It is thought the nursery rhyme 'Polly put the kettle on' dates back to the late 18th century or early 19th. There was a version with a Molly published in 1803, while there was a version about a Polly published in Dublin between 1790-1810
Did you know Charles dickens mentioned the nursery rhyme in Barnaby Rudge (1841)
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