Little Betty Pringle

18th‐century nursery rhyme
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q99292820
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Little Betty Pringle

Summary

Little Betty Pringle is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • Little Betty Pringle's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • Little Betty Pringle's illustrator is recorded as Thomas Bewick[3].
  • Little Betty Pringle's genre is nursery rhyme[4].
  • Little Betty Pringle's genre is dirge[5].
  • Little Betty Pringle's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Little Betty Pringle's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of Great Britain[7].
  • 1800 marks the founding of Little Betty Pringle[8].
  • Little Betty Pringle was published on 1772[9].
  • Little Betty Pringle's main subject is death[10].
  • Little Betty Pringle's main subject is pig[11].
  • Little Betty Pringle's main subject is crying[12].
  • Little Betty Pringle's main subject is grief[13].
  • Little Betty Pringle's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/E068.html[14].
  • Little Betty Pringle's described by source is recorded as The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes[15].
  • Little Betty Pringle's described by source is recorded as Infant Inſtitutes[16].
  • Little Betty Pringle's published in is recorded as Mother Goose’s Melody[17].
  • Little Betty Pringle's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song[18].
  • Little Betty Pringle's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].
  • Little Betty Pringle's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].
  • Little Betty Pringle's quotation or excerpt is recorded as Little Betty Pringle she had a pig, / It was not very little and not very big ; / When he was alive he lived in clover, / But now he’s dead and that’s all over. / Johnny Pringle he sat down and cried, / Betty Pringle she lay down and died ; / So there was an end of one, two, three, / Johnny Pringle he, / Betty Pringle she, / And Piggy Wiggy.[21].
  • Little Betty Pringle's quotation or excerpt is recorded as Little Betty Winckle ſhe had a Pig, / It was a little Pig not very big ; / When he was alive he liv’d in Clover, / But now he’s dead, and that’s all over ; / Johnny Winckle, he / Sate down and cry’d, / Betty Winckle ſhe / Laid down and dy’d ; / So there was an End of one, two, and three, / Johnny Winckle He, / Betty Winckle She, / And Piggy Wiggie.[22].
  • Little Betty Pringle's form of creative work is recorded as song[23].

Body

Publication

Little Betty Pringle was released on 1772[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Genres include nursery rhyme[4] and dirge[5].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include death[10], pig[11], crying[12], and grief[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Mother Goose’s Melody. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/E068.html
    Genre nursery rhyme, dirge
    Has characteristic traditional folk song
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