There was an old woman
Liv'd under a hill,
And if she isn't gone
She lives there still.
Notes
Composition date is unknown - the above date represents the first publication date.
The lyrical form of this poem is abcb.
1. The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, ed. Iona and
Peter Opie (1951\; Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1966), no. 542, p. 432.
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Hey, Reminds me of my childhood when I first heards these lines. Very nice and amusing. I have to smile at the verse.
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Sweet
This is the most simple, brief and sweet poem I have ever heard.
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