Where does the line 'Mares eat oats, and does eat oats, but little lambs eat ivy' come from?

Question

Or, as we say in Liverpool 'Mersey dotes and dozy dotes, but little lamsey tivey'.

Answer 1

Well, there you have it.  It's a song!

Answer 2

it's a song from I think the 50s. My grandmother used to sing it to me

Answer 3

I believe its a song from Mary Poppins or Sound of Music.

Answer 4

it's from a song of the same name.

Answer 5

Mairzy Dotes

Words & Music by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston, 1943

Recorded by The Pied Pipers, 1944

http://www.duchessathome.com/childrenson...

Answer 6

its a song