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Can you help with a poem please?

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GingleJangleScarecrow · 16/12/2019 13:12

Trying to remember a poem from my childhood. I think it was Edward Lear or AA Milne or someone similar.

Was talking to a friend about double-barelled names and had a brief memory of a kids poem about a child with a very convoluted name......something along the lines of "Robertson-Robertson-Fortescue-Smythe", but as I don't think these were the actual names it's a bit hard to google.

Before I go through long lists of all children's ryhmes, can anybody help with the actual poem?

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BlueChampagne · 16/12/2019 13:14

Is it this? users.umiacs.umd.edu/users/ridgelocal/disobedience.html

Barabajagal · 16/12/2019 13:14

James James Morrison Morison Weatherby George Dupree!

WhatchaMean · 16/12/2019 13:17

This is probably completely wrong as my toddler sings it as a nursery rhyme but could it be "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"

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Lima45 · 16/12/2019 13:23

@Whatchamean beat me too it. I immediately thought John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt as well

Lima45 · 16/12/2019 13:23

To not too. My phone has grammatical issues

GingleJangleScarecrow · 16/12/2019 13:26

@Barabajagal YES!!!!!! That's the one. You have saved me hours of googling. Thank you Xmas Grin

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WhatchaMean · 16/12/2019 15:59

Lima45 yes it's one of those that really gets stuck in your headGrin

Barabajagal · 16/12/2019 16:02

You’re welcome! Grin

GiantKitten · 16/12/2019 16:05

Took great care of his mother though he was only three Grin

GiantKitten · 16/12/2019 16:09

Is it in Now We Are Six?
I used to love reading those aloud Smile
(My youngest is 26 but I have a tiny granddaughter now, I can start again! Thanks for reminding me, GingleJangle )

GingleJangleScarecrow · 16/12/2019 16:15

Yes, I think it must be in Now We are Six.

I have passed my copy on to my grandson and will look forward to reading it to him.

Apologies @BlueChampagne - you had it right too!

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BlueChampagne · 16/12/2019 16:50
Grin
AndroidSheep · 16/12/2019 23:00

It's called "Disobedience" by A.A. Milne.

The last verse always ticked me.
The fact that J J M M W D duP had the sabre number of syllables as the whole name.

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