The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

A CHILDREN'S SONG

BUDSYEMY MOSTY
POLISH VERSION GIVEN ON 5 X 8 CARD.
TRANSLATION:
WE ARE BUILDING BRIDGES
FOR OUR NOBLEMAN
A THOUSAND HORSES WE LET THROUGH
BUT ONE WE STOP.

THE FIRST ONE CAN GO BY
THE SECOND HAS TO PAY
THE THIRD CAN GET BY
THE FOURTH WE'LL GRAB BY THE HEAD.

Submitter comment: THIS IS A POLISH RHYME SUNG BY CHILDREN LIKE "LONDON
BRIDGES" IS SUNG IN ENGLISH. I KNOW IT FROM
CHILDHOOD FROM MY PARENTS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN

Date learned: NOT GIVEN