Mythology & Folklore
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,
She had so many children she didn't know what to do;
She gave them some broth without any bread,
She whipped them all well and put them to bed.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Gaffers and Gammers.
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