Mythology & Folklore
My little old man and I fell out
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
My little old man and I fell out,
I'll tell you what 'twas all about:
I had money, and he had none,
And that's the way the row begun.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Relics.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “My little old man and I fell out.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/639/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “My little old man and I fell out.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/639/.
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