| "Wind the Bobbin Up" | |
|---|---|
| Nursery rhyme | |
| Published | 1890s |
| Songwriter(s) | Unknown |
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"Wind the Bobbin Up" is an English language children's nursery rhyme and singing game.
| "Wind the Bobbin Up" | |
|---|---|
| Nursery rhyme | |
| Published | 1890s |
| Songwriter(s) | Unknown |
"Wind the Bobbin Up" is an English language children's nursery rhyme and singing game.
Among modern lyrics is:
Iona and Peter Opie traced this rhyme back to Netherlands in the 1890s. When they were collecting games in the 1960s and 1970s the version they encountered was:
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