the grand old duke of york nursery rhyme meaning is here we go round the mulberry bush.
the grand old duke of york nursery rhyme meaning?
here we go round the mulberry bush
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"the grand old duke of york" (also sung as the noble duke of york) is an english children's nursery rhyme, often performed as an action song. the eponymous duke has been argued to be a number of the bearers of that title, particularly prince frederick, duke of york and albany (1763–1827) and its lyrics have become proverbial for futile action. it has a roud folk song index number of 742.





















































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oh, the grand old duke of york,





















































he had ten thousand men;
the grand old duke of york
in britain one of the lasting associations with the campaign is the nursery rhyme "the grand old duke of york", though it existed at least 200 years before the war. alfred burne mentions a virtually identical rhyme "the king of france went up the hill" recorded in 1594. there remains some considerable debate whether the rhyme refers to the later 1799 helder campaign when york again led a british army into the low countries.
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