Mythology & Folklore
Let us go to the wood, says this pig
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Let us go to the wood, says this pig;
What to do there? says that pig;
To look for my mother, says this pig;
What to do with her? says that pig;
Kiss her to death, says this pig.
✦ ✦ ✦
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Games. [Song set to five toes.]
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Let us go to the wood, says this pig.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/310/.
Chicago
Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Let us go to the wood, says this pig.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/310/.
Read this poem with the Codex →