While shepherds watched their stew by night, While shepherds watched their turnip tops While shepherds watched their flocks by night Other non-washing related British variations are recorded in the 1960s including. While shepherds washed their socks by night In the UK "The Lore of the Playground - 100 years of children's games, rhymes and traditions" records two varieties similar to yours in Newcastle, expanding on the washing theme (Persil, Daz and Omo are all brands of washing powder). And so we find by the 1960 the story is expanded similar to your version. The washing of socks is pleasing because is so closely matches the original. I suspect it's much earlier though, and probably occurred to people the first time they heard it!Įdit - as a follow up (because you asked for the second pair of lines too) - we have The Homestead magazine 1923īy the 1940s we find "the angel of the Lord" has turned into "a bar of Sunlight soap", or various other varieties of soap depending on your locale. 'seventies and 'eighties to the chorus of “Wild Shepherds watch theirįlocks by night” for offences which had outraged the moral sense of One little fellow, on being asked what he wished sung, replied: “WhileĪ ram's head fixed upon a Guy was burnt on Fifth of November in the
The periodical "Moderator-Topics" 1902 v. The ground,” and then went on in stricter accordance with the Inside, though all were too good-natured to laugh, the carol certainlyīegan : - “While shepherds washed their frocks by night, All seated on
Foster, and perhaps to others of the party The earliest reference I can find is from the periodical The Atlantic Monthly 1894 (v74 p738) which quotes. There are a number of witty varieties of this verse.
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