✦ The Rhyme ✦
Georgie Porgie
Traditional English nursery rhyme. Public domain.
Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry; When the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away.
✦ A Nursery Rhyme ✦
Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, kissed the girls and made them cry. But when the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away!
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✦ The Rhyme ✦
Traditional English nursery rhyme. Public domain.
Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry; When the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away.
✦ About the Rhyme ✦
“Georgie Porgie” first appeared in print in the 1800s, though versions of it were probably chanted earlier. Like many nursery rhymes, it is short, bouncy, and easy to remember.
Some people have guessed that Georgie was a real person, perhaps a king or a courtier, but there is no proof. Most likely he is just a cheeky boy whose name happens to rhyme with “porgie.”
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