Mythology & Folklore
Oh, dear, what can the matter be?
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Oh, dear, what can the matter be?
Two old women got up in an apple tree;
One came down,
And the other staid till Saturday.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Gaffers and Gammers.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Oh, dear, what can the matter be?” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/267/.
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