Baa Baa Black Sheep
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Baa Baa Black Sheep
One of the most widely known of our nursery rhymes whose somewhat oblique words and simple tune have been used as a lullaby and early-learning song for centuries. The first known publication was in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book of c.1744, which shows that the text has hardly altered since. The line ‘Three bags full’ has become an English idiom in its own right, as a parody of servile agreement to unreasonable demands.
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- Opie and Opie, 1997: 101
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Mentioned in
Piece of the Blender
(1996 Album by Everton Blender)
Toddlers Sing Storytime
(2000 Album by Various Artists)
Flying Misfits
(1976 War Film)
Baa Baa Black Sheep--A Jungle Tale, opera
(Classical Work)
Black Sheep Squadron
(1976 War Film)
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