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References
- ↑ A. G. Gilchrist, "Jack Jintle", Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, 3 (2) (1937), pp. 124–5.
- ↑ Thompson, Debbie; Hardwick, Darlene (1993). Early Childhood Themes Through the Year. Teacher Created Resources. ISBN 978-1-55734-146-4 . Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ Kathleen M. Bayless, Marjorie E. Ramsey (1978). Music, a Way of Life for the Young Child. p. 161.
- ↑ S. B. Gould and C. J. Sharp English Folk-Songs for Schools (London: J. Curwen & Sons, 1906) pp. 94–5.
- ↑ N. Musiker and D. Adès, Conductors and Composers of Popular Orchestral Music: a Biographical and Discographical Sourcebook (London: Greenwood, 1998), p. 248.
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