Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John

"Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19709.

Lyrics

The most commonly used modern version is:

Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John,
Went to bed with his trousers on;
One shoe off, and the other shoe on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.[1]

Alternate versions include:

Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John
Went to bed with his britches on.
One shoe off, and one shoe on;
Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John.[2]
Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John,
Went to bed with his stockings on;
One shoe off, and one shoe on,
Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John.[3]

Origins

The rhyme is first recorded in The Newest Christmas Box published in London around 1797. It may be derived from 'Diddle, diddle, diddle Dumpling', a traditional street cry of hot dumpling sellers.[1]

The rhyme was used in the refrain of the song "Nursery Rhyme," written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim,[4] from The Archies' 1969 album Jingle Jangle.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 I. Opie and P. Opie (1951). The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1st ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 245–6. (2nd ed. 1997)
  2. ↑ Wright, The Original Mother Goose (1916), as quoted on mothergooseclub.com
  3. ↑ Smith, The Little Mother Goose (1912), as quoted on mothergooseclub.com
  4. ↑ The Archies - Jingle Jangle (1969), Old Melodies...Dream's Mirror
  5. ↑ "Nursery Rhyme," The Archies (YouTube)
  6. ↑ The Archies - Jingle Jangle (1969 Full Album) (HD Vinyl) (YouTube)

4. BBC 'Inside number 9' TV episode with the same name


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