ID: 440
Date: 1960s-2002
Title: Baa baa black sheep
Gender: Male and Female 
Classification: Parody 
Rhyme: 

Baa baa white sheep, do you go to school?
No sir, no sir, don't be a fool.
I don't like the teacher,
I don't like the class,
All I want to do is eat the green, green grass.

(NZ ex UK, 2000; Ashburton, 2006)

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Baa baa black sheep, 
Have you any milk?
No, sir, no, sir,
I am not a cow.

(Kumeu, 2003)

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Baa baa white sheep, 
Have you any cotton?
Yes sir, yes sir, 
It's all  rotten.
One for the jumpers,
One for the smocks,
One for the little girls,
With holes in her socks.

(Taupo, 2003)

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Baa baa black sheep, have you any cotton?
No sir, no sir, it's all gone rotten.

(NZ, 1960s)

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Baa baa black sheep, have you any jelly?
No sir, no sir, it's all gone smelly.
Thank you, said the master, 
Thank you, said the dame,
Thank you, said the little girl, 
Who lives down the drain.

(NZ ex UK, 1970s)

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Baa baa black what are you called?
Black sheep, white sheep, any one at all.

(NZ, 2000)

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Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the jumpers, one for the socks,
One for the little boy, with holes in his socks.

(Christchurch, 1960s)

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Baa baa white sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full.
One for the jerseys,
One for the frocks,
One for the big boy,
With holes in his socks.

(Kumeu, 1970s)

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Baa baa white sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full.
One for the jerseys,
One for the frocks,
One for the little boy with holes in his socks.

(NZ, 2000)

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Baa baa black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full.
One for the master,
One for the dame,
One for the city boy,
Who lives down the drain.

(Hamilton, 2000)

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Background Info: Parody from playground recalled as skipping and ball games, contributed by personal informant:

Baa baa black boy,
Have you any coal?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three sacks full:
One for the gaffer,
One for the squire,
And one for the owner
Who's going to hell fire.

(UK, 1950s)

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Keywords: authority, school 
Location: Various NZ, UK, 
Group size: 2 
Incidence: 11