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[Laurence Horn]

>James:
>
>>  P.S. There is an operetta entitled "Vicar of Bray", based on the song.
>The
>>  play was written by one Sydney Grundy with music by one Edward Solomon.
>>  Isnt' there a Mother Goose rhyme that begins "This is the life of Solomon
>>  Grundy"?
>
>Yes, there is.  It goes something like:
>
>"Solomon Grundy, born on Monday
>Married on Tuesday. . . . "
>
>Can't remember the rest of it, unfortunately
>
Google reports:

                                            Solomon Grundy,
                                            Born on Monday,
                                         Christened on Tuesday,
                                         Married on Wednesday,
                                          Took ill on Thursday,
                                            Worse on Friday,
                                            Died on Saturday,
                                            Buried on Sunday:
                                             This is the end
                                           Of Solomon Grundy.