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Georgie ShawGeorgie Porgie Georgie Porgie Traditional song For other uses, see Georgy Porgy (disambiguation). "Georgie Porgie" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has the Roud Folk Song Index number 19532. A Victorian musical setting and illustration of the rhyme Origins and variations Originally the lyrics were: Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry, When the girls came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away. These appeared in The Kentish Coronal (1841), where the rhyme was described as an "old ballad" with the name spelled "Georgy Peorgy".[1] That version persisted through most of the 19th century and was later illustrated by Kate Greenaway in 1881.[2] It was also quoted by Rudyard Kipling in the story… (Source: Wikipedia)
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