All Info About Nursery Rhymes
See Saw Margery Daw
See-saw, Margery Daw,
Jacky shall have a new master;
Jacky shall have but a penny a day
Because he can't work any faster.
Jacky shall have a new master;
Jacky shall have but a penny a day
Because he can't work any faster.
Origin
This was probably a rhyme used by men sawing large logs of wood using two-handled saws, in order to keep their timing.
Margery was a name used by poor country folk in the 18th and 19th century; and Daw meant an untidy person or a slut.
Margery was a name used by poor country folk in the 18th and 19th century; and Daw meant an untidy person or a slut.