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'''"See Saw Margery Daw"''' was an [[Earth]] [[nursery rhyme]], the lyrics to which went as follows:
'''"See Saw Margery Daw"''' was an [[Earth]] [[nursery rhyme]], the lyrics to which went as follows:
: ''See Saw Margery Daw,''
<poem>See Saw Margery Daw,
: ''Johnny shall have a new master;''
Johnny shall have a new master;
: ''He shall have but a penny a day,''
He shall have but a penny a day,
: ''Because he can't work any faster.''
Because he can't work any faster.</poem>


In [[2540]], [[Jo Grant]] recited this rhyme (along with "[[Mary Had a Little Lamb]]" and "[[Humpty Dumpty]]") to counter the effects of [[The Master (Terror of the Autons)|the Master]]'s [[Hypnosis|hypnotism]], claiming that, by filling her mind with nonsense, she couldn't be hypnotised. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')
In [[2540]], [[Jo Grant]] recited this rhyme (along with "[[Mary Had a Little Lamb]]" and "[[Humpty Dumpty]]") to counter the effects of [[The Master (Terror of the Autons)|the Master]]'s [[Hypnosis|hypnotism]], claiming that, by filling her mind with nonsense, she couldn't be hypnotised. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Frontier in Space (TV story)}})


[[Category:Songs from the real world]]
[[Category:Songs from the real world]]
[[Category:Poetry from the real world]]
[[Category:Poetry from the real world]]
[[Category:Nursery rhymes]]
[[Category:Nursery rhymes]]

Latest revision as of 22:13, 27 June 2024

See Saw Margery Daw

"See Saw Margery Daw" was an Earth nursery rhyme, the lyrics to which went as follows:

See Saw Margery Daw,
Johnny shall have a new master;
He shall have but a penny a day,
Because he can't work any faster.

In 2540, Jo Grant recited this rhyme (along with "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and "Humpty Dumpty") to counter the effects of the Master's hypnotism, claiming that, by filling her mind with nonsense, she couldn't be hypnotised. (TV: Frontier in Space [+]Loading...["Frontier in Space (TV story)"])