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Tales and Rhymes of a Texas Household
lina"; Vol. 26, pp. 141-142, "Songs and Rhymes from the
South"; Vol. 31, p. 526, "Some Counting-Out Rhymes in
Michigan." Mrs. Russell's version offers several points of dif-
ference from other versions that I have seen.
William a-Trimbletoe,
He's a good fisherman;
He catches hens and puts them in pens,
Some lay eggs, and some lay none,
White foot, speckled foot, trip and begone.
Wire, briar, limber lock,
Three geese in a flock,
Sit and sing till daylight spring,
Till comes the Tod with his long rod,
To chase the Czar, to wig, to war.
Ellison, dear, come lend me a spear,
To go in the woods and kill the king's deer.
Hetom, petom, potom, pie,
Popular, gigama gi.
(2) A version of "William Trimbletoe" from Michigan
(cited above) includes two lines that Mrs. Russell ascribes
to another rhyme:
Strike Jack, lick Tom;
Blow the bellows, old man.
The similar lines appear to be an interpolation in Mrs. Rus-
sell's rhyme:
As I went up the hill today,
I saw a man dwell.
He had jewels, he had rings,
He had many pretty things,
He had a cat with two tails,
He had a hammer with three nails.
Whip Jack, Will, and Tom,
Blow the bellows, old man.
He had a little cuddy horse,
His name was Tabby Gray,
His head was made of pea pods,
His tail was made of hay,
He could travel, he could trot,
He could carry the mustard pot,
Until he came to Woodstock.
"Margaret, Margaret, are you at home?"
"Yes, morrow [marry?], that I am."67
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Texas and Southwestern Lore (Book)
Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. Texas and Southwestern Lore, book, 1927; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67662/m1/69/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.