Lyrics and Melody
A common modern version is:
- See Saw Margery Daw,
- Jacky shall have a new master;
- Jacky shall earn but a penny a day,
- Because he can't work any faster.
The name Jacky is often replaced with Johnny or Jack.
The melody commonly associated with the rhyme was first recorded by the composer and nursery rhyme collector James William Elliott in his National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs (1870).
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