Текст песни Mother goose - Baa-baa black sheep

Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane
1761 year

It has been suggested that the rhyme has a historical background, and expresses the complaint of a medieval Englishman about the wool tax.

Tell me, our lamb,
How much wool will you give us?
Don't cut my hair yet.
I will give three bags of wool:
One bag to the Master,
Another bag to the Mistress,
And the third - for small children
On warm sweatshirts.
Translation by S. Ya. Marshak [3]: