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Children's Joke Verse or Mocking Verse

The child makes a companion look at something that isn't there; when the companion looks the jokester says:

I made you look
I made you look
I made you buy
A penny book.

Submitter comment:

Sometimes sung.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.

Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK

Subject headings:

Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.334
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse

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