Mythology & Folklore
There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile:
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Tales.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/47/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/47/.
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