No author is credited with the invention of the Muffin Man. A manuscript from 1819 called Life High and Low, a curious tome that recounts some of the characters and ballads of the day includes a footnote about "The Dandy Muffin-Man of Drury Lane", and this prints the lyrics, much as they're still sang today.

The book tells us something about an anonymous performer closely associated with the song.
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