I See Paris, I See France
DESCRIPTION: "I see Paris (London, New York), I see France, I see someone's underpants"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1970 (Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore)
KEYWORDS: clothes nonballad
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore, p. 119, "(I see London (Paris)" (1 text); compare the next item, "Teacher, teacher, I declare, I see someone's underwear"
NOTES [20 words]: Not a game, just a nasty rhyme -- but common enough that even I heard it on playgrounds, so I'm including it here. - RBW
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File: SaKo119B
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