The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

CHILDREN'S SONG

LITTLE BO-PEEP HAS LOST HER SHEEP,
AND DOESN'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM;
LEAVE THEM ALONE, AND THEY'LL COME HOME,
BRINGING THEIR TAILS BEHIND THEM.

Submitter comment: WHEN I WAS A BABY, MY FATHER TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD SING ME THIS SONG
BEFORE I WOULD GO TO SLEEP.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 00-00-1980