“Now I Am a Big Boy”

Description

"When I was a little boy My mother kept me in, But now I am a big boy, Fit to serve the king." "I can fire a musket, I can smoke a pipe, I can kiss a big girl At ten o'clock at night."

References

1. Randolph 358, "Now I Am a Big Boy" (2 texts, both fragmentary, and the "A" text appears to be "Shady Grove")
2. Opie-Oxford2 73, "When I was a little boy" (1 text)
3. Baring-Gould-MotherGoose, p. 27, note 5, "(When I was a little boy)"
4. Roud #7623
5. BI, R358