References in Literature and Popular Culture
Since the late nineteenth century the rhyme has been seen as one of the most popular and well known in the English speaking world. It has also been referenced in both literature and popular culture. It was used by T. S. Eliot at the climax of his poem The Wasteland (1922). The final line of the verse was probably the inspiration for the title of Lerner and Loewe's 1956 musical My Fair Lady. The tune is often used by English football supporters as the basis for chants.
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