Tell Tale Tit

18th‐century nursery rhyme
MusicRecording nursery_rhyme Q99391342
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Tell Tale Tit

Summary

Tell Tale Tit is a nursery rhyme[1].

Key Facts

  • Tell Tale Tit's instance of is recorded as nursery rhyme[2].
  • Tell Tale Tit's instance of is recorded as bagatelle[3].
  • Tell Tale Tit's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • Tell Tale Tit's composer is recorded as James Hook[5].
  • Tell Tale Tit's composer is recorded as Samuel Arnold[6].
  • Tell Tale Tit's illustrator is recorded as Thomas Bewick[7].
  • Tell Tale Tit's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Tell Tale Tit's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of Great Britain[9].
  • 1800 marks the founding of Tell Tale Tit[10].
  • Tell Tale Tit was published on 1772[11].
  • Tell Tale Tit's main subject is tongue[12].
  • Tell Tale Tit's main subject is physical punishment[13].
  • Tell Tale Tit's main subject is gossip[14].
  • Tell Tale Tit's main subject is dog[15].
  • Tell Tale Tit's main subject is injury[16].
  • Tell Tale Tit's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/SuSm126D.html[17].
  • Tell Tale Tit's published in is recorded as Mother Goose’s Melody[18].
  • Tell Tale Tit's published in is recorded as Christmas Box[19].
  • Tell Tale Tit's published in is recorded as Juvenile Amuſement[20].
  • Tell Tale Tit's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song[21].
  • Tell Tale Tit's tempo marking is recorded as vivace[22].
  • Tell Tale Tit's copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].
  • Tell Tale Tit's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].
  • Tell Tale Tit's copyright status is recorded as public domain[25].
  • Tell Tale Tit's quotation or excerpt is recorded as Tell Tale Tit, / Your Tongue ſhall be ſlit, / And all the Dogs in our Town / Shall have a Bit.[26].

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  21. [22] . Christmas Box. wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Mother Goose’s Melody. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 6w ago · Elyaqim · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/SuSm126D.html
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.balladindex.org/Ballads/SuSm126D.html"
  2. 6w ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tempo marking vivace
    Country of origin Kingdom of Great Britain
    Inception +1800-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Described at url http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/SuSm126D.html
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1829]]: s:19162"
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