ID: 55
Date: 1990s - 2005
Title: Peanut on railway track
Gender: Male and Female 
Classification: Fun 
Rhyme: 

A peanut sat on a railway track, 
His heart was all a flutter.
Along came Thomas the train, 
Toot toot - peanut butter.

(Hamilton, 2005)

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 A peanut sat on a railway track,
A train came and splat!
Peanut butter after that.
Yum, yum. 

(NZ, 1990s)

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A peanut sat on the railway track,
His heart all a flutter.
Around the corner came the 4.15,
Crash, bang, peanut butter!

(Christchurch, 1990s x 3; Wellington, 1990s; Auckland, 2000 x 2)

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A peanut sat on the railway track,
His heart all a flutter.
Along came the 505
Oops, peanut butter!

(Napier, 2000)

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Two little peanuts sitting on a track,
Their hearts were all a-flutter,
Train came rolling round the bend,
Splat, peanut butter!

(Auckland, 2001)

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Background Info: Variations in Turner, 1978:126 from 1940s onwards:
 
A peanut sitting  on the railway line
Suddenly began to mutter,
The Sydney Express came flashing by
Toot! Toot! Peanut Butter.

(Victoria, 1940)

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Also mentioned in Sutton-Smith, 1959:72, as being used as a counting-out rhyme in 1940-50.

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Location: Various NZ 
Group size: 2 
Incidence: 10