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Georgie Porgie |
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Origin[]
"Georgie Porgie" is a popular English language nursery rhyme.
The most common modern lyrics are:
- Georgie Porgie, Puddin' and Pie,
- Kissed the girls and made them cry,
- When the boys came out to play
- Georgie Porgie ran away.
- The tune for the nursery rhyme was composed by James William Elliott.
Notes[]
Although its source is unidentified, it's likely the "George" satirized in the poetry is King George III of England, whose hysterics of insanity and fickleness were well-known. While others consider it may refer to the future George IV, the Prince Regent, who was a infamous womaniser. Georgie Porgie is a kindergarten poem which a number of people see as an early allusion to sexual harassment.
See Also[]
“Georgie Porgie,” illustration by T. Dalziel from National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs, 1872.