Thank you Muffet I did get the poem and also found another one that Mum used to recite "The Little boy that Santa Claus Forgot" ahh! Apparently it was a song by Nat King Cole. Mum used to recite them while she plaited our hair. We listened so intently that we didn't cry when she tugged. 4 girls 2 plaits each!
Others included - "What is a mummy daddy?" and "Don't go down in the mine dad" Lovely lovely memories - Thank you again
Very pleased that you found the poem as well as the song. I can understand them staying in your memory. As for Nat King Cole and "The Little Boy" song, that was a really sad one.
I said I thought your Mum must have had a very good memory. She must have had a lot of patience too. Plaiting for four of you !!!