Mythology & Folklore
Says t'auld man tit oak tree
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Says t'auld man tit oak tree,
Young and lusty was I when I kenn'd thee;
I was young and lusty, I was fair and clear,
Young and lusty was I mony a lang year;
But sair fail'd am I, sair fail'd now,
Sair fail'd am I sen I kenn'd thou.
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Songs. [A north-country song.]
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Says t'auld man tit oak tree.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/133/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Says t'auld man tit oak tree.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/133/.
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