Mythology & Folklore
I went to the wood and got it
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
I went to the wood and got it,
I sat me down and looked at it;
The more I looked at it the less I liked it,
And I brought it home because I couldn't help it.
✦ ✦ ✦
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Riddles. [A thorn.]
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “I went to the wood and got it.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/182/.
Chicago
Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “I went to the wood and got it.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/182/.
Read this poem with the Codex →