This Little Piggy

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"This Little Piggy" is a nursery rhyme, first published in 1728.[1]

This little piggy went to market.
This little piggy stayed at home.
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy went "Wee! Wee! Wee!" all the way home.

The rhyme is usually counted out on a child's toes, each line corresponding to a different toe, starting with the big toe. A foot tickle is usually added during the "Wee...all the way home" section of the last line.[1]

[edit] References to the nursery rhyme

  • This Little Piggy Wears Cotton is the name of a children's store boutique originating in Santa Barbara, California.
  • Singer-songwriter Andy Gullahorn (of the Square Peg Alliance) builds on this rhyme in his song "Roast Beef" (about losing a toe) on his album "Reinventing the Wheel."

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b This Little Piggy rhyme. rhymes.org.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.