Baa Baa

Origin
"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" is an English nursery rhyme, the earliest surviving version of which dates from 1731. The words have changed little in two and a half centuries. Uncorroborated theories have been advanced to explain the meaning of the rhyme. These include that it is a complaint against Medieval English taxes on wool and that it is about the slave trade. In the twentieth century, it was a subject of controversies in debates about political correctness. It has been used in literature and popular culture as a metaphor and allusion.

Modern Version

 * Baa, baa, black sheep,
 * Have you any wool?
 * Yes, sir, yes, sir,
 * Three bags full;
 * One for the master,
 * And one for the dame,
 * And one for the little boy
 * Who lives down the lane.

Original Version

 * Bah, Bah a black Sheep,
 * Have you any Wool?
 * Yes merry have I,
 * Three Bags full,
 * One for my master,
 * One for my Dame,
 * One for the little Boy
 * That lives down the lane

Public Domain Comic Appearances

 * Jolly Jingles #12