Who said 'To bed to bed said Sleepyhead'?

Answer 1

Mother Goose, 1912:

"To bed, to bed," said Sleepy Head

''Let's tarry awhile", said Slow

''Put on the pot", said greedy Scott,

"We'll sup before we go"

The full quote is :

"To bed, to bed", said sleepy head,

"Lets' tarry a while" said slow.

"Let's put on the pot" said greedy guts "and have supper before we go"

I remember this poem a little differently:

and my version is better because it's more cryptic, has better rhythm:

"To bed, to bed," said Sleepyhead.

"Oh, no," said Slow.

"Put on the pot," said Greedygut, "let's eat before we go."

"To bed! To bed!", said Sleephead.

"Tarry a while!", said Slow.

"Put on the pan", said greedy Nan,

"we'll sup before we go".

I remember a small green book of poems.

I think it may have been some early works of A.A. Milne.

However, I may be wrong.

From Jockney:

My father grew up in Scotland during the 20s and 30s and until his death would retire to bed with the following variation:

"To bed, to bed" said Sleepy Head

Wait up a bit said Joe

"Put on the pot" said greedy Jock

And we'll eat before we go"

Answer 2

The quote "To bed, to bed, said Sleepyhead" is from the nursery rhyme "Wee Willie Winkie." It is often attributed to Scottish poet William Miller.

Answer 3

No, it is from Mother Goose, much before Milne.

Answer 4

To bed to bed said Sleepy Head, tarry awhile said slow, put on the pan said greedy Nan, let's sup before we go.

Answer 5

Here is a ( phonetic) version from Ian Irish childhood in the 1940's

"Let's go to bed", ses sleepy head

It's time enough". ses slow.

Stick on the pot, ses greedy gut

And we'll ate before we go!