Riddles Wisely Expounded

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"Riddles Wisely Expounded"
Song
LanguageEnglish
Written1450
GenreTraditional English song, Child Ballad

"Riddles Wisely Expounded" is a traditional English song, dating at least to 1450. It is Child Ballad 1 and Roud 161, and exists in several variants. The first known tune was attached to it in 1719. The title "Riddles Wisely Expounded" was given by Francis James Child and seems derived from the seventeenth century broadside version "A Noble Riddle Wisely Expounded".

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