Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John,
Went to bed with his trousers on,
One shoe off, and one shoe on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.
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“Diddle”: to walk unsteadily, as a child. From
the Oxford English Dictionary.
“Dumpling”: a dumpy animal or person, short and of rounded outlines. From the Oxford English Dictionary.