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Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
362px-Blacksheep

Real Name

Baa, Baa

First Appearance

Unknown

Created by

Unknown

Origin[]

"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" is an English nursery rhyme, the earliest surviving version of which dates from 1731. The words have changed little in two and a half centuries. Uncorroborated theories have been advanced to explain the meaning of the rhyme. These include that it is a complaint against Medieval English taxes on wool and that it is about the slave trade. In the twentieth century, it was a subject of controversies in debates about political correctness. It has been used in literature and popular culture as a metaphor and allusion.

Modern Version[]

Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

Original Version[]

370px-Baa, Baa, Black Sheep 1 - WW Denslow - Project Gutenberg etext 18546
Bah, Bah a black Sheep,
Have you any Wool?
Yes merry have I,
Three Bags full,
One for my master,
One for my Dame,
One for the little Boy
That lives down the lane

Public Domain Comic Appearances[]

  • Jolly Jingles #12

See Also[]

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