Mythology & Folklore

Robin the Bobbin, the big-bellied Ben

by Anonymous (English nursery rhymes) traditional; recorded 17th–19th century

From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)

Mythology & Folklore

Robin the Bobbin, the big-bellied Ben,
He eat more meat than fourscore men;
He eat a cow, he eat a calf,
He eat a butcher and a half;
He eat a church, he eat a steeple,
He eat the priest and all the people!

A cow and a calf,
An ox and a half,
A church and a steeple,
And all the good people,
And yet he complain'd that his stomach wasn't full.

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Halliwell's class: Tales.

MLA

Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Robin the Bobbin, the big-bellied Ben.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/49/.

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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Robin the Bobbin, the big-bellied Ben.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/49/.

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