See-Saw-Jack in the Hedge
See-Saw-Jack in the hedge,
Which is the way to London Bridge?
One foot up, the other foot down,
That is the way to London town.
Notes
Harry's Ladder to Learning (1850) has this version:
See-saw Sacaradown
See-saw, sacaradown,
Which is the way to London* town?
One foot up, the other foot down,
That is the way to London town.
*There's yet another version with "Boston" as the town instead of "London". You can find it that way in The Heart of Oak Books, First Book (1895) edited by Charles Eliot Norton.
Photos & Illustrations
Thanks and Acknowledgements
The 1st illustration comes from Kate Greenaway's Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes (1881). The 2nd illustration is from The Little Mother Goose (1912), illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. This rhyme can be found in The Nursery Rhymes of England (1843) by James Orchard Halliwell.
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