The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2) / With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.

by Alice Bertha Gomme

—Congleton Workhouse (Miss A. E. Twemlow).

I.

Have you seen the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man,
Have you seen the muffin man that lives in Drury Lane O?
Yes, I’ve seen the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man;
Yes, I’ve seen the muffin man who lives in Drury Lane O.

—Earls Heaton, Yorks. (H. Hardy).

II.

O, have you seen the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man;
O, have you seen the muffin man
Who lives in Drury Lane O?

—N. W. Lincolnshire (Rev. —— Roberts).

III.

Have you seen the muffin girl,
The muffin girl, the muffin girl?
O have you seen the muffin girl
Down in yonder lane?