Games (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1916) (public domain).
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