NUTS IN MAY/ COLD AND FROSTY
Posted by SR on October 05, 2004
In Reply to: NUTS IN MAY posted by harrowarrow on October 05, 2004
: Can anybody help with derivation of this expression; used in the childrens song "Here we go gathering nuts in May, nuts in May, nuts in May"
: In the northern hemisphere at least, one would expect to gather nuts in May; rather in the autumn or winter!
'Here we go gathering nuts in May
On a cold and frosty morning!'
I remember it from my childhood in Ireland but have not heard it in years. Did you mean one would 'not' expect to gather nuts in May?
- NUTS IN MAY/ COLD AND FROSTY Harrowarrow 05/October/04
- Knots not nuts Henry 05/October/04
- Knots not nuts Bruce Kahl 05/October/04
- Knots not nuts David FG 05/October/04
- ...but a frost in May? TheFallen 05/October/04
- ...but a frost in May? David FG 05/October/04
- ...but a frost in May? Word Camel 06/October/04
- ...but a frost in May? David FG 06/October/04
- Yes, a frost in May Shae 06/October/04
- Yes, a frost in May/ Cork SR 06/October/04
- Brrrrrrrrrr...... Lotg 06/October/04
- Yes, a frost in May/ Cork SR 06/October/04
- Yes, a frost in May Shae 06/October/04
- ...but a frost in May? David FG 06/October/04
- ...but a frost in May? Word Camel 06/October/04
- ...but a frost in May? David FG 05/October/04
- ...but a frost in May? TheFallen 05/October/04
- Knots not nuts David FG 05/October/04
- Knots not nuts Bruce Kahl 05/October/04
- Knots not nuts Henry 05/October/04