Wind the bobbin up - wikipedia Wind the bobbin up `` Wind the Bobbin Up '' Play media Nursery rhyme Published 1890s Songwriter ( s ) Unknown Wikiversity has learning resources about Wind the Bobbin Up Children 's literature portal `` Wind the Bobbin Up '' is an English language children 's nursery rhyme and singing game. Contents 1 Lyrics 2 Origins 3 The game 4 Notes Lyrics Among modern lyrics is : Wind the bobbin up, Wind the bobbin up, Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap. Wind it back again, Wind it back again, Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap, Point to the ceiling, Point to the floor, Point to the window, Point to the door, Clap your hands together, 1, 2, 3, And place them gently upon your knee. Origins Iona and Peter Opie traced this rhyme back to Netherlands in the 1890s. When they were collecting games in the 1960s and 1970s the version they encountered was : Wind the bobbin up, Wind the bobbin up, Pull, pull, Tug, tug, tug. The game In the 1970s the game involved two players winding fists around each other. At `` Pull, Pull '' they pushed their fists away from each other and when `` Tug, Tug '' was reached they pulled their elbows back. It has now become a much more sedate action game, often with small children carrying out the actions in the lyrics. Notes ^ Jump up to : B. Melling, Creative Activities for the Early Years : Thematic Art and Music Activities ( Brilliant Publications, 2005 ), p. 64. ^ Jump up to : I. Opie and P. Opie, The Singing Game ( Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1985 ), pp. 379 - 82. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wind_the_Bobbin_Up&oldid=838677544 '' Categories : Singing games Year of song unknown English nursery rhymes 1890s songs Songwriter unknown Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 April 2018, at 15 : 52. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the song wind the bobbin up come from
Answer: Netherlands in the 1890s