Alex Karne
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Cuban-American indie author trying to bring joy to the world. Currently working on becoming my best self. Loves writing Cozy Fantasy and LitRPGs. www.patreon.com/TheDeliciousMeats
Cuban-American indie author trying to bring joy to the world. Currently working on becoming my best self. Loves writing Cozy Fantasy and LitRPGs. www.patreon.com/TheDeliciousMeats
![The earliest reference to any form of the song is from the title of a piece of sheet music published in 1780, which attributed the song to William Swords, an actor at the Haymarket Theatre of London.[4][5] Early versions of the song were variously titled "The Farmer's Dog Leapt o'er the Stile", "A Franklyn's Dogge", or "Little Bingo".
An early transcription of the song (without a title) dates from the 1785 songbook "The Humming Bird",[6] and reads: This is how most people know the traditional children's song:
The farmer's dog leapt over the stile,
his name was little Bingo,
the farmer's dog leapt over the stile,
his name was little Bingo.
B with an I — I with an N,
N with a G — G with an O;
his name was little Bingo:
B—I—N—G—O;
His name was little Bingo.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vaayz2echvblf2dxgngwkk7u/bafkreiemd3423boulckatg75cxc4wwp5u3skx35ib5bubqm323y2a7tcsy)
