And now for something trivial...

[Snome]

"To bed, to bed." said Sleepy Head,
"Let's bide a wee." said Slow.
"Put on the pot," said Greedy Guts,
"we'll sup before we go!"

My father often said this nonsense poem at my bedtime when I was a child. Does anyone know its origin?

Also, does anyone have anything similar...a family poem recited at certain times by one member of the family? If you have such a poem, nonsense or otherwise, please share it.

 

[Tjerk12]

Snome this is the same nonsense poem in Dutch:


Naar bed, naar bed

Naar bed, naar bed, zei Duimelot.
Eerst nog wat eten, zei Likkepot.
Waar zal ik 't halen? zei Langejan.
Uit grootmoeders kastje, zei Ringeling.
Dat zal ik verklappen, zei 't Kleine Ding.

 

[Snome]

Naar bed, naar bed

Naar bed, naar bed, zei Duimelot.
Eerst nog wat eten, zei Likkepot.
Waar zal ik 't halen? zei Langejan.
Uit grootmoeders kastje, zei Ringeling.
Dat zal ik verklappen, zei 't Kleine Ding.

This is great. I'd love to learn it, but how do I pronounce it?