Mythology & Folklore

I have been to market, my lady, my lady

by Anonymous (English nursery rhymes) traditional; recorded 17th–19th century

From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)

Mythology & Folklore

I have been to market, my lady, my lady;
Then you've not been to the fair, says pussy, says pussy;
I bought me a rabbit, my lady, my lady;
Then you did not buy a hare, says pussy, says pussy;

I roasted it, my lady, my lady;
Then you did not boil it, says pussy, says pussy;
I eat it, my lady, my lady;
And I'll eat you, says pussy, says pussy.

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Halliwell's class: Songs.

MLA

Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “I have been to market, my lady, my lady.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/168/.

Chicago

Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “I have been to market, my lady, my lady.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/168/.

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