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Old woman, old woman, shall we go a shearing?
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Old woman, old woman, shall we go a shearing?
Speak a little louder, sir, I am very thick of hearing.
Old woman, old woman, shall I love you dearly?
Thank you, kind sir, I hear you very clearly.
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Gaffers and Gammers.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Old woman, old woman, shall we go a shearing?” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/251/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Old woman, old woman, shall we go a shearing?” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/251/.
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