[Ads-l] Higgly-piggly (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill CIV (US)]

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> 
> >Diddle diddle dumping, my son ...
> 
> I think it's "Diddle diddle *dumpling*, my son ...".  But perhaps
> "dumping" is your reason for censoring the scatological remainder?
> (And remember, the son is "John"! and he went to bed with his trousers
> on; was there an accident?)
> 

I learned it as "deedle deedle dumpling"

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