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Position:Home>Books & Authors> Have you ever heard this rhyme? Do you know who wrote it?Question: Have you ever heard this rhyme!? Do you know who wrote it!? one dark night in the middle of the day
2 dead boys got up to play back to back they faced each other drew their swards and shot each other a deaf policeman heard the noise came and killed the 2 dead boys if you don't think this story is true ask the blind man he saw it too!Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Oh sure, used to recite it in grammar school, and you know how long ago that was! My version started out: One bright day in the middle of the night, Two dead boys stood up to fight!. and the rest is about the same!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I remember my grandfather reciting it to me in the 50s, this is in England!. No idea of its origins though!. Who's that guy who used to write nonsense poetry!? Oh, sorry, you're sposed to be asking the questions, lol!.Www@QuestionHome@Com It's called One Dark Night!.Www@QuestionHome@Com http://www!.pitt!.edu/~dash/type1965!.html#!.!.!. This website has what your looking for!Www@QuestionHome@Com I don't know, but I can tell you I heard it when I was only 9 years old, in central Illinois, in the 1950s - it has been around a while!Www@QuestionHome@Com My grandpa told it to us when we were young but I never knew who wrote it and he passed away in 1980 so I haven't heard it in many, many years!.Www@QuestionHome@Com No, but I remember the one about the Lady from Nantucket!.Www@QuestionHome@Com non-senseWww@QuestionHome@Com Nobody wants to take credit for this garbage!. One person may be thinking of Lewis Carroll, but it's not worthy of him!.Www@QuestionHome@Com naw but its tightWww@QuestionHome@Com |